2004–05 VB Series
The 2004–05 edition of the VB Series (so-called because of sponsor Victoria Bitter) was a three-team One Day International men's cricket tournament held in Australia in January and February 2005, between the hosting nation's team, Pakistan, and West Indies.[3][4] The teams played each other three times ,[5] with five points awarded for a win and a possible bonus point awarded either to the winners or losers depending on run rate. The top two teams on points went through to the best-of-three finals series. Five of the nine preliminary games were day-night matches, and both finals played were night matches.
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| Part of the Pakistani cricket team in Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 14 January 2005 – 6 February 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | Australia (beat Pakistan 2−0 in the finals)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series | Brett Lee[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Squads
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| Australia[6] |
 Pakistan[7] |
 West Indies[8] |
| Ricky Ponting (c) | Inzamam-ul-Haq (c) | Brian Lara (c) |
| Adam Gilchrist (wk) | Kamran Akmal (wk) | Courtney Browne (wk) |
| Michael Clarke | Yousuf Youhana | Shivnarine Chanderpaul |
| Jason Gillespie | Salman Butt | Chris Gayle |
| Matthew Hayden | Taufeeq Umar | Wavell Hinds |
| Brad Hogg | Yasir Hameed | Ramnaresh Sarwan |
| Michael Kasprowicz | Mohammad Hafeez | Marlon Samuels |
| Brett Lee | Younis Khan | Dwayne Bravo |
| Simon Katich | Shoaib Malik | Ryan Hinds[note 1] |
| Darren Lehmann | Shahid Afridi | Ian Bradshaw |
| Damien Martyn | Abdul Razzaq | Pedro Collins |
| Glenn McGrath | Azhar Mahmood | Mervyn Dillon |
| Andrew Symonds | Shoaib Akhtar | Reon King |
| Shane Watson | Rana Naved-ul-Hasan | Xavier Marshall |
| Brad Haddin (wk) | Mohammad Khalil | Ricardo Powell[note 2] |
Notes
- Withdrawn on 7 January 2004 due to injury. Replaced with Ricardo Powell.
- Added on 7 January 2004. Replaced Ryan Hinds.
Group stage table
| VB Series after 9 matches[9] | ||||||||
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | NR/T | L | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 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 |
Schedule
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Venue |
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| Group Stage Schedule[5] | ||||
| 1 | 14 January 2005 | Australia | West Indies | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| 2 | 16 January 2005 | Australia | Pakistan | Bellerive Oval |
| 3 | 19 January 2005 | West Indies | Pakistan | The Gabba, Brisbane |
| 4 | 21 January 2005 | Australia | West Indies | The Gabba, Brisbane |
| 5 | 23 January 2005 | Australia | Pakistan | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| 6 | 26 January 2005 | Australia | West Indies | Adelaide Oval |
| 7 | 28 January 2005 | Pakistan | West Indies | Adelaide Oval |
| 8 | 30 January 2005 | Australia | Pakistan | WACA Ground |
| 9 | 1 February 2005 | Pakistan | West Indies | WACA Ground |
| Finals Schedule | ||||
| Final 1 | 4 February 2005 | Australia | Pakistan | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Final 2 | 6 February 2005 | Australia | Pakistan | Sydney Cricket Ground |
Group stage matches
1st match: Australia v West Indies, 14 January
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Damien Martyn 95 (93) Ian Bradshaw 2/46 (10 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat
- Xavier Marshall (Win) made his ODI debut.
2nd match: Australia v Pakistan, 16 January
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
3rd match: Pakistan v West Indies, 19 January
4th match: Australia v West Indies, 21 January
5th match: Australia v Pakistan, 23 January
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field
6th match: Australia v West Indies, 26 January
7th match: Pakistan v West Indies, 28 January
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
8th match: Australia v Pakistan, 30 January
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohammad Khalil (Pak) made his ODI debut.
9th match: Pakistan v West Indies, 1 February
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Yousuf Youhana 105 (100) Ian Bradshaw 3/47 (10 overs) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
Finals
1st final: Australia v Pakistan, 4 February
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd final: Australia v Pakistan, 6 February
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
References
- 2nd Final: VB Series, 2004/05 / Scorecard, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 30 March 2012
- VB Series, (A/ P/ WI) 2004–05, ESPNcricinfo, 10 April 2007, retrieved 30 March 2012
- "VB Series 2005 – Schedule", BBC Sport, 30 January 2005, retrieved 11 February 2012
- VB Series 2004/05, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 13 February 2012
- Cricinfo – VB Series 2004–05 – Schedule, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 16 December 2006
- "Cricinfo – 2004–05 VB Series – Australia Squad". Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- "Cricinfo – 2004–05 VB Series – Pakistan Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- "Cricinfo – 2004–05 VB Series – West Indies Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- VB Series, 2004/05 / Points table, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 30 March 2012
External links
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