International cricket
in 2003–04 | in 2004–05

The 2004 international cricket season was from April to September 2004.[1]

Season overview

International tours
Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches]
Test ODI
20 April 2004  Zimbabwe  Sri Lanka 0–2 [2] 0–5 [5]
15 May 2004  West Indies  Bangladesh 1–0 [2] 3–0 [3]
20 May 2004  England  New Zealand 3–0 [3] —
25 May 2004  Zimbabwe  Australia — 0–3 [3]
1 July 2004  Australia  Sri Lanka 1–0 [2] —
22 July 2004  England  West Indies 4–0 [4] —
4 August 2004  Sri Lanka  South Africa 1–0 [2] 5–0 [5]
1 September 2004  England  India — 2–1 [3]
International tournaments
Dates Tournament Winners
24 June 2004 England NatWest Series  New Zealand
16 July 2004 Sri Lanka Asia Cup  Sri Lanka
21 August 2004 Netherlands Videocon Cup  Australia
4 September 2004 England Australia vs Pakistan ODI match  Australia
10 September 2004 England ICC Champions Trophy  West Indies

Pre-season rankings

ICC Test Championship April 2004[2]
Rank Team Rating
1  Australia 127
2  South Africa 112
3  England 103
4  India 102
5  New Zealand 101
6  Pakistan 99
7  Sri Lanka 94
8  West Indies 80
9  Zimbabwe 55
10  Bangladesh 1
ICC ODI Championship April 2004[3]
Rank Team Rating
1  Australia 135
2  South Africa 113
3  Sri Lanka 110
4  New Zealand 109
5  England 108
6  India 107
7  Pakistan 106
8  West Indies 99
9  Zimbabwe 63
10  Kenya 28
11  Bangladesh 3

April

Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe

Main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2004
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 2119 20 April Tatenda Taibu Marvan Atapattu Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo  Sri Lanka by 12 runs (D/L)
ODI 2120 22 April Tatenda Taibu Marvan Atapattu Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo  Sri Lanka by 9 wickets
ODI 2122 25 April Tatenda Taibu Marvan Atapattu Harare Sports Club, Harare  Sri Lanka by 9 wickets
ODI 2123 27 April Tatenda Taibu Mahela Jayawardene Harare Sports Club, Harare  Sri Lanka by 72 runs
ODI 2124 29 April Tatenda Taibu Marvan Atapattu Harare Sports Club, Harare  Sri Lanka by 25 runs
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1698 6–8 May Tatenda Taibu Marvan Atapattu Harare Sports Club, Harare  Sri Lanka by an innings and 240 runs
Test 1699 14–17 May Tatenda Taibu Marvan Atapattu Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo  Sri Lanka by an innings and 254 runs

May

Bangladesh in the West Indies

Main article: Bangladeshi cricket team in West Indies in 2004
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 2128 15 May Ramnaresh Sarwan Habibul Bashar Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent  West Indies by 1 wicket
ODI 2129 16 May Ramnaresh Sarwan Habibul Bashar Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent  West Indies by 23 runs
ODI 2130 19 May Ramnaresh Sarwan Habibul Bashar National Cricket Stadium, St George's, Grenada  West Indies by 7 wickets
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1701 28 May–1 June Brian Lara Habibul Bashar Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia Match drawn
Test 1703 4–7 June Brian Lara Habibul Bashar Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica  West Indies by an innings and 99 runs

New Zealand in England

Main article: New Zealand cricket team in England in 2004
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1700 20–24 May Marcus Trescothick Stephen Fleming Lord's, London  England by 7 wickets
Test 1702 3–7 June Michael Vaughan Stephen Fleming Headingley, Leeds  England by 9 wickets
Test 1704 10–13 June Michael Vaughan Stephen Fleming Trent Bridge, Nottingham  England by 4 wickets

Australia in Zimbabwe

Main article: Australian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2004
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 2131 25 May Tatenda Taibu Ricky Ponting Harare Sports Club, Harare  Australia by 7 wickets
ODI 2132 27 May Tatenda Taibu Ricky Ponting Harare Sports Club, Harare  Australia by 139 runs
ODI 2133 29 May Tatenda Taibu Ricky Ponting Harare Sports Club, Harare  Australia by 8 wickets

June

NatWest Series

Main article: 2004 NatWest Series
Team Pld W L NR BP Pts NRR
 New Zealand 6 3 0 3 1 25 +1.403
 West Indies 6 2 2 2 2 18 −0.376
 England 6 1 4 1 3 11 −0.587
No. Date Team 1 Captain Team 2 Captain Venue Result
Group stage
ODI 2133a 24 June  England Michael Vaughan  New Zealand Stephen Fleming Old Trafford, Manchester Match abandoned
ODI 2134 26 June  New Zealand Stephen Fleming  West Indies Brian Lara Edgbaston, Birmingham No result
ODI 2135 27 June  England Michael Vaughan  West Indies Brian Lara Trent Bridge, Nottingham  West Indies by 7 wickets
ODI 2136 29 June  England Michael Vaughan  New Zealand Stephen Fleming Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street  New Zealand by 7 wickets
ODI 2137 1 July  England Michael Vaughan  West Indies Brian Lara Headingley, Leeds  England by 7 wickets
ODI 2138 3 July  New Zealand Stephen Fleming  West Indies Brian Lara Sophia Gardens, Cardiff  New Zealand by 5 wickets
ODI 2139 4 July  England Michael Vaughan  New Zealand Stephen Fleming The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol  New Zealand by 6 wickets
ODI 2140 6 July  England Michael Vaughan  West Indies Brian Lara Lord's, London  West Indies by 7 wickets
ODI 2141 8 July  New Zealand Stephen Fleming  West Indies Brian Lara The Rose Bowl, Southampton No result
Final
ODI 2142 10 July  New Zealand Stephen Fleming  West Indies Brian Lara Lord's, London  New Zealand by 107 runs

July

Sri Lanka in Australia

Main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 2004
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1705 1–3 July Adam Gilchrist Marvan Atapattu Marrara Oval, Darwin  Australia by 149 runs
Test 1706 9–13 July Ricky Ponting Marvan Atapattu Bundaburg Rum Stadium, Cairns Match drawn

Asia Cup

Main article: 2004 Asia Cup

Group stage

Group A
Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
 Pakistan 2 2 0 0 0 2 12 +2.567
 Bangladesh 2 1 1 0 0 1 6 +0.400
 Hong Kong 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 −2.979
Group B
Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
 Sri Lanka 2 2 0 0 0 1 11 +1.280
 India 2 1 1 0 0 2 7 +1.040
 United Arab Emirates 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 −2.320
No. Date Team 1 Captain Team 2 Captain Venue Result
Group stage
ODI 2143 16 July  Bangladesh Habibul Bashar  Hong Kong Rahul Sharma Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo  Bangladesh by 116 runs
ODI 2144 16 July  India Sourav Ganguly  United Arab Emirates Khurram Khan Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla  India by 116 runs
ODI 2145 17 July  Bangladesh Habibul Bashar  Pakistan Inzamam-ul-Haq Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo  Pakistan by 76 runs
ODI 2146 17 July  Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene  United Arab Emirates Khurram Khan Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla  Sri Lanka by 116 runs
ODI 2147 18 July  Hong Kong Rahul Sharma  Pakistan Inzamam-ul-Haq Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo  Pakistan by 173 runs (D/L)
ODI 2148 18 July  Sri Lanka Marvan Atapattu  India Sourav Ganguly Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla  Sri Lanka by 12 runs

Super Fours

Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
 Sri Lanka 3 2 1 0 0 3 13 +1.144
 India 3 2 1 0 0 2 12 +0.022
 Pakistan 3 2 1 0 0 0 10 +0.162
 Bangladesh 3 0 3 0 0 1 1 −1.190
No. Date Team 1 Captain Team 2 Captain Venue Result
Super Fours
ODI 2149 21 July  Bangladesh Habibul Bashar  India Sourav Ganguly Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo  India by 8 wickets
ODI 2150 21 July  Sri Lanka Marvan Atapattu  Pakistan Inzamam-ul-Haq R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  Sri Lanka by 7 wickets
ODI 2151 23 July  Sri Lanka Marvan Atapattu  Bangladesh Habibul Bashar R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  Sri Lanka by 10 wickets
ODI 2152 25 July  India Sourav Ganguly  Pakistan Inzamam-ul-Haq R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  Pakistan by 59 runs
ODI 2153 27 July  Sri Lanka Marvan Atapattu  India Sourav Ganguly R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  India by 4 runs
ODI 2154 29 July  Bangladesh Habibul Bashar  Pakistan Inzamam-ul-Haq R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  Pakistan by 6 wickets
No. Date Team 1 Captain Team 2 Captain Venue Result
Final
ODI 2155 1 August  Sri Lanka Marvan Atapattu  India Sourav Ganguly R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  Sri Lanka by 25 runs

West Indies in England

Main article: West Indian cricket team in England in 2004
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1707 22–26 July Michael Vaughan Brian Lara Lord's, London  England by 210 runs
Test 1708 29 July–1 August Michael Vaughan Brian Lara Edgbaston, Birmingham  England by 256 runs
Test 1711 12–16 August Michael Vaughan Brian Lara Old Trafford, Manchester  England by 7 wickets
Test 1712 19–21 August Michael Vaughan Brian Lara The Oval, London  England by 10 wickets

August

South Africa in Sri Lanka

Main article: South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2004
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1709 4–8 August Marvan Atapattu Graeme Smith Galle International Stadium, Galle Match drawn
Test 1710 11–15 August Marvan Atapattu Graeme Smith Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo  Sri Lanka by 313 runs
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 2156 20 August Marvan Atapattu Graeme Smith R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  Sri Lanka by 3 wickets
ODI 2158 22 August Marvan Atapattu Graeme Smith R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  Sri Lanka by 37 runs
ODI 2160 25 August Marvan Atapattu Graeme Smith Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla  Sri Lanka by 4 wickets
ODI 2161 28 August Mahela Jayawardene Graeme Smith Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla  Sri Lanka by 7 wickets
ODI 2163 31 August Mahela Jayawardene Graeme Smith Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo  Sri Lanka by 49 runs

Videocon Cup

Main article: 2004 Videocon Cup
Team Pld W L T NR NRR Pts
 Pakistan 2 1 0 0 1 +2.000 9
 Australia 2 0 0 0 2 +0.000 6
 India 2 0 1 0 1 −2.000 3
No. Date Team 1 Captain Team 2 Captain Venue Result
Group stage
ODI 2157 21 August  India Sourav Ganguly  Pakistan Inzamam-ul-Haq VRA Ground, Amstelveen  Pakistan by 66 runs (D/L)
ODI 2159 23 August  Australia Ricky Ponting  India Sourav Ganguly VRA Ground, Amstelveen No result
ODI 2160a 25 August  Australia Ricky Ponting  Pakistan Inzamam-ul-Haq VRA Ground, Amstelveen Match abandoned
Final
ODI 2162 28 August  Australia Ricky Ponting  Pakistan Inzamam-ul-Haq VRA Ground, Amstelveen  Australia by 17 runs

September

India in England

Main article: Indian cricket team in England in 2004
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 2164 1 September Michael Vaughan Sourav Ganguly Trent Bridge, Nottingham  England by 7 wickets
ODI 2165 3 September Michael Vaughan Sourav Ganguly The Oval, London  England by 70 runs
ODI 2167 5 September Michael Vaughan Sourav Ganguly Lord's, London  India by 23 runs

Australia vs Pakistan in England

Main article: 2004 NatWest International
Only ODI
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 2166 4 September  Australia Ricky Ponting  Pakistan Inzamam-ul-Haq Lord's, London  Australia by 10 runs

ICC Champions Trophy

Main article: 2004 ICC Champions Trophy

Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  Australia 2 2 0 0 0 4 3.237
2  New Zealand 2 1 1 0 0 2 1.603
3  United States 2 0 2 0 0 0 −5.121
Source:[citation needed]

Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  West Indies 2 2 0 0 0 4 1.471
2  South Africa 2 1 1 0 0 2 1.552
3  Bangladesh 2 0 2 0 0 0 −3.111
Source:[citation needed]

Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  Pakistan 2 2 0 0 0 4 1.413
2  India 2 1 1 0 0 2 0.944
3  Kenya 2 0 2 0 0 0 −2.747
Source:[citation needed]

Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  England 2 2 0 0 0 4 2.716
2  Sri Lanka 2 1 1 0 0 2 −0.252
3  Zimbabwe 2 0 2 0 0 0 −1.885
Source:[citation needed]
No. Date Team 1 Captain Team 2 Captain Venue Result
Group stage
ODI 2168 10 September  England Michael Vaughan  Zimbabwe Tatenda Taibu Edgbaston, Birmingham  England by 152 runs
ODI 2169 10 September  New Zealand Stephen Fleming  United States Richard Staple The Oval, London  New Zealand by 210 runs
ODI 2170 11 September  India Sourav Ganguly  Kenya Steve Tikolo The Rose Bowl, Southampton  India by 98 runs
ODI 2171 12 September  Bangladesh Rajin Saleh  South Africa Graeme Smith Edgbaston, Birmingham  South Africa by 9 wickets
ODI 2172 13 September  Australia Ricky Ponting  United States Richard Staple The Rose Bowl, Southampton  Australia by 9 wickets
ODI 2173 14 September  Sri Lanka Marvan Atapattu  Zimbabwe Tatenda Taibu The Oval, London  Sri Lanka by 4 wickets
ODI 2174 14 September  Kenya Steve Tikolo  Pakistan Inzamam-ul-Haq Edgbaston, Birmingham  Pakistan by 7 wickets
ODI 2175 15 September  Bangladesh Rajin Saleh  West Indies Brian Lara The Rose Bowl, Southampton  West Indies by 138 runs
ODI 2176 16 September  Australia Ricky Ponting  New Zealand Stephen Fleming The Oval, London  Australia by 7 wickets
ODI 2177 17 September  England Michael Vaughan  Sri Lanka Marvan Atapattu The Rose Bowl, Southampton  England by 49 runs (D/L)
ODI 2178 18 September  South Africa Graeme Smith  West Indies Brian Lara The Oval, London  West Indies by 5 wickets
ODI 2179 19 September  India Sourav Ganguly  Pakistan Inzamam-ul-Haq Edgbaston, Birmingham  Pakistan by 3 wickets
Semi-finals
ODI 2180 21 September  England Michael Vaughan  Australia Ricky Ponting Edgbaston, Birmingham  England by 6 wickets
ODI 2181 22 September  Pakistan Inzamam-ul-Haq  West Indies Brian Lara The Rose Bowl, Southampton  West Indies by 7 wickets
Final
ODI 2182 25 September  England Michael Vaughan  West Indies Brian Lara The Oval, London  West Indies by 2 wickets

References

  1. ^ "Match/series Archive / 2004". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  2. ^ "International Cricket Council – Match Zone – Test Ranking". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  3. ^ "International Cricket Council – Match Zone – Team Ranking". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.

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