RESULT
Australia vs West Indies Live Score, 9 December, 1979, Commonwealth Bank Series, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Ball-by-Ball Match Updates
WI
271/2 (48.0 ov)
AUS
191/8 (48.0 ov)
West Indies won by 80 runs
Best Performance
West Indies
Batting
IVA Richards
SR 117.69 • 164s 16s
153*
(130)
DL Haynes
SR 65.57 • 54s 06s
80
(122)
Bowling
MA Holding
10 Overs • ECO 2.90
2/29
A Roberts
8 Overs • ECO 4.13
2/33
Australia
Batting
AR Border
SR 75.86 • 24s 06s
44
(58)
G Chappell
SR 147.62 • 34s 06s
31
(21)
Bowling
JR Thomson
8 Overs • ECO 5.38
1/43
D Lillee
10 Overs • ECO 4.80
1/48
Scoring Breakdown & Key Stats
271/2 (48.0 ov)
- Top Scorer IVA Richards 153 (130)
- Top Wicket-taker JR Thomson 1/43
- Boundaries 24 4s • 1 6s
- Extras 11
191/8 (48.0 ov)
- Top Scorer AR Border 44 (58)
- Top Wicket-taker MA Holding 2/29
- Boundaries 10 4s • 1 6s
- Extras 7
Match Information
- SERIES
- Commonwealth Bank Series
- DATE & TIME
- Sunday, December 09, 1979 · 07:30 PM
- TOSS
- Toss Australia won the toss and elected to field
Playing XI
WI
Lawrence Rowe
Andy Roberts
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne, Australia
Matches played
148
Avg 1st Inn Score
223
Highest total
355
Bat-first win
49%
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
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