International cricket in 2001

Cricket season

International cricket

in 2000–01 | in 2001-02

The 2001 international cricket season was from May to August 2001.

## Season overview

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International tours

Start date  | Home team  | Away team  | Results [Matches]
Test | ODI
17 May 2001 |  England |  Pakistan | 1-1 [2] | —
7 June 2001 |  Zimbabwe |  India | 1-1 [2] | —
5 July 2001 |  England |  Australia | 1-4 [5] | —
19 July 2001 |  Zimbabwe |  West Indies | 0-1 [2] | —
14 August 2001 |  Sri Lanka |  India | 2-1 [3] | —
15 August 2001 |  Kenya |  West Indies | — | 0-3 [3]
International tournaments
Dates  | Tournament  | Winners
7 June 2001 |  2001 NatWest Series |  Australia
23 June 2001 |  2001 Zimbabwe Coca-Cola Cup |  West Indies
18 July 2001 |  2001 Sri Lanka Coca-Cola Cup |  Sri Lanka
29 August 2001 |  Asian Test Challenge |  Sri Lanka

## May

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### Pakistan in England

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Main article: Pakistani cricket team in England in 2001

Test series

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
Test 1546 | 17–20 May | Nasser Hussain | Waqar Younis | Lord's Cricket Ground, London |  England by an innings and 9 runs
Test 1547 | 31 May–4 June | Nasser Hussain | Waqar Younis | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester |  Pakistan by 108 runs

## June

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### India in Zimbabwe

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Main article: Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2001

Test series

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
Test 1548 | 7–10 June | Heath Streak | Saurav Ganguly | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |  India by 8 wickets
Test 1549 | 15–18 June | Heath Streak | Saurav Ganguly | Harare Sports Club, Harare |  Zimbabwe by 4 wickets

### 2001 NatWest Series

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Main article: 2001 NatWest Series

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
Group stage

No.  | Date  | Team 1  | Captain 1  | Team 2  | Captain 2  | Venue  | Result
ODI 1719 | 7 June |  England | Alec Stewart |  Pakistan | Waqar Younis | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham |  Pakistan by 108 runs
ODI 1720 | 9 June |  Australia | Steve Waugh |  Pakistan | Waqar Younis | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |  Australia by 7 wickets
ODI 1721 | 10 June |  England | Alec Stewart |  Australia | Steve Waugh | The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol |  Australia by 5 wickets
ODI 1722 | 12 June |  England | Alec Stewart |  Pakistan | Waqar Younis | Lord's Cricket Ground, London |  Pakistan by 2 runs
ODI 1723 | 14 June |  England | Alec Stewart |  Australia | Steve Waugh | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester |  Australia by 125 runs (D/L)
ODI 1723a | 16 June |  Australia | Steve Waugh |  Pakistan | Waqar Younis | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | Match abandoned
ODI 1724 | 17 June |  England | Alec Stewart |  Pakistan | Waqar Younis | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds |  Pakistan awarded the match
ODI 1725 | 19 June |  Australia | Steve Waugh |  Pakistan | Waqar Younis | Trent Bridge, Nottingham |  Pakistan by 36 runs
ODI 1726 | 21 June |  England | Alec Stewart |  Australia | Steve Waugh | Kennington Oval, London |  Australia by 8 wickets
Final
No.  | Date  | Team 1  | Captain 1  | Team 2  | Captain 2  | Venue  | Result
ODI 1728 | 23 June |  Australia | Steve Waugh |  Pakistan | Waqar Younis | Lord's Cricket Ground, London |  Australia by 9 wickets

### 2001 Zimbabwe Coca-Cola Cup

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Main article: 2001 Zimbabwe Coca-Cola Cup

Group stage

No.  | Date  | Team 1  | Captain 1  | Team 2  | Captain 2  | Venue  | Result
ODI 1727 | 23 June |  Zimbabwe | Grant Flower |  West Indies | Carl Hooper | Harare Sports Club, Harare |  West Indies by 27 runs
ODI 1729 | 24 June |  Zimbabwe | Heath Streak |  India | Saurav Ganguly | Harare Sports Club, Harare |  India by 9 wickets
ODI 1730 | 27 June |  Zimbabwe | Guy Whittall |  India | Saurav Ganguly | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |  India by 4 wickets
ODI 1731 | 30 June |  India | Saurav Ganguly |  West Indies | Carl Hooper | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |  India by 6 wickets
ODI 1732 | 1 July |  Zimbabwe | Heath Streak |  West Indies | Carl Hooper | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |  West Indies by 5 wickets
ODI 1733 | 4 July |  India | Saurav Ganguly |  West Indies | Carl Hooper | Harare Sports Club, Harare |  India by 6 wickets
Final
No.  | Date  | Team 1  | Captain 1  | Team 2  | Captain 2  | Venue  | Result
ODI 1734 | 7 July |  India | Saurav Ganguly |  West Indies | Carl Hooper | Harare Sports Club, Harare |  West Indies by 16 runs

## July

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### Australia in England

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Main article: Australian cricket team in England in 2001 § The Ashes series

The Ashes series

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
Test 1550 | 5–8 July | Nasser Hussain | Steve Waugh | Edgbaston, Birmingham |  Australia by an innings and 118 runs
Test 1552 | 19–22 July | Mike Atherton | Steve Waugh | Lord's, London |  Australia by 8 wickets
Test 1554 | 2–4 August | Mike Atherton | Steve Waugh | Trent Bridge, Nottingham |  Australia by 7 wickets
Test 1556 | 16–20 August | Nasser Hussain | Adam Gilchrist | Headingley, Leeds |  England by 6 wickets
Test 1558 | 23–27 August | Nasser Hussain | Steve Waugh | The Oval, London |  Australia by an innings and 25 runs

### 2001 Sri Lanka Coca-Cola Cup

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Main article: 2001 Sri Lanka Coca-Cola Cup

Group stage

No.  | Date  | Team 1  | Captain 1  | Team 2  | Captain 2  | Venue  | Result
ODI 1735 | 18 July |  Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya |  New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |  Sri Lanka by 16 runs
ODI 1736 | 20 July |  India | Saurav Ganguly |  New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |  New Zealand by 84 runs
ODI 1737 | 22 July |  Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya |  India | Saurav Ganguly | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |  Sri Lanka by 6 runs
ODI 1738 | 25 July |  Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya |  New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |  Sri Lanka by 5 wickets
ODI 1739 | 26 July |  India | Saurav Ganguly |  New Zealand | Craig McMillan | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |  New Zealand by 67 runs
ODI 1740 | 28 July |  Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya |  India | Saurav Ganguly | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |  India by 7 wickets
ODI 1741 | 31 July |  Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya |  New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo |  Sri Lanka by 106 runs
ODI 1742 | 1 August |  Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya |  India | Saurav Ganguly | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo |  India by 46 runs
ODI 1743 | 2 August |  India | Saurav Ganguly |  New Zealand | Craig McMillan | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo |  India by 7 wickets
Final
No.  | Date  | Team 1  | Captain 1  | Team 2  | Captain 2  | Venue  | Result
ODI 1744 | 5 August |  Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya |  India | Saurav Ganguly | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |  Sri Lanka by 121 runs

### West Indies in Zimbabwe

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Main article: West Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2001

2001 Clive Lloyd Trophy

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
Test 1551 | 19–22 July | Heath Streak | Carl Hooper | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |  West Indies by an innings and 176 runs
Test 1553 | 27–31 July | Heath Streak | Carl Hooper | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Match drawn

## August

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### India in Sri Lanka

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Main article: Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2001

Test series

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
Test 1555 | 14–17 August | Sanath Jayasuriya | Sourav Ganguly | Galle International Stadium, Galle |  Sri Lanka by 10 wickets
Test 1557 | 22–25 August | Sanath Jayasuriya | Sourav Ganguly | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy |  India by 7 wickets
Test 1559 | 29 August–1 September | Sanath Jayasuriya | Sourav Ganguly | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo |  Sri Lanka by an innings and 88 runs

### West Indies in Kenya

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Main article: West Indian cricket team in Kenya in 2001

ODI series

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
ODI 1745 | 15 August | Maurice Odumbe | Carl Hooper | Simba Union Ground, Nairobi |  West Indies by 10 wickets
ODI 1746 | 18 August | Maurice Odumbe | Carl Hooper | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi |  West Indies by 6 wickets
ODI 1747 | 19 August | Maurice Odumbe | Carl Hooper | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi |  West Indies by 7 wickets

### 2001 Asian Test Championship

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Main article: Asian Test Challenge

Group stage

No.  | Date  | Team 1  | Captain 1  | Team 2  | Captain 2  | Venue  | Result
Test 1560 | 29-31 August 2001  |  Pakistan | Waqar Younis |  Bangladesh | Naimur Rahman | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan |  Pakistan by an innings and 264 runs
Test 1561 | 6-8 September 2001  |  Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya |  Bangladesh | Naimur Rahman | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo |  Sri Lanka by an innings and 137 runs
Final
Test 1592 | 6-10 March 2002  |  Pakistan | Waqar Younis |  Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |  Sri Lanka by 8 wickets

## References

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## External links

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* 2001 season on ESPN Cricinfo

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International cricket in 2001

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June 2001|

* India in Zimbabwe
* NatWest Series
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