Today, we bring you the batsmen who scored the most runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy 2004. Border Gavaskar Trophy season six saw India and Australia competing in 4 test matches during October 6 -November 5, 2004. India were the hosts of this season, Indian batsmen had a horrid time both against pace & spin at home. The series saw Anil Kumble leading the wickets tally. Here we talk about cricketers who hit the most runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy 2004.
5. Matthew Hayden
The Australian Opener Matthew Hayden would, as usual, be among run scoring form for the Australian team in 2004. In the sixth season of Border Gavaskar trophy, Hayden scored 244 runs from 8 innings of 4 test matches at an average of 30.50. His runs would include one 50-plus score with his highest score 58 from this season. With these statistics, Matthew Hayden got featured in the list of Cricketers with the most runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy 2004.
4. Simon Katich
The Left handed Batsman would go on to score 4000+ runs in Test Cricket. In the sixth season of Border Gavaskar Trophy in 2004, Katich scored 276 from 8 innings of 4 test matches at an average of 39.42 with 2 fifties. His highest score from the season was 99 at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur in the third test. His runs coupled with runs from Michael Clarke and 9 wickets of Jason Gillespie would win Australia the match as they would go 2-0 up in the series. With these runs Simon Katich got himself in the list of the most runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy 2004.
3. Virender Sehwag
The explosive Indian Cricket Opening Batsman would score runs at will even in Test Cricket and was known for dispatching even the good balls to boundaries. In the sixth season of Border Gavaskar Trophy in 2004, Virender Sehwag scored 299 from 8 innings of 4 test matches at an average of 42.71 with a hundred and a fifty.
His highest score from the season was 155 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai in the second test. His innings would help India draw that match after a loss in the first test. With these runs Virender Sehwag got himself in the list of the most runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy 2004. Rahul Dravid was the second highest scorer for India that series, and he scored a mere 167 runs from 7 innings.
2. Michael Clarke
The Australian Cricketer would score over 8000 runs in his test career. In the sixth season of Border Gavaskar Trophy, Michael Clarke scored 400 runs from 8 innings of 4 test matches at an average of 57+, the highest average among the top run scorers that series. Clarke would score a hundred & 2 fifties and his highest score was 151 in the first test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. With these statistics, Clarke made to the list of Cricketers with the most runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy 2004.
1. Damien Martyn
The Australian Cricketer Damien Martyn went on to score over 9000 runs in his international career. In the sixth edition of Border Gavaskar trophy in India, Martyn scored 444 runs from 8 innings of 4 test matches at an average of 55+.
He led the scoring for the Kangaroo team as they would win the series in in India. Martyn would score two hundreds and two 50-plus scores while scoring these runs and his highest score was 114. With these statistics, Damien Martyn led the list of Cricketers with the most runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy 2004.
These were the top run-scorers in Border Gavaskar Trophy season 6. The Test Series got the limelight for India losing at home to a visibly superior Australian team. Hope you liked the content, don’t forget to put in your thoughts and questions under comments.
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