2003–04 VB 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 |
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| Ricky Ponting | Sourav Ganguly | Heath Streak | |||||||||||||||
| Most runs | |||||||||||||||||
| Gilchrist (498) Hayden (425) |
VVS Laxman (443) Yuvraj Singh (314) |
Ervine (265) Carlisle (223) |
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| Most wickets | |||||||||||||||||
| Williams (15) Lee (12) |
Pathan (16) Balaji (13) |
Streak (15) Ervine (12) |
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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.
Contents
- 1 Group stage
- 1.1 Table
- 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
- 3 Notes
- 4 References
- 5 See also
Group stage
Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | NR/T | BP | CP | Points | NRR |
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| 1 | Australia |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 37 | +1.100 |
| 2 | India |
8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | +0.282 |
| 3 | Zimbabwe |
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
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9 January
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Ajit Agarkar recorded his first 5 wicket haul, and his best career ODI figures to date.[1]
Match 2: Australia v Zimbabwe
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11 January
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Brad Williams took his second 5 wicket haul, and recorded his best bowling figures with his 5/22.[2]
Match 3: India v Zimbabwe
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14 January
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Match 4: Australia v Zimbabwe
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16 January
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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
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18 January
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Match 6: India v Zimbabwe
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20 January
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Match 7: Australia v India
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22 January
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- Match shortened due to rain; Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 225 runs in 34 overs for Australia.
Match 8: India v Zimbabwe
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24 January
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Match 9: Australia v Zimbabwe
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26 January
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Match 10: Australia v Zimbabwe
Match 11: Australia v India
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1 February
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Match 12: India v Zimbabwe
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3 February
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Final series
First final
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6 February
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Second final
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8 February
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