In numbers: South Africa’s thumping win over India

A collective effort, boosted by several individual moments of brilliance, saw South Africa hand India a record defeat in the second Test to complete a series sweep on Day 5 in Guwahati on Wednesday.

** The 408-run defeat is India's heaviest loss in Test cricket and South Africa's second-biggest victory by runs.

** The win secured South Africa's first Test series triumph in India in 25 years -- and only their second ever, after a 2-0 victory in 2000 Hansie Cronje.

** As captain, Temba Bavuma has now won 11 of his 12 Tests in charge -- the most by any skipper after 12 matches, with the other game ending in a rain-affected draw.

** Simon Harmer, who claimed six wickets in the final innings, finished the series with 17 wickets -- the most by any South African bowler in a Test series in India, surpassing Dale Steyn's 15 in 2008.  He now has the most Test wickets for SA in India, surpassing Dale Steyn's 26.  

**Of the 109 bowlers with a minimum of 20 Test wickets in India, Harmer has the best average (15.03) and strike-rate (36.1).

**India suffered their Test series clean sweep at home: a 0–2 loss to South Africa in 2000, a 0–3 defeat to New Zealand in 2024, and the 0–2 loss against the Proteas in this series.