Australia v India 1st Test
India tour of Australia - 1980 (1980/81) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 2 January 1981
Australia won by an innings and 4 runs
Australia won by an innings and 4 runs. Greg Chappell top-scored with 204 for Australia. Kapil Dev took 5/97.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of Australia - 1980 (1980/81)
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Dates
- 2 January 1981 to 4 January 1981
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by an innings and 4 runs
- Player of the match
- Greg Chappell
- Captains
- Sunil Gavaskar (India), Greg Chappell (Australia)
- Umpires
- MW Johnson and RV Whitehead
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 201 for 9. Sandeep Patil top-scored with 65 not out off 78 balls. Len Pascoe took 4 for 61 for Australia. That was well below the 1980s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 332 across 11 Tests.
Australia replied with 406 all out. Greg Chappell top-scored with 204 off 296 balls, and Doug Walters made 67. Kapil Dev took 5 for 97 for India. The innings was built on a 172-run stand for the fifth wicket between Doug Walters and Greg Chappell, 42% of the total. Australia led by 205 on first innings.
India made 201 all out in their second innings. Syed Kirmani top-scored with 43 not out off 39 balls. Jim Higgs took 4 for 45 for Australia.
Australia won by an innings and 4 runs.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 201 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Rod Marsh | 0 | 5 |
| Chetan Chauhan | c Allan Border | 20 | 60 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c Rod Marsh | 22 | 31 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | bowled | 26 | 41 |
| Yashpal Sharma | c Rod Marsh | 6 | 8 |
| Sandeep Patil | retired not out | 65 | 78 |
| Kapil Dev | c Rod Marsh | 22 | 26 |
| Syed Kirmani | c Doug Walters | 27 | 48 |
| Roger Binny | c Rod Marsh | 3 | 5 |
| Karsan Ghavri | c Graeme Wood | 7 | 18 |
| Dilip Doshi | not out | 0 | 1 |
Extras 3 · Total 201 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Lillee | 20.2 | 3 | 86 | 4 |
| Rodney Hogg | 14 | 1 | 51 | 1 |
| Len Pascoe | 19 | 6 | 61 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-36 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 3-62 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-70 (Chetan Chauhan), 5-78 (Yashpal Sharma), 6-145 (Kapil Dev), 7-183 (Syed Kirmani), 8-186 (Roger Binny), 8-201 (Sandeep Patil), 9-201 (Karsan Ghavri)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar | 0 |
| second | Chetan Chauhan and Dilip Vengsarkar | 36 |
| third | Chetan Chauhan and Gundappa Viswanath | 26 |
| fourth | Chetan Chauhan and Yashpal Sharma | 8 |
| fifth | Yashpal Sharma and Sandeep Patil | 8 |
| sixth | Kapil Dev and Sandeep Patil | 67 |
| seventh | Syed Kirmani and Sandeep Patil | 38 |
| eighth | Roger Binny and Sandeep Patil | 3 |
| ninth | Karsan Ghavri and Sandeep Patil | 15 |
| tenth | Karsan Ghavri and Dilip Doshi | 0 |
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 406 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Wood | c Syed Kirmani | 9 | 11 |
| John Dyson | c Sunil Gavaskar | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Chappell | c Kapil Dev | 204 | 296 |
| Kim Hughes | c Syed Kirmani | 24 | 68 |
| Allan Border | c Syed Kirmani | 31 | 65 |
| Doug Walters | c Gundappa Viswanath | 67 | 107 |
| Rod Marsh | c Roger Binny | 12 | 18 |
| Dennis Lillee | c Dilip Doshi | 5 | 9 |
| Rodney Hogg | not out | 26 | 56 |
| Len Pascoe | c Dilip Doshi | 7 | 10 |
| Jim Higgs | bowled | 2 | 30 |
Extras 19 · Total 406 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 36.1 | 7 | 97 | 5 |
| Karsan Ghavri | 30 | 7 | 107 | 5 |
| Roger Binny | 15 | 1 | 70 | 0 |
| Dilip Doshi | 27 | 0 | 103 | 0 |
| Chetan Chauhan | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (John Dyson), 2-14 (Graeme Wood), 3-95 (Kim Hughes), 4-169 (Allan Border), 5-341 (Doug Walters), 6-355 (Rod Marsh), 7-363 (Greg Chappell), 8-366 (Dennis Lillee), 9-376 (Len Pascoe), 10-406 (Jim Higgs)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Dyson and Graeme Wood | 3 |
| second | Greg Chappell and Graeme Wood | 11 |
| third | Greg Chappell and Kim Hughes | 81 |
| fourth | Greg Chappell and Allan Border | 74 |
| fifth | Doug Walters and Greg Chappell | 172 |
| sixth | Rod Marsh and Greg Chappell | 14 |
| seventh | Greg Chappell and Dennis Lillee | 8 |
| eighth | Dennis Lillee and Rodney Hogg | 3 |
| ninth | Len Pascoe and Rodney Hogg | 10 |
| tenth | Jim Higgs and Rodney Hogg | 30 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 201 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Rod Marsh | 10 | 20 |
| Chetan Chauhan | c Doug Walters | 36 | 78 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c Rod Marsh | 34 | 94 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | st Rod Marsh | 24 | 43 |
| Yashpal Sharma | c Doug Walters | 4 | 40 |
| Kapil Dev | c Shaun Graf | 19 | 16 |
| Syed Kirmani | not out | 43 | 39 |
| Sandeep Patil | c Graeme Wood | 4 | 2 |
| Roger Binny | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Karsan Ghavri | c Rodney Hogg | 21 | 37 |
| Dilip Doshi | c Dennis Lillee | 0 | 5 |
Extras 6 · Total 201 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Lillee | 18 | 2 | 79 | 3 |
| Rodney Hogg | 9 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| Len Pascoe | 11 | 2 | 35 | 2 |
| Jim Higgs | 18 | 8 | 45 | 4 |
| Doug Walters | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-21 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-74 (Chetan Chauhan), 3-92 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 4-110 (Gundappa Viswanath), 5-120 (Yashpal Sharma), 6-140 (Kapil Dev), 7-144 (Sandeep Patil), 8-144 (Roger Binny), 9-201 (Karsan Ghavri), 10-201 (Dilip Doshi)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar | 21 |
| second | Chetan Chauhan and Dilip Vengsarkar | 53 |
| third | Gundappa Viswanath and Dilip Vengsarkar | 18 |
| fourth | Gundappa Viswanath and Yashpal Sharma | 18 |
| fifth | Kapil Dev and Yashpal Sharma | 10 |
| sixth | Syed Kirmani and Kapil Dev | 20 |
| seventh | Syed Kirmani and Sandeep Patil | 4 |
| eighth | Syed Kirmani and Roger Binny | 0 |
| ninth | Karsan Ghavri and Syed Kirmani | 57 |
| tenth | Syed Kirmani and Dilip Doshi | 0 |
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