1980–81 Australia Tri-Nation Series
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Date | 23 November 1980 – 3 February 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | Won by ![]() 3–1 in final series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980–81 Australia Tri-Nation Series (more commonly known as the 1980–81 World Series) was a cricket tournament held in Australia from 23 November 1980 to 3 February 1981. It was the second edition of the Australian Tri-Series, with Australia playing host to India and New Zealand. The series was a part of the Indian and New Zealand tours.
After matches were played in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth throughout the entire group-stage, Australia and New Zealand qualified for the finals where after the underarm incident in the third final, Australia went on to win 3–1.
Points Table[]
Team | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | |
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10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
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10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Fixtures[]
23 November 1980
Scorecard |
Australia
![]() 217/9 (50 overs) |
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![]() 219/7 (49.1 overs) |
John Wright 60 (128)
Dennis Lillee 3/40 (10 overs) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Shaun Graf, Trevor Chappell, Geoff Lawson (Aus) and Martin Snedden (NZ) all made their ODI debuts.
25 November 1980
Scorecard |
Australia
![]() 289/3 (50 overs) |
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![]() 195 (42.5 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ian Smith (NZ) made his ODI debut.
6 December 1980
Scorecard |
India
![]() 208/9 (49 overs) |
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![]() 142 (42.1 overs) |
Sandeep Patil 64 (70)
Dennis Lillee 2/22 (7 overs) |
Kim Hughes 35 (53)
Dilip Doshi 3/32 (10 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Tirumalai Srinivasan, Kirti Azad, Sandeep Patil, Roger Binny and Dilip Doshi (Ind) all made their ODI debuts.
7 December 1980
Scorecard |
New Zealand
![]() 156 (49.5 overs) |
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![]() 159/6 (47.2 overs) |
Greg Chappell 48 (70)
Stephen Boock 2/30 (10 overs) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
9 December 1980
Scorecard |
India
![]() 162 (47.4 overs) |
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![]() 157 (49.5 overs) |
Sandeep Patil 39 (73)
Richard Hadlee 5/32 (9 overs) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
India
![]() 180/9 (49 overs) |
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![]() 183/1 (42.2 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
21 December 1980
Scorecard |
India
![]() 204 (48.5 overs) |
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![]() 205/7 (48.4 overs) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Yograj Singh (Ind) made his ODI debut.
23 December 1980
Scorecard |
India
![]() 230/7 (50 overs) |
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![]() 224 (49.3 overs) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
8 January 1981
Scorecard |
India
![]() 63 (25.5 overs) |
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![]() 64/1 (21 overs) |
Gundappa Viswanath 23 (22)
Greg Chappell 5/15 (9.5 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
10 January 1981
Scorecard |
India
![]() 112/9 (34 overs) |
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![]() 113/0 (29 overs) |
Bruce Edgar 65* (89)
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Match was reduced to 34 overs per side due to rain.
11 January 1981
Scorecard |
India
![]() 192/5 (50 overs) |
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![]() 193/3 (47.2 overs) |
Sunil Gavaskar 80 (142)
Greg Chappell 2/23 (10 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
13 January 1981
Scorecard |
New Zealand
![]() 220/8 (50 overs) |
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![]() 219/7 (50 overs) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
15 January 1981
Scorecard |
Australia
![]() 242/8 (50 overs) |
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![]() 215/8 (50 overs) |
Allan Border 85 (131)
Sandeep Patil 2/34 (10 overs) |
Dilip Vengsarkar 52 (74)
Dennis Lillee 4/32 (10 overs) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
18 January 1981
Scorecard |
New Zealand
![]() 242/9 (50 overs) |
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![]() 220 (48.1 overs) |
Jeremy Coney 49 (58)
Kapil Dev 3/37 (10 overs) |
Dilip Vengsarkar 66 (77)
Jeremy Coney 3/28 (10 overs) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
21 January 1981
Scorecard |
Australia
![]() 180 (43.1 overs) |
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![]() 23/1 (8 overs) |
John Wright 8 (33)
Greg Chappell 1/1 (1 over) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain during New Zealand's innings prevented any further play.
Final series[]
1st Final[]
New Zealand
![]() 233/6 (50 overs) |
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![]() 155 (39.3 overs) |
John Wright 81 (111)
Dennis Lillee 2/47 (10 overs) |
Allan Border 55 (74)
Richard Hadlee 5/26 (8.3 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Martin Kent (Aus) made his ODI debut.
2nd Final[]
31 January 1981
Scorecard |
New Zealand
![]() 126 (46.4 overs) |
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![]() 130/3 (39.3 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Graeme Beard (Aus) made his ODI debut.
3rd Final[]
1 February 1981
Scorecard |
Australia
![]() 235/4 (50 overs) |
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![]() 229/8 (50 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match concluded with a controversial underarm delivery.
4th Final[]
New Zealand
![]() 215/8 (50 overs) |
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![]() 218/4 (47.4 overs) |
John Wright 57 (88)
Dennis Lillee 3/27 (10 overs) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- With the result of this match, Australia won the 1980-81 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup.
References[]
Categories:
- 1980 in Australian cricket
- 1980 in Indian cricket
- 1980 in New Zealand
- 1980–81 Australian cricket season
- 1981 in Australian cricket
- 1981 in Indian cricket
- 1981 in New Zealand
- Australian Tri-Series
- Indian cricket tours of Australia
- International cricket competitions from 1980–81 to 1985
- New Zealand cricket tours of Australia