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India Seal 2-0 Sweep Over West Indies With Seven-Wicket Win in Delhi

The win sealed Shubman Gill's first Test series as captain, moving India to third in the WTC table.

Overview

  • KL Rahul finished unbeaten on 58 and hit the winning boundary as India chased 121 inside the first session on day five.
  • Kuldeep Yadav claimed eight in the match, including 5-82 in the first innings, and finished the series with 12 wickets as Jasprit Bumrah added three in the second innings.
  • India’s 518/5 declared set up the match, led by Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 175, Gill’s 129 not out and B Sai Sudharsan’s 87.
  • After being asked to follow on, West Indies rallied through John Campbell’s 115 and Shai Hope’s 103, plus a 79-run last-wicket stand by Justin Greaves and Jayden Seales that forced a fifth day.
  • India enforced the follow-on with a 270-run lead and had to bat again for the first time in over a decade after enforcing it, before closing out a seven-wicket victory.