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{{Infobox cricket series
|series= 2004 Videocon Cup
|partof= [[Indian cricket team in England in 2004]]
|image=
|caption=
|date= 21–28 August 2004
|place= Netherlands
|result= Won by [[Image:Flag of Australia.svg|22px]] [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]]
|player of series= No award
|team1= {{cr|AUS}}
|team2= {{cr|IND}}
|team3= {{cr|PAK}}
|captain1= [[Ricky Ponting|RT Ponting]]
|captain2= [[Sourav Ganguly|SC Ganguly]]
|captain3= [[Inzamam-ul-Haq]]
|runs1= [[Matthew Hayden|ML Hayden]] (88)
|runs2= [[VVS Laxman]] (37)
|runs3= [[Shoaib Malik]] (104)
|wickets1= [[Darren Lehmann|DS Lehmann]] (2)<br>[[Andrew Symonds|A Symonds]] (2)
|wickets2= [[Lakshmipathy Balaji|L Balaji]] (6)
|wickets3= [[Shahid Afridi]] (4)
|previous=
|next=
}}
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 national cricket team|Australia]], [[India national cricket team|India]] and [[Pakistan national cricket team|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]].

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.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Engel |editor-first=Matthew |date=2005 |title=Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2005 |chapter=Videocon Cup, 2004 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/233445.html |location=London|publisher=John Wisden & Co Ltd |pages= |isbn=9780947766894}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/australia-turn-down-rescheduling-proposal-135434|title=Australia turn down rescheduling proposal|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=26 August 2004|access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref>

By beating India in the opening match, Pakistan also qualified for the Final.<ref name="points">{{cite web|title=Videocon Cup – Points Table|url=https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2004/OD_TOURNEYS/VIDEOCON/VIDEOCON_AUG2004_TABLE.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref> 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 [[Batting average (cricket)|average]] of 52.00; [[Matthew Hayden]] of Australia followed close behind with 88 runs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Videocon Cup, 2004 Batting - Most Runs |url=https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2004/OD_TOURNEYS/VIDEOCON/STATS/VIDEOCON_AUG2004_ODI_BAT_MOST_RUNS.html |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=9 April 2021 }}</ref> [[Lakshmipathy Balaji]] of India finished the series as top wicket-taker capturing 6 wickets, with [[Shahid Afridi]] of Pakistan taking 4.<ref>{{cite web|title=Videocon Cup, 2004 Bowling - Most Wickets |url=https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2004/OD_TOURNEYS/VIDEOCON/STATS/VIDEOCON_AUG2004_ODI_BOWL_MOST_WKTS.html |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=9 April 2021 }}</ref>

==Squads==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:0 auto"
|-
! style="width:20%;"|{{cr|AUS}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Squads - Australia Squad|url=https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2004/OD_TOURNEYS/VIDEOCON/SQUADS/VIDEOCON_AUG2004_AUS-SQUAD.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref>
! style="width:20%;"|{{cr|IND}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Squads - India Squad|url=https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2004/OD_TOURNEYS/VIDEOCON/SQUADS/VIDEOCON_AUG2004_IND-SQUAD.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref>
! style="width:20%;"|{{cr|PAK}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Squads - Pakistan Squad|url=https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2004/OD_TOURNEYS/VIDEOCON/SQUADS/VIDEOCON_AUG2004_PAK-SQUAD.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|
*[[Ricky Ponting]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
*[[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]]
*[[Jason Gillespie]]
*[[Ian Harvey]]
*[[Matthew Hayden]]
*[[Brad Hogg]]
*[[Michael Kasprowicz]]
*[[Brett Lee]]
*[[Darren Lehmann]]
*[[Damien Martyn]]
*[[Glenn McGrath]]
*[[Andrew Symonds]]
*[[Shane Watson]]
*[[Brad Haddin]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
|
*[[Virender Sehwag]]
*[[Sachin Tendulkar]]
*[[Sourav Ganguly]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
*[[Rahul Dravid]]
*[[VVS Laxman]]
*[[Yuvraj Singh]]
*[[Mohammad Kaif]]
*[[Ajit Agarkar]]
*[[Dinesh Karthik]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
*[[Anil Kumble]]
*[[Harbhajan Singh]]
*[[Lakshmipathy Balaji]]
*[[Ashish Nehra]]
*[[Irfan Pathan]]
*[[Rohan Gavaskar]]
|
*[[Inzamam-ul-Haq]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
*[[Yasir Hameed]]
*[[Imran Farhat]]
*[[Salman Butt]]
*[[Mohammad Yousuf (cricketer)|Mohammad Yousuf]]
*[[Younis Khan]]
*[[Moin Khan]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
*[[Shoaib Malik]]
*[[Abdul Razzaq (cricketer)|Abdur Razzaq]]
*[[Shahid Afridi]]
*[[Shoaib Akhtar]]
*[[Mohammad Sami]]
*[[Shabbir Ahmed (cricketer)|Shabbir Ahmed]]
*[[Naved-ul-Hasan]]
|}

==Points table==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:175px;"|Team
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|Pld|Played}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|W|Won}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|T|Tied}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|NR|No result}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|BP|Bonus Points}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|Pts|Points}}<ref name="points" />
! style="width:45px;"|{{Abbr|[[Net run rate|NRR]]|Net run rate}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|align=left| {{cr|PAK}}
|| 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 9 || +2.000
|- bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left| {{cr|AUS}}
|| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 6 || +0.000
|- bgcolor=pink
|align=left| {{cr|IND}}
|| 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 || −2.000
|}

==Group stage matches==

===1st match===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 21 August 2004
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 192/6 (33 overs)
| runs1 = [[Shoaib Malik]] 68 (67)
| wickets1 = [[Lakshmipathy Balaji|L Balaji]] 3/27 (7 overs)
| score2 = 127 (27 overs)
| runs2 = [[VVS Laxman]] 37 (51)
| wickets2 = [[Shahid Afridi]] 4/20 (6 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 66 runs ([[Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method|D/L method]])
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/80/80350.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[VRA Cricket Ground]], [[Amstelveen]]
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor|SA Bucknor]] (WI) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|DR Shepherd]] (ENG)
| motm = [[Shoaib Malik]] (PAK)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 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.''
| notes = Points: India 0; Pakistan 6.
}}

===2nd match===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 23 August 2004
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 175/7 (31.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|MJ Clarke]] 42 (28)
| wickets1 = [[Lakshmipathy Balaji|L Balaji]] 3/20 (6 overs)
| score2 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = No result
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/80/80367.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[VRA Cricket Ground]], [[Amstelveen]]
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor|SA Bucknor]] (WI) and [[Jeremy Lloyds|JW Lloyds]] (ENG)
| motm =
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = The match was reduced before play started to 32 overs per side.
| notes = Points: Australia 3; India 3.
}}

===3rd match===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 25 August 2004
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| score1 =
| runs1 =
| wickets1 =
| score2 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = Match abandoned
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/80/80383.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[VRA Cricket Ground]], [[Amstelveen]]
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor|SA Bucknor]] (WI) and [[Jeremy Lloyds|JW Lloyds]] (ENG)
| motm =
| toss =
| rain =
| notes = Points: Australia 3; Pakistan 3.
}}

==Final==
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 28 August 2004
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| score1 = 192/7 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Matthew Hayden|ML Hayden]] 59 (114)
| wickets1 = [[Shoaib Akhtar]] 3/40 (10 overs)
| score2 = 175 (47.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mohammad Yousuf (cricketer)|Mohammad Yousuf]] 43 (57)
| wickets2 = [[Andrew Symonds|A Symonds]] 2/25 (7 overs)
| result = Australia won by 17 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/80/80398.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[VRA Cricket Ground]], [[Amstelveen]]
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor|SA Bucknor]] (WI) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|DR Shepherd]] (ENG)
| motm = [[Andrew Symonds|A Symonds]] (AUS)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/videocon-cup-2004-61154 Tournament home] at ESPNcricinfo
* [http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2004/OD_TOURNEYS/VIDEOCON/ Videocon Cup in Netherlands, Aug 2004 (Aus, Ind, Pak)] at ESPNcricinfo archive
* {{CricketArchive|ref=Archive/Events/4/Videocon_Cup_2004.html|name=Videocon Cup 2004}}
* {{cite book |editor-last=Engel |editor-first=Matthew |date=2005 |title=Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2005 |chapter=Videocon Cup, 2004 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/233445.html |location=London|publisher=John Wisden & Co Ltd |pages= |isbn=9780947766894}}

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