Indian cricket team in England in 2002

Cricket series on england soil

Indian cricket team in England in 2002

|  |
|  India|  England
Dates|  22 June – 9 September 2002
Captains|  Sourav Ganguly|  Nasser Hussain
Test series
Result|  4-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs|  Rahul Dravid (602)|  Michael Vaughan (615)
Most wickets|  Anil Kumble (14)|  Matthew Hoggard (14)
Player of the series|  Rahul Dravid (Ind) and Michael Vaughan (Eng)

The India national cricket team toured England from 22 June to 9 September 2002. The tour comprised a four-match Test series, preceded by a triangular One Day International tournament that also featured Sri Lanka. India won the ODI tournament, beating England in the final, while the Test series was drawn 1–1.

## Squads

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England[1] |  India[2]

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Tests  | ODIs  | Tests  | ODIs

* Nasser Hussain (c)
* Mark Butcher
* Andy Caddick
* Dominic Cork
* John Crawley
* Andrew Flintoff
* Darren Gough
* Ashley Giles
* Steve Harmison
* Matthew Hoggard
* Ronnie Irani
* Simon Jones
* Rob Key
* Alec Stewart (wk)
* Graham Thorpe
* Marcus Trescothick
* Alex Tudor
* Michael Vaughan
* Craig White

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* Sourav Ganguly (c)
* Virender Sehwag
* Rahul Dravid
* Sachin Tendulkar
* Dinesh Mongia
* Yuvraj Singh
* Mohammad Kaif
* VVS Laxman
* Ajay Ratra (wk)
* Harbhajan Singh
* Ashish Nehra
* Anil Kumble
* Zaheer Khan
* Tinu Yohannan
* Ajit Agarkar

* Sourav Ganguly (c)
* Shiv Sunder Das
* Wasim Jaffer
* Rahul Dravid
* Sachin Tendulkar
* VVS Laxman
* Virender Sehwag
* Harbhajan Singh
* Ajay Ratra (wk)
* Parthiv Patel (wk)
* Anil Kumble
* Zaheer Khan
* Ashish Nehra
* Ajit Agarkar
* Tinu Yohannan
* Sanjay Bangar

## Tour matches

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### 50-over: Sussex v Indians

[edit]

22 June 2002
Scorecard

Sussex
203/8 (50 overs)

Indians
205/7 (48.5 overs)

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Murray Goodwin 49 (69)
Ashish Nehra 4/27 (10 overs)

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Sachin Tendulkar 75* (82)
Kevin Innes 3/35 (10 overs)

India won by 3 wickets
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Tony Clarkson (Eng) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)

* Sussex won the toss and elected to bat.

### 50-over: Kent v Indians

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24 June 2002
Scorecard

Kent
284 (50 overs)

Indians
263 (48.5 overs)

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Rob Key 76 (84)
Zaheer Khan 4/38 (8 overs)

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Sourav Ganguly 64 (75)
James Golding 4/42 (9 overs)

Kent won by 21 runs
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Tony Clarkson (Eng) and Alan Hill (Eng)

* Kent won the toss and elected to bat.

### 50-over: Leicestershire v Indians

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26 June 2002
Scorecard

Indians
315/7 (50 overs)

Leicestershire
261/7 (50 overs)

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Virender Sehwag 98 (85)
Jamie Grove 2/58 (10 overs)

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Trevor Ward 95 (110)
Yuvraj Singh 3/48 (10 overs)

Indians won by 54 runs
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Alan Hill (Eng) and Barrie Leadbeater (Eng)

* Indians won the toss and elected to bat.

### First-class: Indians v West Indies A

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16–18 July 2002
Scorecard

Indians

West Indies A

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253/7d (89.5 overs)
Dinesh Mongia 87 (139)
Chris Gayle 2/30 (12 overs)

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266 (59.4 overs)
Devon Smith 69 (93)
Ajit Agarkar 4/55 (16 overs)

255 (77.4 overs)
Mohammad Kaif 77 (126)
Jermaine Lawson 6/76 (22.4 overs)

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81/4 (26 overs)
Devon Smith 19 (52)
Sanjay Bangar 1/11 (7 overs)

Match drawn
Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel
Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Neil Mallender (Eng)

* Indians won the toss and elected to bat.

### First-class: Hampshire v Indians

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20–22 July 2002
Scorecard

Indians

Hampshire

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236 (81.1 overs)
Rahul Dravid 78 (119)
Shaun Udal 5/59 (29 overs)

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123 (37.3 overs)
Neil Johnson 45 (49)
Sanjay Bangar 4/40 (10 overs)

139/4d (41.2 overs)
Sanjay Bangar 52* (100)
James Hamblin 2/44 (7 overs)

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186 (46.2 overs)
Shaun Udal 36* (42)
Anil Kumble 4/58 (17.2 overs)

Indians won by 66 runs
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Nigel Cowley (Eng) and Peter Willey (Eng)

* Indians won the toss and elected to bat.

### First-class: Worcestershire v Indians

[edit]

31 July–3 August 2002
Scorecard

Indians

Worcestershire

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417/8d (105 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 169 (246)
Alamgir Sheriyar 4/109 (25 overs)

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200/6 (54 overs)
Stephen Peters 50 (90)
Sourav Ganguly 2/21 (5 overs)

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Match drawn
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and George Sharp (Eng)

* Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
* No play was possible on Days 1 and 2 due to rain.

### First-class: Essex v Indians

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14–17 August 2002
Scorecard

Indians

Essex

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516 (129.4 overs)
Shiv Sunder Das 250 (380)
James Middlebrook 4/164 (36 overs)

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279 (75.4 overs)
Darren Robinson 59 (79)
Harbhajan Singh 7/83 (32 overs)

327/6d (88 overs)
Virender Sehwag 142 (156)
Mark Ilott 4/67 (17 overs)

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186/3 (56 overs)
Richard Clinton 53 (104)
Virender Sehwag 2/52 (18 overs)

Match drawn
County Ground, Essex
Umpires: Paul Adams (Eng) and David Constant (Eng)

* Indians won the toss and elected to bat.

### First-class: Derbyshire v Indians

[edit]

28–30 August 2002
Scorecard

Indians

Derbyshire

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445/8d (121.1 overs)
Ajay Ratra 101* (207)
Jason Kerr 3/97 (25 overs)

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358 (100.5 overs)
Rawait Khan 91 (200)
Ashish Nehra 4/85 (23 overs)

182/3d (43.3 overs)
Virender Sehwag 104 (97)
Mathew Dowman 1/11 (3 overs)

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Match drawn
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Allan Jones (Eng) and Ken Shuttleworth (Eng)

* Indians won the toss and elected to bat.

## NatWest Series (ODI)

[edit]

Main article: 2002 NatWest Series

### 2nd Match: England v India

[edit]

29 June 2002
Scorecard

England
271/7 (50 overs)

India
272/4 (48.5 overs)

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Marcus Trescothick 86 (78)
Yuvraj Singh 3/39 (7 overs)

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Rahul Dravid 73 (86)
Ashley Giles 3/39 (10 overs)

India won by 6 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Neil Mallender (Eng)
Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh (Ind)

* England won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: India 4, England 0.

### 3rd Match: India v Sri Lanka

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30 June 2002
Scorecard

Sri Lanka
202/8 (50 overs)

India
203/6 (45.2 overs)

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Mahela Jayawardene 62 (105)
Ajit Agarkar 3/44 (9 overs)

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Sachin Tendulkar 49 (70)
Chaminda Vaas 2/38 (10 overs)

India won by 4 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Player of the match: Ajit Agarkar (Ind)

* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: India 4, Sri Lanka 0.

### 5th Match: England v India

[edit]

4 July 2002 (D/N)
Scorecard

India
285/4 (50 overs)

England
53/1 (12.3 overs)

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Sachin Tendulkar 105* (108)
Darren Gough 2/52 (10 overs)

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Marcus Trescothick 23 (26)
Zaheer Khan 1/31 (6 overs)

No result
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and David Shepherd (Eng)

* India won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rain stopped play after 12.3 overs of the England innings.
* Points: England 2, India 2.

### 6th Match: India v Sri Lanka

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6 July 2002
Scorecard

Sri Lanka
187 (48.2 overs)

India
188/6 (48.1 overs)

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Marvan Atapattu 50 (73)
Ashish Nehra 2/28 (10 overs)

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Rahul Dravid 64 (95)
Dilhara Fernando 2/22 (10 overs)

India won by 4 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Neil Mallender (Eng)
Player of the match: Rahul Dravid (Ind)

* India won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: India 4, Sri Lanka 0.

### 8th Match: England v India

[edit]

9 July 2002
Scorecard

England
229/8 (32 overs)

India
165 (29.1 overs)

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Ronnie Irani 53 (55)
Zaheer Khan 3/53 (7 overs)

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Virender Sehwag 46 (41)
Ronnie Irani 5/26 (7 overs)

England won by 64 runs
The Oval, London
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Player of the match: Ronnie Irani (Eng)

* India won the toss and elected to field.
* Play reduced to 32 overs per side due to rain.
* Points: England 5, India 0.

### 9th Match: India v Sri Lanka

[edit]

11 July 2002 (D/N)
Scorecard

India
304 (50 overs)

Sri Lanka
241 (44.1 overs)

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Sachin Tendulkar 113 (102)
Thilan Samaraweera 2/39 (8 overs)

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Kumar Sangakkara 66 (47)
Harbhajan Singh 4/46 (10 overs)

India won by 63 runs
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)

* India won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: India 5, Sri Lanka 0.

### Final: England v India

[edit]

13 July 2002
Scorecard

England
325/5 (50 overs)

India
326/8 (49.3 overs)

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Nasser Hussain 115 (128)
Zaheer Khan 3/62 (10 overs)

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Mohammad Kaif 87* (75)
Ashley Giles 2/47 (10 overs)

India won by 2 wickets[3]
Lord's, London
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Mohammad Kaif (Ind)

* England won the toss and elected to bat.
* Nasser Hussain (Eng) scored his first hundred in an ODI.

## Test series

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### 1st Test

[edit]

25–29 July 2002
Scorecard

England

India

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487 (142.2 overs)
Nasser Hussain 155 (331)
Zaheer Khan 3/90 (36 overs)

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221 (81.5 overs)
Virender Sehwag 84 (96)
Matthew Hoggard 3/33 (16.5 overs)

301/6d (64.4 overs)
John Crawley 100* (132)
Anil Kumble 3/84 (24 overs)

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397 (109.4 overs)
Ajit Agarkar 109* (190)
Matthew Hoggard 4/87 (24 overs)

England won by 170 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
Player of the match: Nasser Hussain (Eng)

* England won the toss and elected to bat.
* Simon Jones (Eng) made his Test debut.

### 2nd Test

[edit]

8–12 August 2002
Scorecard

India

England

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357 (101.1 overs)
Virender Sehwag 106 (183)
Matthew Hoggard 4/105 (35.1 overs)

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617 (144.5 overs)
Michael Vaughan 197 (258)
Zaheer Khan 3/110 (26 overs)

424/8d (115 overs)
Rahul Dravid 115 (244)
Dominic Cork 2/54 (12 overs)

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Match drawn
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
Player of the match: Michael Vaughan (Eng)

* India won the toss and elected to bat.
* Steve Harmison, Rob Key (both Eng) and Parthiv Patel (Ind) made their Test debuts.
* At 17 years and 153 days, Parthiv Patel became Test cricket's youngest wicket-keeper.[citation needed]

### 3rd Test

[edit]

22–26 August 2002
Scorecard

India

England

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628/8d (180.1 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 193 (330)
Andy Caddick 3/150 (40.1 overs)

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273 (89 overs)
Alec Stewart 78* (120)
Harbhajan Singh 3/40 (18 overs)

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309 (f/o; 110.5 overs)
Nasser Hussain 110 (194)
Anil Kumble 4/66 (29.5 overs)

India won by an innings and 46 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Dave Orchard (SA)
Player of the match: Rahul Dravid (Ind)

* India won the toss and elected to bat.

### 4th Test

[edit]

5–9 September 2002
Scorecard

England

India

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515 (155.4 overs)
Michael Vaughan 195 (279)
Harbhajan Singh 5/115 (38.4 overs)

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508 (170 overs)
Rahul Dravid 217 (468)
Andy Caddick 4/114 (43 overs)

114/0 (28 overs)
Marcus Trescothick 58* (98)

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Match drawn
The Oval, London
Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Dave Orchard (SA)
Player of the match: Rahul Dravid (Ind)

* England won the toss and elected to bat.
* Last test of Dominic Cork

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "English Squads". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
2. ^ "Indian Squads". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
3. ^ http://www.theringsideview.com/when-yuvraj-and-kaif-scripted-a-historic-win-in-the-natwest-trophy-final-2002/ -When Yuvraj and Kaif scripted a historic win in the Natwest Trophy Final 2002

* Playfair Cricket Annual
* Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual)

## External links

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* CricketArchive

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