# International cricket in 1981–82

The 1981–82 international cricket season was from September 1981 to April 1982.

## Season overview

International tours :
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] |
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Test | ODI | FC | LA |
| 13 November 1981 | Australia | Pakistan | 2–1 [3] | 3–0 [3] | — | — |
| 25 November 1981 | India | England | 1–0 [6] | 2–1 [3] | — | — |
| 26 December 1981 | Australia | West Indies | 1–1 [3] | — | — | — |
| 13 February 1982 | Sri Lanka | England | 0–1 [1] | 1–1 [2] | — | — |
| 13 February 1982 | New Zealand | Australia | 1–1 [3] | 1–2 [3] | — | — |
| 5 March 1982 | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | 2–0 [3] | 2–1 [3] | — | — |
| International tournaments |||||||
| Start date | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Winners | Winners |
| 21 November 1981 | 1981–82 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1981–82 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1981–82 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1981–82 Benson & Hedges World Series | West Indies | West Indies |

## November
### Pakistan in Australia

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 909 | 13–17 November | Greg Chappell | Javed Miandad | WACA Ground, Perth | Australia by 286 runs |
| Test 910 | 27 Nov–1 December | Greg Chappell | Javed Miandad | The Gabba, Brisbane | Australia by 10 wickets |
| Test 913 | 11–15 December | Greg Chappell | Javed Miandad | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Pakistan by an innings and 82 runs |

### 1981–82 Benson & Hedges World Series

Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 122 | 21 November | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | West Indies by 18 runs |
| ODI 122 | 22 November | Australia | Greg Chappell | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Pakistan by 4 wickets |
| ODI 124 | 24 November | Australia | Greg Chappell | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 7 wickets |
| ODI 126 | 5 December | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Pakistan by 8 runs |
| ODI 127 | 6 December | Australia | Greg Chappell | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia by 38 runs |
| ODI 128 | 17 December | Australia | Greg Chappell | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Pakistan by 6 wickets |
| ODI 129 | 19 December | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | West Indies | Geoff Howarth | WACA Ground, Perth | West Indies by 7 wickets |
| ODI 130 | 20 December | Australia | Greg Chappell | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | WACA Ground, Perth | West Indies by 8 wickets |
| ODI 132 | 9 January | Australia | Greg Chappell | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Pakistan by 25 runs |
| ODI 133 | 10 January | Australia | Greg Chappell | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | West Indies by 5 wickets |
| ODI 134 | 12 January | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | West Indies by 7 wickets |
| ODI 135 | 14 January | Australia | Greg Chappell | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 76 runs |
| ODI 136 | 16 January | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | The Gabba, Brisbane | West Indies by 1 wicket (revised) |
| ODI 137 | 17 January | Australia | Greg Chappell | West Indies | Vivian Richards | The Gabba, Brisbane | West Indies by 5 wickets |
| ODI 138 | 19 January | Australia | Greg Chappell | West Indies | Vivian Richards | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 5 runs (revised) |
| Finals |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 139 | 23 January | Australia | Greg Chappell | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | West Indies by 86 runs |
| ODI 140 | 24 January | Australia | Greg Chappell | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | West Indies by 128 runs |
| ODI 141 | 26 January | Australia | Greg Chappell | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 46 runs |
| ODI 142 | 27 January | Australia | Greg Chappell | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | West Indies by 18 runs |

### England in India

ODI Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 125 | 25 November | Sunil Gavaskar | Keith Fletcher | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | England by 5 wickets |
| ODI 131 | 20 December | Sunil Gavaskar | Keith Fletcher | Burlton Park, Jullundur | India by 6 wickets |
| ODI 143 | 27 January | Sunil Gavaskar | Keith Fletcher | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack | India by 5 wickets |
| Test series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 911 | 27 Nov–1 December | Sunil Gavaskar | Keith Fletcher | Wankhede Stadium, Bombay | India by 138 runs |
| Test 912 | 9–14 December | Sunil Gavaskar | Keith Fletcher | Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium, Bangalore | Match drawn |
| Test 914 | 23–28 December | Sunil Gavaskar | Keith Fletcher | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | Match drawn |
| Test 916 | 1–6 January | Sunil Gavaskar | Keith Fletcher | Eden Gardens, Calcutta | Match drawn |
| Test 918 | 13–18 January | Sunil Gavaskar | Keith Fletcher | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras | Match drawn |
| Test 920 | 30 Jan–4 February | Sunil Gavaskar | Keith Fletcher | Green Park Stadium, Kanpur | Match drawn |

## December
### West Indies in Australia

Frank Worrell Trophy Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 915 | 26–30 December | Greg Chappell | Clive Lloyd | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 58 runs |
| Test 917 | 2–6 January | Greg Chappell | Clive Lloyd | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Match drawn |
| Test 919 | 30 Jan–3 February | Greg Chappell | Clive Lloyd | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | West Indies by 5 wickets |

## February
### England in Sri Lanka

ODI Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 145 | 13 February | Bandula Warnapura | Keith Fletcher | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | England by 5 wickets |
| ODI 146 | 14 February | Bandula Warnapura | Keith Fletcher | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 3 runs |
| One-off Test match |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 921 | 17–21 February | Bandula Warnapura | Keith Fletcher | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | England by 7 wickets |

### Australia in New Zealand

ODI Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 144 | 13 February | Geoff Howarth | Greg Chappell | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand by 46 runs |
| ODI 147 | 17 February | Geoff Howarth | Greg Chappell | Carisbrook, Dunedin | Australia by 6 wickets |
| ODI 148 | 20 February | Geoff Howarth | Greg Chappell | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Australia by 8 wickets |
| Test Series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 922 | 26 Feb-2 March | Geoff Howarth | Greg Chappell | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Match drawn |
| Test 924 | 12–16 March | Geoff Howarth | Greg Chappell | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand by 5 wickets |
| Test 926 | 19–22 March | Geoff Howarth | Greg Chappell | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | Australia by 8 wickets |

## March
### Sri Lanka in Pakistan

Test Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 923 | 5–10 March | Javed Miandad | Bandula Warnapura | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by 240 runs |
| Test 925 | 14–19 March | Javed Miandad | Duleep Mendis | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Match drawn |
| Test 927 | 22–27 March | Javed Miandad | Bandula Warnapura | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan by an innings and 102 runs |
| ODI Series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 149 | 12 March | Javed Miandad | Bandula Warnapura | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by 8 wickets |
| ODI 150 | 29 March | Javed Miandad | Bandula Warnapura | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Sri Lanka by 30 runs (revised) |
| ODI 151 | 31 March | Zaheer Abbas | Duleep Mendis | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by 5 wickets |