League, Match 1, Melbourne, January 09, 2004, 12:00 AM
Australia
288/10(48.3ov)
India
270/10(49ov)
Australia beat India by 18 runs
Australia Playing XI
India Playing XI
| Michael Bevan | Batsman |
| Andy Bichel | Bowler |
| Adam Gilchrist † | Wicket Keeper |
| Jason Gillespie | Bowler |
| Ian Harvey | All Rounder |
| Matthew Hayden | Batsman |
| Damien Martyn | Batsman |
| Ricky Ponting (c) | Batsman |
| Andrew Symonds | All Rounder |
| Brad Williams | Bowler |
| Michael Clarke | Batsman |
| Virender Sehwag | Batsman |
| Ajit Agarkar | Bowler |
| Sanjay Bangar | All Rounder |
| Rahul Dravid | Batsman |
| Sourav Ganguly (c) | Batsman |
| Anil Kumble | Bowler |
| VVS Laxman | Batsman |
| Sachin Tendulkar | Batsman |
| Yuvraj Singh | All Rounder |
| Lakshmipathy Balaji | Bowler |
| Irfan Pathan | All Rounder |