# 2004–05 VB Series

The 2004–05 edition of the VB Series (so-called because of sponsor Victoria Bitter) was a three-team One Day International men's cricket tournament held in Australia in January and February 2005, between the hosting nation's team, Pakistan, and West Indies. The teams played each other three times , with five points awarded for a win and a possible bonus point awarded either to the winners or losers depending on run rate. The top two teams on points went through to the best-of-three finals series. Five of the nine preliminary games were day-night matches, and both finals played were night matches.

## Squads

Squads :
| Australia | Pakistan | West Indies |
| Ricky Ponting (c) | Inzamam-ul-Haq (c) | Brian Lara (c) |
| Adam Gilchrist (wk) | Kamran Akmal (wk) | Courtney Browne (wk) |
| Michael Clarke | Mohammad Yousuf | Shivnarine Chanderpaul |
| Jason Gillespie | Salman Butt | Chris Gayle |
| Matthew Hayden | Taufeeq Umar | Wavell Hinds |
| Brad Hogg | Yasir Hameed | Ramnaresh Sarwan |
| Michael Kasprowicz | Mohammad Hafeez | Marlon Samuels |
| Brett Lee | Younis Khan | Dwayne Bravo |
| Simon Katich | Shoaib Malik | Ryan Hinds |
| Darren Lehmann | Shahid Afridi | Ian Bradshaw |
| Damien Martyn | Abdul Razzaq | Pedro Collins |
| Glenn McGrath | Azhar Mahmood | Mervyn Dillon |
| Andrew Symonds | Shoaib Akhtar | Reon King |
| Shane Watson | Rana Naved-ul-Hasan | Xavier Marshall |
| Brad Haddin (wk) | Mohammad Khalil | Ricardo Powell |
Notes
* ↑ Withdrawn on 7 January 2004 due to injury. Replaced with Ricardo Powell.
* ↑ Added on 7 January 2004. Replaced Ryan Hinds.

## Group stage table

VB Series after 9 matches :
| 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 |

## Schedule

| No. | Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Venue |
| Group Stage Schedule |||||
| 1 | 14 January 2005 | Australia | West Indies | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| 2 | 16 January 2005 | Australia | Pakistan | Bellerive Oval |
| 3 | 19 January 2005 | West Indies | Pakistan | The Gabba, Brisbane |
| 4 | 21 January 2005 | Australia | West Indies | The Gabba, Brisbane |
| 5 | 23 January 2005 | Australia | Pakistan | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| 6 | 26 January 2005 | Australia | West Indies | Adelaide Oval |
| 7 | 28 January 2005 | Pakistan | West Indies | Adelaide Oval |
| 8 | 30 January 2005 | Australia | Pakistan | WACA Ground |
| 9 | 1 February 2005 | Pakistan | West Indies | WACA Ground |
| Finals Schedule |||||
| Final 1 | 4 February 2005 | Australia | Pakistan | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Final 2 | 6 February 2005 | Australia | Pakistan | Sydney Cricket Ground |

## Group stage matches
### 1st match: Australia v West Indies, 14 January

* 14 January 2005 14:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 301/4 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 185 (46.2 overs) |
| Damien Martyn 95 (93) Ian Bradshaw 2/46 (10 overs) | | Brian Lara 58 (68) Brad Hogg 5/32 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 116 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 51,433 Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: Brad Hogg (Aus)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat
* Xavier Marshall (Win) made his ODI debut.

### 2nd match: Australia v Pakistan, 16 January

* 16 January 2005 10:00 Scorecard
| Pakistan 272/7 (50 overs) | v | Australia 253/6 (43 overs) |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq 68 (64) Michael Kasprowicz 2/38 (9 overs) | | Michael Clarke 97 (99) Abdul Razzaq 2/41 (8 overs) |
* Australia won by 4 wickets (with 12 balls remaining) (D/L method) Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZL) and Daryl Harper (Aus) Player of the match: Michael Clarke (Aus)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat

### 3rd match: Pakistan v West Indies, 19 January

* 19 January 2005 13:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| West Indies 273/5 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 274/4 (47 overs) |
| Chris Gayle 82 (99) Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 2/55 (10 overs) | | Kamran Akmal 124 (125) Mervyn Dillon 2/46 (10 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 6 wickets (with 18 balls remaining) The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Peter Parker (Aus) Player of the match: Kamran Akmal (Pak)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat

### 4th match: Australia v West Indies, 21 January

* 21 January 2005 yes (D/N) Scorecard
| West Indies 263/9 (50 overs) | v | Australia 43/5 (11 overs) |
| Wavell Hinds 107 (138) Jason Gillespie 3/62 (9 overs) | | Damien Martyn 14* (16) Pedro Collins 3/8 (4 overs) |
* No result The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZL) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat

### 5th match: Australia v Pakistan, 23 January

* 23 January 2005 14:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Pakistan 163 (39.2 overs) | v | Australia 167/1 (36.2 overs) |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq 50 (61) Darren Lehmann 3/44 (7.2 overs) | | Michael Clarke 103* (107) Abdul Razzaq 1/43 (7 overs) |
* Australia won by 9 wickets (with 82 balls remaining) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: Michael Clarke (Aus)
* Australia won the toss and elected to field

### 6th match: Australia v West Indies, 26 January

* 26 January 2005 13:45 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 269/8 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 196 (44.5 overs) |
| Simon Katich 76 (86) Pedro Collins 5/43 (10 overs) | | Shivnarine Chanderpaul 55 (87) Brett Lee 4/38 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 73 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZL) and Steve Davis (Aus) Player of the match: Brett Lee (Aus)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

### 7th match: Pakistan v West Indies, 28 January

* 28 January 2005 9:30 Scorecard
| West Indies 339/4 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 281/9 (50 overs) |
| Brian Lara 156 (138) Mohammad Hafeez 3/34 (3 overs) | | Mohammad Yousuf 45 (46) Dwayne Bravo 2/39 (10 overs) |
* West Indies won by 58 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: Brian Lara (WIN)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

### 8th match: Australia v Pakistan, 30 January

* 30 January 2005 13:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 265 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 268/7 (47.2 overs) |
| Michael Clarke 75* (75) Abdul Razzaq 4/53 (10 overs) | | Mohammad Yousuf 72 (90) Glenn McGrath 2/27 (9 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 3 wickets (with 16 balls remaining) WACA Ground, East Perth Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZL) and Peter Parker (Aus) Player of the match: Abdul Razzaq (Pak)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* Mohammad Khalil (Pak) made his ODI debut.

### 9th match: Pakistan v West Indies, 1 February

* 1 February 2005 10:30 Scorecard
| Pakistan 307/8 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 277 (48.1 overs) |
| Mohammad Yousuf 105 (100) Ian Bradshaw 3/47 (10 overs) | | Ramnaresh Sarwan 87 (91) Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 4/29 (9.1 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 30 runs WACA Ground, East Perth Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

## Finals
### 1st final: Australia v Pakistan, 4 February

* 4 February 2005 14:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 237 (49 overs) | v | Pakistan 219/9 (50 overs) |
| Andrew Symonds 91 (101) Abdul Razzaq 3/33 (10 overs) | | Shoaib Malik 66 (89) Brett Lee 3/23 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 18 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZL) and Steve Davis (Aus) Player of the match: Andrew Symonds (Aus)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

### 2nd final: Australia v Pakistan, 6 February

* 6 February 2005 14:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 239/9 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 208 (45.4 overs) |
| Damien Martyn 43 (60) Shahid Afridi 2/38 (10 overs) | | Mohammad Yousuf 51 (57) Glenn McGrath 5/27 (7.4 overs) |
* Australia won by 31 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: Glenn McGrath (Aus)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.