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Wednesday, Jun 18, 2025
South Africa were all out for 132 in their second innings as the final two wickets taken by Shahbaz Nadeem fell without adding any runs to the overnight total.
India had two innings wins in three Test matches and have now won 11 successive series at home.
If the morning belonged to Shami's hostile spell and an acrobatic catch from Saha, the afternoon session was all about relentless pressure created by Ashwin and Jadeja.
Mohammad Shami scalped a five-wicket haul while Ravindra Jadeja picked up four wickets as India thrashed Proteas on the fifth and final day of the opening Test.
Kohli has been playing almost non-stop, featuring in 48 of India's 56 games since October last year.
Rohit Sharma marked his debut as a Test match opener with twin hundreds and shattered many records.
Kohli also reached the milestone of 7,000 Test runs during the course of his knock.
Kohli completed his seventh double hundred in Test cricket, remaining unbeaten on 254, while Ravindra Jadeja (91) missed out on his second hundred by nine runs.
South Africa were bowled out for 189 in their second innings shortly after tea after India enforced the follow-on at the start of the fourth day.
South African captain Faf du Plessis conceded that India were deserving series winners and his side was found wanting in the contest.
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