# Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 2004–05

The Pakistan national cricket team toured Australia in the 2004–05 season and played three Test matches against Australia. Australia won the series 3–0.

## Tour matches
### 50 overs: Chairman's XI v Pakistanis

* 7 December 2004 Scorecard
| Pakistanis 256/9 (50 overs) | v | Cricket Australia Chairman's XI 213 (45.2 overs) |
| Salman Butt 115 (135) Michael Hussey 3/28 (4 overs) | | Chris Rogers 61 (59) Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 3/36 (10 overs) |
* Pakistanis won by 43 runs Lilac Hill, Perth Umpires: Bruce Bennett (Aus) and Ian Lock (Aus)
* Pakistanis won the toss and elected to bat

### First-class: Western Australia v Pakistanis

* 9–11 December 2004 Scorecard
* Western Australia won by 10 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Jeff Brookes (Aus) and Andrew Craig (Aus)
* Pakistanis won the toss and elected to field.

### 50 overs: Australia A v Pakistanis

* 12 January 2005 Scorecard
| Pakistanis 279/8 (50 overs) | v | Australia A 266 (48.4 overs) |
| Abdul Razzaq 89 (61) Shaun Tait 2/49 (10 overs) | | Brad Haddin 129 (124) Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 3/42 (9.4 overs) |
* Pakistanis won by 13 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Ian Lock (Aus) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
* Australia A won the toss and elected to field.

### Twenty20: Australia A v Pakistanis

* 13 January 2005 Scorecard
| Australia A 185/2 (20 overs) | v | Pakistanis 129/7 (20 overs) |
| Cameron White 58* (38) Shoaib Akhtar 2/37 (4 overs) | | Taufeeq Umar 31 (20) Damien Wright 2/27 (4 overs) |
* Australia A won by 56 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Ian Lock (Aus) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
* Australia A won the toss and elected to bat.

### 50 overs: Prime Minister's XI v Pakistanis

* 25 January 2005 Scorecard
| Prime Minister's XI 191 (46.4 overs) | v | Pakistanis 192/5 (42.5 overs) |
| Chris Rogers 46 Shoaib Malik 3/29 (10 overs) | | Younis Khan 62* Ben Edmondson 3/38 (9 overs) |
* Pakistanis won by 5 wickets (with 43 balls remaining) Manuka Oval, Canberra Umpires: Andrew Shelley (Aus) and John Smeaton (Aus) Player of the match: Younis Khan (Pakistanis)
* Pakistanis won the toss and elected to bat.

## Test series
### 1st Test

* 16–19 December 2004 Scorecard
* Australia won by 491 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: Justin Langer (Aus)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
* Mohammad Khalil (Pak) made his Test debut.
* Justin Langer alone (288) outscored the entire Pakistani team in both innings.

### 2nd Test

* 26–29 December 2004 Scorecard
* Australia won by 9 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Jeremy Lloyds (Eng) Player of the match: Damien Martyn (Aus)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

### 3rd Test

* 2–5 January 2005 Scorecard
* Australia won by 9 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and David Shepherd (Eng) Player of the match: Stuart MacGill (Aus)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
* Shane Watson (Aus) and Mohammad Asif (Pak) made their Test debuts.

## VB Series

During Pakistan's tour they competed in a triangular series with Australia and West Indies. Pakistan finished second in the round robin stage by winning three and losing three matches, but they lost 2–0 to Australia in the best-of-three final.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | NR/T | 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 |