The following is a list of important cricket related events which occurred in the year 2004. Events 15 February – 5 March – 2004 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Dhaka, Bangladesh – Pakistan beat West Indies by 25 runs. 12 March – Shane Warne becomes the first spinner in history to take 500 Test wickets. 13 March – India beat Pakistan in the highest scoring One Day International ever (693 runs), in the opening match of their first Pakistan tour since 1989. 14 March – West Indies collapse to their lowest ever total of 47 all out in the first Test against England in Jamaica. South Africa's Jacques Kallis becomes the second player in history to score a century in five successive Tests in Hamilton, New Zealand. 29 March – Virender Sehwag sets a new Indian Test record innings with 309 in the historic first Test against Pakistan. April – Ricky Ponting is named Leading Cricketer in the World by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. 2 April – Zimbabwe Cricket Union announces the retirement of Heath Streak as captain of Zimbabwe. It is later revealed he was sacked, and 15 senior players withdraw from Zimbabwean cricket, citing political interference by Robert Mugabe's government in team selection. 12 April – The West Indies' Brian Lara regains the individual Test innings record from Australian Matthew Hayden with 400 not out in the fourth Test against England in St. John's, Antigua. 30 April – University of Western Australia biomechanical study concludes Muttiah Muralitharan's doosra violates guidelines on allowable straightening of arm. Any further reports of him bowling it may result in a one-year ban from cricket. 8 May – Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan breaks Courtney Walsh's world record of 519 Test wickets with his 520th wicket against Zimbabwe in Harare. 10 June – Zimbabwe Cricket Union agrees to abandon any further Test matches in 2004, under pressure from International Cricket Council over substandard teams due to 15 striking players. 19 June – 4 September – Inaugural Pro Cricket season, the first professional cricket tournament in the United States. 13 July – Shane Warne equals Muttiah Muralitharan's world record of 527 Test wickets, against Sri Lanka in Cairns. 15 July – 1 August – Asia Cup in Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka beat India by 25 runs. 6 August – The first women's Twenty20 International match was held between England and New Zealand. 7 August –