Australian cricket team in India in 1979–80
| Australian cricket team in India in 1979 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| India | Australia | ||
| Dates | 1 September – 7 November 1979 | ||
| Captains | Sunil Gavaskar | Kim Hughes | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | India won the 6-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Gundappa Viswanath (518) | Kim Hughes (594) | |
| Most wickets | Kapil Dev (28) | Geoff Dymock (24) | |
The Australian cricket team toured India in 1979 to play a six-match Test series against India.
India won the series 2–0. It was the last series played by an Australian side before the Australian Cricket Board and World Series Cricket made a compromise. It was the first time India had beaten Australia in a series.