Australia Vs India 9Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, India, New Zealand in Australia - 1980 (1980/81) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 8 January 1981
Australia won by 9 wickets (with 174 balls remaining)
Australia won by 9 wickets (with 174 balls remaining). Greg Chappell top-scored with 33* for Australia. Greg Chappell took 5/15.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 8 January 1981
- Toss
- Australia, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 9 wickets (with 174 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Greg Chappell
- Captains
- Sunil Gavaskar (India), Greg Chappell (Australia)
- Umpires
- DG Weser and MG O'Connell
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to field.
India batted first and made 63 all out. Gundappa Viswanath top-scored with 23 off 22 balls. Greg Chappell took 5 for 15 for Australia. From 50 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 13 runs, to 63 for 10. That was well below the 1980s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 205 across 55 ODIs.
Chasing 64, Australia made 64 for 1. Greg Chappell top-scored with 33 not out off 48 balls.
Australia won by 9 wickets (with 174 balls remaining). India's 63 all out is the lowest completed total at Sydney Cricket Ground. Greg Chappell's 5 for 15 are the best innings figures at Sydney Cricket Ground.
INDIA: 63 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chetan Chauhan | bowled | 2 | 16 |
| Roger Binny | c Rod Marsh | 16 | 44 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c Rod Marsh | 3 | 20 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | c Rod Marsh | 23 | 22 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | bowled | 1 | 6 |
| Yashpal Sharma | lbw | 6 | 16 |
| Kapil Dev | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Syed Kirmani | run out | 4 | 13 |
| Karsan Ghavri | c Rod Marsh | 1 | 8 |
| Yograj Singh | not out | 0 | 7 |
| Dilip Doshi | bowled | 2 | 4 |
Extras 5 · Total 63 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Lillee | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Rodney Hogg | 7 | 2 | 14 | 2 |
| Greg Chappell | 9.5 | 5 | 15 | 5 |
| Len Pascoe | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Chetan Chauhan), 2-24 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 3-26 (Roger Binny), 4-32 (Sunil Gavaskar), 5-50 (Yashpal Sharma), 6-54 (Kapil Dev), 7-55 (Gundappa Viswanath), 8-60 (Karsan Ghavri), 9-61 (Syed Kirmani), 10-63 (Dilip Doshi)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chetan Chauhan and Roger Binny | 2 |
| second | Dilip Vengsarkar and Roger Binny | 22 |
| third | Gundappa Viswanath and Roger Binny | 2 |
| fourth | Gundappa Viswanath and Sunil Gavaskar | 6 |
| fifth | Gundappa Viswanath and Yashpal Sharma | 18 |
| sixth | Gundappa Viswanath and Kapil Dev | 4 |
| seventh | Gundappa Viswanath and Syed Kirmani | 1 |
| eighth | Karsan Ghavri and Syed Kirmani | 5 |
| ninth | Syed Kirmani and Yograj Singh | 1 |
| tenth | Dilip Doshi and Yograj Singh | 2 |
AUSTRALIA: 64 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Dyson | not out | 13 | 59 |
| Graeme Wood | c Roger Binny | 11 | 24 |
| Greg Chappell | not out | 33 | 48 |
Did not bat: Kim Hughes, Allan Border, Doug Walters, Trevor Chappell, Rod Marsh, Dennis Lillee, Rodney Hogg, Len Pascoe
Extras 7 · Total 64 for 1
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 9 | 5 | 15 | 1 |
| Karsan Ghavri | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Yograj Singh | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Dilip Doshi | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Roger Binny | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-18 (Graeme Wood)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Dyson and Graeme Wood | 18 |
| second | Greg Chappell and John Dyson | 46 |
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