The Durban Test has been a tremendous one for Ricky Ponting

South Africa were set a monumental 410 to win the second Test in Durban after Australia declared on 307-4.

At stumps on a weather-affected fourth day, South Africa's openers were battling away at 29-0, and they will have to dig deep to salvage a draw.

Ricky Ponting has been the stand-out performer, with two centuries in the match to be fifth in the all-time list of century-makers in Test cricket.

Ponting hit 103 in the first innings and added 116 in his second knock.

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With 30 Test centuries, he has overtaken the legendary Don Bradman, and is just behind Steve Waugh's Australian record.

Sachin Tendulkar holds the world record, with 35.

MOST TEST CENTURIES SR Tendulkar (Ind) 35 (132 Tests) SM Gavaskar (Ind) 34 (125 Tests) SR Waugh (Aus) 32 (168 Tests) BC Lara (WI) 31 (123 Tests) RT Ponting (Aus) 30 (102 Tests) DG Bradman (Aus) 29 (52 Tests)

Australia began the day in a comfortable position. Already leading the series 1-0, they were 125-1, leading by 227.

In indifferent weather, Ponting and Matthew Hayden both reached lunch with their second-wicket partnership still in tact.

And it was worth 201 when Hayden (102) finally edged a drive off Makhaya Ntini as the two batsmen pushed for quick runs to set up the declaration.

Ponting's innings ended when he gave a catch to deep square leg to let Adam Gilchrist loose on Andre Nel.

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The Aussie wicket-keeper lashed 22 runs off a single Nel over before the innings was declared.