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.

2001 NatWest Series
Part of Pakistani cricket team in England in 2001
Australian cricket team in England in 2001
Date7–23 June 2001
LocationEngland
ResultAustralia beat Pakistan in the final
Player of the seriesWaqar Younis (Pak)
Teams
 England  Australia  Pakistan
Captains
Alec Stewart Steve Waugh Waqar Younis
Most runs
Marcus Trescothick (249) Ricky Ponting (298) Yousuf Youhana (263)
Most wickets
Darren Gough (10) Shane Warne (10) Waqar Younis (17)
2000
2002

Venues

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Nottingham London Birmingham Leeds Manchester Cardiff Bristol Chester-le-Street
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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  England[3]   Australia   Pakistan

Matthew Hoggard called up to the England Squad to cover for injured Andy Caddick.[4]

Fixtures

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Team Pld W L NR Pts
  Australia 6 4 1 1 9
  Pakistan 6 4 1 1 9
  England 6 0 6 0 0

Pool matches

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1st ODI

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7 June 2001 (D/N)
Scorecard
England  
165 (47.2 overs)
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  Pakistan
273/6 (50 overs)
Nick Knight 59* (115)
Shahid Afridi 3/15 (7.2 overs)
Saeed Anwar 77 (106)
Dominic Cork 2/44 (10 overs)
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

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9 June 2001
Scorecard
Pakistan  
257 (49.5 overs)
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  Australia
258/3 (45.4 overs)
Yousuf Youhana 91* (103)
Shane Warne 3/52 (10 overs)
Ricky Ponting 70 (68)
Shoaib Akhtar 1/41 (5 overs)
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

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10 June 2001
Scorecard
England  
268/4 (50 overs)
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  Australia
272/5 (49.3 overs)
Nick Knight 84 (116)
Brett Lee 1/45 (10 overs)
Ricky Ponting 102 (116)
Darren Gough 2/44 (10 overs)
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

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12 June 2001
Scorecard
England  
240 (50 overs)
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  Pakistan
242/8 (50 overs)
Marcus Trescothick 137 (142)
Waqar Younis 2/20 (10 overs)
Yousuf Youhana 81 (119)
Andy Caddick 2/37 (10 overs)
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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14 June 2001 (D/N)
Scorecard
England  
86 (32.4 overs)
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  Australia
208/7 (48 overs)
Dominic Cork 17 (18)
Jason Gillespie 3/20 (9 overs)
Steve Waugh 64 (83)
Alan Mullally 3/50 (20 overs)
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

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16 June 2001
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Allan Jones (Eng) and David Shepherd (Eng)
  • No toss.
  • Points: Australia 1, Pakistan 1.

7th ODI

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17 June 2001
Scorecard
England  
156 (45.2 overs)
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  Pakistan
153/4 (39.5 overs)
Ben Hollioake 53 (66)
Waqar Younis 7/36 (10 overs)
Abdul Razzaq 75 (103)
Dominic Cork 2/32 (5.5 overs)
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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19 June 2001 (D/N)
Scorecard
Pakistan  
290/9 (50 overs)
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  Australia
254 (46.3 overs)
Saleem Elahi 79 (91)
Brett Lee 2/41 (10 overs)
Adam Gilchrist 70 (44)
Waqar Younis 6/59 (8 overs)
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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21 June 2001 (D/N)
Scorecard
England  
176 (43.2 overs)
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  Australia
177/2 (30.1 overs)
Nick Knight 48 (81)
Brett Lee 3/63 (10 overs)
Adam Gilchrist 80 (90)
Robert Croft 1/21 (7 overs)
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

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10th ODI

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23 June 2001
Scorecard
Pakistan  
152 (42.3 overs)
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  Australia
156/1 (26.3 overs)
Saeed Anwar 27 (40)
Shane Warne 3/56 (10 overs)
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

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Most runs[6] Most wickets[7]
  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

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  1. ^ "2001 NatWest Bank Series". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  2. ^ "NatWest Series, Final: Australia v Pakistan at Lord's, Jun 23, 2001". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  3. ^ "England call up Collingwood for NatWest Series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Hoggard called up for injured Caddick". Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Waqar and Razzaq steer Pakistan to a fabulous victory". EPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Records / NatWest Series, 2001 / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Records / NatWest Series, 2001 / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
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