| 2001 NatWest Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Part of Pakistani cricket team in England in 2001 Australian cricket team in England in 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 7–23 June 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | Australia beat Pakistan in the final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series | Waqar Younis (Pak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2001 NatWest Series was a One Day International cricket tri-series sponsored by the National Westminster Bank that took place in England between 7 and 23 June 2001.[1] The series involved the national teams of England, Australia and Pakistan. Ten matches were played in total, with each team playing one another thrice during the group stage. The teams which finished in the top two positions following the group stages qualified for the final, which Australia won by defeating Pakistan at Lord's on 23 June by 9 wickets.[2] Preceding the series, England played Pakistan in a two Test series, while following the series, 61st The Ashes series.
Venues
[edit]| Nottingham | London | Birmingham | Leeds | Manchester | Cardiff | Bristol | Chester-le-Street |
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| Trent Bridge Capacity: 15,000 |
The Oval Capacity: 23,500 |
Edgbaston Cricket Ground Capacity: 25,000 |
Headingley Capacity: 17,500 |
Old Trafford Capacity: 15,000 |
Sophia Gardens Capacity: 15,643 |
Bristol County Ground Capacity: 17,500 |
Riverside Ground Capacity: 19,000 |
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 England |
 Australia |
 Pakistan |
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Matthew Hoggard called up to the England Squad to cover for injured Andy Caddick.[4]
Fixtures
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts |
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| Australia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| England | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Pool matches
[edit]1st ODI
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Pakistan won by 108 runs Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Umpires: Barry Dudleston (Eng) and John Hampshire (Eng) Player of the match: Saeed Anwar (Pak) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Paul Collingwood (Eng) made his ODI debut.
- Points: Pakistan 2, England 0.
2nd ODI
[edit] 9 June 2001 Scorecard |
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Australia won by 7 wickets Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Alan Whitehead (Eng) and Peter Willey (Eng) Player of the match: Ricky Ponting (Aus) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Australia 2, Pakistan 0.
3rd ODI
[edit] 10 June 2001 Scorecard |
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Australia won by 5 wickets The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol Umpires: John Hampshire (Eng) and Ray Julian (Eng) Player of the match: Ricky Ponting (Aus) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Owais Shah (Eng) made his ODI debut.
- Points: Australia 2, England 0.
4th ODI
[edit] 12 June 2001 Scorecard |
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Pakistan won by 2 runs Lord's Cricket Ground, London Umpires: Neil Mallender (Eng) and Ken Palmer (Eng) Player of the match: Marcus Trescothick (Eng) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Pakistan 2, England 0.
5th ODI
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Australia won by 125 runs (D/L) Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: John Holder (Eng) and Jeremy Lloyds (Eng) Player of the match: Jason Gillespie (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Australia 2, England 0.
6th ODI
[edit] 16 June 2001 Scorecard |
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Match abandoned Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Allan Jones (Eng) and David Shepherd (Eng) |
- No toss.
- Points: Australia 1, Pakistan 1.
7th ODI
[edit] 17 June 2001 Scorecard |
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Pakistan awarded the match Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds Umpires: John Holder (Eng) and Mervyn Kitchen (Eng) Player of the match: Waqar Younis (Pak) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Waqar Younis became the third bowler in ODIs to claim seven wickets.[5]
- Points: Pakistan 2, England 0.
8th ODI
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Pakistan won by 36 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Neil Mallender (Eng) George Sharp (Eng) Player of the match: Waqar Younis (Pak) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Pakistan 2, Australia 0.
9th ODI
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Australia won by 8 wickets Kennington Oval, London Umpires: David Constant (Eng) George Sharp (Eng) Player of the match: Ricky Ponting (Aus) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Australia 2, England 0.
Final
[edit]10th ODI
[edit] 23 June 2001 Scorecard |
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Adam Gilchrist 76* (93) |
Australia won by 9 wickets Lord's Cricket Ground, London Umpires: David Shepherd (Eng) and Peter Willey (Eng) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Australia won the 2001 NatWest Series.
Statistics
[edit]| Most runs[6] | Most wickets[7] | ||
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| Ricky Ponting | 298 | Waqar Younis | 17 |
| Yousuf Youhana | 263 | Shane Warne | 10 |
| Marcus Trescothick | 249 | Brett Lee | 10 |
| Adam Gilchrist | 248 | Darren Gough | 9 |
| Nick Knight | 213 | Glenn McGrath | 8 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "2001 NatWest Bank Series". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ↑ "NatWest Series, Final: Australia v Pakistan at Lord's, Jun 23, 2001". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ↑ "Hoggard called up for injured Caddick". Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ↑ "Waqar and Razzaq steer Pakistan to a fabulous victory". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ↑ "Records / NatWest Series, 2001 / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ↑ "Records / NatWest Series, 2001 / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2017.