2003–04 Australia Tri-Series
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Part of the Zimbabwean cricket team in Australia in 2003–04 and the Indian cricket team in Australia in 2003–04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | 9 January 2004 – 8 February 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | Won by ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Player of the series | Adam Gilchrist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2003–04 VB-Series was a cricket tri-series involving touring nations India and Zimbabwe and hosts Australia. Australia won the tournament, who lost one match in the group stage, by defeating India in the 2-match final. Adam Gilchrist was named Man of the Series for his 498 runs at an average of 62.25.
Group stage[]
Table[]
Pos | Team | P | W | L | NR/T | BP | CP | Points | NRR |
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1 | ![]() |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 37 | +1.100 |
2 | ![]() |
8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | +0.282 |
3 | ![]() |
8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | −1.326 |
Key[]
- BP = Bonus points.
- 1 bonus point was awarded to the winning team if their run rate was 1.25x than that of the losing team.
- CP = Consolation points
- 1 consolation point was awarded to the losing team if they denied the winning team from receiving the bonus point.
Points system[]
- Won = 5 points
- Lost = 0 points
- Tie or No result = 3 points
- Standard net run rate rules applied.
Position deciders[]
The deciding factors, in order, on table position were:
- Total points
- Games won
- Head-to-head result
- Bonus points
- Net run rate
Matches[]
Match 1: Australia v India[]
Australia
![]() 288 (48.3 overs) |
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![]() 270 (49 overs) |
Andrew Symonds 88 (102)
Michael Clarke 63 (66) Ajit Agarkar 6/42 (9.3 overs) |
Sourav Ganguly 82 (83)
Sachin Tendulkar 63 (69) Ian Harvey 3/52 (10 overs) |
Ajit Agarkar recorded his first 5 wicket haul, and his best career ODI figures to date.[1]
Match 2: Australia v Zimbabwe[]
Australia
![]() 225/8 (50 overs) |
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![]() 126 (37.3 overs) |
Andrew Symonds 42 (82)
Sean Ervine 3/53 (10 overs) |
Brad Williams took his second 5 wicket haul, and recorded his best bowling figures with his 5/22.[2]
Match 3: India v Zimbabwe[]
Zimbabwe
![]() 208/6 (50 overs) |
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![]() 211/3 (37.4 overs) |
Virender Sehwag 90 (102)
Douglas Hondo 1/39 (8 overs) |
Match 4: Australia v Zimbabwe[]
Australia
![]() 344/7 (50 overs) |
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![]() 196/6 (50 overs) |
Gilchrist's 172 is his personal highest score in both One Day Internationals and List A cricket.[3] It was also the highest score by a wicket-keeper in ODI cricket until Mahendra Singh Dhoni's 183* in 2005.[4]
Match 5: Australia v India[]
India
![]() 303/4 (50 overs) |
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![]() 284 (49.4 overs) |
Matthew Hayden 109 (107)
Lakshmipathy Balaji 4/48 (10 overs) Irfan Pathan 3/64 (9.4 overs) |
Match 6: India v Zimbabwe[]
India
![]() 255/6 (50 overs) |
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![]() 231 (47.1 overs) |
Rahul Dravid 84 (106)
Yuvraj Singh 69 (76) Sean Ervine 3/47 (10 overs) |
Sean Ervine 39 (27)
Sourav Ganguly 3/55 (10 overs) |
Match 7: Australia v India[]
India
![]() 296/4 (50 overs) |
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![]() 225/8 (33.5 overs) |
Yuvraj Singh 139 (122)
VVS Laxman 106* (130) Brett Lee 2/46 (9 overs) |
Adam Gilchrist 95 (72)
Sourav Ganguly 3/41 (7 overs) Irfan Pathan 3/51 (7 overs) |
- Match shortened due to rain; Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 225 runs in 34 overs for Australia.
Match 8: India v Zimbabwe[]
India
![]() 280/7 (50 overs) |
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![]() 277/6 (50 overs) |
Match 9: Australia v Zimbabwe[]
Australia
![]() 279/7 (50 overs) |
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![]() 266/8 (50 overs) |
Match 10: Australia v Zimbabwe[]
Australia
![]() 263/9 (50 overs) |
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- Match abandoned due to rain.
Match 11: Australia v India[]
India
![]() 203 (49 overs) |
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![]() 204/5 (32 overs) |
Yuvraj Singh 47 (62)
Brett Lee 3/22 (10 overs) |
Adam Gilchrist 75 (65)
Andrew Symonds 73 (57) Ajit Agarkar 2/56 (9 overs) |
- Michael Hussey (Aus) made his ODI debut.
Match 12: India v Zimbabwe[]
Zimbabwe
![]() 135 (34.4 overs) |
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![]() 136/6 (30.3 overs) |
Stuart Matsikenyeri 36 (46)
Irfan Pathan 4/24 (10 overs) Amit Bhandari 3/31 (7.4 overs) |
Final series[]
First final[]
India
![]() 222 (49 overs) |
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![]() 224/3 (40.1 overs) |
Ricky Ponting 88 (80)
Lakshmipathy Balaji 3/52 (10 overs) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
Second final[]
Australia
![]() 359/5 (50 overs) |
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![]() 151 (33.2 overs) |
Matthew Hayden 126 (122)
Ashish Nehra 2/63 (10 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
Gallery[]
Match 1 at the MCG
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Statsguru – AB Agarkar – ODI Bowling – Innings by innings list". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
- ^ "Statsguru – BA Williams – ODI Bowling – Innings by Innings list". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
- ^ "Players and Officials – Adam Gilchrist". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 8 July 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
- ^ "Wisden – 2006 – India v Sri Lanka, 2005–06". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
External links[]
- Tournament home at ESPNcricinfo
- VB Series 2003/04 at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- 2004 in Australian cricket
- 2003–04 Australian cricket season
- Australian Tri-Series
- International cricket competitions in 2003–04
- 2004 in Indian cricket
- 2004 in Zimbabwean cricket