Australia vs New Zealand, 3rd Final at Melbourne, Feb 01 1981 - Match Result

RESULT

3rd Final, Melbourne, February 01, 1981, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup

235/4

(50 ov, T:236) 229/8

Australia won by 6 runs

Australia's 6-run win against New Zealand is their smallest margin of victory in terms of runs in ODIs, beating 7-run win against West Indies

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Scorecard summary

Australia • 235/4(50 overs)

90 (122)

2/52 (10)

72 (114)

1/41 (10)

New Zealand • 229/8(50 overs)

102* (141)

3/43 (10)

42 (81)

2/50 (10)

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Match details

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	Australia, elected to bat first
Series	Benson & Hedges World Series Cup New Zealand tour of Australia
Season	1980/81
Series result	Australia led the best-of-5-finals 2-1
Match number	ODI no. 113
Match days	day (50-over match)
Umpires	Donald Weser Peter Cronin

Match Coverage

The villain who wasn't

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The villain who wasn't

Underhand, underarm

Why Greg Chappell instructed brother Trevor to bowl the infamous underarm delivery, and the subsequent fallout

Underhand, underarm

Pidge goes down low

Craig McMillan on the time Glenn McGrath did a Trevor Chappell ... almost

Pidge goes down low

Grim prophecy fulfilled

David Frith on the controversial 'underarm' incident of 1981 between Australia and New Zealand

Grim prophecy fulfilled

Australia v New Zealand 1980-81

With New Zealand needing 6 runs to tie the match off the last ball, Trevor Chappell, instructed to do so by his brother and captain, Greg, bowled McKechnie an underarm ball, which caused a furore that could haunt Australian-New Zealand cricket for a

Australia v New Zealand 1980-81

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New Zealand Innings

Player Name		R	B
JG Wright	caught	42	81
BA Edgar	not out	102	141
GP Howarth	caught	18	20
BL Cairns	bowled	12	10
MG Burgess	caught	2	5
PE McEwan	caught	11	18
JM Parker	caught	24	19
RJ Hadlee	lbw	4	2
IDS Smith	bowled	4	3
BJ McKechnie	not out	0	1
Extras	(lb 10)
Total	229(8 wkts; 50 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	85	John Wright	Bruce Edgar
2nd	32	Geoff Howarth	Bruce Edgar
3rd	19	Lance Cairns	Bruce Edgar
4th	3	Mark Burgess	Bruce Edgar
5th	33	Bruce Edgar	Paul McEwan
6th	49	John Parker	Bruce Edgar
7th	4	Richard Hadlee	Bruce Edgar
8th	4	Bruce Edgar	Ian Smith
9th	0	Brian McKechnie	Bruce Edgar

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Benson & Hedges World Series Cup

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AUS	10	6	3	13	-
NZ	10	5	4	11	-
IND	10	3	7	6	-