International Cricket in 2005 - NatWest Series

NatWest Series

See also: One Day Internationals in England in 2005#NatWest Series

A number of surprises came in this year's NatWest Series, as Australia were unsettled and failed to win the ODI tournament they were expected to walk home with. The nadir came in the first match at Sophia Gardens, when Australia were unsettled by Bangladesh - at the time ranked eleventh and last in ICC's ODI Championship table. Australia had to wait till their third match to get a win, by which time England had already recorded three victories. Following that match, though, Australia won three of four matches, with the fourth match with England being rained off as a no-result. Thus, England and Australia went into the final, exactly as expected. However, despite England crumbling to 33 for 5 in chase of 197 to win, a rearguard action saw them come back to need three runs off the last ball to win. They got two leg byes and tied the match, and thus the trophy was shared.

NatWest Series 2005. Teams: England, Australia and Bangladesh. Match length: 50 overs a side. Winners: Trophy tied between England and Australia.

Group Stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain Team 2 Captain Venue Result
ODI 2249 16 Jun 2005 ENG Michael Vaughan BAN Habibul Bashar The Oval England by 10 wkts
ODI 2250 18 Jun 2005 AUS Ricky Ponting BAN Habibul Bashar Sophia Gardens Bangladesh by 5 wkts
ODI 2251 19 Jun 2005 ENG Michael Vaughan AUS Ricky Ponting Bristol England by 3 wkts
ODI 2252 21 Jun 2005 ENG Michael Vaughan BAN Habibul Bashar Trent Bridge England by 168 runs
ODI 2253 23 Jun 2005 ENG Marcus Trescothick AUS Ricky Ponting Riverside Ground Australia by 57 runs
ODI 2254 25 Jun 2005 AUS Ricky Ponting BAN Habibul Bashar Old Trafford Australia by 10 wkts
ODI 2255 26 Jun 2005 ENG Marcus Trescothick BAN Habibul Bashar Headingley England by 168 runs
ODI 2256 28 Jun 2005 ENG Michael Vaughan AUS Ricky Ponting Edgbaston NO RESULT
ODI 2257 30 Jun 2005 AUS Ricky Ponting BAN Habibul Bashar St Lawrence Ground Australia by 6 wkts
Final Group Stage Table
Team M W L NR Pts NRR
England 6 4 1 1 26 +1.38
Australia 6 3 2 1 22 +0.89
Bangladesh 6 1 5 0 6 -2.01
Final
No. Date Team 1 Captain Team 2 Captain Venue Result
ODI 2258 2 Jul 2005 ENG Michael Vaughan AUS Ricky Ponting Lord's TIED

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