The home side wrapped up the series with a commanding final-day performance, combining a disciplined batting effort with three late wickets to force the result well ahead of the scheduled close.
Set a target compiled steadily over the first two sessions, the visiting side never found the rhythm to chase it down, losing wickets in clusters whenever partnerships threatened to build.
“We spoke at lunch about staying patient and not gifting them anything,” the captain said afterward. “The bowlers executed the plan almost perfectly in that final session.”
The bowling coach singled out the pace unit’s control on a pitch that offered little turn, noting that discipline with line and length, rather than express pace, was what unlocked the breakthroughs.
The result seals the series with a match to spare. Selectors are expected to rest a handful of frontline players for the dead rubber, giving fringe squad members a rare opportunity to press their case.
