Strong bowling and excellent fielding performance before Bruce Edgar’s unbeaten fifty and John Wright’s 39* guided New Zealand to record ten-wicket win over India and New Zealand kept their campaign alive in the one-sided contest during the tenth match of the Benson and Hedges World Series Cup.
Catch the Cricket highlights of the 10th ODI match between Australia and India, played on January 10, 1981, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne. This match was part of the 1980/81 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup where New Zealand beat India by 10-wickets.
Match Highlights
New Zealand secured a record 10-wicket win over India in the 10th match of the 1980/81 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup.
India Innings:
India posted 112 for 9 in the allotted 34 overs - due to rain match reduced from 50 to 34-overs per-a-side with Gundappa Viswanath was the top-scorer with 33 runs off 52 balls featuring 3 fours, Kapil Dev contributed 21 runs off 19 balls without hitting a boundary, while Sunil Gavaskar and Sandeep Patil each added 8 runs.
New Zealand Bowling:
For New Zealand, Martin Snedden and Jeremy Coney was the best bowler's for New Zealand - each took 2 wickets, while Ewen Chatfield and Lance Cairns both claimed one wicket.
New Zealand Innings:
New Zealand chased down the target without losing a wicket, reaching 113 runs in 29 overs with Bruce Edgar was the top scorer with an unbeaten 65 off 89 balls featuring 4 fours and John Wright supported him with an unbeaten 39 off 87 balls contained a boundary.
Player of the match:
Bruce Edgar was named Player of the Match for his superb unbeaten 65, which was crucial to New Zealand’s victory.
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