2004–05 VB Series
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| 2004–05 VB Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Part of the Pakistani cricket team in Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 14 January 2005 – 6 February 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |  Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | Australia (beat Pakistan 2−0 in the finals)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series | Brett Lee[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Squads
[edit]Notes
- ^ Withdrawn on 7 January 2004 due to injury. Replaced with Ricardo Powell.
- ^ Added on 7 January 2004. Replaced Ryan Hinds.
Group stage table
[edit]| VB Series after 9 matches[9] | ||||||||
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | NR/T | L | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Australia
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 27 | +1.082 |
| 2 |  Pakistan
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | −0.295 |
| 3 |  West Indies
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | −0.718 |
Schedule
[edit]| 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
[edit]1st match: Australia v West Indies, 14 January
[edit]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
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
4th match: Australia v West Indies, 21 January
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
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
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
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
[edit]9th match: Pakistan v West Indies, 1 February
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
Finals
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b 2nd Final: VB Series, 2004/05 / Scorecard, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 30 March 2012
- ^ a b 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
- ^ a b 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