A strong bowling attack then an unbeaten maiden ODI century from Allan Border and an unbeaten fifty from Greg Chappell led Australia register their historic first ODI win against India by a easy 9-wickets in a one-sided contest during the sixth match of the Benson and Hedges World Series Cup.
Catch the Cricket highlights of the 6th ODI match between Australia and India, played on December 18, 1980, at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney. This match was part of the 1980/81 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup where Australia beat India by 9-wickets.
Match Highlights
Australia secured a easy 9-wicket win over India in the 6th match of the 1980/81 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup.
India Innings:
India posted a modest total of 180 for 9 in 49 overs with Gundappa Viswanath was the top-scorer - who made 43 runs off 80 balls contained two fours.
Yashpal Sharma contributed 34 runs off 61 balls contained 2-fours, while Roger Binny played a brilliant 31 runs off 53 balls hitting four-fours.
Syed Kirmani added 24 runs off 61 balls contained two boundaries and Sunil Gavaskar scored 22 runs off 26 balls included 2-fours.
Australia Bowling:
Far Australia, Shaun Graf, Dennis Lillee and Len Pascoe was the best bowler for Australia - each taking 2 wickets, while Trevor Chappell and Rodney Hogg claimed one wicket each.
Australia Innings:
Australia chased down the target, reaching 183 for 1 in 42.2 overs with Allan Border was the top-scorer - who remained a career-best unbeaten 105 runs off 122 balls - marking his first ODI century.
Greg Chappell contributed a unbeaten 52 runs off 99 balls featuring three boundaries and John Dyson added 20 runs off 37 balls contained two fours.
India Bowling:
India’s best bowler was Kapil Dev - who took 1 wicket for 27 runs in 8 overs.
Player of the match:
Allan Border was named Player of the Match for his match-winning brilliant unbeaten career-best 105 runs off 122 balls - which included 12 fours.
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