South African cricket team in the West Indies in 2004–05
International cricket tour
South African cricket team in the West Indies in 2004–05 | |||
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West Indies | South Africa | ||
Dates | 31 March – 15 May 2005 | ||
Captains | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Graeme Smith | |
Test series | |||
Result | South Africa won the 4-match series 2–0 | ||
Most runs | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (450) | Graeme Smith (505) | |
Most wickets | Daren Powell (9) | André Nel (17) Makhaya Ntini (17) | |
Player of the series | Graeme Smith (SA) | ||
One Day International series | |||
Results | South Africa won the 5-match series 5–0 | ||
Most runs | Chris Gayle (200) | Boeta Dippenaar (317) | |
Most wickets | Ian Bradshaw (7) | Charl Langeveldt (11) | |
Player of the series | Boeta Dippenaar (SA) |
The South Africa national cricket team toured the West Indies from March to May 2005 to play four Test matches and five One Day Internationals (ODIs).[1]
Squads
Test series summary
South Africa won the series 2–0 with two matches drawn.
1st Test
31 March–4 April 2005 Scorecard |
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Match drawn Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and David Shepherd (ENG) Player of the match: Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Narsingh Deonarine and Donovan Pagon (both WI) made their Test debuts.
2nd Test
8–12 April 2005 Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 8 wickets Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and David Shepherd (ENG) Player of the match: Makhaya Ntini (SA) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd Test
21–24 April 2005[n 1] Scorecard |
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South Africa won by an innings and 86 runs Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Simon Taufel (AUS) Player of the match: André Nel (SA) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
4th Test
29 April–3 May 2005 Scorecard |
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Match drawn Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Simon Taufel (AUS) Player of the match: Chris Gayle (WI) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dwight Washington (WI) made his Test debut.
- For the first time, eight centuries were scored in a Test - four from each side.[2]
ODI series summary
1st ODI
7 May 2005 Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 8 wickets Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Darrell Hair (AUS) Player of the match: Graeme Smith (SA) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd ODI
8 May 2005 Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 8 wickets (D/L method) Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Simon Taufel (AUS) Player of the match: Boeta Dippenaar (SA) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- South Africa's target was reduced to 124 runs in 33 overs.
3rd ODI
11 May 2005 Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 1 run Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Umpires: Darrell Hair (AUS) and Eddie Nicholls (WI) Player of the match: Charl Langeveldt (SA) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
4th ODI
14 May 2005 Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 6 wickets Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Simon Taufel (AUS) Player of the match: Ashwell Prince (SA) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
5th ODI
15 May 2005 Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 7 wickets Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad Umpires: Darrell Hair (AUS) and Eddie Nicholls (WI) Player of the match: Boeta Dippenaar (SA) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced before play started to 20 overs per side.
References
- ^ CricketArchive – tour itinerary Archived 2015-09-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 14 December 2010.
- ^ Jhaveri, Bhavika. "Bowlers' nightmare, batsmen's dream". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
Notes
- ^ While five days of play were scheduled for each Test, the third Test reached a result in four days.
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Preceding season: International cricket in 2004
- South Africa in West Indies
- Pakistan in India
- Women's World Cup
Following season: International cricket in 2005
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