2004–05 VB Series

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{{Infobox cricket series

|series= 2004–05 VB Series

|partof= the Pakistani cricket team in Australia

|image=

File:Ricky Ponting YM.jpg File:INZAMAM UL HAQ .jpg File:Brian Lara Portrait.jpg

Ricky Ponting (Aus) • Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) • Brian Lara (WI)

|caption=

|date= 14 January 2005 – 6 February 2005

|place= {{AUS}}

|result= Australia (beat Pakistan 2−0 in the finals){{Citation|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65667.html|title=2nd Final: VB Series, 2004/05 / Scorecard |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=30 March 2012}}{{Citation|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/289872.html|title=VB Series, (A/ P/ WI) 2004–05|date=10 April 2007 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=30 March 2012}}

|player of series= {{flagicon|AUS}}Brett Lee

|team1= {{cr|Australia}}

|team2= {{cr|Pakistan}}

|team3= {{cr|West Indies}}

|captain1=Ricky Ponting

|captain2=Inzamam-ul-Haq

|captain3=Brian Lara

|runs1= Clarke (411)
Martyn (240)
Ponting (184)

|runs2= Inzamam (364)
Mohammad Yousuf (318)
Afridi (231)

|runs3= Chanderpaul (314)
Lara (307)
Sarwan (235)

|wickets1= Lee (16)
McGrath (15)
Hogg (10)

|wickets2= Naved (14)
Razzaq (13)
Afridi (10)

|wickets3= Bradshaw (9)
Collins (8)
Bravo (5)

|previous=2003–04

|next=2005–06

}}

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.{{Citation|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/statistics/3728075.stm|title=VB Series 2005 – Schedule|work=BBC Sport|date=30 January 2005 |access-date= 11 February 2012}}{{Citation|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/61166.html|title=VB Series 2004/05 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=13 February 2012}} The teams played each other three times ,{{Citation|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2004-05/OD_TOURNEYS/VBS/VBS_JAN-FEB2005_SCHEDULE.html|title=Cricinfo – VB Series 2004–05 – Schedule|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=16 December 2006}} 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.

Squads

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! colspan=3|Squads

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! style="width:15%;"|{{cr|AUS}}{{cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2004-05/OD_TOURNEYS/VBS/VBS_JAN-FEB2005_AUS-SQUAD.html|title=Cricinfo – 2004–05 VB Series – Australia Squad|access-date=30 March 2012}}

! style="width:15%;"|{{cr|PAK}}{{cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2004-05/OD_TOURNEYS/VBS/VBS_JAN-FEB2005_PAK-SQUAD.html|title=Cricinfo – 2004–05 VB Series – Pakistan Squad|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=30 March 2012}}

! style="width:15%;"|{{cr|WIN}}{{cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2004-05/OD_TOURNEYS/VBS/VBS_JAN-FEB2005_WI-SQUAD.html|title=Cricinfo – 2004–05 VB Series – West Indies Squad|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=30 March 2012}}

Ricky Ponting (c)

| Inzamam-ul-Haq (c)

| Brian Lara (c)

Adam Gilchrist (wk)

| Kamran Akmal (wk)

| Courtney Browne (wk)

Michael Clarke

| Mohammad Yousuf

| Shivnarine Chanderpaul

| Ryan HindsWithdrawn on 7 January 2004 due to injury. Replaced with Ricardo Powell.

| Rana Naved-ul-Hasan

| Xavier Marshall

Brad Haddin (wk)

| Mohammad Khalil

| Ricardo PowellAdded on 7 January 2004. Replaced Ryan Hinds.

Notes

Group stage table

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bgcolor="#efefef" ! colspan=9 \| VB Series after 9 matches{{Citation\|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/blank/engine/series/61166.html?view=pointstable\|title=VB Series, 2004/05 / Points table \|publisher=ESPNcricinfo\|access-date=30 March 2012}}
bgcolor="#efefef" ! Pos ! Team ! Pld ! W ! NR/T ! L ! BP ! Pts ! NRR
bgcolor="#98F898" align="center"	1 \| align="left" \| {{cr\|Australia}}	6	4	1	1	3	27	+1.082
bgcolor="#98F898" align="center"	2 \| align="left" \| {{cr\|Pakistan}}	6	3	0	3	2	17	−0.295
align="center"	3 \| align="left" \| {{cr\|West Indies}}	6	1	1	4	2	10	−0.718

Schedule

colspan="5" \| Group Stage Schedule
class="wikitable" ! No. ! Date ! Team 1 ! Team 2 ! Venue
\| 1	14 January 2005	{{cr\|AUS}}	{{cr\|WIN}}	Melbourne Cricket Ground
\| 2	16 January 2005	{{cr\|AUS}}	{{cr\|PAK}}	Bellerive Oval
\| 3	19 January 2005	{{cr\|WIN}}	{{cr\|PAK}}	The Gabba, Brisbane
\| 4	21 January 2005	{{cr\|AUS}}	{{cr\|WIN}}	The Gabba, Brisbane
\| 5	23 January 2005	{{cr\|AUS}}	{{cr\|PAK}}	Sydney Cricket Ground
\| 6	26 January 2005	{{cr\|AUS}}	{{cr\|WIN}}	Adelaide Oval
\| 7	28 January 2005	{{cr\|PAK}}	{{cr\|WIN}}	Adelaide Oval
\| 8	30 January 2005	{{cr\|AUS}}	{{cr\|PAK}}	WACA Ground
\| 9	1 February 2005	{{cr\|PAK}}	{{cr\|WIN}}	WACA Ground
colspan="5" \| Finals Schedule
\| Final 1	4 February 2005	{{cr\|AUS}}	{{cr\|PAK}}	Melbourne Cricket Ground
\| Final 2	6 February 2005	{{cr\|AUS}}	{{cr\|PAK}}	Sydney Cricket Ground

Group stage matches

=1st match: Australia v West Indies, 14 January=

{{Limited overs international

| date = 14 January 2005

| time = 14:15

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}

| score1 = 301/4 (50 overs)

| score2 = 185 (46.2 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}

| runs1 = Damien Martyn 95 (93)

| wickets1 = Ian Bradshaw 2/46 (10 overs)

| runs2 = Brian Lara 58 (68)

| wickets2 = Brad Hogg 5/32 (10 overs)

| result = Australia won by 116 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65657.html Scorecard]

| venue = Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 51,433

| umpires = Steve Davis (Aus) and Rudi Koertzen (SA)

| motm = Brad Hogg (Aus)

| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat

| rain = Xavier Marshall (Win) made his ODI debut.

}}

=2nd match: Australia v Pakistan, 16 January=

{{Limited overs international

| date = 16 January 2005

| time = 10:00

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}

| score1 = 272/7 (50 overs)

| score2 = 253/6 (43 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}

| runs1 = Inzamam-ul-Haq 68 (64)

| wickets1 = Michael Kasprowicz 2/38 (9 overs)

| runs2 = Michael Clarke 97 (99)

| wickets2 = Abdul Razzaq 2/41 (8 overs)

| result = Australia won by 4 wickets (with 12 balls remaining) (D/L method)

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65658.html Scorecard]

| venue = Bellerive Oval, Hobart

| umpires = Billy Bowden (NZL) and Daryl Harper (Aus)

| motm = Michael Clarke (Aus)

| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat

| rain =

}}

=3rd match: Pakistan v West Indies, 19 January=

{{Limited overs international

| date = 19 January 2005

| time = 13:15

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}

| score1 = 273/5 (50 overs)

| score2 = 274/4 (47 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}

| runs1 = Chris Gayle 82 (99)

| wickets1 = Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 2/55 (10 overs)

| runs2 = Kamran Akmal 124 (125)

| wickets2 = Mervyn Dillon 2/46 (10 overs)

| result = Pakistan won by 6 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65659.html Scorecard]

| venue = The Gabba, Brisbane

| umpires = Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Peter Parker (Aus)

| motm = Kamran Akmal (Pak)

| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat

| rain =

}}

=4th match: Australia v West Indies, 21 January=

{{Limited overs international

| date = 21 January 2005

| time = yes

| daynight = 13:15

| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}

| score1 = 263/9 (50 overs)

| score2 = 43/5 (11 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}

| runs1 = Wavell Hinds 107 (138)

| wickets1 = Jason Gillespie 3/62 (9 overs)

| runs2 = Damien Martyn 14* (16)

| wickets2 = Pedro Collins 3/8 (4 overs)

| result = No result

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65660.html Scorecard]

| venue = The Gabba, Brisbane

| umpires = Billy Bowden (NZL) and Simon Taufel (Aus)

| motm =

| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat

| rain =

}}

=5th match: Australia v Pakistan, 23 January=

{{Limited overs international

| date = 23 January 2005

| time = 14:15

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}

| score1 = 163 (39.2 overs)

| score2 = 167/1 (36.2 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}

| runs1 = Inzamam-ul-Haq 50 (61)

| wickets1 = Darren Lehmann 3/44 (7.2 overs)

| runs2 = Michael Clarke 103* (107)

| wickets2 = Abdul Razzaq 1/43 (7 overs)

| result = Australia won by 9 wickets (with 82 balls remaining)

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65661.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

| umpires = Daryl Harper (Aus) and Rudi Koertzen (SA)

| motm = Michael Clarke (Aus)

| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to field

| rain =

}}

=6th match: Australia v West Indies, 26 January=

{{Limited overs international

| date = 26 January 2005

| time = 13:45

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}

| score1 = 269/8 (50 overs)

| score2 = 196 (44.5 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}

| runs1 = Simon Katich 76 (86)

| wickets1 = Pedro Collins 5/43 (10 overs)

| runs2 = Shivnarine Chanderpaul 55 (87)

| wickets2 = Brett Lee 4/38 (10 overs)

| result = Australia won by 73 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65661.html Scorecard]

| venue = Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

| umpires = Billy Bowden (NZL) and Steve Davis (Aus)

| motm = Brett Lee (Aus)

| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

}}

=7th match: Pakistan v West Indies, 28 January=

{{Limited overs international

| date = 28 January 2005

| time = 9:30

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}

| score1 = 339/4 (50 overs)

| score2 = 281/9 (50 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}

| runs1 = Brian Lara 156 (138)

| wickets1 = Mohammad Hafeez 3/34 (3 overs)

| runs2 = Mohammad Yousuf 45 (46)

| wickets2 = Dwayne Bravo 2/39 (10 overs)

| result = West Indies won by 58 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65663.html Scorecard]

| venue = Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

| umpires = Daryl Harper (Aus) and Rudi Koertzen (SA)

| motm = Brian Lara (WIN)

| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

}}

=8th match: Australia v Pakistan, 30 January=

{{Limited overs international

| date = 30 January 2005

| time = 13:30

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}

| score1 = 265 (50 overs)

| score2 = 268/7 (47.2 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}

| runs1 = Michael Clarke 75* (75)

| wickets1 = Abdul Razzaq 4/53 (10 overs)

| runs2 = Mohammad Yousuf 72 (90)

| wickets2 = Glenn McGrath 2/27 (9 overs)

| result = Pakistan won by 3 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65664.html Scorecard]

| venue = WACA Ground, East Perth

| umpires = Billy Bowden (NZL) and Peter Parker (Aus)

| motm = Abdul Razzaq (Pak)

| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain = Mohammad Khalil (Pak) made his ODI debut.

}}

=9th match: Pakistan v West Indies, 1 February=

{{Limited overs international

| date = 1 February 2005

| time = 10:30

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}

| score1 = 307/8 (50 overs)

| score2 = 277 (48.1 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}

| runs1 = Mohammad Yousuf 105 (100)

| wickets1 = Ian Bradshaw 3/47 (10 overs)

| runs2 = Ramnaresh Sarwan 87 (91)

| wickets2 = Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 4/29 (9.1 overs)

| result = Pakistan won by 30 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65665.html Scorecard]

| venue = WACA Ground, East Perth

| umpires = Steve Davis (Aus) and Rudi Koertzen (SA)

| motm = Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)

| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

}}

Finals

=1st final: Australia v Pakistan, 4 February=

{{Limited overs international

| date = 4 February 2005

| time = 14:15

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}

| score1 = 237 (49 overs)

| score2 = 219/9 (50 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}

| runs1 = Andrew Symonds 91 (101)

| wickets1 = Abdul Razzaq 3/33 (10 overs)

| runs2 = Shoaib Malik 66 (89)

| wickets2 = Brett Lee 3/23 (10 overs)

| result = Australia won by 18 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65666.html Scorecard]

| venue = Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

| umpires = Billy Bowden (NZL) and Steve Davis (Aus)

| motm = Andrew Symonds (Aus)

| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

}}

=2nd final: Australia v Pakistan, 6 February=

{{Limited overs international

| date = 6 February 2005

| time = 14:15

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}

| score1 = 239/9 (50 overs)

| score2 = 208 (45.4 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}

| runs1 = Damien Martyn 43 (60)

| wickets1 = Shahid Afridi 2/38 (10 overs)

| runs2 = Mohammad Yousuf 51 (57)

| wickets2 = Glenn McGrath 5/27 (7.4 overs)

| result = Australia won by 31 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65667.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

| umpires = Daryl Harper (Aus) and Rudi Koertzen (SA)

| motm = Glenn McGrath (Aus)

| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

}}

References

External links

[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/61166.html 2004–05 VB Series]

Category:International cricket competitions in 2004–05

Category:Australian Tri-Series

2004-05