By the end of play Sunday, the South Africans had managed 25 runs in 14 overs for the loss of one wicket in their second innings. With the home side scraping together only 210 in reply to England's first innings of 332, the visitors enjoyed an overall lead of 379 runs.
President Nelson Mandela visited the match's opening day, marking the first time a first-class cricket event was held in a black township.
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