Vernon Philander began the third day's proceedings with a sequence of eye pleasing shots.

AB de Villiers continued from where he left off on Day 2 to register his 22nd Test hundred. He took South Africa to a lead of 139.

In Australia's second innings, David Warner lost his off stump during a fiery Kagiso Rabada spell.

Keshav Maharaj picked up the big wicket of Steven Smith before Tea.

Usman Khawaja led Australia's resistance with a fluent half-century.

South Africa lost their reviews in an attempt to dislodge the Khawaja-Mitchell Marsh stand.

Seven minutes before Stumps, Kagiso Rabada dismissed Khawaja for 75 to end an 87-run stand for the fifth wicket.