Guwahati, Nov. 26 -- South Africa handed India a crushing 408-run defeat to sweep the two-Test series 2-0, sealing one of their most dominant performances in recent years and inflicting on India consecutive home Test series losses for the first time in more than four decades.
Set an improbable target and resuming at 90 for 5 at tea on the final day, India still required 459 runs for victory on a turning, uneven red-soil surface. The task proved insurmountable. India were eventually bowled out for 140 late in the day, despite a gritty half-century from Ravindra Jadeja that only delayed the inevitable.
South Africa had earlier piled up 489 in their first innings after recovering from 247 for 6 through a crucial stand between Senuran Muthusa...