2003-04 VB Series
| VB Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Part of the Zimbabwean cricket team in Australia in 2003–04 and the Indian cricket team in Australia in 2003–04 |
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| Date | 9 January 2004 – 8 February 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | Won by  Australia
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| Player of the series | Adam Gilchrist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | |||
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Australia
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 India
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 Zimbabwe
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| Captains | |||
| Ricky Ponting | Sourav Ganguly | Heath Streak | |
| Most runs | |||
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Gilchrist (498) Hayden (425) |
VVS Laxman (443) Yuvraj Singh (314) |
Ervine (265) Carlisle (223) |
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| Most wickets | |||
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Williams (15) Lee (12) |
Pathan (16) Balaji (13) |
Streak (15) Ervine (12) |
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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.
The deciding factors, in order, on table position were:
Ajit Agarkar recorded his first 5 wicket haul, and his best career ODI figures to date.
Brad Williams took his second 5 wicket haul, and recorded his best bowling figures with his 5/22.
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.
Match 1 at the MCG
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