Bloemfontein: A thunderstorm and steady rain held up South Africa's charge to victory on Friday. Bangladesh were on 67 for three in their follow-on innings, trailing by 221 runs, when play was called off for the day at the scheduled tea break.

No play was posible from 26 minutes before lunch. Play on the forth day on Saturday wourld start 30 minutes early, officials decided. Bangladesh, who struggled on Thursday, had produced a much stouter batting effort in the morning before lightning stopped play and forced an early lunch.

Brief Score: Bangladesh 153 and 67 for 3 (Ashraful 7*, Mehrab 0*) trail South Africa 441 for 9 dec by 221 runs
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