| 2004 Videocon Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 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.
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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.