# International cricket in 2004

The 2004 international cricket season was from April to September 2004.

## Season overview

International tours :
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] |
| Start date | Home team | Away team | 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 | Tournament | Winners | Winners |
| 24 June 2004 | NatWest Series | NatWest Series | New Zealand | New Zealand |
| 16 July 2004 | Asia Cup | Asia Cup | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| 21 August 2004 | Videocon Cup | Videocon Cup | Australia | Australia |
| 4 September 2004 | Australia vs Pakistan ODI match | Australia vs Pakistan ODI match | Australia | Australia |
| 10 September 2004 | ICC Champions Trophy | ICC Champions Trophy | West Indies | West Indies |

## Pre-season rankings

ICC Test Championship April 2004 :
| 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 :
| 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 |
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result |
| Group stage ||||||||
| ODI 2133a | 24 June | England | Michael Vaughan | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | Old Trafford, Manchester | Match abandoned |
| ODI 2134 | 26 June | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | West Indies | Brian Lara | Edgbaston, Birmingham | No result |
| ODI 2135 | 27 June | England | Michael Vaughan | West Indies | Brian Lara | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | West Indies by 7 wickets |
| ODI 2136 | 29 June | England | Michael Vaughan | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | New Zealand by 7 wickets |
| ODI 2137 | 1 July | England | Michael Vaughan | West Indies | Brian Lara | Headingley, Leeds | England by 7 wickets |
| ODI 2138 | 3 July | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | West Indies | Brian Lara | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | New Zealand by 5 wickets |
| ODI 2139 | 4 July | England | Michael Vaughan | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol | New Zealand by 6 wickets |
| ODI 2140 | 6 July | England | Michael Vaughan | West Indies | Brian Lara | Lord's, London | West Indies by 7 wickets |
| ODI 2141 | 8 July | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | West Indies | Brian Lara | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | No result |
| Final ||||||||
| ODI 2142 | 10 July | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | West Indies | Brian Lara | Lord's, London | New Zealand by 107 runs |

## 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 | Bundaburg Rum Stadium, Cairns | Match drawn |

### Asia Cup
#### Group stage

Group A :
| 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 |
Group B :
| 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

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2.000 | 9 |
| Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.000 | 6 |
| India | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2.000 | 3 |
| 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

Group A :
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
Group B :
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
Group C :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Pakistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.413 |
| 2 | India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.944 |
| 3 | Kenya | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.747 |
Group D :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.716 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.252 |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.885 |
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result |
| Group stage ||||||||
| ODI 2168 | 10 September | England | Michael Vaughan | Zimbabwe | Tatenda Taibu | Edgbaston, Birmingham | England by 152 runs |
| ODI 2169 | 10 September | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | United States | Richard Staple | The Oval, London | New Zealand by 210 runs |
| ODI 2170 | 11 September | India | Sourav Ganguly | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | India by 98 runs |
| ODI 2171 | 12 September | Bangladesh | Rajin Saleh | South Africa | Graeme Smith | Edgbaston, Birmingham | South Africa by 9 wickets |
| ODI 2172 | 13 September | Australia | Ricky Ponting | United States | Richard Staple | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | Australia by 9 wickets |
| ODI 2173 | 14 September | Sri Lanka | Marvan Atapattu | Zimbabwe | Tatenda Taibu | The Oval, London | Sri Lanka by 4 wickets |
| ODI 2174 | 14 September | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | Pakistan | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Edgbaston, Birmingham | Pakistan by 7 wickets |
| ODI 2175 | 15 September | Bangladesh | Rajin Saleh | West Indies | Brian Lara | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | West Indies by 138 runs |
| ODI 2176 | 16 September | Australia | Ricky Ponting | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | The Oval, London | Australia by 7 wickets |
| ODI 2177 | 17 September | England | Michael Vaughan | Sri Lanka | Marvan Atapattu | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | England by 49 runs (D/L) |
| ODI 2178 | 18 September | South Africa | Graeme Smith | West Indies | Brian Lara | The Oval, London | West Indies by 5 wickets |
| ODI 2179 | 19 September | India | Sourav Ganguly | Pakistan | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Edgbaston, Birmingham | Pakistan by 3 wickets |
| Semi-finals ||||||||
| ODI 2180 | 21 September | England | Michael Vaughan | Australia | Ricky Ponting | Edgbaston, Birmingham | England by 6 wickets |
| ODI 2181 | 22 September | Pakistan | Inzamam-ul-Haq | West Indies | Brian Lara | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | West Indies by 7 wickets |
| Final ||||||||
| ODI 2182 | 25 September | England | Michael Vaughan | West Indies | Brian Lara | The Oval, London | West Indies by 2 wickets |