The 2003–04 international cricket season lasted from September 2003 to March 2004.[1]
Pre-season rankings
The following are the rankings at the start of the season.
October
TVS Cup (India, Australia, New Zealand in India)
| No. |
Date |
Team 1 |
Captain 1 |
Team 2 |
Captain 2 |
Venue |
Result |
| Group stage |
| ODI 2051 | 23 October |  India | Rahul Dravid |  New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | No Result |
| ODI 2052 | 26 October | India | Rahul Dravid |  Australia | Ricky Ponting | Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior | India by 37 runs |
| ODI 2053 | 29 October | Australia | Ricky Ponting | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | Nahar Singh Stadium, Faridabad | Australia by 8 wickets |
| ODI 2054 | 1 November | India | Rahul Dravid | Australia | Ricky Ponting | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | Australia by 77 runs |
| ODI 2055 | 3 November | Australia | Ricky Ponting | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | Nehru Stadium, Pune | Australia by 2 wickets |
| ODI 2056 | 6 November | India | Rahul Dravid | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack | New Zealand by 4 wickets |
| ODI 2058 | 9 November | Australia | Ricky Ponting | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati | Australia by 44 runs |
| ODI 2061 | 12 November | India | Sourav Ganguly | Australia | Ricky Ponting | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | Australia by 61 runs |
| ODI 2062 | 15 November | India | Sourav Ganguly | New Zealand | Chris Cairns | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad | India by 145 runs |
| Final |
| ODI 2064 | 18 November | India | Rahul Dravid | Australia | Ricky Ponting | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Australia by 37 runs |
December
West Indies in South Africa
January
VB Series (AUS, IND, ZIM in AUS)
| No. |
Date |
Team 1 |
Captain 1 |
Team 2 |
Captain 2 |
Venue |
Result |
| Group stage |
| ODI 2077 | 9 January | Australia | Ricky Ponting | India | Sourav Ganguly | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 18 runs |
| ODI 2079 | 11 January | Australia | Ricky Ponting |  Zimbabwe | Heath Streak | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 99 runs |
| ODI 2080 | 14 January | India | Sourav Ganguly | Zimbabwe | Heath Streak | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | India by 7 wickets |
| ODI 2082 | 16 January | Australia | Ricky Ponting | Zimbabwe | Heath Streak | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | Australia by 148 runs |
| ODI 2084 | 18 January | Australia | Ricky Ponting | India | Sourav Ganguly | The Gabba, Brisbane | India by 19 runs |
| ODI 2085 | 20 January | India | Sourav Ganguly | Zimbabwe | Heath Streak | The Gabba, Brisbane | India by 24 runs |
| ODI 2086 | 22 January | Australia | Ricky Ponting | India | Sourav Ganguly | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 2 wickets |
| ODI 2087 | 24 January | India | Sourav Ganguly | Zimbabwe | Heath Streak | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | India by 3 runs |
| ODI 2089 | 26 January | Australia | Ricky Ponting | Zimbabwe | Heath Streak | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia by 13 runs |
| ODI 2091 | 29 January | Australia | Ricky Ponting | Zimbabwe | Heath Streak | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | No result |
| ODI 2093 | 1 February | Australia | Adam Gilchrist | India | Sourav Ganguly | WACA Ground, Perth | Australia by 5 wickets |
| ODI 2095 | 3 February | India | Rahul Dravid | Zimbabwe | Heath Streak | WACA Ground, Perth | India by 4 wickets |
| Finals |
| ODI 2097 | 6 February | Australia | Ricky Ponting | India | Sourav Ganguly | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 7 wickets |
| ODI 2098 | 8 February | Australia | Ricky Ponting | India | Sourav Ganguly | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 208 runs |
West Indies in South Africa
February
South Africa in New Zealand
The two abandoned ODI matches at Dunedin and Auckland were played the day after at the same venue. The ODI series was still revised to a six-game series
| No. |
Date |
Home captain |
Away captain |
Venue |
Result |
| ODI series |
| ODI 2099 | 13 February | Stephen Fleming | Graeme Smith | Eden Park, Auckland |  South Africa by 5 wickets |
| ODI 2100 | 17 February | Stephen Fleming | Graeme Smith | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | New Zealand by 5 wickets |
| ODI 2101 | 20 February | Stephen Fleming | Graeme Smith | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | New Zealand by 5 runs |
| ODI 2103a | 24 February | Stephen Fleming | Graeme Smith | Carisbrook, Dunedin | Match abandoned |
| ODI 2104 | 25 February | Stephen Fleming | Graeme Smith | Carisbrook, Dunedin | New Zealand by 6 wickets |
| ODI 2106a | 28 February | Stephen Fleming | Graeme Smith | Eden Park, Auckland | Match abandoned |
| ODI 2107 | 29 February | Stephen Fleming | Graeme Smith | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand by 2 runs (D/L) |
| ODI 2109 | 2 March | Stephen Fleming | Graeme Smith | McLean Park, Napier | New Zealand by 5 wickets |
| Test series |
| Test 1686 | 10–14 March | Stephen Fleming | Graeme Smith | Westpac Park, Hamilton | Match drawn |
| Test 1689 | 18–22 March | Stephen Fleming | Graeme Smith | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand by 9 wickets |
| Test 1692 | 26–30 March | Stephen Fleming | Graeme Smith | Basin Reserve, Wellington | South Africa by 6 wickets |
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March
England in West Indies
| No. |
Date |
Home captain |
Away captain |
Venue |
Result |
| Test series |
| Test 1687 | 11–14 March | Brian Lara | Michael Vaughan | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica |  England by 10 wickets |
| Test 1690 | 19–23 March | Brian Lara | Michael Vaughan | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad | England by 7 wickets |
| Test 1694 | 1–3 April | Brian Lara | Michael Vaughan | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | England by 8 wickets |
| Test 1696 | 10–14 April | Brian Lara | Michael Vaughan | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua | Match drawn |
| ODI series |
| ODI 2118 | 18 April | Ramnaresh Sarwan | Michael Vaughan | Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana | England by 2 wickets |
| ODI 2121 | 24 April | Brian Lara | Michael Vaughan | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad | No result |
| ODI 2122a | 25 April | Brian Lara | Michael Vaughan | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad | Match abandoned |
| ODI 2123a | 28 April | Brian Lara | Michael Vaughan | National Cricket Stadium, St George's, Grenada | Match abandoned |
| ODI 2125 | 1 May | Brian Lara | Michael Vaughan | Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia |  West Indies by 5 wickets |
| ODI 2126 | 2 May | Brian Lara | Michael Vaughan | Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia | West Indies by 4 wickets |
| ODI 2127 | 5 May | Brian Lara | Michael Vaughan | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | England by 5 wickets |
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2003–04 Americas Affiliates Championship
| No. |
Date |
Team 1 |
Captain 1 |
Team 2 |
Captain 2 |
Venue |
Result |
| Match 1 | 23 March |  Bahamas | NA |  Turks and Caicos Islands | NA | Howard 2 Ground, Panama City | Bahamas by 8 wickets |
| Match 2 | 23 March |  Belize | NA |  Suriname | NA | Howard 1 Ground, Panama City | Belize by 117 runs |
| Match 3 | 24 March | Belize | NA | Turks and Caicos Islands | NA | Howard 2 Ground, Panama City | Belize by 207 runs |
| Match 4 | 24 March |  Panama | NA | Bahamas | NA | Howard 1 Ground, Panama City | Bahamas by 6 wickets |
| Match 5 | 25 March | Panama | NA | Belize | NA | Howard 2 Ground, Panama City | Panama by 43 runs |
| Match 6 | 25 March | Suriname | NA | Turks and Caicos Islands | NA | Howard 1 Ground, Panama City | Turks and Caicos Islands by 44 runs |
| Match 7 | 26 March | Bahamas | NA | Belize | NA | Howard 1 Ground, Panama City | Bahamas by 3 wickets |
| Match 8 | 26 March | Panama | NA | Suriname | NA | Howard 2 Ground, Panama City | Panama by 7 wickets |
| Match 9 | 27 March | Bahamas | NA | Suriname | NA | Howard 2 Ground, Panama City | Bahamas by 7 wickets |
| Match 10 | 27 March | Panama | NA | Turks and Caicos Islands | NA | Howard 1 Ground, Panama City | Panama by 70 runs |
2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup
Group stage
| Group stage |
| No. |
Date |
Group |
Team 1 |
Captain 1 |
Team 2 |
Captain 2 |
Venue |
Result |
| First-class | 25–27 March | Asia |  United Arab Emirates | Khurram Khan |  Nepal | Raju Khadka | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah | Match drawn |
| First-class | 23–25 April | Asia | Nepal | Raju Khadka |  Malaysia | Suresh Navaratnam | Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur | Nepal by 9 wickets |
| First-class | 23–25 April | Africa |  Namibia | Deon Kotze |  Uganda | Junior Kwebiha | Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek | Uganda by 5 wickets |
| First-class | 28–30 May | America |  United States | Richard Staple |  Canada | John Davison | Brian Piccolo Park, Fort Lauderdale | Canada by 104 runs |
| First-class | 11–13 June | Europe |  Scotland | Craig Wright |  Netherlands | Luuk van Troost | Mannofield Park, Aberdeen | Match drawn |
| First-class | 13–15 July | Europe | Netherlands | Luuk van Troost |  Ireland | Kyle McCallan | Sportpark Het Schootsveld, Deventer | Ireland by an innings and 47 runs |
| First-class | 13–15 July | America |  Bermuda | Clay Smith | United States | Richard Staple | National Stadium, Hamilton | United States by 114 runs |
| First-class | 23–25 July | Africa |  Kenya | Steve Tikolo | Uganda | Junior Kwebiha | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | Kenya by an innings and 4 runs |
| First-class | 6–8 August | Europe | Ireland | Jason Molins | Scotland | Craig Wright | Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin | Scotland by 8 wickets |
| First-class | 13–15 August | America | Canada | John Davison | Bermuda | Clay Smith | Sunnybrook Park, Toronto | Match drawn |
| First-class | 17–19 September | Asia | Malaysia | Suresh Navaratnam | United Arab Emirates | Mohammad Tauqir | Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur | United Arab Emirates by 124 runs |
| First-class | 1–3 October | Africa | Kenya | Hitesh Modi | Namibia | Deon Kotze | Aga Khan Sports Club Ground, Nairobi | Match drawn |
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