Australia confirmed their status as world champions by wrapping up the best-of-three tri-series finals 2-0 against India, at the Sydney Cricket Ground by 208 runs.
Though the Indian bowling was treated with disdain by the Australian batsmen, Irfan Pathan ended the series as the top wicket-taker with 16 wickets. Australian wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist was the top run-getter in the series with 498 runs from eight matches which included two fifties and a hundred at a strike rate of 122.
Australia : Batting & Fielding
| Batsman | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | Hs | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 | BF | SR | Ct/St |
| AC Gilchrist | 8 | 8 | 0 | 498 | 172 | 62.25 | 1 | 2 | - | 408 | 122.06 | 16/1 |
| ML Hayden | 9 | 9 | 0 | 425 | 126 | 47.22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 519 | 81.89 | 5 |
| A Symonds | 9 | 9 | 1 | 349 | 88 | 43.63 | - | 3 | 1 | 370 | 94.32 | 4 |
| RT Ponting | 9 | 9 | 0 | 315 | 88 | 35.00 | - | 2 | - | 381 | 82.68 | 4 |
| MJ Clarke | 10 | 9 | 1 | 248 | 63 | 31.00 | - | 1 | 1 | 275 | 90.18 | 4 |
| DR Martyn | 10 | 10 | 2 | 209 | 67 | 26.13 | - | 1 | 2 | 233 | 89.70 | - |
| MG Bevan | 7 | 7 | 1 | 195 | 75 | 32.50 | - | 2 | - | 234 | 83.33 | - |
| IJ Harvey | 7 | 5 | 0 | 87 | 28 | 17.40 | - | - | - | 97 | 89.69 | 1 |
| BJ Haddin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 32 | 23.00 | - | - | - | 63 | 73.02 | 1/1 |
| AJ Bichel | 6 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 23* | 18.50 | - | - | 1 | 42 | 88.10 | 2 |
| SM Katich | 4 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 18* | 31.00 | - | - | - | 42 | 73.81 | - |
| B Lee | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 12* | 13.50 | - | - | - | 29 | 93.10 | 6 |
| MEK Hussey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17* | - | - | - | - | 23 | 73.91 | 1 |
| JN Gillespie | 8 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8* | 15.00 | - | - | - | 21 | 71.43 | - |
| GB Hogg | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6* | 7.00 | - | - | 1 | 7 | 100.00 | - |
| BA Williams | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0.00 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 0.00 | 3 |
Centuries (3):
172 (off 126 balls) by AC Gilchrist v Zimbabwe at Hobart on 16-01-2004
126 (off 122 balls) by ML Hayden v India at Sydney on 08-02-2004
109 (off 107 balls) by ML Hayden v India at Brisbane on 18-01-2004
Australia : Bowling
| Bowler | Mts | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Ave | Best | 4W | 5W | SR | RpO |
| BA Williams | 9 | 389 | 7 | 250 | 15 | 16.67 | 5/22 | - | 1 | 25.93 | 3.86 |
| B Lee | 8 | 396 | 4 | 285 | 12 | 23.75 | 3/22 | - | - | 33.00 | 4.32 |
| JN Gillespie | 8 | 462 | 4 | 343 | 10 | 34.30 | 2/21 | - | - | 46.20 | 4.45 |
| A Symonds | 9 | 408 | 2 | 350 | 10 | 35.00 | 2/24 | - | - | 40.80 | 5.15 |
| IJ Harvey | 7 | 294 | 3 | 265 | 8 | 33.13 | 3/52 | - | - | 36.75 | 5.41 |
| MJ Clarke | 10 | 198 | 0 | 186 | 4 | 46.50 | 1/14 | - | - | 49.50 | 5.64 |
| AJ Bichel | 6 | 222 | 2 | 197 | 3 | 65.67 | 1/31 | - | - | 74.00 | 5.32 |
| GB Hogg | 3 | 120 | 0 | 76 | 2 | 38.00 | 1/36 | - | - | 60.00 | 3.80 |
| MEK Hussey | 1 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 | - | 0/15 | - | - | - | 5.00 |
Four wickets in a match (1) :
5/22 (in 8.3 overs) by BA Williams v Zimbabwe at Sydney on 11-01-2004
India : Batting & Fielding
| Batsman | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | Hs | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 | BF | SR | Ct/St |
| VVS Laxman | 10 | 10 | 3 | 443 | 131 | 63.29 | 3 | - | - | 534 | 82.96 | 12 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 9 | 8 | 0 | 314 | 139 | 39.25 | 1 | 1 | - | 332 | 94.58 | 4 |
| RS Dravid | 10 | 9 | 0 | 277 | 84 | 30.78 | - | 3 | 1 | 370 | 74.86 | 5/0 |
| SR Tendulkar | 7 | 7 | 0 | 236 | 86 | 33.71 | - | 2 | - | 299 | 78.93 | 2 |
| V Sehwag | 6 | 6 | 0 | 195 | 90 | 32.50 | - | 1 | - | 232 | 84.05 | 3 |
| SC Ganguly | 9 | 9 | 1 | 177 | 82 | 22.13 | - | 1 | - | 235 | 75.32 | 5 |
| HK Badani | 8 | 6 | 3 | 133 | 60* | 44.33 | - | 1 | - | 191 | 69.63 | 3 |
| RS Gavaskar | 6 | 6 | 2 | 90 | 54 | 22.50 | - | 1 | - | 107 | 84.11 | 4 |
| IK Pathan | 10 | 7 | 3 | 85 | 30 | 21.25 | - | - | - | 105 | 80.95 | 2 |
| AB Agarkar | 6 | 4 | 1 | 75 | 53 | 25.00 | - | 1 | - | 113 | 66.37 | 1 |
| M Kartik | 4 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 32* | 55.00 | - | - | - | 66 | 83.33 | 2 |
| PA Patel | 3 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 28 | 15.67 | - | - | 1 | 70 | 67.14 | 4/0 |
| L Balaji | 10 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 5.00 | - | - | - | 44 | 34.09 | 6 |
| A Nehra | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14* | - | - | - | - | 4 | 350.00 | - |
| A Kumble | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3.50 | - | - | - | 7 | 100.00 | 2 |
| SB Bangar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 | - | - | 1 | 9 | 33.33 | - |
| A Bhandari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Centuries (4) :
139 (off 122 balls) by Yuvraj Singh v Australia at Sydney on 22-01-2004
131 (off 138 balls) by VVS Laxman v Zimbabwe at Adelaide on 24-01-2004
106* (off 130 balls) by VVS Laxman v Australia at Sydney on 22-01-2004
103* (off 113 balls) by VVS Laxman v Australia at Brisbane on 18-01-2004
India : Bowling
| Bowler | Mts | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Ave | Best | 4W | 5W | SR | RpO |
| IK Pathan | 10 | 538 | 4 | 497 | 16 | 31.06 | 4/24 | 1 | - | 33.63 | 5.54 |
| L Balaji | 10 | 540 | 6 | 441 | 13 | 33.92 | 4/48 | 1 | - | 41.54 | 4.90 |
| AB Agarkar | 6 | 316 | 4 | 281 | 11 | 25.55 | 6/42 | - | 1 | 28.73 | 5.34 |
| SC Ganguly | 9 | 180 | 0 | 189 | 6 | 31.50 | 3/41 | - | - | 30.00 | 6.30 |
| A Nehra | 4 | 216 | 2 | 199 | 5 | 39.80 | 2/63 | - | - | 43.20 | 5.53 |
| A Bhandari | 1 | 46 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 10.33 | 3/31 | - | - | 15.33 | 4.04 |
| V Sehwag | 6 | 132 | 1 | 107 | 3 | 35.67 | 2/40 | - | - | 44.00 | 4.86 |
| A Kumble | 5 | 282 | 2 | 227 | 2 | 113.50 | 1/38 | - | - | 141.00 | 4.83 |
| HK Badani | 8 | 42 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 31.00 | 1/31 | - | - | 42.00 | 4.43 |
| SB Bangar | 2 | 66 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 61.00 | 1/42 | - | - | 66.00 | 5.55 |
| RS Gavaskar | 6 | 54 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 56.00 | 1/56 | - | - | 54.00 | 6.22 |
| M Kartik | 4 | 156 | 0 | 178 | 1 | 178.00 | 1/39 | - | - | 156.00 | 6.85 |
| SR Tendulkar | 7 | 48 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 60.00 | 1/60 | - | - | 48.00 | 7.50 |
Four wickets in a match (3) :
6/42 (in 9.3 overs) by AB Agarkar v Australia at Melbourne on 09-01-2004
4/24 (in 10 overs) by IK Pathan v Zimbabwe at Perth on 03-02-2004
4/48 (in 10 overs) by L Balaji v Australia at Brisbane on 18-01-2004
Zimbabwe : Batting & Fielding
| Batsman | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | Hs | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 | BF | SR | Ct/St |
| SM Ervine | 8 | 7 | 1 | 265 | 100 | 44.17 | 1 | - | - | 262 | 101.15 | 2 |
| SV Carlisle | 7 | 6 | 0 | 223 | 109 | 37.17 | 1 | - | - | 335 | 66.57 | 2 |
| HH Streak | 8 | 7 | 3 | 211 | 64* | 52.75 | - | 2 | - | 304 | 69.41 | 2 |
| GW Flower | 7 | 6 | 0 | 195 | 94 | 32.50 | - | 1 | 1 | 291 | 67.01 | 3 |
| T Taibu | 8 | 6 | 0 | 113 | 44 | 18.83 | - | - | 1 | 236 | 47.88 | 5/0 |
| DD Ebrahim | 6 | 5 | 1 | 80 | 39 | 20.00 | - | - | - | 111 | 72.07 | 3 |
| S Matsikenyeri | 5 | 5 | 1 | 51 | 36 | 12.75 | - | - | 1 | 72 | 70.83 | 2 |
| AM Blignaut | 8 | 5 | 1 | 50 | 31* | 12.50 | - | - | - | 53 | 94.34 | 3 |
| V Sibanda | 6 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 6.40 | - | - | 1 | 85 | 37.65 | 2 |
| RW Price | 8 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 18* | 15.50 | - | - | 2 | 35 | 88.57 | - |
| MA Vermeulen | 4 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 14* | 7.33 | - | - | - | 61 | 36.07 | 1 |
| TJ Friend | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 4.00 | - | - | 1 | 45 | 35.56 | 2 |
| NB Mahwire | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8* | - | - | - | - | 27 | 29.63 | 1 |
| DT Hondo | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 1.00 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 33.34 | 3 |
Centuries (2) :
109 (off 128 balls) by SV Carlisle v India at Adelaide on 24-01-2004
100 (off 100 balls) by SM Ervine v India at Adelaide on 24-01-2004
Zimbabwe : Bowling
| Bowler | Mts | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Ave | Best | 4W | 5W | SR | RpO |
| HH Streak | 8 | 432 | 7 | 338 | 15 | 22.53 | 3/45 | - | - | 28.80 | 4.69 |
| SM Ervine | 8 | 381 | 2 | 361 | 12 | 30.08 | 3/47 | - | - | 31.75 | 5.69 |
| AM Blignaut | 8 | 318 | 2 | 301 | 6 | 50.17 | 2/21 | - | - | 53.00 | 5.68 |
| DT Hondo | 7 | 270 | 1 | 293 | 5 | 58.60 | 2/59 | - | - | 54.00 | 6.51 |
| RW Price | 8 | 420 | 0 | 324 | 4 | 81.00 | 1/38 | - | - | 105.00 | 4.63 |
| GW Flower | 7 | 316 | 0 | 256 | 3 | 85.33 | 2/42 | - | - | 105.33 | 4.86 |
| NB Mahwire | 2 | 36 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 35.00 | 1/35 | - | - | 36.00 | 5.83 |
| TJ Friend | 4 | 30 | 0 | 24 | 0 | - | 0/24 | - | - | - | 4.80 |
| S Matsikenyeri | 5 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | - | 0/17 | - | - | - | 17.00 |
Four wickets in a match : Nil
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