2003–04 Australia Tri-Series


The 2003–04 VB-Series was a cricket tri-series involving touring nations India and Zimbabwe and hosts Australia. Australia won the tournament, who lost one match in the group stage, by defeating India in the 2-match final. Adam Gilchrist was named Man of the Series for his 498 runs at an average of 62.25.

Group stage

Table

Key

Points system

  • Won = 5 points
  • Lost = 0 points
  • Tie or No result = 3 points
  • Standard net run rate rules applied.

Position deciders

The deciding factors, in order, on table position were:
  1. Total points
  2. Games won
  3. Head-to-head result
  4. Bonus points
  5. Net run rate

Matches

Match 1: Australia v India

Ajit Agarkar recorded his first 5 wicket haul, and his best career ODI figures to date.

Match 2: Australia v Zimbabwe

Brad Williams took his second 5 wicket haul, and recorded his best bowling figures with his 5/22.

Match 4: Australia v Zimbabwe

Gilchrist's 172 is his personal highest score in both One Day Internationals and List A cricket. It was also the highest score by a wicket-keeper in ODI cricket until Mahendra Singh Dhoni's 183* in 2005.