By David Ornstein

Smith's ton was his sixth against West Indies

Third Test, Durban (day one, stumps): South Africa 213-1 v West Indies 139

Graeme Smith made his 13th Test century as South Africa completely dominated day one of the third Test decider against West Indies in Durban.

South Africa won the toss and bowled the tourists out for 139, with Denesh Ramdin (30) top-scoring and Shaun Pollock taking 4-35 on his return.

In reply, the Proteas reached 213-1 at stumps, a lead of 74, with Smith (122) ably partnered by Hashim Amla (55).

The West Indies are bidding for a first series win in South Africa since 1992.

They also arrived at Kingsmead desperate for their first series triumph of any note since getting the better of Zimbabwe in 2003, but such designs rapidly faded as South Africa's pace attack tore into their top order early on.

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They were in trouble as early as the fourth over when Dale Steyn produced a beautiful away-swinger that Daren Ganga edged to Smith at first slip.

The conditions were tailor-made for the seamers and there would be no let up as Pollock got one to nip back and trap Runako Morton lbw with the first ball of his fourth over.

Brenton Parchment, making his Test debut, appeared to have found some rhythm but his innings was cut short when Herschelle Gibbs took a magnificent one-handed catch off Pollock's bowling.

That left the Windies in trouble on 22-3 but with Shivnarine Chanderpaul - scorer of 50 or more in nine of his last 10 innings - coming in to partner Marlon Samuels, who had hitherto averaged over 50 in the series, they would have been confident of rebuilding.

But that confidence was shattered when, just four balls later, Samuels edged Makhaya Ntini straight into the hands of wicket-keeper Mark Boucher.

West Indies were batting with such recklessness that it came as no surprise when Ntini reduced them to 33-5 in the second over of his second spell.

Pollock was playing his first Test since January 2007

Ntini sent down a nice angled delivery across Chanderpaul and the left-hander's uncontrolled swipe presented Jaques Kallis with a straightforward catch at second slip.

Stand-in skipper Dwayne Bravo and Ramdin restored an element of respectability before Bravo was taken by Gibbs off Pollock. And then Andre Nel, in only his second over, had Ramdin caught, again by Gibbs, at gully.

Jerome Taylor and Darren Sammy guided the tourists through to lunch but the irrepressible Pollock, bowling with unrelenting pace and aggression, struck in the fourth over after the interval.

Taylor failed to get over a short delivery and was caught brilliantly at backward square-leg by a diving Steyn.

Nel cleaned up the tail, having both Sammy and Fidel Edwards taken by Boucher as West Indies were all out for just 18 runs more than their lowest total against South Africa.

The hosts were emphatic in their response, and the openers added 53 before Gibbs attempted to pull a short Powell delivery from outside off stump, only to inside-edge it onto his leg stump.

Smith batted with greater discipline and brought up his 50 off 70 balls before recording his sixth ton against West Indies.

Amla, dropped by Sammy at slip off Edwards in the 38th over, went on to notch his first half-century of the series as South Africa cemented their opening day advantage.

West Indies won the opening match in Port Elizabeth, but lost the second in Cape Town by seven wickets.

"Even if I never played another Test again I would have accepted that I finished nicely in my last six or seven Tests.

"The cloud cover in the morning and the ball swinging obviously played into our hands.

"Once the sun came out it burnt off. It is actually a good wicket as our batters showed in the afternoon.

"If we hadn't made early inroads it could have been tough work for us."