Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1980–81

Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1980–81
India
New Zealand
Dates 14 February – 18 March 1981
Captains Sunil Gavaskar Geoff Howarth
Test series
Result New Zealand won the 3-match series 1–0

The India national cricket team toured New Zealand from 14 February to 18 March 1981 and played a three-match Test series against New Zealand. New Zealand won the series 1–0.

Test Matches

1st Test

21–25 February 1981
Scorecard
v
375 (119 overs)
Geoff Howarth 137
Ravi Shastri 3/54 (28 overs)
223 (72.4 overs)
Sandeep Patil 64
Lance Cairns 5/33 (19.4 overs)
100 (49 overs)
Bruce Edgar 28
Kapil Dev 4/34 (16 overs)
190 (75.3 overs)
Sandeep Patil 42
Richard Hadlee 4/65 (22.3 overs)
New Zealand won by 62 runs
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: FR Goodall, SJ Woodward
Player of the match: Geoff Howarth, sandeep Patil
  • India won the toss and decided to field

2nd Test

6–11 March 1981
v
255 (127 overs)
Chetan Chauhan 78
Richard Hadlee 5/47 (33 overs)
286/5 (145 overs)
John Reid 123
Ravi Shastri 2/65 (42 overs)
Match drawn
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Umpires: JBR Hastie, DA Kinsella
Player of the match: John Reid
  • India won the toss and decided to bat

3rd Test

13–18 March 1981
Scorecard
v
238 (130.3 overs)
Syed Kirmani 78
John Bracewell 4/61 (42.3 overs)
366 (186 overs)
John Wright 110
Ravi Shastri 5/125 (56 overs)
284 (120.5 overs)
Sandeep Patil 57
John Bracewell 5/75 (41 overs)
95/5 (62 overs)
Jock Edwards 47
Dilip Doshi 2/18 (19 overs)
Match drawn
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: FR Goodall, SJ Woodward
Player of the match: John Wright, Ravi Shastri
  • India won the toss and decided to bat
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