Pakistani national cricket team in Australia in the 2004/05 season
The tour of the Pakistani national cricket team to Australia in the 2004/05 season took place from December 16, 2004 to January 5, 2005. The international cricket tour was part of the 2004/05 international cricket season and included three tests . Australia won the Test Series 3–0.
prehistory
Australia previously played a tour against New Zealand , Pakistan the the BCCI Plantinum Jubilee Match in India . The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 2002/03 season in Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 100.024 | 2nd test |
| WACA Ground | Perth | 20,000 | 1st test |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 48,000 | 3rd test |
Squad lists
Pakistan named its roster on November 17, 2004. Australia named its roster on December 10, 2004.
| test | |
|---|---|
 Australia
|
 Pakistan
|
Tour matches
| December 1-3 scorecard |
Perth |
Western Australia Second XI 158 (34) & 192 (58) |
- |
Pakistanis 257 (60.5) & 83 (28) |
| Western Australia Second XI wins with 10 runs | ||||
| December 3rd scorecard |
Perth |
Pakistanis 273-8 (40) |
- | Western Australia Second XI 147 (38.1) |
| Pakistanis wins with 126 runs | ||||
| December 7th scorecard |
Perth (Lilac Hill) |
Pakistanis 256-9 (50) |
- |
Cricket Australia Chairman's XI 213 (45.2) |
| Pakistanis wins with 43 runs | ||||
| December 9-11 Scorecard |
Perth |
Pakistanis 262 (82.1) & 174 (54.2) |
- |
Western Australia 404-9d (92) & 34-0 (4.5) |
| Western Australia wins with 10 wickets | ||||
Testing
First test in Perth
| December 16-19 scorecard |
Perth |
Australia 381 (90.5) & 361-5d (85.2) |
- |
Pakistan 179 (77.3) & 72 (31.3) |
| Australia wins with 491 runs | ||||
Pakistani Shoaib Akhtar was fined for provocative cheering.
Second test in Melbourne
| December 26-29 Scorecard |
Melbourne (MCG) |
Pakistan 341 (107.3) & 163 (64.2) |
- |
Australia 379 (99.3) & 127-1 (27.5) |
| Australia wins with 9 wickets | ||||
Third test in Sydney
| January 2-5 scorecard |
Sydney |
Pakistan 304 (86.4) & 325 (89.2) |
- |
Australia 568 (133.3) & 62-1 (9.3) |
| Australia wins with 9 wickets | ||||
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
| Testing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Ricky Ponting |
Australia
|
3 | 6th | 403 | 100.75 | 207 | 1 | 2 |
| Justin Langer |
Australia
|
3 | 6th | 390 | 65.00 | 191 | 1 | 2 |
| Damien Martyn |
Australia
|
3 | 4th | 310 | 103.33 | 142 | 2 | 1 |
| Younis Khan |
Pakistan
|
3 | 6th | 259 | 43.16 | 87 | 0 | 1 |
| Adam Gilchrist |
Australia
|
3 | 4th | 230 | 76.66 | 113 | 1 | 1 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Glenn McGrath |
Australia
|
3 | 107 | 18th | 14.44 | 8/24 | 1 | 0 |
| Danish Kaneria |
Pakistan
|
3 | 149.2 | 15th | 37.33 | 7/188 | 2 | 0 |
| Shane Warne |
Australia
|
3 | 124.3 | 14th | 28.71 | 4/111 | 0 | 0 |
| Shoaib Akhtar |
Pakistan
|
3 | 77.3 | 11 | 30.36 | 5/99 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Kasprowicz |
Australia
|
2 | 56 | 9 | 15.77 | 5/30 | 1 | 0 |
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
| series | Player of the Series |
|---|---|
| test |
 Damien Martyn
|
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
| game | Player of the Match |
|---|---|
| 1st test |
Justin Langer
|
| 2nd test |
Damien Martyn
|
| 3rd test |
Stuart MacGill
|
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Moin and Rashid left out of tour squad ( English ) Cricinfo. November 17, 2004. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- ↑ Australia name unchanged squad for WACA Test ( English ) Cricinfo. December 10, 2004. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- ↑ Shoaib Akhtar fined 40% of match fee ( English ) Cricinfo. December 17, 2004. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Pakistan in Australia Test Series, 2004/05 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ↑ Records / Pakistan in Australia Test Series, 2004/05 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved January 13, 2017.