Bengaluru, Nov 18: Four days of washouts owing to persistent rain and wet ground conditions led to the second cricket Test being officially called off here today, with hosts India leading the four-match series against South Africa.
The on-field umpires called off the match after an inspection at 11.30 local time.
It is the first time in the history of Test cricket in India that four days have been completely washed out.
The last time a major part of a Test in India was washed out was almost a decade ago when play was held up for three days in a Test in Chennai between India and Sri Lanka.
Both teams will now travel to Nagpur for the penultimate and third game.
India were 80 for no loss in reply to South Africa’s first innings score of 214 on the opening day. Shikhar Dhawan (45) and Murali Vijay (28) were at the crease.
