Allan Border's excellent 85 before Dennis Lillee's four-for and Greg Chappell's two wickets led to Australia cruise 27-run win over India and Australia remain top of the points table during the 13th match of the Benson and Hedges World Series Cup.
Catch the Cricket highlights of the 13th ODI match between Australia and India, played on January 15, 1981, at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney. This match was part of the 1980/81 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup where Australia beat India by 27-runs.
Match Highlights
Australia secured a cruise to 27-run win over India in the 13th match of the 1980/81 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup.
Australia Innings:
Australia posted decent total of 242 for 8 in 50 overs with Allan Border was the top-scorer with striking 85 runs off 131 balls, Kim Hughes contributed 39 runs off 50 balls featuring 3 fours.
Doug Walters contributed 38 runs off 53 balls contained one boundary, while Graeme Wood made 26 runs off 28 balls hitting 2 fours.
India Bowling:
For India, Sandeep Patil, Karsan Ghavri and Kapil Dev was the best bowler's for India - each taking 2 wickets, while Roger Binny and Dilip Doshi each claimed one wicket.
India Innings:
For reply, India reaching 215 for 8 in 50 overs with Dilip Vengsarkar was the top-scorer with 52 runs off 74 balls featuring 5 fours.
Roger Binny contributed 34 runs off 45 balls contained 4 fours, Sandeep Patil made 27 runs off 42 balls with 2 fours.
Yashpal Sharma added 25 runs off 34 balls, including 2 fours, Kapil Dev scored 20 runs off 35 balls included a four and Kirti Azad cracked a 19 runs off 24 balls with two-fours.
Australia Bowling:
For Australia, Dennis Lillee was the best bowler for Australia - who picked up 4 wickets for 32 runs in 10 overs with a maiden, Greg Chappell claimed 2 wickets, while Rodney Hogg and Shaun Graf captured one wicket each.
Player of the match:
Allan Border was named Player of the Match for his excellent batting performance to scoring 85 runs off 131 balls - which included six boundaries.
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