India beat South Africa in just two overs to win the Freedom Test Series by an innings and 202 runs in the third and final test.
Virat Kohli's side complete the test series with a 3-0 sweep and earned themselves 120 points in the ICC World Test Championship with the victory.
Debutant spinner Shahbaz Nadeem took the remaining two wickets with successive balls, the final one in bizarre fashion when he dismissed Lungi Ngidi caught and bowled as the ball deflected off the non-striker, Anrich Nortje.
SPUN AROUND: Anrich Nortje misses an Indian fast spinning ball. Picture: Aijaz Rahi/AP.
Rohit Sharma was named both Man of the Match and Man of the Series for his aggregate of more than 500 runs that included three centuries, one of them being a double.
Mohammed Shami (3-10) was pick of the Indian bowlers wrecking South Africa's top order with a three-wicket burst while Umesh Yadav and Nadeem claimed two apiece.
VICTORY: Members of the Indian team pose with the winners' trophy after their victory over South Africa in Ranchi. Picture: Aijaz Rahi/AP.
Theunis de Bruyn, playing as concussion substitute for Dean Elgar, topscored for the tourists with 30.
The Proteas will now return home to prepare for their next series at home to England, starting over the festive season.