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#4 India’s biggest Test victory in terms of margin (by innings)

India beat the Windies by an innings and 272 runs

It was quite an easy win for India on Saturday as they finished the 5-day match in just under three days. An all-round performance from the hosts made the path very easy as they prevented the West Indian team from breaching the 200-run mark in both the innings. Such a blistering win made sure that the records and stats start raining.

One of those records was that the Indian team, with this win, registered it’s biggest test win in terms of margin. India won the match by an innings and 272 runs which made this game a memorable one.

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#3 India recorded their biggest win in consecutive Test matches on Indian soil

India's previous biggest win was against Afghanistan in their last home game only

Records started to rain as India finished the first match of the test series on Saturday. The team managed to win the game by a mouth-watering margin of an innings and 272 runs. This was not only their biggest Test win in terms of runs but also their biggest win in consecutive matches at their home.

The last Test which India played on the Indian soil was against Afghanistan where they won the match by an innings and 262 runs. And now this victory clearly meant that the team registered it’s the biggest win in consecutive home Tests.