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{{Infobox cricket series
|series= 1999–2000 Carlton and United Series
|image=
|caption=
|date= 9 January 2000 – 4 February 2000
|place= Australia
|result= Won by {{cr|AUS}}<br />2–0 in final series
|player of series= [[Abdul Razzaq (cricketer)|Abdul Razzaq]]
|team1= {{cr|AUS}}
|team2= {{cr|IND}}
|team3= {{cr|PAK}}
|captain1= [[Steve Waugh]]
|captain2= [[Sachin Tendulkar]]
|captain3= [[Wasim Akram]]
|runs1= [[Ricky Ponting]] (404)<br> [[Michael Bevan]] (388)<br> [[Mark Waugh]] (305)
|runs2= [[Sourav Ganguly]] (356)<br> [[Rahul Dravid]] (268)<br> [[Robin Singh (cricketer, born 1963)|Robin Singh]] (214)
|runs3= [[Ijaz Ahmed (cricketer, born 1968)|Ijaz Ahmed]] (263)<br> [[Mohammad Yousuf (cricketer)| Mohammad Yousuf]] (242)<br/> [[Saeed Anwar]] (237)
|wickets1= [[Glenn McGrath]] (19)<br> [[Shane Lee (cricketer)|Shane Lee]] (16)<br> [[Brett Lee]] (16)
|wickets2= [[Javagal Srinath]] (14)<br> [[Anil Kumble]] (10)<br> [[Sourav Ganguly]] (6)<br> [[Venkatesh Prasad]] (6)
|wickets3= [[Shoaib Akhtar]] (16)<br> [[Abdul Razzaq (cricketer)|Abdul Razzaq]] (14)<br> [[Wasim Akram]] (13)
|previous=[[1998–99 Australia Tri-Nation Series|1998–99]]
|next=[[2000–01 Carlton Series|2000–01]]
}}
The '''1999–2000 Australia Tri-Nation Series''' (more commonly known as the '''1999–2000 Carlton and United Series''') was a [[One Day International]] (ODI) [[cricket]] [[Australian Tri-Series|tri-series]] where [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] played host to [[India national cricket team|India]] and [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]]. Australia and Pakistan reached the Finals, which Australia won 2–0.

[[Ricky Ponting]] was the leading scorer of the series<ref>{{cite web|title=Most runs in Carlton & United Series, 1999/00|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=799;type=tournament|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=16 April 2013}}</ref>  and [[Glenn McGrath]], the leading wicket-taker.<ref>{{cite web|title=Most wickets in Carlton & United Series, 1999/00|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=799;type=tournament|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=16 April 2013}}</ref>

==Squads==
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%; border-collapse:collapse;" width=55%
|- style="background:#C1D8FF;"
! colspan=3|Squads
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! width=15%|{{cr|AUS}}
! width=15%|{{cr|IND}}
! width=15%|{{cr|PAK}}
|-
| [[Steve Waugh]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]]) || [[Sachin Tendulkar]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]]) || [[Wasim Akram]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]])
|-
| [[Adam Gilchrist]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]]) || [[Sameer Dighe]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]]) || [[Moin Khan]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
|-
| [[Mark Waugh]] || [[Sourav Ganguly]] || [[Ijaz Ahmed (cricketer, born 1968)|Ijaz Ahmed]]
|-
| [[Michael Bevan]] || [[Rahul Dravid]] || [[Yousuf Youhana]]
|-
| [[Damien Fleming]] || [[Robin Singh (cricketer, born 1963)|Robin Singh]] || [[Saeed Anwar]]
|-
| [[Shane Lee (cricketer)|Shane Lee]] || [[Jacob Martin (cricketer)|Jacob Martin]] || [[Abdul Razzaq (cricketer)|Abdul Razzaq]]
|-
| [[Adam Dale]] || [[Anil Kumble]] || [[Azhar Mahmood]]
|-
| [[Ian Harvey]] || [[Hrishikesh Kanitkar]] || [[Shahid Afridi]]
|-
| [[Brett Lee]] || [[Venkatesh Prasad]] || [[Waqar Younis]]
|-
| [[Stuart MacGill]] || [[VVS Laxman]] || [[Saqlain Mushtaq]]
|-
| [[Glenn McGrath]] || [[Devang Gandhi]] || [[Inzamam ul Haq]]
|-
| [[Damien Martyn]] || [[Javagal Srinath]] || [[Wajahatullah Wasti]]
|-
| [[Ricky Ponting]] || [[Nikhil Chopra]] || [[Shoaib Akhtar]]
|-
| [[Andrew Symonds]] || [[Ajit Agarkar]] || [[Shoaib Malik]]
|-
| [[Shane Warne]] || [[Sunil Joshi]] || [[Mohammad Wasim (cricketer)|Mohammad Wasim]]
|-
| – || [[Debasis Mohanty]] || –
|}

==Group stage==

===Match results===

====1st match====
{{Limited overs international|
  | date = 9 January 2000
  | team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
  | score1 = 184/8 (50 overs)
  | score2 = 139 (39 overs)
  | team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
  | runs1 = [[Saqlain Mushtaq]] 37 (46)
  | wickets1 = [[Andrew Symonds]] 3–34 (10 overs)
  | runs2 = [[Ricky Ponting]] 32 (31)
  | wickets2 = [[Abdur Razzak (cricketer)|Abdul Razzaq]] 4–23 (8 overs)
  | result = Pakistan won by 45 runs
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65587.html (scorecard)]
  | venue = [[Brisbane Cricket Ground]]
  | umpires = [[Daryl Harper]] & [[Peter Parker (umpire)|Peter Parker]]
  | motm = {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Abdur Razzak (cricketer)|Abdul Razzaq]]<br>Attendance: 35,738
  | toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
  | rain =
  }}

====2nd match====
{{Limited overs international|
  | date = 10 January 2000
  | team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
  | score1 = 195 (48.5 overs)
  | score2 = 196/8 (49 overs)
  | team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
  | runs1 = [[Sourav Ganguly]] 61 (101)
  | wickets1 = [[Shoaib Akhtar]] 3–19 (8 overs)
  | runs2 = [[Yousuf Youhana]] 63 (83)
  | wickets2 = [[Javagal Srinath]] 4–49 (10 overs)
  | result = Pakistan won by 2 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65588.html (scorecard)]
  | venue = [[Brisbane Cricket Ground]]
  | umpires = [[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]] & [[Simon Taufel]]
  | motm = {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Yousuf Youhana]]<br>Attendance: 15,583
  | toss = India won the toss and elected to bat
  | rain =Pakistan were fined 1 over for slow over rate
  }}

====3rd match====
{{Limited overs international|
  | date = 12 January 2000
  | team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
  | score1 = 269/7 (50 overs)
  | score2 = 241/6 (50 overs)
  | team2 = {{cr|IND}}
  | runs1 = [[Ricky Ponting]] 115 (121)
  | wickets1 = [[Javagal Srinath]] 2–52 (10 overs)
  | runs2 = [[Sourav Ganguly]] 100 (127)
  | wickets2 = [[Glenn Mcgrath]] 1–32 (10 overs)
  | result = Australia won by 28 runs
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65589.html (scorecard)]
  | venue = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]]
  | umpires = [[Daryl Harper]] & [[Simon Taufel]]
  | motm = {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Ricky Ponting]]<br>Attendance: 73,219
  | toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat
  | rain =
  }}

====4th match====
{{Limited overs international|
  | date = 14 January 2000
  | team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
  | score1 = 100 (36.3 overs)
  | score2 = 101/5 (26.5 overs)
  | team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
  | runs1 = [[Rahul Dravid]] 22 (70)
  | wickets1 = [[Glenn McGrath]] 4–8 (10 overs)
  | runs2 = [[Adam Gilchrist]] 37 (51)
  | wickets2 = [[Javagal Srinath]] 4–30 (10 overs)
  | result = Australia won by 5 wickets (with 139 balls remaining)
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65590.html (scorecard)]
  | venue = [[Sydney Cricket Ground]]
  | umpires = [[Peter Parker (umpire)|Peter Parker]] & [[Simon Taufel]]
  | motm = {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Andrew Symonds]]<br>Attendance: 38,831
  | toss = India won the toss and elected to bat
  | rain =
  }}

====5th match====
{{Limited overs international|
  | date = 16 January 2000
  | team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
  | score1 = 176/9 (41 overs)
  | score2 = 177/4 (38.5 overs)
  | team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
  | runs1 = [[Abdur Razzak (cricketer)|Abdul Razzaq]] 51 (54)
  | wickets1 = [[Shane Lee (cricketer)|Shane Lee]] 3–24 (8 overs)
  | runs2 = [[Steve Waugh]] 81 (92)
  | wickets2 = [[Shoaib Akhtar]] 2–32 (8 overs)
  | result = Australia won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65591.html (scorecard)]
  | venue = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]]
  | umpires = [[Peter Parker (umpire)|Peter Parker]] & [[Simon Taufel]]
  | motm = {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Steve Waugh]]<br>Attendance: 37,325
  | toss = Australia won the toss and elected to field
  | rain = Early rain reduced the match to 41 overs a side.
  }}

====6th match====
{{Limited overs international|
  | date = 19 January 2000
  | team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
  | score1 = 286 (49.4 overs)
  | score2 = 205 (45.2 overs)
  | team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
  | runs1 = [[Michael Bevan]] 77 (97)
  | wickets1 = [[Wasim Akram]] 3–40 (9 overs)
  | runs2 = [[Abdur Razzak (cricketer)|Abdul Razzaq]] 40 (38)
  | wickets2 = [[Stuart MacGill]] 4–19 (10 overs)
  | result = Australia won by 81 runs
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65592.html (scorecard)]
  | venue = [[Sydney Cricket Ground]]
  | umpires = [[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]] & [[Daryl Harper]]
  | motm = {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Stuart MacGill]]<br>Attendance: 38,006
  | toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat
  | rain = 
  }}

====7th match====
{{Limited overs international|
  | date = 21 January 2000
  | team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
  | score1 = 262/7 (50 overs)
  | score2 = 230 (46.5 overs)
  | team2 = {{cr|IND}}
  | runs1 = [[Abdur Razzak (cricketer)|Abdul Razzaq]] 70 (52)
  | wickets1 = [[Venkatesh Prasad]] 2–41 (10 overs)
  | runs2 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 93 (103)
  | wickets2 = [[Abdur Razzak (cricketer)|Abdul Razzaq]] 5–48 (10 overs)
  | result = Pakistan won by 32 runs
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65593.html (scorecard)]
  | venue = [[Bellerive Oval]], [[Hobart]]
  | umpires = [[Peter Parker (umpire)|Peter Parker]] & [[Daryl Harper]]
  | motm = {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Abdur Razzak (cricketer)|Abdul Razzaq]]<br>Attendance: 6,128
  | toss = India won the toss and elected to field
  | rain = India were fined 2 overs for a slow over rate
  }}

====8th match====
{{Limited overs international|
  | date = 23 January 2000
  | team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
  | score1 = 260/9 (50 overs)
  | score2 = 245 (48.5 overs)
  | team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
  | runs1 = [[Michael Bevan]] 83 (101)
  | wickets1 = [[Shahid Afridi]] 2–45 (9 overs)
  | runs2 = [[Ijaz Ahmed (cricketer, born 1968)|Ijaz Ahmed]] 85 (104)
  | wickets2 = [[Shane Lee (cricketer)|Shane Lee]] 4–37 (8.5 overs)
  | result = Australia won by 15 runs
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65594.html (scorecard)]
  | venue = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]]
  | umpires = [[Darrell Hair]] & [[Peter Parker (umpire)|Peter Parker]]
  | motm = {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Michael Bevan]]<br>Attendance: 56,815
  | toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat
  | rain = Rain interrupted play from 9:18pm to 9:41pm.  No change was made to the overs.
  }}

====9th match====
{{Limited overs international|
  | date = 25 January 2000
  | team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
  | score1 = 267/6 (50 overs)
  | score2 = 219 (44.4 overs)
  | team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
  | runs1 = [[Sourav Ganguly]] 141 (144)
  | wickets1 = [[Saqlain Mushtaq]] 2–56 (10 overs)
  | runs2 = [[Azhar Mahmood]] 67 (50)
  | wickets2 = [[Anil Kumble]] 4–40 (9.4 overs)
  | result = India won by 48 runs
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65595.html (scorecard)]
  | venue = [[Adelaide Oval]]
  | umpires = [[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]] & [[Darrell Hair]]
  | motm = {{flagicon|India}} [[Sourav Ganguly]]<br>Attendance: 11,263
  | toss = India won the toss and elected to bat
  
  }}

====10th match====
{{Limited overs international|
  | date = 26 January 2000
  | team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
  | score1 = 329/5 (50 overs)
  | score2 = 177 (46.5 overs)
  | team2 = {{cr|IND}}
  | runs1 = [[Mark Waugh]] 116 (131)
  | wickets1 = [[Anil Kumble]] 2–71 (10 overs)
  | runs2 = [[Rahul Dravid]] 63 (82)
  | wickets2 = [[Brett Lee]] 5–27 (8.5 overs)
  | result = Australia won by 152 runs
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65596.html (scorecard)]
  | venue = [[Adelaide Oval]]
  | umpires = [[Daryl Harper]] & [[Simon Taufel]]
  | motm = {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Mark Waugh]]<br>Attendance: 29,506
  | toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat
  | rain =
  }}

====11th match====
{{Limited overs international|
  | date = 28 January 2000
  | team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
  | score1 = 261/8 (50 overs)
  | score2 = 157 (46 overs)
  | team2 = {{cr|IND}}
  | runs1 = [[Saeed Anwar]] 44 (48)
  | wickets1 = [[Sourav Ganguly]] 3–34 (10 overs)
  | runs2 = [[Robin Singh (cricketer)|Robin Singh]] 51 (102)
  | wickets2 = [[Wasim Akram]] 3–10 (7 overs)
  | result = Pakistan won by 104 runs
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65597.html (scorecard)]
  | venue = [[WACA Ground]], [[Perth]]
  | umpires = [[Simon Taufel]] & [[Darrell Hair]]
  | motm = {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Wasim Akram]]<br>Attendance: 10,531
  | toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
  | rain = 
  }}

====12th match====
{{Limited overs international|
  | date = 30 January 2000
  | team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
  | score1 = 226/6 (50 overs)
  | score2 = 230/6 (49.3 overs)
  | team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
  | runs1 = [[Rahul Dravid]] 65 (106)
  | wickets1 = [[Damien Martyn]] 1–19 (5 overs)
  | runs2 = [[Michael Bevan]] 71 (92)
  | wickets2 = [[Sunil Joshi]] 2–33 (10 overs)
  | result = Australia won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65598.html (scorecard)]
  | venue = [[WACA Ground]], [[Perth]]
  | umpires = [[Steve Davis (umpire) |Steve Davis]] & [[Darrell Hair]]
  | motm = {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Michael Bevan]]<br>Attendance: 26,116
  | toss = India won the toss and elected to bat
  | rain =
  }}

===Points table===
Australia and Pakistan qualified for the Finals with seven and four wins respectively.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=38% |Team
! width=7% |P
! width=7% |W
! width=7% |L
! width=7% |T
! width=8% |NR
! width=9% |NRR
! width=9% |Points<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/61058.html?view=pointstable Result Summary]</ref>
|- bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left| {{cr|AUS}}
|| 8 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 0 || +0.920 || 14
|- bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left| {{cr|PAK}}
|| 8 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || +0.070 || 8
|- bgcolor=pink
|align=left| {{cr|IND}}
|| 8 || 1 || 7 || 0 || 0 || −0.972 || 2
|}

==Final series==
Australia won the best of three final series against Pakistan 2–0.

===1st final===
{{Limited overs international|
  | date = 2 February 2000
  | team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
  | score1 = 154 (47.2 overs)
  | score2 = 155/4 (42.4 overs)
  | team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
  | runs1 = [[Moin Khan]] 47 (48)
  | wickets1 = [[Glenn McGrath]] 3–17 (9 overs)
  | runs2 = [[Michael Bevan]] 54 (102)
  | wickets2 = [[Shoaib Akhtar]] 2–26 (7 overs)
  | result = Australia won by 6 wickets (with 44 balls remaining)
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65599.html (scorecard)]
  | venue = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]]
  | umpires = [[Daryl Harper]] & [[Simon Taufel]]
  | motm = {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Glenn McGrath]]<br>Attendance: 39,041
  | toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
  | rain =
  }}

===2nd final===
{{Limited overs international|
  | date = 4 February 2000
  | team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
  | score1 = 337/7 (50 overs)
  | score2 = 185 (36.3 overs)
  | team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
  | runs1 = [[Ricky Ponting]] 78 (80)
  | wickets1 = [[Saqlain Mushtaq]] 2–54 (10 overs)
  | runs2 = [[Yousuf Youhana]] 41 (73)
  | wickets2 = [[Glenn McGrath]] 5–49 (9.3 overs)
  | result = Australia won by 152 runs
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65600.html (scorecard)]
  | venue = [[Sydney Cricket Ground]]
  | umpires = [[Steve Davis (umpire) |Steve Davis]] & [[Peter Parker (umpire)|Peter Parker]]
  | motm = {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Ricky Ponting]]<br>Attendance: 38,123
  | toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat
  | rain =
  }}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{International cricket tours of Australia |state=collapsed}}
{{International cricket in 1999–2000}}

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[[Category:1999–2000 Australian cricket season]]
[[Category:2000 in Australian cricket]]
[[Category:2000 in Indian cricket]]
[[Category:2000 in Pakistani cricket]]
[[Category:Australian Tri-Series|1999-2000]]
[[Category:International cricket competitions from 1997–98 to 2000]]