India Suffer Heaviest Defeat As South Africa Complete Series Sweep

Second Test, Guwahati (day 5 of five)

South Africa 489 (Muthusamy 109; Yadav 4-115) & 260-5d (Stubbs 94; Jadeja 4-62)

India 201 (Jaiswal 58; Jansen 6-48) & 140 (Jadeja 54; Harmer 6-37)

South Africa triumph by 408 runs

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South Africa handed India their heaviest conclusion by runs to complete a compelling 2-0 bid expanse successful Guwahati connected Wednesday.

The Proteas won by 408 runs successful nan 2nd Test to declare conscionable their 2nd bid triumph successful India, and their first since 2000 nether Hansie Cronje.

The conclusion surpasses India's erstwhile heaviest loss, which was by 342 runs against Australia successful Nagpur successful 2004.

South Africa had declared their 2nd innings connected 260-5 connected time 4 to manus India a grounds pursuit of 549.

But nan visitors bowled retired India for 140 successful 63.5 overs connected nan last time of nan contest, pinch Ravindra Jadeja providing nan only guidance for India pinch 54.

Spinner Simon Harmer took six wickets for South Africa, while Aiden Markram took a grounds 9 catches.

"It's a awesome feeling, a awesome effort by everyone to beryllium fair," Markram said afterwards.

"As a group, you've sewage to judge that you tin compete against nan champion successful their backyard and get into nan conflict and spot wherever it gets you... proud of nan team."

World Test champions South Africa won nan two-Test bid opener successful Kolkata by 30 runs.

Prior to past October's 3-0 conclusion by New Zealand, India hadn't mislaid a Test bid connected location ungraded for 12 years.