Indian cricket team in Australia in 1980–81
Indian cricket team in Australia in 1980–81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | 22 November 1980 – 11 February 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | 3-match series drawn 1-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The India national cricket team toured Australia in the 1980–81 season to play 3 Test matches. The series was drawn 1-1.
Test series summary[]
First Test[]
2–4 January 1981
Scorecard |
India
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v
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Australia
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406 (109.1 overs)
Greg Chappell 204 (296) Kapil Dev 5/97 (36.1 overs) | ||
- India won the toss and decided to bat
Second Test[]
23–27 January 1981
Scorecard |
Australia
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v
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India
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419 (137.4 overs)
Sandeep Patil 174 (240) Dennis Lillee 4/80 (34 overs) | ||
- India won the toss and decided to field
Third Test[]
7–11 February 1981
Scorecard |
India
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v
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Australia
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237 (84 overs)
Gundappa Viswanath 114 (222) Dennis Lillee 4/65 (25 overs) |
419 (156.3 overs)
Allan Border 124 (265) Dilip Doshi 3/109 (52 overs) | |
324 (109.1 overs)
Chetan Chauhan 85 (198) Dennis Lillee 4/104 (32.1 overs) |
ODI series[]
India also competed in a tri-nation ODI tournament involving Australia and New Zealand. India won three of their ten round robin matches but failed to qualify for the five-match final in which Australia defeated New Zealand 3–1.
Further reading[]
- Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993
Annual reviews[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "India in Australia and New Zealand 1980/81 (3rd Test)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2018.(Subscription required.)
External sources[]
- Tour home at ESPNcricinfo archive
- India Tour of Australia & New Zealand 1980-81 at test-cricket-tours.co.uk
- India in Australia and New Zealand 1980/81 at CricketArchive (subscription required)
Categories:
- 1980 in Australian cricket
- 1980 in Indian cricket
- 1980–81 Australian cricket season
- 1981 in Australian cricket
- 1981 in Indian cricket
- Indian cricket tours of Australia
- International cricket competitions from 1980–81 to 1985