Australian national cricket team in India for the 2004/05 season
The Australian national cricket team's tour to India in the 2004/05 season took place from October 6 to November 5, 2004. The international cricket tour was part of the 2004/05 international cricket season and consisted of four tests . Australia won the series 2–1.
prehistory
It was the first tour of the season for both teams. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 2003/04 season in Australia .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages were designated as the venue for the tour and announced on July 19, 2004.
Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
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M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bangalore | 42,000 | 1st test |
MA Chidambaram Stadium | Chennai | 46,000 | 2nd test |
Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai | 33,000 | 4th test |
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium | Nagpur | 45,000 | 3rd test |
Squad lists
Australia named their roster on September 9, 2004. India named their roster on October 1, 2004.
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Tour matches
September 30th - October 2nd scorecard |
Mumbai (BS) |
![]() 302-7d (101) & 207-2 (54) |
- |
Mumbai 255 (92.2) |
draw |
Testing
First test in Bangalore
October 6-10 scorecard |
Bangalore |
![]() 474 (130) & 228 (78.1) |
- |
![]() 246 (89.2) & 239 (87.4) |
Australia wins with 217 runs |
The Indian Virender Sehwag was fined for clearly showing contrary opinion to a referee's decision.
Second test in Chennai
October 14-18 scorecard |
Chennai |
![]() 235 (71.3) & 369 (133.5) |
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![]() 376 (134.3) & 19-0 (3) |
draw |
Third test in Nagpur
October 26-29 Scorecard |
Nagpur |
![]() 398 (100.2) & 329-5d (98.1) |
- |
![]() 185 (91.5) & 200 (53.3) |
Australia wins with 342 runs |
Fourth test in Mumbai
November 3rd - 5th scorecard |
Mumbai |
![]() 104 (41.3) & 205 (68.2) |
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![]() 203 (61.3) & 93 (30.5) |
India wins with 13 runs |
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
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Batting | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
Damien Martyn |
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4th | 8th | 444 | 55.50 | 114 | 2 | 2 |
Michael Clarke |
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4th | 8th | 400 | 57.14 | 151 | 1 | 2 |
Virender Sehwag |
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4th | 8th | 299 | 42.71 | 155 | 1 | 1 |
Simon Katich |
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4th | 8th | 276 | 39.42 | 99 | 0 | 2 |
Matthew Hayden |
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4th | 8th | 244 | 30.50 | 58 | 0 | 1 |
bowling | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
Anil Kumble |
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4th | 197.3 | 27 | 25.37 | 7/48 | 3 | 1 |
Harbhajan Singh |
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3 | 178.5 | 21st | 24.00 | 6/78 | 3 | 1 |
Jason Gillespie |
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4th | 132.5 | 20th | 16.15 | 5/56 | 1 | 0 |
Glenn McGrath |
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4th | 141 | 14th | 25.42 | 4/55 | 0 | 0 |
Shane Warne |
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3 | 140 | 14th | 30.07 | 6/125 | 1 | 0 |
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
series | Player of the Series |
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test |
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Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
game | Player of the Match |
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1st test |
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2nd test |
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3rd test |
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4th test |
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ India announce Test itineraries ( English ) Cricinfo. July 19, 2004. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- ↑ Australia pick spin-heavy squad for India ( English ) Cricinfo. September 9, 2004. Accessed December 24, 2016.
- ^ Tendulkar in squad for first two Tests against Australia ( English ) Cricinfo. October 1, 2004. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- ↑ Sehwag fined 65% of match fee for dissent ( English ) Cricinfo. October 10, 2004. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2004/05 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- ↑ Records / Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2004/05 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved January 6, 2017.