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Cricket series
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Date | 23 November 1980 β 3 February 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | Won by ![]() 3β1 in final series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980β81 Australia Tri-Nation Series (more commonly known as the 1980β81 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 3β1.
Points Tableβ»
Team | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | RR |
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10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4.259 |
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10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4.109 |
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10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.947 |
Fixturesβ»
23 November 1980
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New Zealand won by 3 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Tony Crafter (Aus) and Peter Cronin (Aus) Player of the match: Ewen Chatfield (NZ) |
- 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
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Australia won by 94 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Robin Bailhache (Aus) and Mel Johnson (Aus) Player of the match: Greg Chappell (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and "elected to bat."
- Ian Smith (NZ) made his ODI debut.
6 December 1980
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India won by 66 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Max O'Connell (Aus) and Rex Whitehead (Aus) Player of the match: Sandeep Patil (Ind) |
- 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
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Australia won by 4 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Dick French (Aus) and Robin Bailhache (Aus) Player of the match: Allan Border (Aus) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
9 December 1980
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India won by 5 runs
WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Tony Crafter (Aus) and Donald Weser (Aus) Player of the match: Richard Hadlee (NZ) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
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Australia won by 9 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Dick French (Aus) and Rex Whitehead (Aus) Player of the match: Allan Border (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
21 December 1980
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New Zealand won by 3 wickets
The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Dick French (Aus) and Mel Johnson (Aus) Player of the match: Kapil Dev (Ind) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Yograj Singh (Ind) made his ODI debut.
23 December 1980
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India won by 6 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Tony Crafter (Aus) and Max O'Connell (Aus) Player of the match: Yashpal Sharma (Ind) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
8 January 1981
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Australia won by 9 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Max O'Connell (Aus) and Donald Weser (Aus) Player of the match: Greg Chappell (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
10 January 1981
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New Zealand won by 10 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Robin Bailhache (Aus) and Rex Whitehead (Aus) Player of the match: Bruce Edgar (NZ) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Match was reduced to 34 overs per side due to rain.
11 January 1981
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Australia won by 7 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Dick French (Aus) and Peter Cronin (Aus) Player of the match: Graeme Wood (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
13 January 1981
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New Zealand won by 1 run
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Donald Weser (Aus) and Mel Johnson (Aus) Player of the match: John Wright (NZ) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
15 January 1981
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Australia won by 27 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Donald Weser (Aus) and Rex Whitehead (Aus) Player of the match: Allan Border (Aus) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
18 January 1981
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New Zealand won by 22 runs
The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Peter Cronin (Aus) and Mel Johnson (Aus) Player of the match: Jeremy Coney (NZ) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
21 January 1981
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain during New Zealand's innings prevented any further play.
Final seriesβ»
1st Finalβ»
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New Zealand won by 78 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Robin Bailhache (Aus) and Mel Johnson (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Martin Kent (Aus) made his ODI debut.
2nd Finalβ»
31 January 1981
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Australia won by 7 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Dick French (Aus) and Donald Weser (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Graeme Beard (Aus) made his ODI debut.
3rd Finalβ»
1 February 1981
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Australia won by 6 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Peter Cronin (Aus) and Donald Weser (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match concluded with a controversial underarm delivery.
4th Finalβ»
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Australia won by 6 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Tony Crafter (Aus) and Robin Bailhache (Aus) Player of the match: Greg Chappell (Aus) |
- 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.
Referencesβ»
Categories:
- 1980 in Australian cricket
- 1980 in Indian cricket
- 1980 in New Zealand
- 1980β81 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 1980β81 to 1985
- New Zealand cricket tours of Australia