2003–04 Australia Tri-Series

November 2021 February 2013 VB Series the Zimbabwean cricket team in Australia in 2003–04and the Indian cricket team in Australia in 2003–04 9 January 2004 – 8 February 2004 Australia Won by AUS Adam Gilchrist AUS IND ZIM Ricky Ponting Sourav Ganguly Heath Streak Gilchrist (498)Hayden (425) VVS Laxman (443)Yuvraj Singh (314) Ervine (265)Carlisle (223) Williams (15)Lee (12) Pathan (16)Balaji (13) Streak (15)Ervine (12) 2002–03 2004–05 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 1 AUS 8 6 1 1 3 1 37 +1.100 2 IND 8 5 3 0 2 2 29 +0.282 3 ZIM 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 9 January 14:15 yes AUS 288 (48.3 overs) 270 (49 overs) IND 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) AUS won by 18 runs (scorecard) Melbourne Cricket Ground, MelbourneAttendance: 63,271 Steve Bucknor (WIN) and Simon Taufel (AUS) Andrew Symonds Ajit Agarkar recorded his first 5 wicket haul, and his best career ODI figures to date.December 2023 Match 2: Australia v Zimbabwe 11 January 14:15 yes AUS 225/8 (50 overs) 126 (37.3 overs) ZIM Andrew Symonds 42 (82) Sean Ervine 3/53 (10 overs) Heath Streak 46 (92) Brad Williams 5/22 (8.3 overs) AUS won by 99 runs (scorecard) Sydney Cricket Ground, SydneyAttendance: 20,538 Rudi Koertzen (RSA) and Simon Taufel (AUS) Brad Williams Brad Williams took his second 5 wicket haul, and recorded his best bowling figures with his 5/22.December 2023 Match 3: India v Zimbabwe 14 January 10:00 ZIM 208/6 (50 overs) 211/3 (37.4 overs) IND Heath Streak 59* (68) Virender Sehwag 2/40 (10 overs) Virender Sehwag 90 (102) Douglas Hondo 1/39 (8 overs) IND won by 7 wickets (scorecard) Bellerive Oval, HobartAttendance: 3,109 Steve Bucknor (WIN) and Peter Parker (AUS) Virender Sehwag Match 4: Australia v Zimbabwe 16 January 10:00 AUS 344/7 (50 overs) 196/6 (50 overs) ZIM Adam Gilchrist 172 (126)Matthew Hayden 63 (75) Heath Streak 3/50 (10 overs) Heath Streak 64* (82) Brett Lee 1/29 (10 overs) AUS won by 148 runs (scorecard) Bellerive Oval, Hobart Attendance: 12,715 Steve Davis (AUS) and Rudi Koertzen (RSA) Adam Gilchrist Gilchrist's 172 is his personal highest score in both One Day Internationals and List A cricket.http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/5390.html Players and Officials – Adam Gilchrist ESPNcricinfo 20 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070708114925/http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/5390.html 8 July 2007 live It was also the highest score by a wicket-keeper in ODI cricket until Mahendra Singh Dhoni's 183* in 2005.http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/289060.html Wisden – 2006 – India v Sri Lanka, 2005–06 ESPNcricinfo 20 July 2007 Match 5: Australia v India 18 January 13:15 yes IND 303/4 (50 overs) 284 (49.4 overs) AUS VVS Laxman 103* (113)Sachin Tendulkar 86 (95)Rahul Dravid 74 (64) Brad Williams 1/40 (8 overs) Matthew Hayden 109 (107) Lakshmipathy Balaji 4/48 (10 overs)Irfan Pathan 3/64 (9.4 overs) IND won by 19 runs (scorecard) The Gabba, WoolloongabbaAttendance: 35,052 Steve Bucknor (WIN) and Peter Parker (AUS) VVS Laxman Match 6: India v Zimbabwe 20 January 13:15 yes IND 255/6 (50 overs) 231 (47.1 overs) ZIM Rahul Dravid 84 (106)Yuvraj Singh 69 (76) Sean Ervine 3/47 (10 overs) Sean Ervine 39 (27) Sourav Ganguly 3/55 (10 overs) IND won by 24 runs (scorecard) The Gabba, WoolloongabbaAttendance: 9,638 Steve Davis (AUS) and Rudi Koertzen (RSA) Yuvraj Singh Match 7: Australia v India 22 January 14:15 yes IND 296/4 (50 overs) 225/8 (33.5 overs) AUS 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) AUS won by 2 wickets (DL) (scorecard) Sydney Cricket Ground, SydneyAttendance: 39,088 Steve Bucknor (WIN) and Daryl Harper (AUS) Yuvraj Singh Match shortened due to rain; Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 225 runs in 34 overs for Australia. Match 8: India v Zimbabwe 24 January 13:45 yes IND 280/7 (50 overs) 277/6 (50 overs) ZIM VVS Laxman 131 (138)Rahul Dravid 56 (72)Rohan Gavaskar 54 (62) Heath Streak 3/53 (10 overs) Stuart Carlisle 109 (128)Sean Ervine 100 (100) Ajit Agarkar 3/39 (10 overs) IND won by 3 runs (scorecard) Adelaide Oval, AdelaideAttendance: 8,680 Daryl Harper (AUS) and Rudi Koertzen (RSA) VVS Laxman Match 9: Australia v Zimbabwe 26 January 13:45 yes AUS 279/7 (50 overs) 266/8 (50 overs) ZIM Michael Bevan 75 (91)Ricky Ponting 63 (71) Heath Streak 3/45 (10 overs) Grant Flower 94 (106) Brad Williams 2/38 (8 overs) AUS won by 13 runs (scorecard) Adelaide Oval, AdelaideAttendance: 27,612 Steve Bucknor (WIN) and Steve Davis (AUS) Grant Flower Match 10: Australia v Zimbabwe 29 January 14:15 yes AUS 263/9 (50 overs) ZIM Michael Bevan 56 (56) Heath Streak 2/47 (10 overs) No result (scorecard) Melbourne Cricket Ground, MelbourneAttendance: 15,218 Rudi Koertzen (RSA) and Peter Parker (AUS) Match abandoned due to rain. Match 11: Australia v India 1 February 10:30 IND 203 (49 overs) 204/5 (32 overs) AUS Yuvraj Singh 47 (62) Brett Lee 3/22 (10 overs) Adam Gilchrist 75 (65)Andrew Symonds 73 (57) Ajit Agarkar 2/56 (9 overs) AUS won by 5 wickets (scorecard) WACA Ground, PerthAttendance: 18,858 Steve Bucknor (WIN) and Daryl Harper (AUS) Adam Gilchrist Michael Hussey (Aus) made his ODI debut. Match 12: India v Zimbabwe 3 February 12:30 yes ZIM 135 (34.4 overs) 136/6 (30.3 overs) IND Stuart Matsikenyeri 36 (46) Irfan Pathan 4/24 (10 overs)Amit Bhandari 3/31 (7.4 overs) Hemang Badani 34 (59) Sean Ervine 2/29 (8.3 overs) IND won by 4 wickets (scorecard) WACA Ground, PerthAttendance: 4,053 Rudi Koertzen (RSA) and Simon Taufel (AUS) Irfan Pathan Final series First final 6 February 14:15 yes IND 222 (49 overs) 224/3 (40.1 overs) AUS Hemang Badani 60* (81) Brett Lee 2/34 (9 overs) Ricky Ponting 88 (80) Lakshmipathy Balaji 3/52 (10 overs) Australia won by 7 wickets Scorecard Melbourne Cricket Ground, MelbourneAttendance: 44,737 Steve Bucknor (Win) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Ricky Ponting (Aus) India won the toss and elected to bat. Second final 8 February 14:15 yes AUS 359/5 (50 overs) 151 (33.2 overs) IND Matthew Hayden 126 (122) Ashish Nehra 2/63 (10 overs) Irfan Pathan 30 (41) Brad Williams 2/12 (6.2 overs) Australia won by 208 runs Scorecard Sydney Cricket Ground, SydneyAttendance: 39,760 Daryl Harper (AUS) and Rudi Koertzen (RSA) Matthew Hayden (Aus) Australia won the toss and elected to bat. Gallery See also Indian cricket team in Australia in 2003–04 Zimbabwean cricket team in Australia in 2003–04 References External links Tournament home at ESPNcricinfo Archive/Events/3/VB_Series_2003-04 VB Series 2003/04 VB Series VB Series Category:Australian Tri-Series Category:International cricket competitions in 2003–04 Category:2004 in Indian cricket Category:2004 in Zimbabwean cricket