Australia vs India, 3rd Test at Melbourne, Feb 07 1981 - Match Highlights

RESULT

3rd Test, Melbourne, February 07 - 11, 1981, India tour of Australia

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237 & 324

(T:143) 419 & 83

India won by 59 runs

Player Of The Match

Gundappa Viswanath

, IND

114 & 30

Player Of The Series

, AUS

40 runs • 21 wkts

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'If you lose your loop, you don't spin it on good pitches'

'If you lose your loop, you don't spin it on good pitches'

Match Coverage

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Chappell throws it away

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Chappell throws it away

AUSTRALIA v INDIA 1980-81

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AUSTRALIA v INDIA 1980-81

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Australia Innings

Player Name		R	B
J Dyson	caught	3	24
GM Wood	stumped	10	41
GS Chappell	bowled	0	1
KJ Hughes	bowled	16	49
B Yardley	bowled	7	58
AR Border	caught	9	24
KD Walters	not out	18	60
RW Marsh	bowled	3	8
DK Lillee	bowled	4	5
LS Pascoe	run out	6	15
JD Higgs	lbw	0	9
Extras	(lb 5, nb 2)
Total	83(10 wkts; 48.4 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	11	John Dyson	Graeme Wood
2nd	0	Greg Chappell	Graeme Wood
3rd	7	Kim Hughes	Graeme Wood
4th	22	Kim Hughes	Bruce Yardley
5th	10	Bruce Yardley	Allan Border
6th	5	Doug Walters	Allan Border
7th	6	Doug Walters	Rod Marsh
8th	8	Doug Walters	Dennis Lillee
9th	10	Doug Walters	Len Pascoe
10th	4	Doug Walters	Jim Higgs

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