Bangalore Test ends with four washout days
The ninth-shortest non-abandoned Test ended just before noon on the fifth day, with wet conditions and intermittent drizzle washing out a fourth day in a row
14/11Result
2nd Test, South Africa tour of India at Bengaluru, Nov 14-18 2015
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![India]( "India")
80/0 (22 ov)
14/11Result
2nd Test, South Africa tour of India at Bengaluru, Nov 14-18 2015
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![India]( "India")
80/0 (22 ov)
Day 5
'Don't see any change in momentum' - Kohli
India's captain Virat Kohli has admitted to being disappointed after rain denied his team a chance to go 2-0 up against South Africa, but said his squad's mindset was still positive
The second-shortest Test in India
Stats highlights from the washed-out Bangalore Test between India and South Africa
Long gap a chance for SA to reflect on mistakes
With the Bangalore washout effectively reducing the Test series to a three-match affair, South Africa need to use their spare time to learn from their misjudgments, particularly their reading of spin
Amla urges SA to not shy away from spin
South Africa's captain Hashim Amla has said that his team's approach against spin will not change in the next two Tests against India
Day 4
Draw inevitable after another washout
Any hopes India had of forcing an unlikely result were blown away after another day's play was washed out in Bangalore
A few wet patches cause a damp squib
While most of the ground at the Chinnaswamy Stadium was unaffected by rain, a few damp spots caused by sweating under the covers, played spoilsport
Day 2
Bhuvneshwar will be back, says India bowling coach
Bhuvneshwar Kumar might have lost favour as a Test bowler, but India's bowling coach B Arun is backing the pacer to turn things around
Day 1
Ashwin unhappy with SG ball's performance
Traditionally, spinners love the SG ball, but R Ashwin admitted that the quality of the SG in recent times has left him preferring the Kookaburra
Ashwin uses confidence and planning to trap batsmen
Three of R Ashwin's four victims on Saturday were left-handed batsmen - as are 89 of his 157 in all Tests - but there is growing evidence that he can get on top of the classiest right-handers as well
Family at hand at AB de Villiers' Bangalore homecoming
AB de Villiers' family was warmly greeted at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, where they had come to watch their son, husband and father play his 100th Test
R Ashwin foxes South Africa with four-wicket haul
For the second-straight Test match, R Ashwin troubled South Africa's batsmen by claiming four wickets to restrict the opposition to a first-innings total of just 214 in Bangalore on Saturday.
Others
South Africa's Dale Steyn conundrum
Why Dale Steyn's absence from the Bangalore Test and the new trend of early retirements should get South Africa thinking about life after him
India's "team ambulance"
When India's Test cricketers found an alternate ride to the team hotel...
Brimful of Bangalore
It drips all week but our intrepid correspondent is not easily deterred
The beast from Pretoria
When AB de Villiers is in his element, he monsters time, space and the laws of physics to further a craft in which he is already far ahead of the rest of the world
Will one-up India make positive push?
The series scoreline and injuries to key opposition bowlers mean the hosts go into the Bangalore Test with a distinct advantage. The question is, will they gamble or play it safe in a bid to seal the series?
Amla confident of stand-ins delivering
The chance to show off their depth rather than the concerns of whether the waters may be too shallow is how Hashim Amla has described the challenge South Africa face in Bangalore
Team dwelling on Mohali result, not pitch - Kohli
Virat Kohli's India lead against South Africa, but appreciation of his players' skills has been overshadowed by talk of the Mohali conditions in which they won; Kohli is not unduly bothered by this
Can injury-hit South Africa find new heroes, again?
South Africa have been pretty unlucky with injuries of late, but it has not been all bad. Here's a look at instances where injury-enforced absences have paved the way for unlikely success for the team