India won the test series (Photo: PTI)
India vs West Indies, Test Series: India has made a clean sweep of the series by defeating West Indies in the Delhi Test. India won the first Test played in Ahmedabad by a margin of an innings and 140 runs. And now they have won by 7 wickets in Delhi Test. Along with this, India's dominance over West Indies has also remained intact for years. The clean sweep of the series with the victory in the Delhi Test has been special for India in many ways. This is definitely the first test series win for India under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. Apart from this, through this the Indian team has also given a gift to Gautam Gambhir on his birthday.
The head coach of Team India is celebrating his 43rd birthday on 14 October 2025. And, on the same day, India defeated West Indies in the Delhi Test and won the 2-match series 2-0. In such a situation, this victory is no less than a big achievement for Gambhir on his birthday as head coach.
Now the question is how did India script a clean sweep in the series by winning the Delhi Test? So while playing first, he declared his first innings after scoring 518 runs for 5 wickets. For India, Yashasvi Jaiswal's 175 runs and Shubnam Gill's unbeaten century were seen in the first innings.
In reply, when West Indies came to play, India bundled out their first innings for 248 runs and forced them to follow on. India's attempt was to write the story of victory by innings in Delhi like in Ahmedabad. But the West Indies batsmen batted brilliantly in the second innings and scored 390 runs, giving India a target of 121 runs. John Campbell and Shay Hope scored centuries in the second innings for West Indies.
Talking about India's bowling, Kuldeep Yadav was the most successful bowler, who took a total of 8 wickets along with taking 5 wickets in the first innings. Apart from them, Jadeja and Bumrah took 4-4 wickets while Siraj took 3 wickets in the match.
Now India had a target of 121 runs, chasing which it won by 7 wickets. For India, KL Rahul remained unbeaten in the run chase by scoring a half-century. He scored 58 runs in 108 balls.
India has won the first Test series under the captaincy of Shubman Gill by making a clean sweep against West Indies. This is India's first test series win after 378 days. India won the last series against Bangladesh on October 1 last year.
