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{{Infobox cricket series
|series=2000 NatWest Series
|partof=[[Zimbabwean cricket team in England in 2000]] <br /> [[West Indian cricket team in England in 2000]]
|image=
|caption=
|date= 6–22 July 2000
|place=[[England]]
|result=England beat Zimbabwe in the final
|player of series=[[Alec Stewart]] (Eng)
|team1={{cr|ENG}}
|team2={{cr|WIN}}
|team3={{cr|ZIM}}
|captain1=[[Nasser Hussain]]
|captain2=[[Jimmy Adams]]
|captain3=[[Andy Flower]]
|runs1=[[Alec Stewart]] (408)
|runs2=[[Brian Lara]] (204)
|runs3=[[Alistair Campbell (cricketer)|Alistair Campbell]] (257)
|wickets1=[[Craig White]] (11)
|wickets2=[[Franklyn Rose]] (8)
|wickets3=[[Heath Streak]] (10)
|notes=
|previous=
|next=[[2001 NatWest Series|2001]]
}}
The '''2000 NatWest Series''' was a [[One Day International]] [[cricket]] tri-series sponsored by the [[National Westminster Bank]] that took place in [[England]] between 6 and 22 July 2000.<ref>{{cite web |title=2000 NatWest Bank Series |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2000/OD_TOURNEYS/NWS/NWS_JUL2000_SCHEDULE.html |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=25 June 2017}}</ref> The series involved the national teams of [[England cricket team|England]], [[West Indies national cricket team|West Indies]] and [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]]. 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 England won by defeating Zimbabwe at [[Lord's]] on 22 July by 7 wickets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/61069/scorecard/66273/england-vs-zimbabwe-final-natwest-series-2000 |title=Final, NatWest Series at Lord's, Jul 22 2000 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=25 June 2017}}</ref> Preceding the series, [[Zimbabwean cricket team in England in 2000|England played Zimbabwe]] in a two [[Test cricket|Test]] series, while following the series, [[West Indian cricket team in England in 2000|2000 Frank Worrell]] series continued.

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== Venues ==
<div style="text-align: center;">
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-

! [[Bristol]]
! [[London]]
! [[London]]
! [[Canterbury]]
! [[Manchester]]
! [[Chester-le-Street]]
! [[Birmingham]]
! [[Nottingham]]
|-
| [[Bristol County Ground]]<br />Capacity: 17,500
| [[The Oval]]<br />Capacity: 23,500
| [[Lord's]]<br />Capacity: 20,000
| [[St Lawrence Ground]]<br />Capacity: 15,000
| [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]]<br />Capacity: 15,000
| [[Riverside Ground]]<br />Capacity: 19,000
| [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground]]<br />Capacity: 25,000
| [[Trent Bridge]]<br />Capacity: 15,000
|}</div>

== Squads ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=300 | {{cr|ENG}}
! width=330 | {{cr|WIN}}
! width=330 | {{cr|ZIM}}
|-
|valign=top|
* [[Nasser Hussain]] ''([[Captain (cricket)|c]])''
* [[Andy Caddick]]
* [[Robert Croft]]
* [[Mark Ealham]]
* [[Andrew Flintoff]]
* [[Paul Franks]]
* [[Darren Gough]]
* [[Graeme Hick]]
* [[Nick Knight (cricketer)|Nick Knight]]
* [[Matthew Maynard]]
* [[Alan Mullally]]
* [[Vikram Solanki]]
* [[Alec Stewart]] , ''([[Wicketkeeper|wk]])''
* [[Graham Thorpe]]
* [[Marcus Trescothick]]
* [[Craig White]]
|valign=top|
* [[Jimmy Adams]] ''([[Captain (cricket)|c]])''
* [[Sherwin Campbell]]
* [[Shivnarine Chanderpaul]]
* [[Corey Collymore]]
* [[Mervyn Dillon]]
* [[Chris Gayle]]
* [[Adrian Griffith (cricketer)|Adrian Griffith]]
* [[Wavell Hinds]]
* [[Ridley Jacobs]] ''([[Wicketkeeper|wk]])''
* [[Reon King]]
* [[Brian Lara]]
* [[Nixon McLean]]
* [[Mahendra Nagamootoo]]
* [[Ricardo Powell]]
* [[Franklyn Rose]]
* [[Ramnaresh Sarwan]]
* [[Courtney Walsh]]
|valign=top|
* [[Andy Flower]] ''([[Captain (cricket)|c]])'', ''([[Wicketkeeper|wk]])''
* [[Heath Streak]]
* [[Grant Flower]]
* [[Alistair Campbell (cricketer)|Alistair Campbell]]
* [[Gary Brent]]
* [[Stuart Carlisle]]
* [[Murray Goodwin]]
* [[Neil Johnson (cricketer)|Neil Johnson]]
* [[Mpumelelo Mbangwa]]
* [[Mluleki Nkala]]
* [[Henry Olonga]]
* [[Bryan Strang]]
* [[Paul Strang]]
* [[Dirk Viljoen]]
* [[Guy Whittall]]
* [[Craig Wishart]]
|}

== Fixtures ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=175 |Team
!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld
!width=20 abbr="Won" |W
!width=20 abbr="Lost" |L
!width=20 abbr="No result" |NR
!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| align="left" | {{cr|ZIM}} || 6 || 4 || 2 || 0 ||'''8'''
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| align="left" | {{cr|ENG}} || 6 || 3 || 2 || 1 || '''7'''
|-
| align="left" | {{cr|WIN}} || 6 || 1 || 4 || 1 || '''3'''
|}

== Pool matches ==
=== 1st ODI ===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 6 July 2000
| time =
| daynight = true
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 232/7 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Brian Lara]] 60 (63)
| wickets1 = [[Grant Flower]] 2/27 (6 overs)
| score2 = 233/4 (45 overs)
| runs2 = [[Neil Johnson (cricketer)|Neil Johnson]] 95[[Not out|*]] (128)
| wickets2 = [[Franklyn Rose]] 2/50 (10 overs)
| result = Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/61069/scorecard/66264/west-indies-vs-zimbabwe-1st-match-natwest-series-2000 Scorecard]
| venue = [[Bristol County Ground]], [[Bristol]]
| umpires = [[Peter Willey]] (Eng) and [[Jeremy Lloyds]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Neil Johnson (cricketer)|Neil Johnson]] (ZIM)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
*Points: Zimbabwe 2, West Indies 0.
}}

=== 2nd ODI ===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 8 July 2000
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 207 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Marcus Trescothick]] 79 (102)
| wickets1 = [[Grant Flower]] 3/9 (3 overs)
| score2 = 210/5 (48.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Alistair Campbell (cricketer)|Alistair Campbell]] 80 (136)
| wickets2 = [[Andrew Caddick]] 2/27 (10 overs)
| result = Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/61069/scorecard/66265/england-vs-zimbabwe-2nd-match-natwest-series-2000 Scorecard]
| venue = [[The Oval]], [[London]]
| umpires = [[Ken Palmer]] (Eng) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Alistair Campbell (cricketer)|Alistair Campbell]] (ZIM)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = [[Marcus Trescothick]] (ENG) made his ODI debut.
*Points: Zimbabwe 2, England 0.
}}

=== 3rd ODI ===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 9 July 2000
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score1 = 158/8 (43.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Marcus Trescothick]] 49 (79)
| wickets1 = [[Franklyn Rose]] 3/42 (9 overs)
| score2 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = No result
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/61069/scorecard/66266/england-vs-west-indies-3rd-match-natwest-series-2000 Scorecard]
| venue = [[Lord's]], [[London]]
| umpires = [[Ken Palmer]] (Eng) and [[Ray Julian]] (Eng)
| motm =
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
*Points: England 1, West Indies 1.
}}

=== 4th ODI ===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 11 July 2000
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score1 = 256/4 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Guy Whittall]] 83 (111)
| wickets1 = [[Franklyn Rose]] 2/47 (10 overs)
| score2 = 186/8 (50 overs)
| runs2 = [[Nixon McLean]] 50[[Not out|*]] (70)
| wickets2 = [[Neil Johnson (cricketer)|Neil Johnson]] 2/16 (6 overs)
| result = Zimbabwe won by 70 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/61069/scorecard/66267/west-indies-vs-zimbabwe-4th-match-natwest-series-2000 Scorecard]
| venue = [[St Lawrence Ground]], [[Canterbury]]
| umpires = [[Ray Julian]] (Eng) and [[Barry Dudleston]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Guy Whittall]] (ZIM)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
*Points: Zimbabwe 2, West Indies 0.
}}

=== 5th ODI ===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 13 July 2000
| time =
| daynight = true
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| score1 = 114 (38.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Andy Flower]] 28 (57)
| wickets1 = [[Marcus Trescothick]] 2/7 (1.4 overs)
| score2 = 115/2 (20.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Andrew Flintoff]] 42[[Not out|*]] (45)
| wickets2 = [[Heath Streak]] 2/32 (6 overs)
| result = England won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/61069/scorecard/66268/england-vs-zimbabwe-5th-match-natwest-series-2000 Scorecard]
| venue = [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]]
| umpires = [[George Sharp (cricketer)|George Sharp]] (Eng) and [[John Holder (cricketer)|John Holder]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Andrew Flintoff]] (ENG)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
*Points: England 2, Zimbabwe 0.
}}

=== 6th ODI ===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 15 July 2000
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| score1 = 169/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Brian Lara]] 54 (101)
| wickets1 = [[Alan Mullally]] 3/27 (10 overs)
| score2 = 171/0 (35.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Marcus Trescothick]] 87[[Not out|*]] (107)
| wickets2 =
| result = England won by 10 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/61069/scorecard/66269/england-vs-west-indies-6th-match-natwest-series-2000 Scorecard]
| venue = [[Riverside Ground]], [[Chester-le-Street]]
| umpires = [[George Sharp (cricketer)|George Sharp]] (Eng) and [[John Hampshire]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Marcus Trescothick]] (ENG)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
*Points: England 2, West Indies 0.
}}

=== 7th ODI ===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 16 July 2000
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 287/5 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sherwin Campbell]] 105 (137)
| wickets1 = [[Dirk Viljoen]] 3/75 (10 overs)
| score2 = 290/4 (49.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Murray Goodwin]] 112[[Not out|*]] (137)
| wickets2 = [[Mervyn Dillon]] 2/52 (10 overs)
| result = Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/61069/scorecard/66270/west-indies-vs-zimbabwe-7th-match-natwest-series-2000 Scorecard]
| venue = [[Riverside Ground]], [[Chester-le-Street]]
| umpires = [[John Holder (cricketer)|John Holder]] (Eng) and [[John Hampshire]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Murray Goodwin]] (ZIM)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = [[Mahendra Nagamootoo]] (WIN) made his ODI debut.
*Points: Zimbabwe 2, West Indies 0.
}}

=== 8th ODI ===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 18 July 2000
| time =
| daynight = true
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 262/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Alec Stewart]] 101 (144)
| wickets1 = [[Heath Streak]] 3/59 (10 overs)
| score2 = 210/9 (50 overs)
| runs2 = [[Alistair Campbell (cricketer)|Alistair Campbell]] 60 (95)
| wickets2 = [[Craig White]] 3/34 (8 overs)
| result = England won by 52 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/61069/scorecard/66271/england-vs-zimbabwe-8th-match-natwest-series-2000 Scorecard]
| venue = [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]], [[Birmingham]]
| umpires = [[Mervyn Kitchen]] (Eng) and [[David Constant]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Alec Stewart]] (ENG)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
*Points: England 2, Zimbabwe 0.
}}

=== 9th ODI ===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 20 July 2000
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| score1 = 195/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Chris Gayle]] 37 (71)
| wickets1 = [[Craig White]] 3/35 (10 overs)
| score2 = 192 (49.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Alec Stewart]] 100[[Not out|*]] (147)
| wickets2 = [[Reon King]] 3/30 (10 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 3 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/61069/scorecard/66272/england-vs-west-indies-9th-match-natwest-series-2000 Scorecard]
| venue = [[Trent Bridge]], [[Nottingham]]
| umpires = [[Mervyn Kitchen]] (Eng) and [[Barrie Leadbeater]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Chris Gayle]] (WIN)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = [[Ramnaresh Sarwan]] (WIN) and [[Paul Franks]] (Eng) made their ODI debuts.
*Points: West Indies 2, England 0.
}}

== Final ==

=== 10th ODI ===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 22 July 2000
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| score1 = 169/7 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Grant Flower]] 53[[Not out|*]] (102)
| wickets1 = [[Darren Gough]] 3/20 (10 overs)
| score2 = 170/4 (45.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Alec Stewart]] 97 (123)
| wickets2 = [[Heath Streak]] 3/30 (10 overs)
| result = England won by 6 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/61069/scorecard/66273/england-vs-zimbabwe-final-natwest-series-2000 Scorecard]
| venue = [[Lord's Cricket Ground]], [[London]]
| umpires = [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng) and [[Peter Willey]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Alec Stewart]] (Eng)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = {{color|green|England won the 2000 NatWest Series}}.
}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2000/OD_TOURNEYS/NWS/STATS/ 2000 NatWest Series] at [[ESPNcricinfo]]

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