2003–04 Australia Tri-Series

The 2003–04 VB-Series was a cricket tri-series involving touring nations India and Zimbabwe and hosts Australia. Australia won the tournament, who lost one match in the group stage, by defeating India in the 2-match final. Adam Gilchrist was named Man of the Series for his 498 runs at an average of 62.25.

Key

 * BP = Bonus points.
 * 1 bonus point was awarded to the winning team if their run rate was 1.25x than that of the losing team.


 * CP = Consolation points
 * 1 consolation point was awarded to the losing team if they denied the winning team from receiving the bonus point.

Points system

 * Won = 5 points
 * Lost = 0 points
 * Tie or No result = 3 points
 * Standard net run rate rules applied.

Position deciders
The deciding factors, in order, on table position were:
 * 1) Total points
 * 2) Games won
 * 3) Head-to-head result
 * 4) Bonus points
 * 5) Net run rate

Match 1: Australia v India
Ajit Agarkar recorded his first 5 wicket haul, and his best career ODI figures to date.

Match 2: Australia v Zimbabwe
Brad Williams took his second 5 wicket haul, and recorded his best bowling figures with his 5/22.

Match 4: Australia v Zimbabwe
Gilchrist's 172 is his personal highest score in both One Day Internationals and List A cricket. It was also the highest score by a wicket-keeper in ODI cricket until Mahendra Singh Dhoni's 183* in 2005.