South Africa's form and fortunes in the five-match series in India have seen a 180 degree turn. That's usually encouraging for touring sides in the subcontinent, but Temba Bavuma & Co. seem to have tread the path in reverse direction. They began by quickly getting on top of two contrasting conditions, taking full advantage of Bavuma's success at the toss. He's won all four of them so far, but when the teams finished up in Rajkot, South Africa were left to rue the lack of what they managed to ace in Delhi and Cuttack - adaptability.

Not adapting to erratic conditions in Rajkot left them with a