The 2002 NatWest Series was a One Day International cricket tri-series sponsored by the National Westminster Bank that took place in England between 27 June and 13 July 2002.[1] The series involved the national teams of England, India and Sri Lanka. 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 India won by defeating England at Lord's on 13 July by 2 wickets.[2] Preceding the series, England played Sri Lanka in a three Test series, while following the series, India played England in a four Test series.
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| Date | 27 June–13 July 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | India beat England in the final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series | Marcus Trescothick (ENG) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venues edit
| Nottingham | London | London | Leeds |
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| Trent Bridge Capacity: 15,000 |
Lord's Capacity: 28,000 |
The Oval Capacity: 23,500 |
Headingley Capacity: 17,500 |
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| Chester-le-Street | Birmingham | Manchester | Bristol |
| Riverside Ground Capacity: 19,000 |
Edgbaston Capacity: 21,000 |
Old Trafford Capacity: 15,000 |
County Ground Capacity: 16,000 |
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Squads edit
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 India[4]
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 Sri Lanka[5]
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Fixtures edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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| India |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | +0.175 |
| England |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | +0.386 |
| Sri Lanka |
6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.441 |
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: England 4, Sri Lanka 0.
2 July 2002
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Match restricted to 32 overs due to rain.
- Points: England 4, Sri Lanka 0.
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain stopped play after 12.3 overs of the England innings.
- Points: England 2, India 2.
9 July 2002
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Play reduced to 32 overs per side due to rain.
- Points: England 5, India 0.
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: India 5, Sri Lanka 0.
Final edit
13 July 2002
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nasser Hussain (Eng) scored his first hundred in an ODI.
Statistics edit
| Most runs[7] | Most wickets[7] | ||
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| Marcus Trescothick |
362 | Zaheer Khan |
14 |
| Sachin Tendulkar |
337 | Dilhara Fernando |
10 |
| Yuvraj Singh |
254 | Chaminda Vaas |
9 |
| Rahul Dravid |
245 | Andrew Flintoff |
9 |
| Nasser Hussain |
244 | Ronnie Irani |
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References edit
- ^ "2002 NatWest Bank Series". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "England v India, 2002 NatWest Series Final". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "England Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "India Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ 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
- ^ a b "Averages by Team". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
External links edit
- National Westminster Bank Series 2002 at CricketArchive