- India vs South Africa (Freedom Trophy), 4-match Test series in India (2015) – India won by 3-0
During the Freedom Trophy 2015, which was played between the hosts India and visitors South Africa, Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin totally dominated over the visitors. It was the 4-match Test series where India won by 3-0 at the end.
In the first Test, Ashwin took total 8 wickets with a 5-wicket haul. Then Ashwin took 4 wickets in the washed out Test at Bangalore which was the second Test of that series.
In the third Test, Ashwin picked up total 12 wickets in that match with twice 5-wicket haul. Ashwin won the player of the match award for his outstanding bowling effort in that match.
In the final Test (4th Test) of that series, Ashwin grabbed another fifer as he took total 7 wickets in that match. Also he scored a half-century in that Test.
Ashwin took total 31 wickets in that 4-match Test series and for his destructive bowling effort, Ashwin was selected for Man-of-the-Series award. Apart from those destructive bowling effort, Ashwin also scored 101 runs (including a half-century) in that Test series with his bat.