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.
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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 VB SeriesPart of the Zimbabwean cricket team in Australia in 2003 04and the Indian cricket team in Australia in 2003 04Date9 January 2004 8 February 2004LocationAustraliaResultWon by AustraliaPlayer of the seriesAdam GilchristTeams Australia India ZimbabweCaptainsRicky PontingSourav GangulyHeath StreakMost runsGilchrist 498 Hayden 425 VVS Laxman 443 Yuvraj Singh 314 Ervine 265 Carlisle 223 Most wicketsWilliams 15 Lee 12 Pathan 16 Balaji 13 Streak 15 Ervine 12 2002 032004 05 Contents 1 Group stage 1 1 Table 1 1 1 Key 1 1 2 Points system 1 1 3 Position deciders 1 2 Matches 1 2 1 Match 1 Australia v India 1 2 2 Match 2 Australia v Zimbabwe 1 2 3 Match 3 India v Zimbabwe 1 2 4 Match 4 Australia v Zimbabwe 1 2 5 Match 5 Australia v India 1 2 6 Match 6 India v Zimbabwe 1 2 7 Match 7 Australia v India 1 2 8 Match 8 India v Zimbabwe 1 2 9 Match 9 Australia v Zimbabwe 1 2 10 Match 10 Australia v Zimbabwe 1 2 11 Match 11 Australia v India 1 2 12 Match 12 India v Zimbabwe 2 Final series 2 1 First final 2 2 Second final 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksGroup stage editTable edit Pos Team P W L NR T BP CP Points NRR 1 nbsp Australia 8 6 1 1 3 1 37 1 100 2 nbsp India 8 5 3 0 2 2 29 0 282 3 nbsp Zimbabwe 8 0 7 1 0 3 6 1 326 Key edit 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 edit Won 5 points Lost 0 points Tie or No result 3 points Standard net run rate rules applied Position deciders edit The deciding factors in order on table position were Total points Games won Head to head result Bonus points Net run rate Matches edit Match 1 Australia v India edit 9 January 14 15 D N scorecard Australia nbsp 288 48 3 overs v nbsp India270 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 nbsp Australia won by 18 runsMelbourne Cricket Ground MelbourneAttendance 63 271 Umpires Steve Bucknor WIN and Simon Taufel AUS Player of the match Andrew Symonds Ajit Agarkar recorded his first 5 wicket haul and his best career ODI figures to date citation needed Match 2 Australia v Zimbabwe edit 11 January 14 15 D N scorecard Australia nbsp 225 8 50 overs v nbsp Zimbabwe126 37 3 overs Andrew Symonds 42 82 Sean Ervine 3 53 10 overs Heath Streak 46 92 Brad Williams 5 22 8 3 overs nbsp Australia won by 99 runsSydney Cricket Ground SydneyAttendance 20 538 Umpires Rudi Koertzen RSA and Simon Taufel AUS Player of the match Brad Williams Brad Williams took his second 5 wicket haul and recorded his best bowling figures with his 5 22 citation needed Match 3 India v Zimbabwe edit 14 January 10 00 scorecard Zimbabwe nbsp 208 6 50 overs v nbsp India211 3 37 4 overs Heath Streak 59 68 Virender Sehwag 2 40 10 overs Virender Sehwag 90 102 Douglas Hondo 1 39 8 overs nbsp India won by 7 wicketsBellerive Oval HobartAttendance 3 109 Umpires Steve Bucknor WIN and Peter Parker AUS Player of the match Virender Sehwag Match 4 Australia v Zimbabwe edit 16 January 10 00 scorecard Australia nbsp 344 7 50 overs v nbsp Zimbabwe196 6 50 overs Adam Gilchrist 172 126 Matthew Hayden 63 75 Heath Streak 3 50 10 overs Heath Streak 64 82 Brett Lee 1 29 10 overs nbsp Australia won by 148 runsBellerive Oval Hobart Attendance 12 715 Umpires Steve Davis AUS and Rudi Koertzen RSA Player of the match Adam Gilchrist Gilchrist s 172 is his personal highest score in both One Day Internationals and List A cricket 1 It was also the highest score by a wicket keeper in ODI cricket until Mahendra Singh Dhoni s 183 in 2005 2 Match 5 Australia v India edit 18 January 13 15 D N scorecard India nbsp 303 4 50 overs v nbsp Australia284 49 4 overs 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 nbsp India won by 19 runsThe Gabba WoolloongabbaAttendance 35 052 Umpires Steve Bucknor WIN and Peter Parker AUS Player of the match VVS Laxman Match 6 India v Zimbabwe edit 20 January 13 15 D N scorecard India nbsp 255 6 50 overs v nbsp Zimbabwe231 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 nbsp India won by 24 runsThe Gabba WoolloongabbaAttendance 9 638 Umpires Steve Davis AUS and Rudi Koertzen RSA Player of the match Yuvraj Singh Match 7 Australia v India edit 22 January 14 15 D N scorecard India nbsp 296 4 50 overs v nbsp Australia225 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 nbsp Australia won by 2 wickets DL Sydney Cricket Ground SydneyAttendance 39 088 Umpires Steve Bucknor WIN and Daryl Harper AUS Player of the match 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 edit 24 January 13 45 D N scorecard India nbsp 280 7 50 overs v nbsp Zimbabwe277 6 50 overs 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 nbsp India won by 3 runsAdelaide Oval AdelaideAttendance 8 680 Umpires Daryl Harper AUS and Rudi Koertzen RSA Player of the match VVS Laxman Match 9 Australia v Zimbabwe edit 26 January 13 45 D N scorecard Australia nbsp 279 7 50 overs v nbsp Zimbabwe266 8 50 overs Michael Bevan 75 91 Ricky Ponting 63 71 Heath Streak 3 45 10 overs Grant Flower 94 106 Brad Williams 2 38 8 overs nbsp Australia won by 13 runsAdelaide Oval AdelaideAttendance 27 612 Umpires Steve Bucknor WIN and Steve Davis AUS Player of the match Grant Flower Match 10 Australia v Zimbabwe edit 29 January 14 15 D N scorecard Australia nbsp 263 9 50 overs v nbsp Zimbabwe Michael Bevan 56 56 Heath Streak 2 47 10 overs No resultMelbourne Cricket Ground MelbourneAttendance 15 218 Umpires Rudi Koertzen RSA and Peter Parker AUS Match abandoned due to rain Match 11 Australia v India edit 1 February 10 30 scorecard India nbsp 203 49 overs v nbsp Australia204 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 nbsp Australia won by 5 wicketsWACA Ground PerthAttendance 18 858 Umpires Steve Bucknor WIN and Daryl Harper AUS Player of the match Adam Gilchrist Michael Hussey Aus made his ODI debut Match 12 India v Zimbabwe edit 3 February 12 30 D N scorecard Zimbabwe nbsp 135 34 4 overs v nbsp India136 6 30 3 overs 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 nbsp India won by 4 wicketsWACA Ground PerthAttendance 4 053 Umpires Rudi Koertzen RSA and Simon Taufel AUS Player of the match Irfan PathanFinal series editFirst final edit 6 February 14 15 D N Scorecard India nbsp 222 49 overs v nbsp Australia224 3 40 1 overs Hemang Badani 60 81 Brett Lee 2 34 9 overs Ricky Ponting 88 80 Lakshmipathy Balaji 3 52 10 overs Australia won by 7 wicketsMelbourne Cricket Ground MelbourneAttendance 44 737 Umpires Steve Bucknor Win and Simon Taufel Aus Player of the match Ricky Ponting Aus India won the toss and elected to bat Second final edit 8 February 14 15 D N Scorecard Australia nbsp 359 5 50 overs v nbsp India151 33 2 overs 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 runsSydney Cricket Ground SydneyAttendance 39 760 Umpires Daryl Harper AUS and Rudi Koertzen RSA Player of the match Matthew Hayden Aus Australia won the toss and elected to bat Gallery edit nbsp Match 1 at the MCGSee also editIndian cricket team in Australia in 2003 04 Zimbabwean cricket team in Australia in 2003 04References edit Players and Officials Adam Gilchrist ESPNcricinfo Archived from the original on 8 July 2007 Retrieved 20 July 2007 Wisden 2006 India v Sri Lanka 2005 06 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 20 July 2007 External links editTournament home at ESPNcricinfo VB Series 2003 04 at CricketArchive subscription required Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2003 04 Australia Tri Series amp oldid 1192518365, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
