The Videocon Cup was the name of the One Day International cricket tournament in the Netherlands during August 2004. It was a tri-nation series between Australia, India and Pakistan. All matches took place at the VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen. The tournament preceded, and acted as a warm-up for, the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy.
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| Part of Indian cricket team in England in 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 21–28 August 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | Won by  Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series | No award | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The tournament was disrupted by rain, with only one of the three group stage matches reaching a conclusion. Australia refused to reschedule their two washed-out group matches, and qualified for the final without completing a game.[1][2]
By beating India in the opening match, Pakistan also qualified for the Final.[3] Australia beat Pakistan in the Final to win the series.
Shoaib Malik of Pakistan emerged as the top run-scorer with 104 runs, with an average of 52.00; Matthew Hayden of Australia followed close behind with 88 runs.[4] Lakshmipathy Balaji of India finished the series as top wicket-taker capturing 6 wickets, with Shahid Afridi of Pakistan taking 4.[5]
Squads
edit Australia[6]
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 India[7]
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 Pakistan[8]
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Points table
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts[3] | NRR |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | +2.000 |
| Australia
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | +0.000 |
| India
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2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −2.000 |
Group stage matches
edit1st match
edit 21 August 2004
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced before play started to 36 overs per side.
- The match was reduced to 33 overs per side, India's target was 194 runs.
- Points: India 0; Pakistan 6.
2nd match
edit 23 August 2004
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced before play started to 32 overs per side.
- Points: Australia 3; India 3.
3rd match
editFinal
editReferences
edit- ^ Engel, Matthew, ed. (2005). "Videocon Cup, 2004". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2005. London: John Wisden & Co Ltd. ISBN 9780947766894.
- ^ "Australia turn down rescheduling proposal". ESPNcricinfo. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Videocon Cup – Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Videocon Cup, 2004 Batting - Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Videocon Cup, 2004 Bowling - Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Squads - Australia Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Squads - India Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Squads - Pakistan Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
External links
edit- Tournament home at ESPNcricinfo
- Videocon Cup in Netherlands, Aug 2004 (Aus, Ind, Pak) at ESPNcricinfo archive
- Videocon Cup 2004 at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Engel, Matthew, ed. (2005). "Videocon Cup, 2004". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2005. London: John Wisden & Co Ltd. ISBN 9780947766894.
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