# 1981–82 Australia Tri-Nation Series

The 1981–82 World Series was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tri-series where Australia played host to Pakistan and West Indies. Australia and West Indies reached the Finals, which West Indies won 3–1.

## Points table

| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | RR |
| West Indies | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4.281 |
| Australia | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.221 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.922 |

## Group stage

* 21 November 1981 Scorecard
| West Indies 245/8 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 227/6 (50 overs) |
| Gordon Greenidge 103 (161) Sarfraz Nawaz 4/37 (9 overs) | | Javed Miandad 74 (81) Andy Roberts 3/42 (10 overs) |
* West Indies won by 18 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Dick French (Aus) and Robin Bailhache (Aus) Player of the match: Gordon Greenidge (WI)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
* Rizwan-uz-Zaman (Pak) made his ODI debut.
* 22 November 1981 Scorecard
| Australia 209/9 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 210/6 (49.2 overs) |
| Kim Hughes 67 (83) Sikander Bakht 4/34 (10 overs) | | Javed Miandad 72 (82) Greg Chappell 3/33 (9 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 4 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bruce Martin (Aus) and Rex Whitehead (Aus) Player of the match: Javed Miandad (Pak)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
* 24 November 1981 (D/N) Scorecard
| West Indies 236/8 (49 overs) | v | Australia 237/3 (47 overs) |
| Clive Lloyd 63 (59) Jeff Thomson 3/55 (10 overs) | | Bruce Laird 117* (159) Michael Holding 1/34 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 7 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Tony Crafter (Aus) and Mel Johnson (Aus) Player of the match: Bruce Laird (Aus)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match was reduced to 49 overs per side due to rain
* 5 December 1981 Scorecard
| Pakistan 140 (49 overs) | v | West Indies 132 (38.5 overs) |
| Zaheer Abbas 46 (114) Malcolm Marshall 2/18 (9 overs) | | Faoud Bacchus 37 (67) Wasim Raja 4/25 (7 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 8 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Bruce Martin (Aus) and Tony Crafter (Aus) Player of the match: Wasim Raja (Pak)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
* Match was reduced to 49 overs per side due to rain
* Jeff Dujon (WI) made his ODI debut.
* 6 December 1981 Scorecard
| Australia 208 (48.3 overs) | v | Pakistan 170/8 (50 overs) |
| Graeme Wood 43* (54) Imran Khan 3/19 (9.3 overs) | | Zaheer Abbas 38 (48) Greg Chappell 3/31 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 38 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Dick French (Aus) and Robin Bailhache (Aus) Player of the match: Greg Chappell (Aus)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* 17 December 1981 Scorecard
| Australia 222/6 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 223/4 (43.2 overs) |
| Rick Darling 74 (100) Mudassar Nazar 3/20 (10 overs) | | Zaheer Abbas 108 (110) Greg Chappell 2/38 (6.2 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 6 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Dick French (Aus) and Mel Johnson (Aus) Player of the match: Mudassar Nazar (Pak)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
* Dirk Wellham (Aus) made his ODI debut.
* 19 December 1981 Scorecard
| Pakistan 160 (44.4 overs) | v | West Indies 161/3 (42.2 overs) |
| Zaheer Abbas 35 (61) Joel Garner 3/23 (9 overs) | | Desmond Haynes 82* (135) Wasim Raja 1/26 (10 overs) |
* West Indies won by 7 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Bruce Martin (Aus) and Rex Whitehead (Aus) Player of the match: Desmond Haynes (WI)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
* Gus Logie (WI) made his ODI debut.
* 20 December 1981 Scorecard
| Australia 188/9 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 190/2 (30 overs) |
| Graeme Wood 54 (83) Malcolm Marshall 3/31 (10 overs) | | Clive Lloyd 80* (82) Dennis Lillee 1/36 (6 overs) |
* West Indies won by 8 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Tony Crafter (Aus) and Robin Bailhache (Aus) Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (WI)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
* 9 January 1982 Scorecard
| Pakistan 218/6 (50 overs) | v | Australia 193 (49 overs) |
| Zaheer Abbas 84 (113) Jeff Thomson 2/55 (10 overs) | | Allan Border 75 (85) Sikander Bakht 2/33 (8 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 25 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Tony Crafter (Aus) and Rex Whitehead (Aus) Player of the match: Zaheer Abbas (Pak)
* Australia won the toss and elected to field.
* 10 January 1982 Scorecard
| Australia 146 (42.5 overs) | v | West Indies 147/5 (47.1 overs) |
| Greg Chappell 59 (96) Michael Holding 4/32 (7.5 overs) | | Jeff Dujon 51* (80) Mick Malone 2/9 (10 overs) |
* West Indies won by 5 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bruce Martin (Aus) and Robin Bailhache (Aus) Player of the match: Jeff Dujon (WI)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* 12 January 1982 (D/N) Scorecard
| Pakistan 191/7 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 192/3 (42.1 overs) |
| Imran Khan 62* (79) Joel Garner 3/17 (10 overs) | | Gordon Greenidge 84 (122) Imran Khan 2/42 (10 overs) |
* West Indies won by 7 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Bruce Martin (Aus) and Mel Johnson (Aus) Player of the match: Gordon Greenidge (WI)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
* Saleem Malik (Pak) made his ODI debut.
* 14 January 1982 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 230/5 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 154 (40.3 overs) |
| Kim Hughes 63* (73) Mudassar Nazar 3/36 (10 overs) | | Mansoor Akhtar 40 (55) Dennis Lillee 2/23 (7.3 overs) |
* Australia won by 76 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Dick French (Aus) and Rex Whitehead (Aus) Player of the match: Kim Hughes (Aus)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
* 16 January 1982 Scorecard
| Pakistan 177/9 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 107/9 (28.5 overs) |
| Mudassar Nazar 40 (90) Joel Garner 3/19 (10 overs) | | Faoud Bacchus 36* (42) Sikander Bakht 3/29 (6.5 overs) |
* West Indies won by 1 wicket The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Dick French (Aus) and Rex Whitehead (Aus) Player of the match: Faoud Bacchus (WI)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
* West Indies were set a revised target of 107 runs in 30 overs due to rain.
* 17 January 1982 Scorecard
| Australia 185/9 (40 overs) | v | West Indies 186/5 (38.4 overs) |
| Greg Chappell 61 (43) Joel Garner 4/45 (9 overs) | | Larry Gomes 56* (84) Jeff Thomson 2/40 (10 overs) |
* West Indies won by 5 wicket The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Tony Crafter (Aus) and Mel Johnson (Aus) Player of the match: Larry Gomes (WI)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
* Match was reduced to 40 overs per side due to rain.
* 19 January 1982 (D/N) Scorecard
| West Indies 189 (50 overs) | v | Australia 168/7 (43.1 overs) |
| Vivian Richards 64 (94) Len Pascoe 3/44 (10 overs) | | John Dyson 37 (75) Andy Roberts 3/15 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 5 runs (ARR method) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Robin Bailhache (Aus) and Mel Johnson (Aus) Player of the match: Andy Roberts (WI)
* Australia won the toss and elected to field.
* When play was halted Australia needed to have scored 164 runs to win.

## Final series

West Indies won the best of five final series against Australia 3–1.

### 1st Final

* 23 January 1982 Scorecard
| West Indies 216/8 (49 overs) | v | Australia 130 (37.4 overs) |
| Vivian Richards 78 (97) Len Pascoe 2/33 (9 overs) | | Rod Marsh 32 (31) Sylvester Clarke 3/22 (9 overs) |
* West Indies won by 86 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Rex Whitehead (Aus) and Mel Johnson (Aus)
* Australia won the toss and elected to field.

### 2nd Final

* 24 January 1982 Scorecard
| West Indies 235/9 (49 overs) | v | Australia 107 (32.2 overs) |
| Vivian Richards 60 (83) Len Pascoe 4/39 (10 overs) | | John Dyson 18 (35) Larry Gomes 3/31 (6 overs) |
* West Indies won by 128 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Dick French (Aus) and Robin Bailhache (Aus)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

### 3rd Final

* 26 January 1982 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 214/8 (49 overs) | v | West Indies 168 (42.5 overs) |
| Allan Border 69 (67) Sylvester Clarke 3/30 (10 overs) | | Clive Lloyd 63 (87) Dennis Lillee 2/18 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 46 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Bruce Martin (Aus) and Tony Crafter (Aus)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

### 4th Final

* 27 January 1982 (D/N) Scorecard
| West Indies 234/6 (49 overs) | v | Australia 216/9 (50 overs) |
| Vivian Richards 70 (88) Jeff Thomson 2/60 (10 overs) | | Graeme Wood 69 (107) Andy Roberts 3/48 (10 overs) |
* West Indies won by 18 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Bruce Martin (Aus) and Tony Crafter (Aus)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.