# International cricket in 2004–05

The 2004–05 international cricket season was from September 2004 to April 2005. There were no major tournaments played during this time. The season included the first-ever Twenty20 International match.

## Season overview

International tours :
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] |
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Test | ODI | T20I |
| 6 October 2004 | India | Australia | 1–2 [4] | — | — |
| 19 October 2004 | Bangladesh | New Zealand | 0–2 [2] | 0–3 [3] | — |
| 20 October 2004 | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | 1–1 [2] | — | — |
| 18 November 2004 | Australia | New Zealand | 2–0 [2] | 1–1 [3] | — |
| 20 November 2004 | India | South Africa | 1–0 [2] | — | — |
| 28 November 2004 | Zimbabwe | England | — | 0–4 [4] | — |
| 10 December 2004 | Bangladesh | India | 0–2 [2] | 1–2 [3] | — |
| 16 December 2004 | Australia | Pakistan | 3–0 [3] | — | — |
| 17 December 2004 | South Africa | England | 1–2 [5] | 4–1 [7] | — |
| 26 December 2004 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | 1–0 [2] | 1–0 [1] | — |
| 6 January 2005 | Bangladesh | Zimbabwe | 1–0 [2] | 3–2 [5] | — |
| 17 February 2005 | New Zealand | Australia | 0–2 [3] | 0–5 [5] | 0–1 [1] |
| 25 February 2005 | South Africa | Zimbabwe | 2–0 [2] | 3–0 [3] | — |
| 8 March 2005 | India | Pakistan | 1–1 [3] | 2–4 [6] | — |
| 31 March 2005 | West Indies | South Africa | 0–2 [4] | 0–5 [5] | — |
| Other international series ||||||
| Dates | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Winners | Winners |
| 30 September 2004 | Paktel Cup | Paktel Cup | Paktel Cup | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| 13 November 2004 | BCCI Platinum Jubilee Match | BCCI Platinum Jubilee Match | BCCI Platinum Jubilee Match | Pakistan | Pakistan |
| 10 January 2005 | World Cricket Tsunami Appeal | World Cricket Tsunami Appeal | World Cricket Tsunami Appeal | ICC World XI | ICC World XI |
| 14 January 2005 | VB Series | VB Series | VB Series | Australia | Australia |

## Pre-season rankings

ICC Test Championship 31 August 2004 :
| Pos | Nation | Points |
| 1 | Australia | 129 |
| 2 | England | 109 |
| 3 | Pakistan | 105 |
| 4 | India | 104 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 103 |
| 6 | South Africa | 102 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 94 |
| 8 | West Indies | 73 |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 51 |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 1 |
ICC ODI Championship 31 August 2004 :
| Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
| 1 | Australia | 30 | 4143 | 138 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 30 | 3679 | 123 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 24 | 2810 | 117 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 33 | 3477 | 105 |
| 5 | India | 29 | 2977 | 103 |
| 6 | South Africa | 27 | 2766 | 102 |
| 7 | England | 18 | 1842 | 102 |
| 8 | West Indies | 22 | 2213 | 101 |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 23 | 1412 | 61 |
| 10 | Kenya | 6 | 169 | 28 |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reference: ICC ODI Championship Archived 2005-11-25 at the Wayback Machine, 2 September 2004 |||||

## September
### Paktel Cup

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts |
| 1 | Pakistan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.612 | 21 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +0.499 | 11 |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | –1.508 | 4 |
Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 2183 | 30 September | Pakistan | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Zimbabwe | Tatenda Taibu | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan | Pakistan by 144 runs |
| ODI 2184 | 3 October | Pakistan | Mohammad Yousuf | Zimbabwe | Tatenda Taibu | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar | Pakistan by 3 wickets |
| ODI 2185 | 6 October | Pakistan | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Sri Lanka | Marvan Atapattu | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by 8 wickets |
| ODI 2186 | 9 October | Sri Lanka | Marvan Atapattu | Zimbabwe | Tatenda Taibu | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | Sri Lanka by 7 wickets |
| ODI 2186a | 11 October | Sri Lanka | Marvan Atapattu | Zimbabwe | Tatenda Taibu | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | Match abandoned |
| ODI 2187 | 14 October | Pakistan | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Sri Lanka | Marvan Atapattu | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan by 6 wickets |
| Final |||||||||
| ODI 2188 | 16 October | Pakistan | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Sri Lanka | Marvan Atapattu | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Sri Lanka by 119 runs |

## October
### Australia in India

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1713 | 6–10 October | Sourav Ganguly | Adam Gilchrist | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | Australia by 217 runs |
| Test 1714 | 14–18 October | Sourav Ganguly | Adam Gilchrist | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Match drawn |
| Test 1718 | 26–29 October | Rahul Dravid | Adam Gilchrist | Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur | Australia by 342 runs |
| Test 1720 | 3–5 November | Rahul Dravid | Ricky Ponting | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | India by 13 runs |

### New Zealand in Bangladesh

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1715 | 19–22 October | Khaled Mashud | Stephen Fleming | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | New Zealand by innings and 99 runs |
| Test 1717 | 26–29 October | Khaled Mashud | Stephen Fleming | M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong | New Zealand by innings and 101 runs |
| ODI series ||||||
| ODI 2189 | 2 November | Habibul Bashar | Daniel Vettori | M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong | New Zealand by 138 runs |
| ODI 2190 | 5 November | Habibul Bashar | Daniel Vettori | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | New Zealand by 3 wickets |
| ODI 2191 | 7 November | Khaled Mashud | Daniel Vettori | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | New Zealand by 83 runs |

### Sri Lanka in Pakistan

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1716 | 20–24 October | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Marvan Atapattu | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Sri Lanka by 201 runs |
| Test 1719 | 28 October–1 November | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Marvan Atapattu | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by 6 wickets |

## November
### BCCI Platinum Jubilee Match

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Only ODI ||||||
| ODI 2192 | 13 November | Sourav Ganguly | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Pakistan by 6 wickets |

### New Zealand in Australia

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1721 | 18–21 November | Ricky Ponting | Stephen Fleming | The Gabba, Brisbane | Australia by innings and 156 runs |
| Test 1723 | 26–30 November | Ricky Ponting | Stephen Fleming | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia by 213 runs |
| ODI series ||||||
| ODI 2196 | 5 December | Ricky Ponting | Stephen Fleming | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | New Zealand by 4 wickets |
| ODI 2198 | 8 December | Ricky Ponting | Stephen Fleming | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 17 runs |
| ODI 2198a | 10 December | Ricky Ponting | Stephen Fleming | The Gabba, Brisbane | Match abandoned |

### South Africa In India

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1722 | 20–24 November | Sourav Ganguly | Graeme Smith | Green Park Stadium, Kanpur | Match drawn |
| Test 1724 | 28 November–2 December | Sourav Ganguly | Graeme Smith | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | India by 8 wickets |

### England in Zimbabwe

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI series ||||||
| ODI 2193 | 28 November | Tatenda Taibu | Michael Vaughan | Harare Sports Club, Harare | England by 5 wickets |
| ODI 2194 | 1 December | Tatenda Taibu | Michael Vaughan | Harare Sports Club, Harare | England by 161 runs |
| ODI 2195 | 4 December | Tatenda Taibu | Michael Vaughan | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | England by 8 wickets |
| ODI 2197 | 5 December | Tatenda Taibu | Michael Vaughan | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | England by 74 runs |

## December
### India in Bangladesh

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1725 | 10–13 December | Habibul Bashar | Sourav Ganguly | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | India by innings and 140 runs |
| Test 1727 | 17–20 December | Habibul Bashar | Sourav Ganguly | MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong | India by innings and 83 runs |
| ODI series ||||||
| ODI 2199 | 23 December | Habibul Bashar | Sourav Ganguly | MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong | India by 11 runs |
| ODI 2201 | 26 December | Habibul Bashar | Sourav Ganguly | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Bangladesh by 15 runs |
| ODI 2202 | 27 December | Habibul Bashar | Sourav Ganguly | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | India by 91 runs |

### Pakistan in Australia

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1726 | 16–19 December | Ricky Ponting | Inzamam-ul-Haq | WACA Ground, Perth | Australia by 491 runs |
| Test 1729 | 26–29 December | Ricky Ponting | Mohammad Yousuf | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 9 wickets |
| Test 1731 | 2–5 January | Ricky Ponting | Mohammad Yousuf | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 9 wickets |

### England in South Africa

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1728 | 17–21 December | Graeme Smith | Michael Vaughan | St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth | England by 7 wickets |
| Test 1730 | 26–30 December | Graeme Smith | Michael Vaughan | Kingsmead, Durban | Match drawn |
| Test 1732 | 2–6 January | Graeme Smith | Michael Vaughan | Newlands, Cape Town | South Africa by 196 runs |
| Test 1734 | 13–17 January | Graeme Smith | Michael Vaughan | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | England by 77 runs |
| Test 1736 | 21–25 January | Graeme Smith | Michael Vaughan | SuperSport Park, Centurion | Match drawn |
| ODI series ||||||
| ODI 2216 | 30 January | Graeme Smith | Michael Vaughan | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | England by 26 runs (D/L) |
| ODI 2219 | 2 February | Graeme Smith | Michael Vaughan | Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein | Match tied |
| ODI 2221 | 4 February | Graeme Smith | Marcus Trescothick | St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth | South Africa by 3 wickets |
| ODI 2223 | 6 February | Graeme Smith | Michael Vaughan | Newlands, Cape Town | South Africa by 108 runs |
| ODI 2224 | 9 February | Graeme Smith | Michael Vaughan | Buffalo Park, East London | South Africa by 7 runs |
| ODI 2225 | 11 February | Graeme Smith | Michael Vaughan | Kingsmead, Durban | No result |
| ODI 2226 | 13 February | Graeme Smith | Michael Vaughan | SuperSport Park, Centurion | South Africa by 3 wickets |

### Sri Lanka in New Zealand

The second to fifth ODIs were cancelled to allow the Sri Lankan team to return home following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami on 26 December.
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI series ||||||
| ODI 2200 | 26 December | Stephen Fleming | Marvan Atapattu | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand by 7 wickets |
| ODI 2202a | 29 December | Stephen Fleming | Marvan Atapattu | McLean Park, Napier | Match cancelled |
| ODI 2202b | 2 January | Stephen Fleming | Marvan Atapattu | Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown | Match cancelled |
| ODI 2202c | 4 January | Stephen Fleming | Marvan Atapattu | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | Match cancelled |
| ODI 2202d | 8 January | Stephen Fleming | Marvan Atapattu | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | Match cancelled |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1746 | 4–8 April | Stephen Fleming | Marvan Atapattu | McLean Park, Napier | Match drawn |
| Test 1748 | 11–14 April | Stephen Fleming | Marvan Atapattu | Basin Reserve, Wellington | New Zealand by an innings and 38 runs |

## January
### Zimbabwe in Bangladesh

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1733 | 6–10 January | Habibul Bashar | Tatenda Taibu | MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong | Bangladesh by 226 runs |
| Test 1735 | 14–18 January | Habibul Bashar | Tatenda Taibu | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Match drawn |
| ODI series ||||||
| ODI 2207 | 20 January | Habibul Bashar | Tatenda Taibu | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Zimbabwe by 22 runs |
| ODI 2210 | 24 January | Habibul Bashar | Tatenda Taibu | MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong | Zimbabwe by 31 runs |
| ODI 2211 | 26 January | Habibul Bashar | Tatenda Taibu | MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong | Bangladesh by 40 runs |
| ODI 2214 | 29 January | Habibul Bashar | Tatenda Taibu | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Bangladesh by 58 runs |
| ODI 2217 | 31 January | Habibul Bashar | Tatenda Taibu | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Bangladesh by 8 wickets |

### World Cricket Tsunami Appeal

| No. | Date | ICC World XI captain | Asia XI captain | Venue | Result |
| Only ODI ||||||
| ODI 2203 | 10 January | Ricky Ponting | Sourav Ganguly | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | ICC World XI by 112 runs |

### VB Series

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | NR | L | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Australia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 27 | +1.082 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | –0.295 |
| 3 | West Indies | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | –0.718 |
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| Group stage ||||||||
| ODI 2204 | 14 January | Australia | Ricky Ponting | West Indies | Brian Lara | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 116 runs |
| ODI 2205 | 16 January | Australia | Ricky Ponting | Pakistan | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | Australia by 4 wickets (D/L) |
| ODI 2206 | 19 January | West Indies | Brian Lara | Pakistan | Inzamam-ul-Haq | The Gabba, Brisbane | Pakistan by 6 wickets |
| ODI 2208 | 21 January | Australia | Ricky Ponting | West Indies | Brian Lara | The Gabba, Brisbane | No result |
| ODI 2209 | 23 January | Australia | Ricky Ponting | Pakistan | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 9 wickets |
| ODI 2212 | 26 January | Australia | Ricky Ponting | West Indies | Brian Lara | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia by 73 runs |
| ODI 2213 | 28 January | Pakistan | Inzamam-ul-Haq | West Indies | Brian Lara | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | West Indies by 58 runs |
| ODI 2215 | 30 January | Australia | Ricky Ponting | Pakistan | Inzamam-ul-Haq | WACA Ground, Perth | Pakistan by 3 wickets |
| ODI 2218 | 1 February | Pakistan | Inzamam-ul-Haq | West Indies | Brian Lara | WACA Ground, Perth | Pakistan by 30 runs |
| Finals ||||||||
| ODI 2220 | 4 February | Australia | Ricky Ponting | Pakistan | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 18 runs |
| ODI 2222 | 6 February | Australia | Ricky Ponting | Pakistan | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 31 runs |

## February
### Australia in New Zealand

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Only T20I ||||||
| T20I 1 | 17 February | Stephen Fleming | Ricky Ponting | Eden Park, Auckland | Australia by 44 runs |
| ODI series ||||||
| ODI 2227 | 19 February | Stephen Fleming | Ricky Ponting | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | Australia by 10 runs |
| ODI 2228 | 22 February | Stephen Fleming | Ricky Ponting | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | Australia by 106 runs |
| ODI 2230 | 26 February | Stephen Fleming | Ricky Ponting | Eden Park, Auckland | Australia by 86 runs |
| ODI 2232 | 1 March | Stephen Fleming | Adam Gilchrist | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Australia by 7 wickets |
| ODI 2234 | 5 March | Stephen Fleming | Ricky Ponting | McLean Park, Napier | Australia by 122 runs |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1739 | 10–13 March | Stephen Fleming | Ricky Ponting | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | Australia by 9 wickets |
| Test 1742 | 18–22 March | Stephen Fleming | Ricky Ponting | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Match drawn |
| Test 1744 | 26–29 March | Stephen Fleming | Ricky Ponting | Eden Park, Auckland | Australia by 9 wickets |

### Zimbabwe in South Africa

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI series ||||||
| ODI 2229 | 25 February | Graeme Smith | Tatenda Taibu | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | South Africa by 165 runs |
| ODI 2231 | 27 February | Graeme Smith | Tatenda Taibu | Kingsmead, Durban | South Africa by 131 runs |
| ODI 2233 | 2 March | Nicky Boje | Tatenda Taibu | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | South Africa by 5 wickets |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1737 | 4–5 March | Graeme Smith | Tatenda Taibu | Newlands, Cape Town | South Africa by an innings and 21 runs |
| Test 1740 | 11–13 March | Graeme Smith | Tatenda Taibu | SuperSport Park, Centurion | South Africa by an innings and 62 runs |

## March
### Pakistan in India

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1738 | 8–12 March | Sourav Ganguly | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali | Match drawn |
| Test 1741 | 16–20 March | Sourav Ganguly | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | India by 195 runs |
| Test 1743 | 24–28 March | Sourav Ganguly | Inzamam-ul-Haq | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | Pakistan by 168 runs |
| ODI series ||||||
| ODI 2235 | 2 April | Sourav Ganguly | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Nehru Stadium, Kochi | India by 87 runs |
| ODI 2236 | 5 April | Sourav Ganguly | Inzamam-ul-Haq | ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam | India by 58 runs |
| ODI 2237 | 9 April | Sourav Ganguly | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur | Pakistan by 106 runs |
| ODI 2238 | 12 April | Sourav Ganguly | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | Pakistan by 3 wickets |
| ODI 2239 | 15 April | Rahul Dravid | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Green Park Stadium, Kanpur | Pakistan by 5 wickets |
| ODI 2240 | 17 April | Rahul Dravid | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | Pakistan by 159 runs |

### South Africa in the West Indies

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1745 | 31 March–4 April | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Graeme Smith | Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana | Match drawn |
| Test 1747 | 8–12 April | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Graeme Smith | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad | South Africa by 8 wickets |
| Test 1749 | 21–24 April | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Graeme Smith | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | South Africa by an innings and 86 runs |
| Test 1750 | 29 April–3 May | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Graeme Smith | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua | Match drawn |
| ODI series ||||||
| ODI 2241 | 7 May | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Graeme Smith | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | South Africa by 8 wickets |
| ODI 2242 | 8 May | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Graeme Smith | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | South Africa by 8 wickets (D/L) |
| ODI 2243 | 11 May | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Graeme Smith | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | South Africa by 1 run |
| ODI 2244 | 14 May | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Shaun Pollock | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad | South Africa by 6 wickets |
| ODI 2245 | 15 May | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Shaun Pollock | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad | South Africa by 7 wickets |