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India wasted little time in completing a clean sweep over the West Indies to give Shubman Gill his first Test series win as captain.
Opener KL Rahul hit an unbeaten half-century as India registered a seven-wicket win on the fifth morning in Delhi.
Maintains third place in the early stages of the World Test Championship (WTC) standings,, external Behind Australia and Sri Lanka.
The winning centuries were scored in the first innings by Yashavi Jaiswal (175) and Gill (129*).
West Indies were bundled out for 248 in reply but managed to fight back and make India bat again with a better performance in the second innings.
John Campbell and Shai Hope hit centuries as the tourists reached 271-3 before Mohammed Siraj bowled hope and the middle order collapsed.
Six wickets fell for 40 runs, before some late knocks netted No. 11 Jayden Seals with enough runs to give India a chase of sorts.
However, the hosts were always going to win once Rahul and Sai Sudharsen, who added 39 to his first innings (87), put on 79 for the second wicket.
India’s next assignment is the white-ball tour of Australia, which will be broadcast ball-by-ball on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, before they welcome South Africa for a two-Test series.
The West Indies begin their tour of New Zealand on November 5. They are sixth in the World Trade Center standings, with only New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa below them as they have yet to complete a Test in this latest session.
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