Virat Kohli-led team India managed to clean sweep South Africa 3-0 in the recently concluded Gandhi-Mandela test series. With this victory India extended its lead at the top of the World Test Championship table with 240 points, leading the next highest team by a margin of 180 points.
Crux of the Matter
The 3rd match of the series ended in just 3 days as India routed South Africa by 202 runs at Ranchi.
Rohit Sharma became the fifth Indian batsmen to outscore the opposition in both innings of a Test match. He also became the first Indian batsman to score a century as an opener in all 3 formats of the game.
In this series, Virat Kohli set the record for most double centuries in test cricket by an Indian. His current tally of 200s stands at 7.
As skipper Kohli now holds the record for most test series whitewashes at 3. This is India’s 6th overall clean sweep.
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Freedom Trophy is a cricket trophy that is awarded to the winner of Test series, known as Gandhi-Mandela series, between India and South Africa. It was first awarded in 2015. The trophy is dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. In 2015 BCCI and CSA announced that all future bilateral tours of India and South Africa to be named as Mahatma Gandhi-Nelson Mandela series. The series is named after leaders of both countries to pay tribute to them for playing a major role in winning independence by nonviolence. More Info
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