India vs West Indies: Shubman Gill leads hosts to series win
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 remained unbeaten for a half-century as India sealed a seven-wicket win in the fifth over at Delhi.
It keeps the hosts in third place in the early stages of the season. World Test Championship (WTC) rankings,, external behind Australia and Sri Lanka.
The win was sealed by centuries in the first innings by Yashasvi Jaiswal (175) and Gill (129*).
The West Indies were bowled out for 248 in reply but they managed to fight back and ensure India batted again with a better second innings display.
John Campbell and Shai Hope put up dogged centuries as they guided the tourists to 271-3 before Hope was bowled by Mohammed Siraj and the middle order collapsed.
Six wickets fell for 40 runs, before late batting number 11 Jayden Seales added enough runs to give India a chase of sorts.
But the home team was always going to win when Rahul and Sai Sudharsan, who scored 87 in the first innings, 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 welcoming South Africa for a two-Test series.
West Indies begin their tour of New Zealand on November 5. They are sixth in the WTC rankings; New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa are placed below them as they are yet to complete a Test in this latest cycle.
