The NatWest Challenge was a 3-match One Day International cricket series played between India and England in September 2004 in England. It was won 2-1 by England.
Contents
India
- Sourav Ganguly (captain)
- Virender Sehwag
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Rahul Dravid (wicketkeeper)
- VVS Laxman
- Yuvraj Singh
- Mohammad Kaif
- Ajit Agarkar
- Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper)
- Anil Kumble
- Harbhajan Singh
- Lakshmipathy Balaji
- Ashish Nehra
- Irfan Pathan
- Rohan Gavaskar
England
- Michael Vaughan (captain)
- Kabir Ali
- James Anderson
- Gareth Batty
- Paul Collingwood
- Andrew Flintoff
- Ashley Giles
- Darren Gough
- Stephen Harmison
- Geraint Jones (wicketkeeper)
- Anthony McGrath
- Vikram Solanki
- Andrew Strauss
- Marcus Trescothick
Match one 1 September 2004, Nottingham
India 170 all out (43.5 overs) M. Kaif 50, A. Wharf 3-30, S. Harmison 3-41,
England 171-3 (32.2 overs) V. Solanki 52, L. Balaji 2-37.
England win by 7 wickets
Man of the Match - Alex Wharf
Match two 3 September 2004 The Oval, London
England 307-5 (50 overs) A. Flintoff 99, P. Collingwood 79, Harbhajan Singh 2-14, V. Sehwag 2-51.
India 237 all out (46.3 overs) M. Kaif 51, Harbhajan Singh 41, D. Gough 4-50, A. Giles 3-26.
England won by 70 runs
Man of the Match - Andrew Flintoff
Match three 5 September 2004 Lord's, London
India 204 all out (49.3 overs) S. Ganguly 90, R. Dravid 52, S. Harmison 4-22, D. Gough 2-41, A. Wharf 2-41.
England 181 all out (48.2 overs) M. Vaughan 74, A. Glies 39, A. Nehra 3-26, Harbhajan Singh 3-28.
India won by 23 runs
Man of the Match - Sourav Ganguly
England won the series 2-1.
Man of the Series - Steve Harmison
Other news
- Coach of India, John Wright, had his contract extended for one more year.
- The 2004 ICC Champions Trophy was due to start in England in September 2004.
- England win the ODI series 2-1.