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.
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| 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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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 |
Squads
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 Australia
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 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
edit1st ODI
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Paul Collingwood (Eng) made his ODI debut.
- Points: Pakistan 2, England 0.
2nd ODI
edit3rd ODI
edit 10 June 2001
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Owais Shah (Eng) made his ODI debut.
- Points: Australia 2, England 0.
4th ODI
edit5th ODI
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Australia 2, England 0.
6th ODI
edit7th ODI
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- 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 the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Pakistan 2, Australia 0.
9th ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Australia 2, England 0.
Final
edit10th ODI
edit 23 June 2001
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Adam Gilchrist 76* (93)
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- 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.
- ^ "England call up Collingwood for NatWest Series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "Hoggard called up for injured Caddick". Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Waqar and Razzaq steer Pakistan to a fabulous victory". EPNcricinfo. 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.