The 2004–05 international cricket season was from September 2004 to April 2005. There were no major tournaments played during this time. The season included the first-ever Twenty20 International match.[1]
Season overview [ ]
Pre-season rankings [ ]
ICC Test Championship 31 August 2004 [2]
Pos
Nation
Points
1
Australia
129
2
England
109
3
Pakistan
105
4
India
104
5
Sri Lanka
103
6
South Africa
102
7
New Zealand
94
8
West Indies
73
9
Zimbabwe
51
10
Bangladesh
1
ICC ODI Championship 31 August 2004
Rank
Team
Matches
Points
Rating
1
Australia
30
4143
138
2
Sri Lanka
30
3679
123
3
New Zealand
24
2810
117
4
Pakistan
33
3477
105
5
India
29
2977
103
6
South Africa
27
2766
102
7
England
18
1842
102
8
West Indies
22
2213
101
9
Zimbabwe
23
1412
61
10
Kenya
6
169
28
11
Bangladesh
0
0
0
Reference: ICC ODI Championship , 2 September 2004
September [ ]
Paktel Cup [ ]
Pos
Team
1
Pakistan
4
4
0
0
0
+0.612
21
2
Sri Lanka
4
1
2
0
1
+0.499
11
3
Zimbabwe
4
0
3
0
1
–1.508
4
Group stage
No.
Date
Team 1
Captain 1
Team 2
Captain 2
Venue
Result
ODI 2183
30 September
Pakistan
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Zimbabwe
Tatenda Taibu
Multan Cricket Stadium , Multan
Pakistan by 144 runs
ODI 2184
3 October
Pakistan
Yousuf Youhana
Zimbabwe
Tatenda Taibu
Arbab Niaz Stadium , Peshawar
Pakistan by 3 wickets
ODI 2185
6 October
Pakistan
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Sri Lanka
Marvan Atapattu
National Stadium, Karachi
Pakistan by 8 wickets
ODI 2186
9 October
Sri Lanka
Marvan Atapattu
Zimbabwe
Tatenda Taibu
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi
Sri Lanka by 7 wickets
ODI 2186a
11 October
Sri Lanka
Marvan Atapattu
Zimbabwe
Tatenda Taibu
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi
Match abandoned
ODI 2187
14 October
Pakistan
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Sri Lanka
Marvan Atapattu
Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore
Pakistan by 6 wickets
Final
ODI 2188
16 October
Pakistan
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Sri Lanka
Marvan Atapattu
Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore
Sri Lanka by 119 runs
October [ ]
Australia in India [ ]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test series
Test 1713
6–10 October
Sourav Ganguly
Adam Gilchrist
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium , Bangalore
Australia by 217 runs
Test 1714
14–18 October
Sourav Ganguly
Adam Gilchrist
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium , Chennai
Match drawn
Test 1718
26–29 October
Rahul Dravid
Adam Gilchrist
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground , Nagpur
Australia by 342 runs
Test 1720
3–5 November
Rahul Dravid
Ricky Ponting
Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai
India by 13 runs
New Zealand in Bangladesh [ ]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test series
Test 1715
19–22 October
Khaled Mashud
Stephen Fleming
Bangabandhu National Stadium , Dhaka
New Zealand by innings and 99 runs
Test 1717
26–29 October
Khaled Mashud
Stephen Fleming
M. A. Aziz Stadium , Chittagong
New Zealand by innings and 101 runs
ODI series
ODI 2189
2 November
Habibul Bashar
Daniel Vettori
M. A. Aziz Stadium , Chittagong
New Zealand by 138 runs
ODI 2190
5 November
Habibul Bashar
Daniel Vettori
Bangabandhu National Stadium , Dhaka
New Zealand by 3 wickets
ODI 2191
7 November
Khaled Mashud
Daniel Vettori
Bangabandhu National Stadium , Dhaka
New Zealand by 83 runs
Sri Lanka in Pakistan [ ]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test series
Test 1716
20–24 October
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Marvan Atapattu
Iqbal Stadium , Faisalabad
Sri Lanka by 201 runs
Test 1719
28 October–1 November
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Marvan Atapattu
National Stadium , Karachi
Pakistan by 6 wickets
November [ ]
BCCI Platinum Jubilee Match [ ]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Only ODI
ODI 2192
13 November
Sourav Ganguly
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Eden Gardens , Kolkata
Pakistan by 6 wickets
New Zealand in Australia [ ]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test series
Test 1721
18–21 November
Ricky Ponting
Stephen Fleming
The Gabba , Brisbane
Australia by innings and 156 runs
Test 1723
26–30 November
Ricky Ponting
Stephen Fleming
Adelaide Oval , Adelaide
Australia by 213 runs
ODI series
ODI 2196
5 December
Ricky Ponting
Stephen Fleming
Docklands Stadium , Melbourne
New Zealand by 4 wickets
ODI 2198
8 December
Ricky Ponting
Stephen Fleming
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
Australia by 17 runs
ODI 2198a
10 December
Ricky Ponting
Stephen Fleming
The Gabba , Brisbane
Match abandoned
South Africa In India [ ]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test series
Test 1722
20–24 November
Sourav Ganguly
Graeme Smith
Green Park Stadium , Kanpur
Match drawn
Test 1724
28 November–2 December
Sourav Ganguly
Graeme Smith
Eden Gardens , Kolkata
India by 8 wickets
England in Zimbabwe [ ]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI series
ODI 2193
28 November
Tatenda Taibu
Michael Vaughan
Harare Sports Club , Harare
England by 5 wickets
ODI 2194
1 December
Tatenda Taibu
Michael Vaughan
Harare Sports Club , Harare
England by 161 runs
ODI 2195
4 December
Tatenda Taibu
Michael Vaughan
Queens Sports Club , Bulawayo
England by 8 wickets
ODI 2197
5 December
Tatenda Taibu
Michael Vaughan
Queens Sports Club , Bulawayo
England by 74 runs
December [ ]
India in Bangladesh [ ]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test series
Test 1725
10–13 December
Habibul Bashar
Sourav Ganguly
Bangabandhu National Stadium , Dhaka
India by innings and 140 runs
Test 1727
17–20 December
Habibul Bashar
Sourav Ganguly
MA Aziz Stadium , Chittagong
India by innings and 83 runs
ODI series
ODI 2199
23 December
Habibul Bashar
Sourav Ganguly
MA Aziz Stadium , Chittagong
India by 11 runs
ODI 2201
26 December
Habibul Bashar
Sourav Ganguly
Bangabandhu National Stadium , Dhaka
Bangladesh by 15 runs
ODI 2202
27 December
Habibul Bashar
Sourav Ganguly
Bangabandhu National Stadium , Dhaka
India by 91 runs
Pakistan in Australia [ ]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test series
Test 1726
16–19 December
Ricky Ponting
Inzamam-ul-Haq
WACA Ground , Perth
Australia by 491 runs
Test 1729
26–29 December
Ricky Ponting
Yousuf Youhana
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
Australia by 9 wickets
Test 1731
2–5 January
Ricky Ponting
Yousuf Youhana
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
Australia by 9 wickets
England in South Africa [ ]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test series
Test 1728
17–21 December
Graeme Smith
Michael Vaughan
St. George's Park , Port Elizabeth
England by 7 wickets
Test 1730
26–30 December
Graeme Smith
Michael Vaughan
Kingsmead , Durban
Match drawn
Test 1732
2–6 January
Graeme Smith
Michael Vaughan
Newlands , Cape Town
South Africa by 196 runs
Test 1734
13–17 January
Graeme Smith
Michael Vaughan
New Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg
England by 77 runs
Test 1736
21–25 January
Graeme Smith
Michael Vaughan
SuperSport Park , Centurion
Match drawn
ODI series
ODI 2216
30 January
Graeme Smith
Michael Vaughan
New Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg
England by 26 runs (D/L )
ODI 2219
2 February
Graeme Smith
Michael Vaughan
Goodyear Park , Bloemfontein
Match tied
ODI 2221
4 February
Graeme Smith
Marcus Trescothick
St. George's Park , Port Elizabeth
South Africa by 3 wickets
ODI 2223
6 February
Graeme Smith
Michael Vaughan
Newlands , Cape Town
South Africa by 108 runs
ODI 2224
9 February
Graeme Smith
Michael Vaughan
Buffalo Park , East London
South Africa by 7 runs
ODI 2225
11 February
Graeme Smith
Michael Vaughan
Kingsmead , Durban
No result
ODI 2226
13 February
Graeme Smith
Michael Vaughan
SuperSport Park , Centurion
South Africa by 3 wickets
Sri Lanka in New Zealand [ ]
The second to fifth ODIs were cancelled to allow the Sri Lankan team to return home following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami on 26 December.[3]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI series
ODI 2200
26 December
Stephen Fleming
Marvan Atapattu
Eden Park , Auckland
New Zealand by 7 wickets
ODI 2202a
29 December
Stephen Fleming
Marvan Atapattu
McLean Park , Napier
Match cancelled
ODI 2202b
2 January
Stephen Fleming
Marvan Atapattu
Queenstown Events Centre , Queenstown
Match cancelled
ODI 2202c
4 January
Stephen Fleming
Marvan Atapattu
Jade Stadium , Christchurch
Match cancelled
ODI 2202d
8 January
Stephen Fleming
Marvan Atapattu
Westpac Stadium , Wellington
Match cancelled
Test series
Test 1746
4–8 April
Stephen Fleming
Marvan Atapattu
McLean Park , Napier
Match drawn
Test 1748
11–14 April
Stephen Fleming
Marvan Atapattu
Basin Reserve , Wellington
New Zealand by an innings and 38 runs
January [ ]
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh [ ]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test series
Test 1733
6–10 January
Habibul Bashar
Tatenda Taibu
MA Aziz Stadium , Chittagong
Bangladesh by 226 runs
Test 1735
14–18 January
Habibul Bashar
Tatenda Taibu
Bangabandhu National Stadium , Dhaka
Match drawn
ODI series
ODI 2207
20 January
Habibul Bashar
Tatenda Taibu
Bangabandhu National Stadium , Dhaka
Zimbabwe by 22 runs
ODI 2210
24 January
Habibul Bashar
Tatenda Taibu
MA Aziz Stadium , Chittagong
Zimbabwe by 31 runs
ODI 2211
26 January
Habibul Bashar
Tatenda Taibu
MA Aziz Stadium , Chittagong
Bangladesh by 40 runs
ODI 2214
29 January
Habibul Bashar
Tatenda Taibu
Bangabandhu National Stadium , Dhaka
Bangladesh by 58 runs
ODI 2217
31 January
Habibul Bashar
Tatenda Taibu
Bangabandhu National Stadium , Dhaka
Bangladesh by 8 wickets
World Cricket Tsunami Appeal [ ]
Main article: World Cricket Tsunami Appeal
No.
Date
ICC World XI captain
Asia XI captain
Venue
Result
Only ODI
ODI 2203
10 January
Ricky Ponting
Sourav Ganguly
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
ICC World XI by 112 runs
VB Series [ ]
Pos
Team
1
Australia
6
4
1
1
3
27
+1.082
2
Pakistan
6
3
0
3
2
17
–0.295
3
West Indies
6
1
1
4
2
10
–0.718
No.
Date
Team 1
Captain 1
Team 2
Captain 2
Venue
Result
Group stage
ODI 2204
14 January
Australia
Ricky Ponting
West Indies
Brian Lara
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
Australia by 116 runs
ODI 2205
16 January
Australia
Ricky Ponting
Pakistan
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Bellerive Oval , Hobart
Australia by 4 wickets (D/L )
ODI 2206
19 January
West Indies
Brian Lara
Pakistan
Inzamam-ul-Haq
The Gabba , Brisbane
Pakistan by 6 wickets
ODI 2208
21 January
Australia
Ricky Ponting
West Indies
Brian Lara
The Gabba , Brisbane
No result
ODI 2209
23 January
Australia
Ricky Ponting
Pakistan
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
Australia by 9 wickets
ODI 2212
26 January
Australia
Ricky Ponting
West Indies
Brian Lara
Adelaide Oval , Adelaide
Australia by 73 runs
ODI 2213
28 January
Pakistan
Inzamam-ul-Haq
West Indies
Brian Lara
Adelaide Oval , Adelaide
West Indies by 58 runs
ODI 2215
30 January
Australia
Ricky Ponting
Pakistan
Inzamam-ul-Haq
WACA Ground , Perth
Pakistan by 3 wickets
ODI 2218
1 February
Pakistan
Inzamam-ul-Haq
West Indies
Brian Lara
WACA Ground , Perth
Pakistan by 30 runs
Finals
ODI 2220
4 February
Australia
Ricky Ponting
Pakistan
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
Australia by 18 runs
ODI 2222
6 February
Australia
Ricky Ponting
Pakistan
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
Australia by 31 runs
February [ ]
Australia in New Zealand [ ]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Only T20I
T20I 1
17 February
Stephen Fleming
Ricky Ponting
Eden Park , Auckland
Australia by 44 runs
ODI series
ODI 2227
19 February
Stephen Fleming
Ricky Ponting
Westpac Stadium , Wellington
Australia by 10 runs
ODI 2228
22 February
Stephen Fleming
Ricky Ponting
Jade Stadium , Christchurch
Australia by 106 runs
ODI 2230
26 February
Stephen Fleming
Ricky Ponting
Eden Park , Auckland
Australia by 86 runs
ODI 2232
1 March
Stephen Fleming
Adam Gilchrist
Basin Reserve , Wellington
Australia by 7 wickets
ODI 2234
5 March
Stephen Fleming
Ricky Ponting
McLean Park , Napier
Australia by 122 runs
Test series
Test 1739
10–13 March
Stephen Fleming
Ricky Ponting
Jade Stadium , Christchurch
Australia by 9 wickets
Test 1742
18–22 March
Stephen Fleming
Ricky Ponting
Basin Reserve , Wellington
Match drawn
Test 1744
26–29 March
Stephen Fleming
Ricky Ponting
Eden Park , Auckland
Australia by 9 wickets
Zimbabwe in South Africa [ ]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI series
ODI 2229
25 February
Graeme Smith
Tatenda Taibu
New Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg
South Africa by 165 runs
ODI 2231
27 February
Graeme Smith
Tatenda Taibu
Kingsmead , Durban
South Africa by 131 runs
ODI 2233
2 March
Nicky Boje
Tatenda Taibu
St George's Park , Port Elizabeth
South Africa by 5 wickets
Test series
Test 1737
4–5 March
Graeme Smith
Tatenda Taibu
Newlands , Cape Town
South Africa by an innings and 21 runs
Test 1740
11–13 March
Graeme Smith
Tatenda Taibu
SuperSport Park , Centurion
South Africa by an innings and 62 runs
March [ ]
Pakistan in India [ ]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test series
Test 1738
8–12 March
Sourav Ganguly
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium , Mohali
Match drawn
Test 1741
16–20 March
Sourav Ganguly
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Eden Gardens , Kolkata
India by 195 runs
Test 1743
24–28 March
Sourav Ganguly
Inzamam-ul-Haq
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium , Bangalore
Pakistan by 168 runs
ODI series
ODI 2235
2 April
Sourav Ganguly
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Nehru Stadium , Kochi
India by 87 runs
ODI 2236
5 April
Sourav Ganguly
Inzamam-ul-Haq
ACA-VDCA Stadium , Visakhapatnam
India by 58 runs
ODI 2237
9 April
Sourav Ganguly
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Keenan Stadium , Jamshedpur
Pakistan by 106 runs
ODI 2238
12 April
Sourav Ganguly
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Sardar Patel Stadium , Ahmedabad
Pakistan by 3 wickets
ODI 2239
15 April
Rahul Dravid
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Green Park Stadium , Kanpur
Pakistan by 5 wickets
ODI 2240
17 April
Rahul Dravid
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Feroz Shah Kotla Ground , Delhi
Pakistan by 159 runs
South Africa in the West Indies [ ]
Main article: South African cricket team in West Indies in 2005
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test series
Test 1745
31 March–4 April
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Graeme Smith
Bourda , Georgetown , Guyana
Match drawn
Test 1747
8–12 April
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Graeme Smith
Queen's Park Oval , Port of Spain , Trinidad
South Africa by 8 wickets
Test 1749
21–24 April
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Graeme Smith
Kensington Oval , Bridgetown , Barbados
South Africa by an innings and 86 runs
Test 1750
29 April–3 May
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Graeme Smith
Antigua Recreation Ground , St John's , Antigua
Match drawn
ODI series
ODI 2241
7 May
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Graeme Smith
Sabina Park , Kingston , Jamaica
South Africa by 8 wickets
ODI 2242
8 May
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Graeme Smith
Sabina Park , Kingston , Jamaica
South Africa by 8 wickets (D/L )
ODI 2243
11 May
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Graeme Smith
Kensington Oval , Bridgetown , Barbados
South Africa by 1 run
ODI 2244
14 May
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Shaun Pollock
Queen's Park Oval , Port of Spain , Trinidad
South Africa by 6 wickets
ODI 2245
15 May
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Shaun Pollock
Queen's Park Oval , Port of Spain , Trinidad
South Africa by 7 wickets
References [ ]
External links [ ]
International cricket seasons
Preceding season: International cricket in 2004
September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 Following season: International cricket in 2005