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AUSTRALIA vs INDIA, 1st Test

Series: India in Australia Test Series, 1981Format: TESTVenue: Sydney Cricket Ground, SydneyDate & Time: Friday, January 2, 1981, 05:30 AM

AUSTRALIA vs INDIA, 1st Test: match overview

AUSTRALIA and INDIA met in the 1st Test of India in Australia Test Series, 1981 at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on Friday, January 2, 1981. Result: Australia won by an innings and 4 runs.

A Test match is played over up to five days with two innings a side, so the scorecard here tracks both innings for each team, the follow-on and declarations, and the session-by-session state of play.

Follow every ball on this page: live commentary, the full scorecard with batting and bowling figures, both squads, over-by-over summaries, partnerships, run-rate and win-probability charts. Crickpal updates the score from official feeds in real time, and the latest news around India in Australia Test Series, 1981 appears alongside the match.

Match facts

Match
1st Test, India in Australia Test Series, 1981
Teams
AUSTRALIA vs INDIA
Format
Test match
Venue
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Date
Friday, January 2, 1981
Start time
05:30 AM local (00:00 GMT)
Status
Australia won by an innings and 4 runs

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