The 2001–02 international cricket season was from September 2001 to April 2002.[1] [2] [3] This season featured 43 Test matches , 88 One-day Internationals , 5 first class matches , 5 List A matches , 2 Women's Test matches and 20 Women's One Day Internationals .[4] [5]
Season overview [ ]
September [ ]
South Africa in Zimbabwe [ ]
Test series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test 1562
07-11 Sep 2001
Heath Streak
Shaun Pollock
Harare Sports Club , Harare
South Africa won by 9 wickets
Test 1563
14-18 Sep 2001
Heath Streak
Shaun Pollock
Queens Sports Club , Bulawayo
Match drawn
ODI series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI 1748
23 Sep 2001
Heath Streak
Shaun Pollock
Queens Sports Club , Bulawayo
South Africa won by 153 runs
ODI 1749
29 Sep 2001
Guy Whittall
Shaun Pollock
Harare Sports Club , Harare
South Africa won by 148 runs
ODI 1750
30 Sep 2001
Guy Whittall
Shaun Pollock
Harare Sports Club , Harare
South Africa won by 6 wickets
October [ ]
England in Zimbabwe [ ]
ODI series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI 1751
3 October 2001
Guy Whittall
Nasser Hussain
Harare Sports Club , Harare
England won by 5 wickets
ODI 1753
6 October 2001
Heath Streak
Nasser Hussain
Harare Sports Club , Harare
England won by 8 wickets
ODI 1754
7 October 2001
Heath Streak
Nasser Hussain
Harare Sports Club , Harare
England won by 4 wickets
ODI 1756
10 October 2001
Alistair Campbell
Marcus Trescothick
Harare Sports Club , Harare
England won by 70 runs
ODI 1759
13 October 2001
Alistair Campbell
Nasser Hussain
Queens Sports Club , Bulawayo
England won by 7 wickets
2001 Standard Bank Triangular Tournament [ ]
Main article: 2001 Standard Bank Triangular Tournament
Group stage
No.
Date
Team 1
Captain 1
Team 2
Captain 2
Venue
Result
ODI 1752
5 October
South Africa
Shaun Pollock
India
Saurav Ganguly
New Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg
South Africa by 6 wickets
ODI 1755
7 October
South Africa
Shaun Pollock
Kenya
Maurice Odumbe
Willowmoore Park , Benoni
South Africa by 7 wickets
ODI 1757
10 October
South Africa
Shaun Pollock
India
Saurav Ganguly
SuperSport Park , Centurion
India by 41 runs
ODI 1758
12 October
India
Saurav Ganguly
Kenya
Maurice Odumbe
Goodyear Park , Bloemfontein
India by 10 wickets
ODI 1755
14 October
South Africa
Shaun Pollock
Kenya
Maurice Odumbe
De Beers Diamond Oval , Kimberley
South Africa by 9 wickets
ODI 1761
17 October
India
Saurav Ganguly
Kenya
Steve Tikolo
Crusaders Ground , Port Elizabeth
Kenya by 70 runs
ODI 1757
19 October
South Africa
Shaun Pollock
India
Saurav Ganguly
Buffalo Park , East London
South Africa by 46 runs
ODI 1763
22 October
South Africa
Shaun Pollock
Kenya
Steve Tikolo
Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town
South Africa by 208 runs
ODI 1764
24 October
India
Saurav Ganguly
Kenya
Maurice Odumbe
Boland Bank Park , Paarl
India by 186 runs
Final
ODI 1757
26 October
South Africa
Shaun Pollock
India
Saurav Ganguly
Kingsmead Cricket Ground , Durban
South Africa by 6 wickets
India in South Africa [ ]
Test series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test 1564
3–6 November
Shaun Pollock
Saurav Ganguly
Goodyear Park , Bloemfontein
South Africa by 9 wickets
Test 1569
16–20 November
Shaun Pollock
Saurav Ganguly
Crusaders Ground , Port Elizabeth
Match drawn
New Zealand in Australia [ ]
2001 Trans-Tasman Trophy - Test series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test 1565
8–12 November
Steve Waugh
Stephen Fleming
The Gabba , Brisbane
Match drawn
Test 1571
22–26 November
Steve Waugh
Stephen Fleming
Bellerive Oval , Hobart
Match drawn
Test 1573
30 Nov–4 December
Steve Waugh
Stephen Fleming
WACA Ground , Perth
Match drawn
2001 Khaleej Times Trophy [ ]
Main article: 2001 Khaleej Times Trophy
Group stage
No.
Date
Team 1
Captain 1
Team 2
Captain 2
Venue
Result
ODI 1765
26 October
Sri Lanka
Sanath Jayasuriya
Zimbabwe
Brian Murphy
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium , Sharjah
Sri Lanka by 53 runs
ODI 1767
27 October
Pakistan
Waqar Younis
Sri Lanka
Sanath Jayasuriya
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium , Sharjah
Sri Lanka by 7 wickets
ODI 1768
28 October
Pakistan
Waqar Younis
Zimbabwe
Brian Murphy
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium , Sharjah
Pakistan by 106 runs
ODI 1769
30 October
Sri Lanka
Sanath Jayasuriya
Zimbabwe
Brian Murphy
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium , Sharjah
Sri Lanka by 79 runs
ODI 1770
31 October
Pakistan
Waqar Younis
Zimbabwe
Brian Murphy
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium , Sharjah
Pakistan by 29 runs
ODI 1771
2 November
Pakistan
Waqar Younis
Sri Lanka
Sanath Jayasuriya
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium , Sharjah
Pakistan by 7 wickets
Final
ODI 1772
4 November
Pakistan
Waqar Younis
Sri Lanka
Sanath Jayasuriya
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium , Sharjah
Pakistan by 5 wickets
November [ ]
West Indies in Sri Lanka [ ]
Test series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test 1567
13–17 November
Sanath Jayasuriya
Carl Hooper
Galle International Stadium , Galle
Sri Lanka by 10 wickets
Test 1570
21–25 November
Sanath Jayasuriya
Carl Hooper
Asgiriya Stadium , Kandy
Sri Lanka by 131 runs
Test 1572
29 Nov–1 December
Sanath Jayasuriya
Carl Hooper
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground , Colombo
Sri Lanka by 10 wickets
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh [ ]
Test series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test 1566
8–12 November
Naimur Rahman
Brian Murphy
Bangabandhu National Stadium , Dhaka
Match drawn
Test 1568
15–19 November
Naimur Rahman
Stuart Carlisle
Chittagong Stadium , Chittagong
Zimbabwe by 8 wickets
ODI series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI 1773
23 November
Khaled Mashud
Stuart Carlisle
Chittagong Stadium , Chittagong
Zimbabwe by 5 wickets
ODI 1774
25 November
Khaled Mashud
Stuart Carlisle
Chittagong Stadium , Chittagong
Zimbabwe by 42 runs
ODI 1775
26 November
Khaled Mashud
Stuart Carlisle
Bangabandhu National Stadium , Dhaka
Zimbabwe by 7 wickets
England in India [ ]
Test series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test 1574
3–6 December
Saurav Ganguly
Nasser Hussain
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium , Mohali
India by 10 wickets
Test 1575
11–15 December
Saurav Ganguly
Nasser Hussain
Sardar Patel Stadium , Ahmedabad
Match drawn
Test 1578
19–23 December
Saurav Ganguly
Nasser Hussain
M Chinnaswamy Stadium , Bangalore
Match drawn
ODI series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI 1788
19 January
Saurav Ganguly
Nasser Hussain
Eden Gardens , Kolkata
India by 22 runs
ODI 1792
22 January
Saurav Ganguly
Nasser Hussain
Barabati Stadium , Cuttack
England by 16 runs
ODI 1795
25 January
Anil Kumble
Nasser Hussain
MA Chidambaram Stadium , Chennai
India by 4 wickets
ODI 1798
28 January
Saurav Ganguly
Nasser Hussain
Green Park Stadium , Kanpur
India by 8 wickets
ODI 1800
31 January
Saurav Ganguly
Nasser Hussain
Feroz Shah Kotla , Delhi
England by 2 runs
ODI 1803
3 February
Saurav Ganguly
Nasser Hussain
Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai
England by 5 runs
December [ ]
South Africa in Australia [ ]
Bangladesh in New Zealand [ ]
Test series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test 1577
18–22 December
Stephen Fleming
Khaled Mashud
WestpacTrust Park , Hamilton
New Zealand by an innings and 52 runs
Test 1579
26–29 December
Stephen Fleming
Khaled Mashud
Basin Reserve , Wellington
New Zealand by an innings and 74 runs
2001 LG Abans Triangular Series [ ]
Main article: 2001 LG Abans Triangular Series
Group stage
No.
Date
Team 1
Captain 1
Team 2
Captain 2
Venue
Result
ODI 1776
8 December
Sri Lanka
Sanath Jayasuriya
Zimbabwe
Stuart Carlisle
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground , Colombo
Sri Lanka by 9 wickets
ODI 1777
9 December
West Indies
Carl Hooper
Zimbabwe
Stuart Carlisle
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground , Colombo
Zimbabwe by 4 wickets
ODI 1776
11 December
Sri Lanka
Sanath Jayasuriya
West Indies
Carl Hooper
R Premadasa Stadium , Colombo
West Indies by 49 runs
ODI 1779
12 December
Sri Lanka
Sanath Jayasuriya
Zimbabwe
Stuart Carlisle
R Premadasa Stadium , Colombo
Sri Lanka by 59 runs
ODI 1780
15 December
Sri Lanka
Sanath Jayasuriya
West Indies
Carl Hooper
Asgiriya Stadium , Kandy
Sri Lanka by 8 wickets
ODI 1781
16 December
West Indies
Carl Hooper
Zimbabwe
Stuart Carlisle
Asgiriya Stadium , Kandy
West Indies by 8 wickets
Final
ODI 1782
19 December
Sri Lanka
Sanath Jayasuriya
West Indies
Carl Hooper
R Premadasa Stadium , Colombo
Sri Lanka by 34 runs (D/L)
Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka [ ]
Test series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test 1581
27–31 December
Sanath Jayasuriya
Stuart Carlisle
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground , Colombo
Sri Lanka by an innings and 166 runs
Test 1583
4–7 January
Sanath Jayasuriya
Stuart Carlisle
Asgiriya Stadium , Kandy
Sri Lanka by an innings and 94 runs
Test 1585
12–15 January
Sanath Jayasuriya
Stuart Carlisle
Galle International Stadium , Galle
Sri Lanka by 315 runs
January [ ]
England Women in India [ ]
Pakistan in Bangladesh [ ]
Test series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test 1584
9–11 January
Khaled Mashud
Waqar Younis
Bangabandhu National Stadium , Dhaka
Pakistan by an innings and 178 runs
Test 1586
16–18 January
Khaled Mashud
Waqar Younis
Chittagong Stadium , Chittagong
Pakistan by an innings and 169 runs
ODI series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI 1790
22 January
Khaled Mashud
Waqar Younis
Chittagong Stadium , Chittagong
Pakistan by 49 runs
ODI 1793
24 January
Khaled Mashud
Waqar Younis
Bangabandhu National Stadium , Dhaka
Pakistan by 72 runs
ODI 1794
25 January
Khaled Mashud
Waqar Younis
Bangabandhu National Stadium , Dhaka
Pakistan by 8 wickets
2001–02 VB Series [ ]
Group stage
No.
Date
Team 1
Captain 1
Team 2
Captain 2
Venue
Result
ODI 1783
11 January
Australia
Steve Waugh
New Zealand
Stephen Fleming
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
New Zealand by 23 runs
ODI 1783
13 January
Australia
Steve Waugh
South Africa
Shaun Pollock
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
South Africa by 4 wickets
ODI 1785
13 January
New Zealand
Stephen Fleming
South Africa
Shaun Pollock
Bellerive Oval , Hobart
South Africa by 26 runs
ODI 1786
17 January
Australia
Steve Waugh
New Zealand
Stephen Fleming
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
New Zealand by 23 runs
ODI 1787
19 January
New Zealand
Chris Cairns
South Africa
Shaun Pollock
The Gabba , Brisbane
New Zealand by 4 wickets
ODI 1789
20 January
Australia
Steve Waugh
South Africa
Shaun Pollock
The Gabba , Brisbane
Australia by 27 runs
ODI 1791
22 January
Australia
Steve Waugh
South Africa
Shaun Pollock
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
Australia by 8 wickets
ODI 1796
26 January
Australia
Steve Waugh
New Zealand
Stephen Fleming
Adelaide Oval , Adelaide
New Zealand by 77 runs
ODI 1797
27 January
New Zealand
Stephen Fleming
South Africa
Shaun Pollock
Adelaide Oval , Adelaide
South Africa by 93 runs
ODI 1799
29 January
Australia
Steve Waugh
New Zealand
Stephen Fleming
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
Australia by 2 wickets
ODI 1801
1 February
New Zealand
Stephen Fleming
South Africa
Shaun Pollock
WACA Ground , Perth
South Africa by 67 runs
ODI 1802
3 February
Australia
Steve Waugh
South Africa
Shaun Pollock
WACA Ground , Perth
Australia by 33 runs
Finals
ODI 1804
6 February
New Zealand
Stephen Fleming
South Africa
Shaun Pollock
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
South Africa by 8 wickets
ODI 1805
8 February
New Zealand
Stephen Fleming
South Africa
Shaun Pollock
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
South Africa by 6 wickets (D/L)
Kenya in Sri Lanka [ ]
Pakistan vs West Indies in U.A.E [ ]
Test series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test 1587
31 Jan–4 February
Waqar Younis
Carl Hooper
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium , Sharjah
Pakistan by 170 runs
Test 1588
7–10 February
Waqar Younis
Carl Hooper
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium , Sharjah
Pakistan by 244 runs
ODI series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI 1807
14 February
Waqar Younis
Carl Hooper
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium , Sharjah
Pakistan by 4 wickets
ODI 1808
15 February
Waqar Younis
Carl Hooper
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium , Sharjah
Pakistan by 51 runs
ODI 1810
17 February
Waqar Younis
Carl Hooper
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium , Sharjah
West Indies by 110 runs
February [ ]
Zimbabwe in India [ ]
Test series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test 1589
21–25 February
Saurav Ganguly
Stuart Carlisle
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground , Nagpur
India by an innings and 101 runs
Test 1589
21–25 February
Saurav Ganguly
Stuart Carlisle
Feroz Shah Kotla , Delhi
India by 4 wickets
ODI series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI 1814
7 March
Saurav Ganguly
Stuart Carlisle
Nahar Singh Stadium , Faridabad
Zimbabwe by 1 wicket
ODI 1815
10 March
Saurav Ganguly
Stuart Carlisle
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium , Mohali
India by 64 runs
ODI 1816
13 March
Saurav Ganguly
Stuart Carlisle
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium , Kochi
Zimbabwe by 6 wickets
ODI 1817
16 March
Saurav Ganguly
Stuart Carlisle
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium , Hyderabad
India by 5 wickets
ODI 1818
19 March
Saurav Ganguly
Stuart Carlisle
Nehru Stadium , Guwahati
India by 101 runs
England in New Zealand [ ]
ODI series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI 1806
13 February
Stephen Fleming
Nasser Hussain
Jade Stadium , Christchurch
New Zealand by 4 wickets
ODI 1809
16 February
Stephen Fleming
Nasser Hussain
WestpacTrust Stadium , Wellington
New Zealand by 155 runs
ODI 1811
20 February
Stephen Fleming
Nasser Hussain
McLean Park , Napier
England by 43 runs
ODI 1812
23 February
Stephen Fleming
Nasser Hussain
Eden Park , Auckland
England by 33 runs (D/L)
ODI 1813
26 February
Stephen Fleming
Nasser Hussain
Carisbrook , Dunedin
New Zealand by 5 wickets
Test series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test 1594
13-16 March
Stephen Fleming
Nasser Hussain
Jade Stadium , Christchurch
England by 98 runs
Test 1596
21-25 March
Stephen Fleming
Nasser Hussain
Basin Reserve , Wellington
Match drawn
Test 1597
30 March-1 April
Stephen Fleming
Nasser Hussain
Eden Park , Auckland
New Zealand by 78 runs
Australia in South Africa [ ]
Test series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test 1590
22–24 February
Mark Boucher
Steve Waugh
New Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg
Australia by an innings and 360 runs
Test 1593
8–12 March
Mark Boucher
Steve Waugh
Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town
Australia by 4 wickets
Test 1595
15–18 March
Mark Boucher
Steve Waugh
Kingsmead Cricket Ground , Durban
South Africa by 5 wickets
ODI series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI 1819
22 March
Shaun Pollock
Ricky Ponting
New Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg
Australia by 19 runs
ODI 1820
24 March
Shaun Pollock
Ricky Ponting
SuperSport Park , Centurion
Australia by 45 runs
ODI 1821
27 March
Shaun Pollock
Ricky Ponting
North West Cricket Stadium , Potchefstroom
Match tied
ODI 1822
30 March
Shaun Pollock
Ricky Ponting
Goodyear Park , Bloemfontein
Australia by 37 runs
ODI 1823
3 April
Shaun Pollock
Ricky Ponting
Kingsmead Cricket Ground , Durban
Australia by 8 wickets
ODI 1824
6 April
Shaun Pollock
Ricky Ponting
St George's Park , Port Elizabeth
Australia by 3 wickets
ODI 1827
9 April
Shaun Pollock
Ricky Ponting
Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town
South Africa by 65 runs (D/L)
Australia Women in New Zealand [ ]
March [ ]
India Women in South Africa [ ]
April [ ]
2002 Sharjah Cup [ ]
Main article: 2002 Sharjah Cup
Group stage
No.
Date
Team 1
Captain 1
Team 2
Captain 2
Venue
Result
ODI 1825
8 April
Pakistan
Waqar Younis
Sri Lanka
Sanath Jayasuriya
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium , Sharjah
Sri Lanka by 41 runs
ODI 1826
9 April
New Zealand
Stephen Fleming
Sri Lanka
Sanath Jayasuriya
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium , Sharjah
New Zealand by 11 runs
ODI 1828
11 April
New Zealand
Stephen Fleming
Pakistan
Waqar Younis
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium , Sharjah
Pakistan by 51 runs
ODI 1825
12 April
Pakistan
Waqar Younis
Sri Lanka
Sanath Jayasuriya
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium , Sharjah
Sri Lanka by 9 runs
ODI 1830
14 April
New Zealand
Stephen Fleming
Sri Lanka
Sanath Jayasuriya
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium , Sharjah
Sri Lanka by 46 runs
ODI 1831
15 April
New Zealand
Stephen Fleming
Pakistan
Waqar Younis
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium , Sharjah
Pakistan by 8 wickets
Final
ODI 1832
17 April
Pakistan
Waqar Younis
Sri Lanka
Sanath Jayasuriya
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium , Sharjah
Pakistan by 217 runs
References [ ]
International cricket seasons
Preceding season: International cricket in 2001
September 2001 October 2001 November 2001 December 2001 January 2002 February 2002 March 2002 April 2002 Following season: International cricket in 2002