Makhaya Ntini led the way with 5-48 as the South African seamers ran through the tourists for 179 on the final day.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni offered the main resistance with an innings of 47, which included 10 fours, before falling to Andre Nel in the final over before tea. Nel supported Ntini well with figures of 3-57 but it was all-rounder Andrew Hall who picked up the final wicket.

He had Shanthakumaran Sreesanth caught behind off the first ball of a new spell to end a tense period of play in the final session, which saw tempers fray as the tourists expressed concern about the light.