India inflict clean sweep on West Indies; remain steady in WTC standings | Cricket News

KL Rahul scored a fifty in the second innings as India beat West Indies in the second Test at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. (AP) India secured a 2-0 series sweep against the West Indies in the second Test at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday, reaching the 121-run target with 7 wickets to spare.India entered the fifth and final day of the Test needing 58 runs and got the job done without much fuss. KL Rahul remained unbeaten on 58 alongside Dhruv Jurel (6). Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill fell on the day as India sauntered to victory. The hosts had also lost Yashasvi Jaiswal cheaply on Day 4 in chase of the small total.After the shock series loss to New Zealand last year, India have turned things around at home by sealing a sweep. The Shubman Gill-led side had won the first Test in Ahmedabad by an innings and 140 runs.Latest WTC standingsTeamsMatchesWonLostTiedDrawnDeductionPTPCTAustralia33000036100.00Sri Lanka2100101666.67India7420105261.90England5220122643.33Bangladesh201010416.67West Indies50500000.00New Zealand00000000.00Pakistan00000000.00South Africa00000000.00Despite the win, India remain third in the World Test Championship standings with four wins, two defeats and a draw from the seven matches. That took their percentage of points won to 61.90, behind Australia (100.0) and Sri Lanka (66.67).West Indies, meanwhile, have now suffered five consecutive defeats to begin the 2025-27 WTC standings. They had earlier been blanked 0-3 by Australia at home.India’s attempt at closing out the contest was delayed a day prior by battling centuries from John Campbell and Shai Hope. At stumps on day four, India reached 63/1, having bowled out the West Indies for 390.The West Indies showed remarkable resilience earlier in the day, with Justin Greaves scoring an unbeaten 50 and forming a stubborn 79-run last-wicket partnership with Jayden Seales (32).Campbell (115) and Hope (103) had earlier steered West Indies into the lead, combining for a 177-run third-wicket partnership after resuming the day at 173/2 while following on.Campbell reached his maiden Test century with a six off Ravindra Jadeja before falling lbw to the same bowler in the morning session.Hope achieved his first Test hundred in eight years with a boundary off Mohammed Siraj but was soon dismissed when he dragged the ball onto his stumps.Kuldeep Yadav, who had taken five wickets in the first innings, added three more to his tally including the crucial wicket of captain Roston Chase for 40.The Indian bowlers had to toil for more than 200 overs on a slow pitch that proved challenging for the bowling side.”Good to be bowling long spells and heartening to have taken 20 West Indies wickets,” Indian spinner Washington Sundar told reporters. “We got to be really fit and on top of our game. In Test cricket you honestly expect most of the Test matches to go till the fifth day and challenge you in every way possible.”India had enforced the follow-on after dismissing West Indies for 248 in their first innings, trailing India’s declared total of 518-5 by 270 runs.

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