In October 2025, the second and final Test of the India-West Indies series took place at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, where India secured a 7-wicket victory to clinch the series 2-0 against West Indies.
- This series marked India’s first home Test series win under the captaincy of Shubman Gill.
Exam Hints:
- What? India defeated West Indies by 7 wickets in 2nd Test
- Even Held: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi.
- Team Lead: Team India led by Shubman Gill.
- World Record: India’s 10 consecutive series wins against West Indies (2000–2025).
- Player of the Series: Ravindra Jadeja.
Match Summary:
West Indies Tour of India 2025: In October 2025, the West Indies cricket team toured India for a two-Test series against the Indian cricket team.
- The series was part of the 2025–2027 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Test Championship.
India’s Commanding First Test: India hammered West Indies by an innings and 140 runs.
India Complete Series Clean Sweep: India comfortably chased down the target, finishing at 123 for 3 in 35.2 overs on Day 5 to win by seven wickets and seal a 2–0 series victory.
Record Achievements:
Consecutive Series Wins: India have now won 10 consecutive Test series against the West Indies (2000–2025), equalling South Africa’s record of 10 straight wins against the same opponent (1998–2024).
Most Consecutive Test Series Wins vs an Opponent:
- 10 – India vs West Indies (2000–2025)
- 10 – South Africa vs West Indies (1998–2024)
Unbeaten Streak: India extended their unbeaten streak against the West Indies to 27 consecutive Tests (2002–2025).
Longest Unbeaten Streak in Tests vs an Opponent
- 47 – England vs New Zealand (1930–1975)
- 30 – England vs Pakistan (1961–1982)
- 27 – India vs West Indies (2002–2025)
Player Performances:
Player of the Series: Ravindra Jadeja earned his third Test Player of the Series award, after an all-round display of 104 runs and 8 wickets in two matches, having previously won it against Australia in 2017 and 2023.
- He surpassed Harbhajan Singh to become India’s third-highest wicket-taker in international cricket at home (377 wickets).
Shubman Gill’s Captaincy: In his Test captaincy debut, Shubman Gill led India to a 2–0 series win, became the second-fastest Indian to reach five Test centuries in 12 innings behind Sunil Gavaskar
- He also surpassed Virat Kohli to become India’s highest run-scorer in World Test Championship history, amassing 2,757 runs in 39 matches at an average of 42.41.
Most Wickets in International Cricket at Home:
- Anil Kumble – 476
- Ravichandran Ashwin – 475
- Ravindra Jadeja – 377
- Harbhajan Singh – 376
- Kapil Dev – 319
