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2003-04 Vb Series




  partof the Zimbabwean Cricket Team In Australia In 2003-04 <br/>and the Indian Cricket Team In Australia In 2003-04
  date January 9 , 2004February 8 , 2004
  place Australia
  result Won by
  captain1 Ricky Ponting
  captain2 Heath Streak
  captain3 Sourav Ganguly
  runs1 Gilchrist (498)<br/> Hayden (425)
  runs2 VVS Laxman (443)<br/> Yuvraj Singh (314)
  runs3 Ervine (265)<br/> Carlisle (223)
  wickets1 Williams (15)<br/> Lee (12)
  wickets2 Pathan (16)<br/> Balaji (13)
  wickets3 Streak (15)<br/> Ervine (12)


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



Key

  • BP = Bonus points.

  • :1 bonus point was awarded to the winning team if their run rate was 1.025 X 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

  Date January 9
  Score1 288 (483 overs)
  Score2 270 (49 overs)
  Runs1 Andrew Symonds 88 (102)<br /> Michael Clarke 63 (66)
  Wickets1 Ajit Agarkar 6/42 (93 overs)
  Runs2 Sourav Ganguly 82 (83)<br /> Sachin Tendulkar 63 (69)
  Wickets2 Ian Harvey 3/52 (10 overs)
  Result won by 18 runs
  Report (scorecard)
  Venue Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
  Umpires Steve Bucknor (WIN) and Simon Taufel (AUS)
  Motm Andrew Symonds


Ajit Agarkar recorded his first 5 wicket haul, and his best career ODI figures to date.1


Match 2: Australia v Zimbabwe

  Date January 11
  Score1 225/8 (50 overs)
  Score2 126 (373 overs)
  Runs1 Andrew Symonds 42 (82)
  Wickets1 Sean Ervine 3/53 (10 overs)
  Runs2 Heath Streak 46 (92)
  Wickets2 Brad Williams 5/22 (83 overs)
  Result won by 99 runs
  Report (scorecard)
  Venue Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
  Umpires Rudi Koertzen (RSA) and Simon Taufel (AUS)
  Motm Brad Williams



Brad Williams took his second 5 wicket haul, and recorded his best bowling figures with his 5/22.2


Match 3: India v Zimbabwe

  Date January 14
  Score1 208/6 (50 overs)
  Score2 211/3 (374 overs)
  Runs1 Heath Streak 59 (68)
  Wickets1 Virender Sehwag 2/40 (10 overs)
  Runs2 Virender Sehwag 90 (102)
  Wickets2 Douglas Hondo 1/39 (8 overs)
  Result won by 7 wickets
  Report (scorecard)
  Venue Bellerive Oval , Hobart
  Umpires Steve Bucknor (WIN) and Peter Parker (AUS)
  Motm Virender Sehwag




Match 4: Australia v Zimbabwe

  Date January 16
  Score1 344/7 (50 overs)
  Score2 196/6 (50 overs)
  Runs1 Adam Gilchrist 172 (126)<br /> Matthew Hayden 63 (75)
  Wickets1 Heath Streak 3/50 (10 overs)
  Runs2 Heath Streak 64 (82)
  Wickets2 Brett Lee 1/29 (10 overs)
  Result won by 148 runs
  Report (scorecard)
  Venue Bellerive Oval , Hobart
  Umpires Steve Davis (AUS) and Rudi Koertzen (RSA)
  Motm Adam Gilchrist


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Match 5: Australia v India

  Date January 18
  Score1 303/4 (50 overs)
  Score2 284 (494 overs)
  Runs1 VVS Laxman 103 (113)<br /> Sachin Tendulkar 86 (95)<br /> Rahul Dravid 74 (64)
  Wickets1 Brad Williams 1/40 (8 overs)
  Runs2 Matthew Hayden 109 (107)
  Wickets2 Lakshmipathy Balaji 4/48 (10 overs)<br /> Irfan Pathan 3/64 (94 overs)
  Result won by 19 runs
  Report (scorecard)
  Venue Brisbane Cricket Ground , Woolloongabba
  Umpires Steve Bucknor (WIN) and Peter Parker (AUS)
  Motm VVS Laxman




Match 6: India v Zimbabwe

  Date January 20
  Score1 255/6 (50 overs)
  Score2 231 (471 overs)
  Runs1 Rahul Dravid 84 (106)<br /> Yuvraj Singh 69 (76)
  Wickets1 Sean Ervine 3/47 (10 overs)
  Runs2 Sean Ervine 39 (27)
  Wickets2 Sourav Ganguly 3/55 (10 overs)
  Result won by 24 runs
  Report (scorecard)
  Venue Bellerive Oval , Hobart
  Umpires Steve Davis (AUS) and Rudi Koertzen (RSA)
  Motm Yuvraj Singh




Match 7: Australia v India

  Date January 22
  Score1 296/4 (50 overs)
  Score2 225/8 (335 overs)
  Runs1 Yuvraj Singh 139 (122)<br /> VVS Laxman 106 (130)
  Wickets1 Brett Lee 2/46 (9 overs)
  Runs2 Adam Gilchrist 95 (72)
  Wickets2 Sourav Ganguly 3/41 (7 overs)<br /> Irfan Pathan 3/51 (7 overs)
  Result won by 2 wickets ( DL )
  Report (scorecard)
  Venue Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
  Umpires Steve Bucknor (WIN) and Daryl Harper (AUS)
  Motm Yuvraj Singh
  Rain Match shortened due to rain Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 225 runs in 34 overs for Australia




Match 8: India v Zimbabwe

  Date January 24
  Score1 280/7 (50 overs)
  Score2 277/6 (50 overs)
  Runs1 VVS Laxman 131 (138)<br /> Rahul Dravid 56 (72)<br /> Rohan Gavaskar 54 (62)
  Wickets1 Heath Streak 3/53 (10 overs)
  Runs2 Stuart Carlisle 109 (128)<br /> Sean Ervine 100 (100)
  Wickets2 Ajit Agarkar 3/39 (10 overs)
  Result won by 3 runs
  Report (scorecard)
  Venue Adelaide Oval , Adelaide
  Umpires Daryl Harper (AUS) and Rudi Koertzen (RSA)
  Motm VVS Laxman




Match 9: Australia v Zimbabwe

  Date January 26
  Score1 279/7 (50 overs)
  Score2 266/8 (50 overs)
  Runs1 Michael Bevan 75 (91)<br /> Ricky Ponting 63 (71)
  Wickets1 Heath Streak 3/45 (10 overs)
  Runs2 Grant Flower 94 (106)
  Wickets2 Brad Williams 2/38 (8 overs)
  Result won by 13 runs
  Report (scorecard)
  Venue Adelaide Oval , Adelaide
  Umpires Steve Bucknor (WIN) and Steve Davis (AUS)
  Motm Grant Flower




Match 10: Australia v Zimbabwe

  Date January 29
  Score1 263/9 (50 overs)
  Runs1 Michael Bevan 56 (56)
  Wickets1 Heath Streak 2/47 (10 overs)
  Result No result
  Report (scorecard)
  Venue Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
  Umpires Rudi Koertzen (RSA) and Peter Parker (AUS)
  Rain Match abandoned due to rain




Match 11: Australia v India

  Date February 1
  Score1 203 (49 overs)
  Score2 204/5 (32 overs)
  Runs1 Yuvraj Singh 47 (62)
  Wickets1 Brett Lee 3/22 (10 overs)
  Runs2 Adam Gilchrist 75 (65)<br /> Andrew Symonds 73 (57)
  Wickets2 Ajit Agarkar 2/56 (9 overs)
  Result won by 5 wickets
  Report (scorecard)
  Venue WACA Ground , Perth
  Umpires Steve Bucknor (WIN) and Daryl Harper (AUS)
  Motm Adam Gilchrist




Match 12: India v Zimbabwe

  Date February 3
  Score1 135 (344 overs)
  Score2 136/6 (303 overs)
  Runs1 Stuart Matsikenyeri 36 (46)
  Wickets1 Irfan Pathan 4/24 (10 overs)<br /> Amit Bhandari 3/31 (74 overs)
  Runs2 Hemang Badani 34 (59)
  Wickets2 Sean Ervine 2/29 (83 overs)
  Result won by 4 wickets
  Report (scorecard)
  Venue WACA Ground , Perth
  Umpires Rudi Koertzen (RSA) and Simon Taufel (AUS)
  Motm Irfan Pathan




FINAL SERIES


First final

  Date February 6
  Score1 222 (49 overs)
  Score2 224/3 (401 overs)
  Runs1 Hemang Badani 60 (81)<br /> Ajit Agarkar 53 (62)
  Wickets1 Brett Lee 2/34 (9 overs)
  Runs2 Ricky Ponting 88 (80)<br /> Matthew Hayden 50 (91)
  Wickets2 Lakshmipathy Balaji 3/52 (10 overs)
  Result won by 7 wickets
  Report (scorecard)
  Venue Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
  Umpires Steve Bucknor (WIN) and Simon Taufel (AUS)
  Motm Ricky Ponting




Second final

  Date February 8
  Score1 359/5 (50 overs)
  Score2 151 (332 overs)
  Runs1 Matthew Hayden 126 (122)<br /> Damien Martyn 67 (76)<br /> Andrew Symonds 66 (39)
  Wickets1 Ashish Nehra 2/63 (10 overs)
  Runs2 Irfan Pathan 30 (41)
  Wickets2 Brad Williams 2/12 (62 overs)
  Result won by 208 runs
  Report (scorecard)
  Venue Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
  Umpires Daryl Harper (AUS) and Rudi Koertzen (RSA)
  Motm Matthew Hayden




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