5 worst defeats for Australia in ODIs

#4 8 wicket loss to India in World Championship of Cricket at Melbourne, 1985

Kapil Dev at the Benson and Hedges World Championship of Cricket

The then world champions India delivered outstanding performances en route to lifting the World Championship of Cricket trophy back in 1985 and one of their most impressive victories was against hosts Australia. Considering the magnitude of the tournament, there must have been big hopes from the hosts but in their vital group game against India, Australia were overwhelmed by a superb bowling effort from the eventual champions.

Having elected to field first, India’s opening duo of Kapil Dev and Madan Lal proved too good for the Australians. Before long, Australia had been reduced to 17 for 4 with the entire top 4 back in the pavilion and only an enterprising 60 from wicketkeeper Wayne Phillips saw them reach 163. A performance of that sort from the hosts in the country’s biggest ground was nothing short of an embarrassing and piled on the misery by knocking off the target in 36.1 overs, having lost only 2 wickets.