India accomplished a dominant 2-0 sequence whitewash over the West Indies with a seven-wicket victory within the second Take a look at in Delhi.
KL Rahul’s unbeaten 59 and Sai Sudharsan’s 39 off 76 balls noticed India chase down 121 for victory earlier than lunch handy Shubman Gill his first sequence win as captain.
India wrapped up the sequence opener in Ahmedabad inside three days and seized management of the second Take a look at by piling on 518-5 earlier than declaring.
West Indies crumbled for 248 of their first innings however, after being pressured to observe on, they responded with a spirited second-innings effort.
Impressed by centuries from John Campbell and Shai Hope, the West Indies posted 390 all out to increase the match to the ultimate day.
India resumed their chase on day 5 at 63-1 and wanted simply an hour to achieve the goal, although West Indies snatched two wickets by excellent catches.
Captain Roston Chase eliminated Sudharsan, with Hope diving low within the slips, whereas Gill (13) miscued a shot off Rose, and Justin Greaves sprinted from midwicket to take a swirling catch.
That was the final twist, as Rahul struck the successful boundary to seal India’s victory.
Gill savours first sequence win
India captain Shubman Gill: “Captaincy is a really big honour, I would say I’m getting used to it.
“Managing all of the gamers and main this staff is a superb honour. It is about taking the best choices primarily based on recreation conditions and I attempt to make the one with the perfect possibilities.”
Positives in defeat for West Indies
West Indies captain Roston Chase: “The positives for us on this match had been that Campbell and Hope performed effectively and scored a whole lot.
“We batted 100 overs first time in a long time and took the game to a fifth day. We were trying to find ways to bat 80 overs and came up with ideas to play spin.
“Now we have a number of the finest gamers, we have now to make use of expertise from right here as a stepping stone and do effectively going ahead.”
