NZ vs AUS 2nd Final, 31 Jan 1981 Fantasy AI Predictions

Australia

Melbourne

Melbourne Cricket Ground

126/10 (46.4)

Australia chose to BOWL

AUS

130/3 (39.3)

Australia won by 7 wickets (with 63 balls remaining)

Benson & Hedges World Series Cup NZ vs AUS players ODI past performance, current series performance, projected points and selection percentage.

Player					Batting									Bowling										Series Performance							Lineup selection			Match Performance
Name	T	R	S	M#	Bat	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50+	4/6	Bowl	Inn	Wk	Ov	Avg	Eco	SR	4w	Best	C/St	M	A. Pt	Pts	Run	Wk	DT	P	S%	C	VC	iDt	#	PTS	Bat	Bowl	Field
Len Pascoe	AUS	BOWL	✅	29	RHB	11	7	39	15	9.75	38.23	0	2	RF	28	53	9.3	20.11	4.07	29.5	5	5/30	6							11	0	0	0		22	4	0	0	0
Trevor Chappell	AUS	BAT	✅	20	RHB	13	0	229	110	17.61	62.73	1	18	RM	14	19	8.8	28.31	4.38	38.7	0	3/31	8							7	0	0	0	✅	3	80	0	68	8
Mark Burgess	NZ	BAT	✅	26	RHB	20	0	336	47	16.8	65.24	0	21	OB	3	1	4.1	69	5.59	74	0	1/10	8							5	0	0	0		14	23	11	0	8
Geoff Howarth	NZ	BAT	✅	70	RHB	65	5	1384	76	23.06	60.14	6	0	OB	7	3	2.1	22.66	4.53	30	0	1/4	16							3	0	0	0		10	41	7	30	0
Lance Cairns	NZ	BOWL	✅	78	RHB	65	6	987	60	16.72	104.88	2	0	RMF	75	89	8.9	30.52	4.06	45.1	3	5/28	19							10	0	0	0	✅	5	62	18	40	0
Graeme Wood	AUS	BAT	✅	83	LHB	77	11	2219	114	33.62	59.57	14	0	RM	0	0					0	-	17							1	0	0	0	✅	6	52	48	0	0
Richard Hadlee	NZ	ALL	✅	115	LHB	98	17	1751	79	21.61	75.5	4	0	RF	112	158	9.2	21.56	3.3	39.1	6	5/25	27							9	0	0	0	✅	13	32	16	12	0
John Wright	NZ	BAT	✅	149	LHB	148	1	3891	101	26.46	57.18	25	0	RM	3	0	1.3		2		0	-	51							1	0	0	0		15	19	15	0	0
Ian Smith	NZ	WK	✅	98	RHB	77	16	1055	62	17.29	99.43	3	0	RAB	0	0					0	-	86							8	0	0	0	✅	11	39	15	0	20
Allan Border	AUS	BAT	✅	273	LHB	252	39	6524	127	30.62	71.42	42	543	SLA	87	73	5.1	28.36	4.66	36.4	0	3/20	127							2	0	0	0		12	35	23	0	8
Rod Marsh	AUS	WK	✅	92	LHB	76	15	1225	66	20.08	82.26	4	103	OB	0	0					0	-	124							8	0	0	0		19	12	0	0	8
Doug Walters	AUS	BAT	✅	28	RHB	24	6	513	59	28.5	70.08	2	37	RM	10	4	5.2	68.25	5.21	78.5	0	2/24	10							5	0	0	0		21	8	4	0	0
Graeme Beard	AUS	BAT	✅	2	RHB	0	0	0				0	0		2	4	9.3	17.5	3.74	28	0	2/20	0							6	0	0	0	✅	2	82	0	78	0
Paul McEwan	NZ	BOWL	✅	17	RHB	15	0	204	41	13.6	58.95	0	0	RM	10	6	7	58.83	5.04	70	0	2/29	1							6	0	0	0		16	16	12	0	0
Dennis Lillee	AUS	BOWL	✅	63	RHB	34	8	240	42	9.23	75	0	18	RF	63	103	9.5	20.82	3.58	34.8	6	5/34	10							9	0	0	0	✅	4	76	0	72	0
Max Walker	AUS	BOWL	✅	17	RHB	11	3	79	20	9.87	46.47	0	6	RFM	17	20	9.9	27.3	3.25	50.3	1	4/19	6							10	0	0	0	✅	7	46	0	42	0
Kim Hughes	AUS	BAT	✅	97	RHB	88	6	1968	98	24	67.42	17	153	RM	1	0	0.2		24		0	-	27							4	0	0	0		18	12	8	0	0
Ewen Chatfield	NZ	BOWL	✅	114	RHB	48	37	118	19	10.72	34.1	0	6	RMF	112	140	9	25.84	3.57	43.3	4	5/34	19							11	0	0	0	✅	9	42	2	36	0
Bruce Edgar	NZ	BAT	✅	64	LHB	64	5	1814	102	30.74	49.22	11	0	RAB	1	0	2		2.5		0	-	12							2	0	0	0	✅	8	42	38	0	0
Greg Chappell	AUS	BAT	✅	74	RHB	72	14	2331	138	40.18	75.7	17	202	RM	67	72	7.7	29.12	4.04	43.1	2	5/15	23							3	0	0	0	✅	1	138	82	44	8
Jeremy Coney	NZ	ALL	✅	88	RHB	80	19	1874	66	30.72	64.95	8	140	RM	70	54	7	37.75	4.17	54.2	1	4/46	40							4	0	0	0		17	12	8	0	0
Brian McKechnie	NZ	BOWL	✅	14	RHB	8	4	54	27	13.5	37.24	0	0	RFM	14	19	9.7	26.05	3.63	43	0	3/23	2							7	0	0	0		20	10	0	6	0

Completed matches of New Zealand
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
AUS vs NZ	23 Nov - 06:00 AM	Adelaide	New Zealand	AUSAustralia	NZ	217/9 (50.0)	219/7 (49.1)	New Zealand New Zealand won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
AUS vs NZ	25 Nov - 09:00 AM	Sydney	Australia	AUSAustralia	NZ	289/3 (50.0)	195/10 (42.5)	Australia Australia won by 94 runs
NZ vs AUS	07 Dec - 05:30 AM	Melbourne	New Zealand	NZNew Zealand	AUS	156/10 (49.5)	159/6 (47.2)	Australia Australia won by 4 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
IND vs NZ	09 Dec - 08:00 AM	Perth	India	INDIndia	NZ	162/10 (47.4)	157/10 (49.5)	India India won by 5 runs
IND vs NZ	21 Dec - 05:30 AM	Brisbane	India	INDIndia	NZ	204/10 (48.5)	205/7 (48.4)	New Zealand New Zealand won by 3 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
IND vs NZ	23 Dec - 06:00 AM	Adelaide	India	INDIndia	NZ	230/7 (50.0)	224/10 (49.3)	India India won by 6 runs
IND vs NZ	10 Jan - 05:30 AM	Melbourne	New Zealand	INDIndia	NZ	112/9 (34.0)	113/0 (29.0)	New Zealand New Zealand won by 10 wickets (with 30 balls remaining)
NZ vs AUS	13 Jan - 09:00 AM	Sydney	New Zealand	NZNew Zealand	AUS	220/8 (50.0)	219/7 (50.0)	New Zealand New Zealand won by 1 run
NZ vs IND	18 Jan - 05:30 AM	Brisbane	India	NZNew Zealand	IND	242/9 (50.0)	220/10 (48.1)	New Zealand New Zealand won by 22 runs
NZ vs AUS	29 Jan - 09:00 AM	Sydney	Australia	NZNew Zealand	AUS	233/6 (50.0)	155/10 (39.3)	New Zealand New Zealand won by 78 runs
NZ vs AUS	31 Jan - 05:30 AM	Melbourne	Australia	NZNew Zealand	AUS	126/10 (46.4)	130/3 (39.3)	Australia Australia won by 7 wickets (with 63 balls remaining)
AUS vs NZ	01 Feb - 05:30 AM	Melbourne	Australia	AUSAustralia	NZ	235/4 (50.0)	229/8 (50.0)	Australia Australia won by 6 runs
NZ vs AUS	03 Feb - 09:00 AM	Sydney	New Zealand	NZNew Zealand	AUS	215/8 (50.0)	218/4 (47.4)	Australia Australia won by 6 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)

Completed matches of Australia
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
AUS vs NZ	23 Nov - 06:00 AM	Adelaide	New Zealand	AUSAustralia	NZ	217/9 (50.0)	219/7 (49.1)	New Zealand New Zealand won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
AUS vs NZ	25 Nov - 09:00 AM	Sydney	Australia	AUSAustralia	NZ	289/3 (50.0)	195/10 (42.5)	Australia Australia won by 94 runs
IND vs AUS	06 Dec - 05:30 AM	Melbourne	Australia	INDIndia	AUS	208/9 (49.0)	142/10 (42.1)	India India won by 66 runs
NZ vs AUS	07 Dec - 05:30 AM	Melbourne	New Zealand	NZNew Zealand	AUS	156/10 (49.5)	159/6 (47.2)	Australia Australia won by 4 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
IND vs AUS	18 Dec - 09:00 AM	Sydney	Australia	INDIndia	AUS	180/9 (49.0)	183/1 (42.2)	Australia Australia won by 9 wickets (with 40 balls remaining)
IND vs AUS	08 Jan - 05:30 AM	Sydney	Australia	INDIndia	AUS	63/10 (25.5)	64/1 (21.0)	Australia Australia won by 9 wickets (with 174 balls remaining)
IND vs AUS	11 Jan - 05:30 AM	Melbourne	Australia	INDIndia	AUS	192/5 (50.0)	193/3 (47.2)	Australia Australia won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
NZ vs AUS	13 Jan - 09:00 AM	Sydney	New Zealand	NZNew Zealand	AUS	220/8 (50.0)	219/7 (50.0)	New Zealand New Zealand won by 1 run
AUS vs IND	15 Jan - 09:00 AM	Sydney	India	AUSAustralia	IND	242/8 (50.0)	215/8 (50.0)	Australia Australia won by 27 runs
NZ vs AUS	29 Jan - 09:00 AM	Sydney	Australia	NZNew Zealand	AUS	233/6 (50.0)	155/10 (39.3)	New Zealand New Zealand won by 78 runs
NZ vs AUS	31 Jan - 05:30 AM	Melbourne	Australia	NZNew Zealand	AUS	126/10 (46.4)	130/3 (39.3)	Australia Australia won by 7 wickets (with 63 balls remaining)
AUS vs NZ	01 Feb - 05:30 AM	Melbourne	Australia	AUSAustralia	NZ	235/4 (50.0)	229/8 (50.0)	Australia Australia won by 6 runs
NZ vs AUS	03 Feb - 09:00 AM	Sydney	New Zealand	NZNew Zealand	AUS	215/8 (50.0)	218/4 (47.4)	Australia Australia won by 6 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)

Completed matches at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Teams	Date	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
IND vs AUS	06 Dec - 05:30 AM	Australia	INDIndia	AUS	208/9 (49.0)	142/10 (42.1)	India India won by 66 runs
NZ vs AUS	07 Dec - 05:30 AM	New Zealand	NZNew Zealand	AUS	156/10 (49.5)	159/6 (47.2)	Australia Australia won by 4 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
IND vs NZ	10 Jan - 05:30 AM	New Zealand	INDIndia	NZ	112/9 (34.0)	113/0 (29.0)	New Zealand New Zealand won by 10 wickets (with 30 balls remaining)
IND vs AUS	11 Jan - 05:30 AM	Australia	INDIndia	AUS	192/5 (50.0)	193/3 (47.2)	Australia Australia won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
NZ vs AUS	31 Jan - 05:30 AM	Australia	NZNew Zealand	AUS	126/10 (46.4)	130/3 (39.3)	Australia Australia won by 7 wickets (with 63 balls remaining)
AUS vs NZ	01 Feb - 05:30 AM	Australia	AUSAustralia	NZ	235/4 (50.0)	229/8 (50.0)	Australia Australia won by 6 runs

Top batting performance for NZ
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
AUS vs NZ	2	Bruce Edgar	not out	102	141	7	0	72.34
NZ vs AUS	1	John Wright	bowled	81	111	3	0	72.97
NZ vs AUS	1	John Wright	caught	78	135	9	0	57.77
IND vs NZ	2	Bruce Edgar	not out	65	89	4	0	73.03
AUS vs NZ	1	John Wright	caught	60	128	4	0	46.87
NZ vs AUS	1	John Wright	caught	57	88	2	0	64.77
NZ vs AUS	2	John Wright	bowled	57	119	3	0	47.89
NZ vs IND	6	Jeremy Coney	run out	49	58	1	3	84.48
IND vs NZ	4	Jeremy Coney	run out	49	63	3	0	77.77
NZ vs AUS	3	Geoff Howarth	caught	47	68	4	0	69.11
IND vs NZ	6	Jeremy Coney	not out	47	52	4	0	90.38
NZ vs AUS	3	Geoff Howarth	caught	46	55	3	0	83.63
AUS vs NZ	4	Geoff Howarth	caught	46	76	1	0	60.52
NZ vs IND	3	Geoff Howarth	caught	45	55	5	0	81.81
AUS vs NZ	1	John Wright	caught	42	81	4	0	51.85
IND vs NZ	6	Mark Burgess	run out	42	50	2	0	84
IND vs NZ	1	John Wright	caught	42	70	3	0	60
IND vs NZ	3	Paul McEwan	caught	41	76	2	0	53.94
IND vs NZ	1	John Wright	not out	39	87	1	0	44.82
IND vs NZ	8	Lance Cairns	bowled	39	38	3	2	102.63

Top bowling performance for NZ
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
NZ vs AUS	Richard Hadlee	8.3	4	26	5	3.05
IND vs NZ	Richard Hadlee	9	1	32	5	3.55
AUS vs NZ	Ewen Chatfield	10	1	34	5	3.4
IND vs NZ	Gary Troup	9	2	19	4	2.11
NZ vs AUS	Martin Snedden	9	0	27	3	3
NZ vs AUS	Brian McKechnie	9	1	23	3	2.55
NZ vs IND	Martin Snedden	8	0	57	3	7.12
NZ vs IND	Jeremy Coney	10	1	28	3	2.8
IND vs NZ	Gary Troup	10	0	65	3	6.5
IND vs NZ	Martin Snedden	10	2	30	3	3
IND vs NZ	Martin Snedden	10	0	33	3	3.3
AUS vs NZ	Lance Cairns	10	0	58	3	5.8
AUS vs NZ	Martin Snedden	10	0	52	2	5.2
NZ vs AUS	Ewen Chatfield	10	3	38	2	3.8
AUS vs NZ	Brian McKechnie	10	0	53	2	5.3
AUS vs NZ	Lance Cairns	8	2	37	2	4.62
AUS vs NZ	Paul McEwan	5	0	29	2	5.8
IND vs NZ	Jeremy Coney	6	3	18	2	3
IND vs NZ	Martin Snedden	5	0	16	2	3.2
IND vs NZ	Lance Cairns	10	1	53	2	5.3

Top batting performance for AUS
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
AUS vs NZ	3	Greg Chappell	not out	138	109	10	1	126.6
IND vs AUS	2	Allan Border	not out	105	122	12	0	86.06
IND vs AUS	2	Graeme Wood	not out	98	155	8	0	63.22
AUS vs NZ	3	Greg Chappell	caught	90	122	7	0	73.77
NZ vs AUS	3	Greg Chappell	bowled	87	102	5	0	85.29
AUS vs IND	2	Allan Border	caught	85	131	6	0	64.88
AUS vs NZ	2	John Dyson	bowled	79	126	8	0	62.69
AUS vs NZ	3	Greg Chappell	caught	74	80	8	0	92.5
AUS vs NZ	2	Graeme Wood	bowled	72	114	4	0	63.15
AUS vs NZ	1	John Dyson	caught	69	120	4	0	57.5
NZ vs AUS	3	Greg Chappell	not out	58	87	4	0	66.66
NZ vs AUS	6	Allan Border	caught	55	74	6	2	74.32
NZ vs AUS	2	Allan Border	caught	55	111	3	0	49.54
IND vs AUS	3	Greg Chappell	not out	52	99	3	0	52.52
NZ vs AUS	5	Doug Walters	not out	50	72	4	0	69.44
NZ vs AUS	7	Rod Marsh	caught	49	48	4	0	102.08
NZ vs AUS	3	Greg Chappell	stumped	48	70	3	0	68.57
NZ vs AUS	4	Kim Hughes	bowled	47	57	3	0	82.45
AUS vs NZ	6	Rod Marsh	caught	44	30	3	3	146.66
IND vs AUS	5	Doug Walters	not out	43	67	3	0	64.17

Top bowling performance for AUS
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
IND vs AUS	Greg Chappell	9.5	5	15	5	1.52
AUS vs NZ	Len Pascoe	7.5	1	30	5	3.82
AUS vs IND	Dennis Lillee	10	1	32	4	3.2
NZ vs AUS	Len Pascoe	9.5	3	37	4	3.76
NZ vs AUS	Dennis Lillee	10	2	27	3	2.7
AUS vs NZ	Greg Chappell	10	0	43	3	4.3
NZ vs AUS	Len Pascoe	10	0	37	3	3.7
NZ vs AUS	Dennis Lillee	10	3	19	3	1.9
AUS vs NZ	Dennis Lillee	10	2	40	3	4
AUS vs NZ	Graeme Beard	10	0	50	2	5
AUS vs NZ	Trevor Chappell	10	0	57	2	5.7
NZ vs AUS	Dennis Lillee	8	0	25	2	3.12
NZ vs AUS	Graeme Beard	8.4	3	20	2	2.3
NZ vs AUS	Trevor Chappell	10	1	28	2	2.8
NZ vs AUS	Len Pascoe	10	0	48	2	4.8
NZ vs AUS	Dennis Lillee	10	0	47	2	4.7
AUS vs IND	Greg Chappell	10	0	38	2	3.8
NZ vs AUS	Shaun Graf	10	0	40	2	4
IND vs AUS	Greg Chappell	10	4	23	2	2.3
IND vs AUS	Trevor Chappell	9	0	41	2	4.55

New Zealand vs Australia, 2nd Final