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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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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.
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 |
England [3] | Australia | Pakistan |
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Matthew Hoggard called up to the England Squad to cover for injured Andy Caddick. [4]
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 |
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10 June 2001
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17 June 2001
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23 June 2001
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Adam Gilchrist 76* (93)
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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 |