Both teams got the ball rolling early as Sharks flyhalf Curwin Bosch and Province fullback SP Marais scored penalties to lock it up at 3-3 after five minutes.
The Springboks on home soil should be good enough to beat Australia at Ellis Park, but the visitors are capable of springing a surprise if the Boks are not wary.
Donald became the third South African to achieve this honour, following in the footsteps of Barry Richards and Graeme Pollock, and the first of the modern era.