Dale Steyn (left) took three second-innings wickets

A spirited second-innings bowling display by South Africa restricted the West Indies to 146-8 on day three of the first Test in Port Elizabeth.

The tourists dismissed South Africa after lunch for 195, with Dwayne Bravo (4-24) leading the charge.

Captain Chris Gayle decided against enforcing the follow-on and saw Daren Ganga and Marlon Samuels put on 65.

The West Indies then lost six wickets for 22 runs in the final session, but still lead by 359 runs.

South Africa will need to overhaul their previous highest fourth innings total of 340, achieved against Australia in March 2002, to win the Test.

All-rounder Jacques Kallis believes South Africa's batsmen can take inspiration from their bowlers and lead the team to victory.

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"It's a great Test to come from behind to win," he said. "We've got the batters to go out there and do it. We've batted in far worse conditions and got bigger scores.

"It was disappointing the way we got out in the first innings. We all know as a batting unit that we were far below par," he said.

"The bowlers showed they can correct what happened in the first innings and the batters want to do the same."

The day began in the worst possible fashion for the home side when the usually belligerent Mark Boucher (20) top-edged a Jerome Taylor bouncer into the hands of Daren Powell at fine leg in the third over.

South Africa's prospects of compiling a competitive total lay in the gloves of AB de Villiers, who registered a stubborn seventh-wicket partnership of 43 with Paul Harris for 18.1 overs.

De Villiers was undone by a beautiful Bravo delivery

But De Villiers (59) was undone when he was squared up by a tremendous delivery from Bravo, which sent his off stump cartwheeling.

And Harris soon followed when he mis-hit a pull to Taylor at mid-off.

Andre Nel (16) provided a brief spell of resistance before he tried to smash Bravo out of the ground, only succeeding in finding Ganga, who took a good running back from slip.

And Bravo wrapped up the innings in the second over after lunch when Dale Steyn hooked a short ball into the hands of Powell for his second catch of the day.

With thoughts of building an unassailable lead, Gayle (29) began in typically cavalier style, smashing five fours and a six from 22 deliveries before edging a fine Makhaya Ntini ball to Boucher.

Jacque Kallis then had Runako Morton trapped in front with his first delivery of the day to leave the West Indies wavering at 57-2.

But Ganga (45) and Samuels (40) steadied the innings until the opener carelessly gave his wicket away when he failed to ground his bat taking a tight single.

Ganga's dismissal sparked a collapse as Samuels played on to a short Steyn delivery before Bravo chipped Harris into the hands of Herschelle Gibbs at mid-on.

The obdurate Shivnarine Chanderpaul was also soon back in the pavilion, edging Steyn to Kallis at second slip for eight.

Darren Sammy was trapped in front by Harris and Denesh Ramdin was the final wicket of the day, gloving a vicious Steyn bouncer to Gibbs at gully.

West Indies vice-captain Dwayne Bravo is confident his side have accumulated enough runs.

"We are happy that we can defend 300 with our bowling unit," said Bravo. "So we already have an extra 60 runs to play with."