2005 ICC Super Series

ICC Super Series

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Administrator	ICC
Format	Test and ODI
First edition	2005
Latest edition	2005
Tournament format	Series
Number of teams	2
Current champion	Australia (both Test and ODI)
Most successful	Australia 2 titles (Test and ODI)
Most runs	Adam Gilchrist (275)
Most wickets	Stuart MacGill (9)

The ICC Super Series 2005 was a cricket series held in Australia during October 2005, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was played between Australia (the world's top-ranked side at the time) and a World XI team of players selected from other countries. The series consisted of three One Day Internationals and one Test match. Australia won all four matches.

The matches attracted small crowds and were not competitive, in part because the ICC World XI had only one warm-up game to gel as a team. The Super Series concept had been controversial from its first proposal. The ICC's intention was to showcase the world's best players and provide a close contest with Australia, who had dominated international cricket for several years. However, many fans and experts dismissed the Super Series as a gimmick, comparing it unfavourably with the 2005 Ashes Series.^[1]
The ICC had intended to hold a Super Series every four years, but the concept was not repeated.