2nd Test: India crush West Indies by 10 wickets, win series 2-0

India won the Test series 2-0 by registering a comfortable 10-wicket victory over the West Indies in the second Test at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday.

Out of the four innings in this series, West Indies couldn't cross the 200-run mark thrice which was a testimony to their plight during the series. Photo: BCCI

HYDERABAD: India won the Test series 2-0 by registering a comfortable 10-wicket victory over the West Indies in the second Test at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday. Chasing a paltry 72-run target, openers Prithvi Shaw (33 not out) and KL Rahul (33 not out) guided India home with ease in just 16.1 overs on the third day of the Test. After scoring 367 runs in their first innings in reply to the West Indies' 311, India bowled out the visitors for 127 runs in the second innings, setting themselves a 72-run target. Umesh Yadav's maiden 10-wicket haul (6/88 and 4/45) on a decent track was the highlight of the match. Earlier, India had crushed the tourists by an innings and 272 runs in the first Test at Rajkot. While any Test series victory is welcome, it hardly was an ideal preparation for the big away-series against Australia, starting December 4 in Adelaide. For India, it was their 10th series win at home since their last defeat against England way back in 2012. Virat Kohli's side did an encore of 2013 series which India won by an identical margin in that year's most lopsided contest with Sachin Tendulkar's farewell taking limelight. (With inputs from agencies)