<p>After a respite on Saturday, rain returned to the City on Sunday to leave a large number of spectators disappointed here at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Overcast conditions and persistent showers ensured that the second day’s play of the second Test between India and South Africa was called off without a ball being bowled. The non-action day would have left the Indian team frustrated as they were looking to bat South Africa out of the game.<br /><br />Replying to visitors’ 214 all out on the first day, India had reached 80 without loss with openers M Vijay (28 batting) and Shikhar Dhawan (45 batting) having had the measure of the South African attack.<br /><br />Bengaluru woke up to overcast conditions on Sunday and with light drizzle delaying the proceedings, the umpires decided to start the second day’s play at 10:30 am. <br /><br />Accordingly, the playing hours were tweaked with the lunch break rescheduled for 12:30 pm and close of play at 5:30 pm.<br /><br />The covers had come off, skipper Virat Kohli had given a pep talk to team members during a team huddle and the South African players had warmed up to have a go at India when it began to drizzle which soon turned into heavy shower. With rain showing no sign of relenting, the day’s play was called off eventually at 2 pm. And as it is often the case, it stopped raining soon after the match officials had called it a day.<br /><br />A day’s play lost and with potential for further disruption of the game, India will have to make all the running as they seek to build an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-Test series. Team India bowling coach Bharath Arun felt there was still a lot of time left in the match.<br /><br />“I guess there is a long way to go in this Test match, anything can happen,” he said after play was called off for the day.<br /> <br /></p>
<p>After a respite on Saturday, rain returned to the City on Sunday to leave a large number of spectators disappointed here at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Overcast conditions and persistent showers ensured that the second day’s play of the second Test between India and South Africa was called off without a ball being bowled. The non-action day would have left the Indian team frustrated as they were looking to bat South Africa out of the game.<br /><br />Replying to visitors’ 214 all out on the first day, India had reached 80 without loss with openers M Vijay (28 batting) and Shikhar Dhawan (45 batting) having had the measure of the South African attack.<br /><br />Bengaluru woke up to overcast conditions on Sunday and with light drizzle delaying the proceedings, the umpires decided to start the second day’s play at 10:30 am. <br /><br />Accordingly, the playing hours were tweaked with the lunch break rescheduled for 12:30 pm and close of play at 5:30 pm.<br /><br />The covers had come off, skipper Virat Kohli had given a pep talk to team members during a team huddle and the South African players had warmed up to have a go at India when it began to drizzle which soon turned into heavy shower. With rain showing no sign of relenting, the day’s play was called off eventually at 2 pm. And as it is often the case, it stopped raining soon after the match officials had called it a day.<br /><br />A day’s play lost and with potential for further disruption of the game, India will have to make all the running as they seek to build an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-Test series. Team India bowling coach Bharath Arun felt there was still a lot of time left in the match.<br /><br />“I guess there is a long way to go in this Test match, anything can happen,” he said after play was called off for the day.<br /> <br /></p>