5 thrilling draws involving India affected by rain or bad light 

#2 South Africa v India, 1997

The Wanderers, Johannesburg

The 1996-97 tour to South Africa had been a particularly torrid one for the Sachin Tendulkar-led Indian team and after being routed in the first two Tests at Durban and Cape Town, the visitors were there for the taking in the final Test at Johannesburg. However, India showed that they had grown accustomed to the conditions by then and powered by Rahul Dravid's superb 148 and Sourav Ganguly's 73, in addition to some lower order runs, they scored 410 in the first innings.

In their reply, South Africa could only muster 321 and Javagal Srinath's 5 wicket haul went a long way in giving India a sniff of win in the Test match. However, rain was a regular occurrence in the Test match and after India declared at 228/8 in their 2nd innings, South Africa were left to score 356 to win the game. India bowled superbly in the 2nd innings and South Africa found themselves teetering at 77/5.

However, a spell of rain killed the momentum and the delay from the ground staff in getting the ground ready for play further killed India's chances of a famous victory on the final day. After the resumption of play, South Africa lost wickets and were staring at a defeat with the scoreboard reading 95-7 but Lance Klusener offered some resistance. Eventually, the game ended due to bad light with four overs still to go and South Africa holding on grimly at 228-8.