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| Part of theZimbabwean cricket team in Australia in 2003–04 and theIndian cricket team in Australia in 2003–04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 9 January 2004 – 8 February 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | Won by Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series | Adam Gilchrist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2003–04VB-Series was acricket tri-series involving touring nationsIndia andZimbabwe and hostsAustralia. Australia won the tournament, who lost one match in the group stage, by defeating India in the 2-match final.Adam Gilchrist was namedMan of the Series for his 498 runs at anaverage of 62.25.
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | NR/T | BP | CP | Points | NRR |
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| 1 | Australia | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 37 | +1.100 |
| 2 |  India | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | +0.282 |
| 3 |  Zimbabwe | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | −1.326 |
The deciding factors, in order, on table position were:
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| Australia won by 18 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground,Melbourne Attendance: 63,271 Umpires:Steve Bucknor (WIN) andSimon Taufel (AUS) Player of the match:Andrew Symonds |
Ajit Agarkar recorded his first 5 wicket haul, and his best career ODI figures to date.[citation needed]
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| Australia won by 99 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 20,538 Umpires:Rudi Koertzen (RSA) andSimon Taufel (AUS) Player of the match:Brad Williams |
Brad Williams took his second 5 wicket haul, and recorded his best bowling figures with his 5/22.[citation needed]
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| India won by 7 wickets Bellerive Oval,Hobart Attendance: 3,109 Umpires:Steve Bucknor (WIN) andPeter Parker (AUS) Player of the match:Virender Sehwag |
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| Australia won by 148 runs Bellerive Oval,HobartAttendance: 12,715 Umpires:Steve Davis (AUS) andRudi Koertzen (RSA) Player of the match:Adam Gilchrist |
Gilchrist's 172 is his personal highest score in bothOne Day Internationals andList A cricket.[1] It was also the highest score by awicket-keeper in ODI cricket untilMahendra Singh Dhoni's 183* in 2005.[2]
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| India won by 19 runs The Gabba,Woolloongabba Attendance: 35,052 Umpires:Steve Bucknor (WIN) andPeter Parker (AUS) Player of the match:VVS Laxman |
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| India won by 24 runs The Gabba,Woolloongabba Attendance: 9,638 Umpires:Steve Davis (AUS) andRudi Koertzen (RSA) Player of the match:Yuvraj Singh |
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| Australia won by 2 wickets (DL) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 39,088 Umpires:Steve Bucknor (WIN) andDaryl Harper (AUS) Player of the match:Yuvraj Singh |
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| India won by 3 runs Adelaide Oval,Adelaide Attendance: 8,680 Umpires:Daryl Harper (AUS) andRudi Koertzen (RSA) Player of the match:VVS Laxman |
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| Australia won by 13 runs Adelaide Oval,Adelaide Attendance: 27,612 Umpires:Steve Bucknor (WIN) andSteve Davis (AUS) Player of the match:Grant Flower |
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No result Melbourne Cricket Ground,Melbourne Attendance: 15,218 Umpires:Rudi Koertzen (RSA) andPeter Parker (AUS) |
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| Australia won by 5 wickets WACA Ground,Perth Attendance: 18,858 Umpires:Steve Bucknor (WIN) andDaryl Harper (AUS) Player of the match:Adam Gilchrist |
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| India won by 4 wickets WACA Ground,Perth Attendance: 4,053 Umpires:Rudi Koertzen (RSA) andSimon Taufel (AUS) Player of the match:Irfan Pathan |
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Australia won by 7 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground,Melbourne Attendance: 44,737 Umpires:Steve Bucknor (Win) andSimon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match:Ricky Ponting (Aus) |
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Australia won by 208 runs Sydney Cricket Ground,Sydney Attendance: 39,760 Umpires:Daryl Harper (AUS) andRudi Koertzen (RSA) Player of the match:Matthew Hayden (Aus) |
