CALCUTTA (India): India have strengthened their position in the ICC World Test Championship with a comprehensive innings and 202 runs win at the third Test in Ranchi on Tuesday to sweep the series 3-0 against South Africa.
India gained the maximum of 120 points with each Test worth 40 points since points are evenly distributed over the number of matches in a series.
Team India gains crucial points
The hosts have continued from their early success of a 2-0 win in the West Indies and are now on 240 points after wresting the maximum of 120 points in both their series.
The points range from 60 points for each match of a two-Test series to 24 for each match of a five-Test series.
This was Virat Kohli’s 11th series win as captain and the first clean sweep over the Proteas who were no match for the hosts.
Nadeem shines with ball
Debutant spinner Shahbaz Nadeem claimed the final two wickets on successive balls to dismiss the Proteas for 133 while following on in just the second over on day four.
South Africa’s first innings ended on 162 earlier as they chased India’s 497-9 declared.
The Proteas started the day on 132-8.
Theunis de Bruyn was out on his overnight score of 30 after coming into the XI for concussed Dean Elgar, who got a nasty hit on the helmet off paceman Umesh Yadav on Monday.
India get a chance to build further in an upcoming two-Test home series against Bangladesh from November 14.
