The 1980–81 Australia Tri-Nation Series (more commonly known as the 1980–81 World Series) was a

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tournament held in Australia from 23 November 1980 to 3 February 1981. It was the second edition of the Australian Tri-Series, with

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playing host to India and New Zealand. The series was a part of the Indian and New Zealand tours. After matches were played in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne,

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and Perth throughout the entire group-stage, Australia and New Zealand qualified for the finals where after the

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in the third final, Australia went on to win 3–1.

Points Table

Fixtures

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Final series

1st Final

2nd Final

3rd Final

4th Final

References

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1980–81 International cricket competitions from 1980–81 to 1985 1980–81