The Pakistani cricket team toured India from 8 March to 17 April 2005. The tour consisted of six One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Tests matches.[1] The Test series was drawn 1–1 while Pakistan won the ODI series 4–2.[2]
| Pakistani cricket team in India in 2004–05 | |||
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| India | Pakistan | ||
| Dates | 8 March – 17 April 2005 | ||
| Captains | Sourav Ganguly[n 1] | Inzamam-ul-Haq | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 3-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Virender Sehwag (544) | Younis Khan (508) | |
| Most wickets | Anil Kumble (11) | Danish Kaneria (19) | |
| Player of the series | Virender Sehwag (Ind) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Pakistan won the 6-match series 4–2 | ||
| Most runs | Rahul Dravid (308) | Shoaib Malik (269) | |
| Most wickets | Ashish Nehra (11) | Naved-ul-Hasan (15) | |
| Player of the series | Naved-ul-Hasan (Pak) | ||
2004–05 BCCI Platinum Jubilee Match
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editSquads
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Tour Matches
editThree-day: Indian Board President's XI v Pakistan
edit3–5 March 2005
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- The start of play on day 1 was delayed due to bad light before it was stopped after 2.4 overs of play due to heavy rain.
- Bad light on day 2 led to premature close of play, at the afternoon session.[9]
- Bad light and rain restricted play to on 45 minutes on day 3.[9]
Limited overs: India A v Pakistan
editTest series
edit1st Test
edit2nd Test
edit3rd Test
edit24–28 March 2005
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Match start delayed by bad weather.
ODI series
edit1st ODI
edit2nd ODI
edit 5 April 2005
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- MS Dhoni (Ind) scored his first century in ODIs.
3rd ODI
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edit5th ODI
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- It was the 100th ODI between India and Pakistan. Pakistan became first team to play 100 or more matches against three countries.[10]
- Rahul Dravid (Ind) scored his 8,000th run in ODIs.[10]
- Shahid Afridi's (Pak) century was the fastest against India and joint-second fastest overall, in terms of balls faced (45).[10]
- Shahid Afridi became the first batsman to hit 200 sixes in ODIs.[10]
6th ODI
editNotes
edit- ^ Rahul Dravid captained India for the last two ODI matches.
References
edit- ^ "Event: Pakistan in India 2004/05". cricketarchive. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "Pakistan tour of India, 2004–05 – Fixtures". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "Yuvraj, Nehra left out of squad". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Yuvraj preferred to Kaif for Test squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Agarkar in ODI squad". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Kumble and Laxman omitted from one-day squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan announce team for ODIs". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Shoaib left out of ODI squad". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Weather dampens Pakistan's spirits". The Hindu. 6 March 2005. Retrieved 1 August 2017.[dead link]
- ^ a b c d "Dravid reaches 8000 in ODIs". Rediff.com. 16 April 2005. Retrieved 8 January 2019.