ICC World XIODI2005–2005
ICC World XI in ODI Cricket
Four ODIs, played across two one-off 2005 events (the tsunami relief match and the Super Series): a composite XI cricket has not repeated at any real frequency.
The World XI played one ODI against Asia XI for tsunami relief in January 2005 and three in the 2005 Super Series against Australia. The archive covers each.
Why the ODIs happened
The 2005 ICC Super Series pitted the reigning number-one ODI side (Australia) against a composite World XI. Three ODIs and a Test were scheduled; Australia won each. Earlier that year, in January 2005, a World XI had played one ODI against Asia XI at the MCG for tsunami relief.
The four ODIs
All three 2005 Super Series ODIs were played at Docklands in Melbourne in October 2005. Australia won by 93 runs, 55 runs and 156 runs. The January tsunami relief ODI at the MCG was a one-off rather than a series, and the World XI won it by 112 runs.
Who played
The Super Series side included Sehwag, Dravid, Kallis, Lara, Gayle, Sangakkara, Pietersen, Flintoff, Afridi, Muralitharan, Pollock and Vettori. The tsunami ODI side drew on a different cross-section of the era, from Ponting, Hayden, Gilchrist, Warne and McGrath to Lara, Cairns and Fleming.
Head-to-head
The World XI’s ODI record is: 3 losses to Australia (2005), 1 win over Asia XI (2005).
Since
Cricket has not returned to the composite-XI ODI at any global level since 2005.
What CricArcade shows
CricArcade lets you pick a cross-nation XI at any point and see how it plays. The engine reads real careers so a composite side plays like the sum of its individual careers rather than a settled national side.
Batting records
- Squad ceiling
- 22 playersSeven countries represented in the Super Series side; four in the tsunami ODI
- Best individual score
- 115 · Ricky Pontingvs Asia XI, Melbourne, tsunami relief ODI 2005
- Captain
- Ricky Ponting (tsunami ODI)/Shaun Pollock (Super Series)Ponting led the World XI in January 2005; Pollock against Ponting’s Australia in October
Bowling records
- Best figures across the four
- 4/33 · Daniel Vettorivs Australia, Super Series 2005
- Most wickets across the four
- 8 · Daniel VettoriThe only player in all four World XI ODIs
- Format
- Composite XINever re-attempted at a global level for ODIs since 2005
Team records
- ODIs played
- 4Tsunami ODI (1) + Super Series (3), both 2005
- Wins
- 1By 112 runs over Asia XI, tsunami relief ODI 2005
- Format
- DeprecatedThe composite-XI ODI event has not returned
Notable matches
- 2005, Melbourne - the Super Series ODIs at Docklands, three matches, all lost 3-0 to Australia.
- 2005, Melbourne - the tsunami relief ODI at the MCG: beat Asia XI by 112 runs, Ricky Ponting making 115.
Full match archive
| # | DATE | MATCH | VENUE | RESULT | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2284 | 2005-10-09 | Australia v ICC World XI | Docklands Stadium | Australia won by 156 runs | SCORECARD |
| 2283 | 2005-10-07 | Australia v ICC World XI | Docklands Stadium | Australia won by 55 runs | SCORECARD |
| 2282 | 2005-10-05 | Australia v ICC World XI | Docklands Stadium | Australia won by 93 runs | SCORECARD |
| 2203 | 2005-01-10 | ICC World XI v Asia XI | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ICC World XI won by 112 runs | SCORECARD |