International cricket in 2004
Cricket season
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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 | NatWest Series |
New Zealand | ||
| 16 July 2004 | Asia Cup |
Sri Lanka | ||
| 21 August 2004 |  Videocon Cup |
Australia | ||
| 4 September 2004 | Australia vs Pakistan ODI match |
Australia | ||
| 10 September 2004 | 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 |
July
Sri Lanka in Australia
| 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 | Bundaberg Rum Stadium, Cairns | Match drawn |
Asia Cup
Group stage
| 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 |
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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: ESPNCricInfo
| 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: ESPNCricInfo
