League, Match 1, Melbourne, January 14, 2005, 12:00 AM
301/4(50ov)
185/10(46.2ov)
Australia beat West Indies by 116 runs
Australia Playing XI| Brett Lee | Bowler |
| Adam Gilchrist † | Wicket Keeper |
| Jason Gillespie | Bowler |
| Brad Hogg | All Rounder |
| Michael Kasprowicz | Bowler |
| Darren Lehmann | All Rounder |
| Damien Martyn | Batsman |
| Ricky Ponting (c) | Batsman |
| Andrew Symonds | All Rounder |
| Shane Watson | All Rounder |
| Michael Clarke | Batsman |
West Indies Playing XI| Courtney Browne † | Wicket Keeper |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Batsman |
| Mervyn Dillon | Bowler |
| Chris Gayle | Batsman |
| Wavell Hinds | Batsman |
| Brian Lara (c) | Batsman |
| Marlon Samuels | Batsman |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | Batsman |
| Ian Bradshaw | Bowler |
| Dwayne Bravo | All Rounder |
| Xavier Marshall | Batsman |