The pacer took 4-60 as India were bowled out for 307 runs in their first innings, conceding a 28-run lead. The hosts finished at 90/2, leading overall by 118.
For the West Indies, who beat Pakistan by one wicket, Jermaine Blackwood gained nine slots to reach 35th position after getting 22 and 55. All-rounder Jason Holder is up five places to 43rd and captain Kraigg Brathwaite, who missed a first-innings century by three runs, advanced 18 places to 45th.
Karun Nair is only the second Indian to score a triple hundred in Test cricket.
The India pacer was more pleased about rectifying the mistakes he committed during the first Test against South Africa.
Head, who fractured his left hand during Australia's South Africa tour last month, missed his team's first four matches at the World Cup in India.
SL all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga retires from Test cricket
After a two-hour delay, Powell put South Africa into bat in damp conditions and got immediate returns as key batsmen Quinton de Kock and Rilee Rossouw departed cheaply.
Following Joe Root's shocking dismissal, England, after being well-placed on 224/2, lost their last eight wickets for 95 runs to be bowled out for 319
Cheteshwar Pujara continued his good form in Ranji Trophy as he slammed his second successive century as Saurashtra dominated their Elite Group A match against Manipur.
In an attempt to honour swashbuckling batsman AB de Villiers, the Northern Cricket Union has named a suite after him at SuperSport Park in Centurion.
KL Rahul has always been confident about keeping wickets in Tests
The BCCI has also named one inter-squad for a three-day match slated for December 20 to 22.
Kagiso Rabada's hunger for success and an impeccable technique to release the ball easily makes him a modern-day South Africa legend, reckons former fast bowling great Allan Donald.
Kagiso Rabada became the youngest South Africa bowler to take seven wickets in an innings as the hosts took charge of the fourth and final Test against England on Sunday.
Becomes 1st batsman to score a double ton in 100th Test.
'We didn't bat well in both innings, that's why we stand here.'
'You have to move on quickly in international cricket as we now have another important series coming up'
Iyer is a player who primarily plays with hands with not much pronounced footwork.
India's emphatic win over England was a tailor-made series for the debutants. The absence of key players gave India the perfect opportunity to test their bench strength and boy, did the youngsters grab the chance with both hands!
Mohammed Siraj's sensational six-wicket spell put India in control despite a superb fightback from South Africa with the ball on Day 1 of the second and final Test.
The selectors announced India's teams for the tour of South Africa.
2023 has been the year of redemption for Virat Kohli, the stalwart Indian batter.
As a result of the drawn second Test, India currently stands below Pakistan with a 66.67 percentage of points earned on the WTC points table.
Sanju Samson, elevated to No.3 spot, hit his maiden international century in the third and final ODI against South Africa.
'Never expected this, not in a million years, truly an exceptional day. A lot better than sitting on the couch at home'
India internationals Shardul Thakur and Shivam Dube starred with the ball and the bat respectively as 41-time champions Mumbai took an upperhand over Assam on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group B match in Mumbai on Friday.
India aim to stay afloat against daunting South Africa in the second Test
Star pacer Mohammed Shami has developed an ankle condition, which currently requires medical attention, as the Indian team management will hope that he regains fitness in time for the first Test against South Africa starting from December 26 at Centurion.
Fakhar Zaman fires as Pakistan beat New Zealand in rain-hit World Cup clash
Former Cricket South Africa president Dr Ali Bacher is not pleased that India, Australia and England are "marginalising" other boards to enjoy complete hegemony.
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between India and England at Visakhapatnam.
Kagiso Rabada is already in the pantheon of great South African fast bowlers, but if the Proteas play only a limited number of Tests a year, he can never surpass Dale Steyn's record of 439 wickets, reckoned Makhaya Ntini on Tuesday.
K L Rahul has hit top form after returning from injury at the Asia Cup.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the fourth Test against England?
Mohammad Siraj has reclaimed the No 1 position among bowlers in the MRF Tyres ICC men's ODI player rankings after his sensational haul of 6/21 against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final.
Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed a blazing hundred but a gritty Nepal stretched Indian bowling unit to its limit before losing in the quarter-finals of the men's cricket event by 23 runs.
Will India extend their run to make it 8-0? Or will Pakistan be able to snap the streak?
Jasprit Bumrah took 6/61 as India crushed South Africa by seven wickets to level the two-match series 1-1.
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