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India haven't lost a Test for nine matches in succession with Virat Kohli as captain
India haven't lost a Test for nine matches in succession with Virat Kohli as captain © Cricbuzz

India defeated a hapless West Indies side by 237 runs in the third Test in Gros Islet despite losing one entire day's play to rain. India were clinical during the final day's play, dismissing West Indies for 108 in just 47.3 overs after setting them a target of 346 runs. This was Jason Holder's sixth loss in eight Tests as captain and West Indies' eighth in the last ten. Darren Bravo's 59 was the only positive for West Indies on Day 5 while Mohammed Shami was the pick of the Indian bowlers with three scalps as the visitors took an unassailable 2-0 lead.

Stats wrap of the final day's play in Gros Islet:

4 Series wins for India in West Indies. They won only one series in their first eight tours to the country - a 1-0 win in 1971 under Ajit Wadekar. However, they have now won three series in a row - 2006, 2011 and 2016.

India's series wins in West Indies

Previous instances of India winning two Tests in a series in the Caribbean. They won one Test each in 1971, 1976, 2002, 2006 and 2011, all under different captains. Virat Kohli became the first Indian skipper to lead India to two wins in the West Indies.

1 Instance of India winning two Tests and losing none in a series away from home (excluding Bangladesh and Zimbabwe). That instance came

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