The 84 overs lost to the weather on the second day may have done more for West Indies than any of their players have managed in the series so far. It just might have given the visitors the time and opportunity they needed to force this match into a contest, just when it seemed to be pushing on to the predictable again.

"What the rain does is that it just brings the opposition back into the game," Faf du Plessis said. "It's very frustrating for us as a team especially after you have had a really good day one with solid batting and we were in a commanding position."

South Africa were only able to add 19 runs to their overnight total of 270 but were eyeing much more in an attempt to close out the series before the New Year's Test. Now, they have to rethink those plans on a track that will not offer as much pace and bounce as is traditionally expected in this country, and an outfield which started off speedy but will now be weighed down with water.

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