West Indies beat Australia West Indies won by 80 runs - Australia vs West Indies, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, 4th Match Melbourne Cricket Ground December 09, 1979 Match Summary, Report | ESPNcricinfo.com

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RESULT

4th Match, Melbourne, December 09, 1979, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup

(48/48 ov) 271/2

(48/48 ov, T:272) 191/8

West Indies won by 80 runs

Player Of The Match

, WI

153* (130)

Viv Richards has scored 5 fifty-plus scores in ODIs, the most for WI breaking Clive Lloyd's record

Viv Richards's 153 is the highest individual score in ODIs (for WI), surpassing Haynes's 148

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Scorecard summary

West Indies • 271/2(48 overs)

153* (130)

1/48 (10)

80 (122)

1/43 (8)

Australia • 191/8(48 overs)

44 (58)

Michael Holding

2/29 (10)

31 (21)

2/40 (10)

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Match details

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	Australia, elected to field first
Series	Benson & Hedges World Series Cup West Indies tour of Australia
Season	1979/80
Player Of The Match	Viv Richards
Match number	ODI no. 78
Match days	day (50-over match)
Umpires	Kevin Carmody Rex Whitehead
Points	West Indies 2, Australia 0

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AUSTRALIA v WEST INDIES 1979-80

At Melbourne, December 9

AUSTRALIA v WEST INDIES 1979-80

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Australia Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
BM Laird	bowled	7	15
JM Wiener	caught	27	64
AR Border	run out	44	58
GS Chappell	caught	31	21
KJ Hughes	bowled	12	16
DW Hookes	caught	9	27
RW Marsh	caught	13	11
RJ Bright	not out	19	43
DK Lillee	bowled	19	24
RM Hogg	not out	3	9
Extras	(b 1, lb 6)
Total	191(8 wkts; 48 ovs)

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	16	Bruce Laird	Julien Wiener
2nd	38	Allan Border	Julien Wiener
3rd	48	Greg Chappell	Allan Border
4th	17	Kim Hughes	Allan Border
5th	9	David Hookes	Allan Border
6th	19	Rod Marsh	David Hookes
7th	4	David Hookes	Ray Bright
8th	34	Dennis Lillee	Ray Bright
9th	6	Ray Bright	Rodney Hogg

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Benson & Hedges World Series Cup

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
ENG	8	5	2	11	-
WI	8	3	4	7	-
AUS	8	3	5	6	-

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