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{{Infobox cricket series
|series=2001 NatWest Series
|partof=[[Pakistani cricket team in England in 2001]] <br /> [[Australian cricket team in England in 2001]]
|image=
|caption=
|date= 7–23 June 2001
|place=[[England]]
|result=Australia beat Pakistan in the final
|player of series=[[Waqar Younis]] (Pak)
|team1={{cr|ENG}}
|team2={{cr|AUS}}
|team3={{cr|PAK}}
|captain1=[[Alec Stewart]]
|captain2=[[Steve Waugh]]
|captain3=[[Waqar Younis]]
|runs1=[[Marcus Trescothick]] (249)
|runs2=[[Ricky Ponting]] (298)
|runs3=[[Yousuf Youhana]] (263)
|wickets1=[[Darren Gough]] (10)
|wickets2=[[Shane Warne]] (10)
|wickets3=[[Waqar Younis]] (17)
|notes=
|previous=[[2000 NatWest Triangular Series|2000]]
|next=[[2002 NatWest Series|2002]]
}}
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.<ref>{{cite web |title=2001 NatWest Bank Series |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/2001_ENG_National_Westminster_Bank_Series_2001.html |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=25 June 2017 |archive-date=25 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225010710/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/2001_ENG_National_Westminster_Bank_Series_2001.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The series involved the national teams of [[England cricket team|England]], [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] and [[Pakistan national cricket team|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66282.html|title=NatWest Series, Final: Australia v Pakistan at Lord's, Jun 23, 2001 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=25 June 2017}}</ref> Preceding the series, [[Pakistani cricket team in England in 2001|England played Pakistan]] in a two [[Test cricket|Test]] series, while following the series, [[Australian cricket team in England in 2001|61st The Ashes]] series.

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

! [[Nottingham]]
! [[London]]
! [[Birmingham]]
! [[Leeds]]
! [[Manchester]]
! [[Cardiff]]
! [[Bristol]]
! [[Chester-le-Street]]
|-
| [[Trent Bridge]]<br />Capacity: 15,000
| [[The Oval]]<br />Capacity: 23,500
| [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground]]<br />Capacity: 25,000
| [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]]<br />Capacity: 17,500
| [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]]<br />Capacity: 15,000
| [[Sophia Gardens (cricket ground)|Sophia Gardens]]<br />Capacity: 15,643
| [[Bristol County Ground]]<br />Capacity: 17,500
| [[Riverside Ground]]<br />Capacity: 19,000
|}</div>

== Squads ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=300 | {{cr|ENG}}<ref name="Eng-Squad">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/106562.html |title=England call up Collingwood for NatWest Series |access-date=19 May 2016|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
! width=330 | {{cr|AUS}}
! width=330 | {{cr|PAK}}
|-
|valign=top|
* [[Alec Stewart]] ''([[Captain (cricket)|c]])'', ''([[Wicketkeeper|wk]])''
* [[Marcus Trescothick]]
* [[Ali Brown]]
* [[Nick Knight (cricketer)|Nick Knight]]
* [[Michael Vaughan]]
* [[Paul Collingwood]]
* [[Ben Hollioake]]
* [[Darren Gough]]
* [[Dominic Cork]]
* [[Andy Caddick]]
* [[Matthew Hoggard]]
* [[Owais Shah]]
* [[Robert Croft]]
* [[Mark Ealham]]
* [[Alan Mullally]]
|valign=top|
* [[Steve Waugh]] ''([[Captain (cricket)|c]])''
* [[Matthew Hayden]]
* [[Mark Waugh]]
* [[Ricky Ponting]]
* [[Adam Gilchrist]] ''([[Wicketkeeper|wk]])''
* [[Michael Bevan]]
* [[Damien Martyn]]
* [[Ian Harvey]]
* [[Andrew Symonds]]
* [[Jason Gillespie]]
* [[Damien Fleming]]
* [[Brett Lee]]
* [[Shane Warne]]
* [[Glenn McGrath]]
|valign=top|
* [[Waqar Younis]] ''([[Captain (cricket)|c]])''
* [[Saeed Anwar]]
* [[Faisal Iqbal (cricketer)|Faisal Iqbal]]
* [[Shahid Afridi]]
* [[Saleem Elahi]]
* [[Abdul Razzaq (cricketer)|Abdul Razzaq]]
* [[Shoaib Malik]]
* [[Inzamam-ul-Haq]]
* [[Yousuf Youhana]]
* [[Imran Nazir (cricketer)|Imran Nazir]]
* [[Azhar Mahmood]]
* [[Younis Khan]]
* [[Wasim Akram]]
* [[Rashid Latif]] ''([[Wicketkeeper|wk]])''
* [[Saqlain Mushtaq]]
* [[Shoaib Akhtar]]
|}

[[Matthew Hoggard]] called up to the England Squad to cover for injured [[Andy Caddick]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/102852.html |title=Hoggard called up for injured Caddick |publisher=Cricinfo |access-date=11 March 2017}}</ref>

== 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|AUS}} || 6 || 4 || 1 || 1 ||'''9'''
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| align="left" | {{cr|PAK}} || 6 || 4 || 1 || 1 || '''9'''
|-
| align="left" | {{cr|ENG}} || 6 || 0 || 6 || 0 || '''0'''
|}

== Pool matches ==
=== 1st ODI ===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 7 June 2001
| time =
| daynight = true
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| score1 = 165 (47.2 overs)
| runs1 = [[Nick Knight (cricketer)|Nick Knight]] 59[[not out|*]] (115)
| wickets1 = [[Shahid Afridi]] 3/15 (7.2 overs)
| score2 = 273/6 (50 overs)
| runs2 = [[Saeed Anwar]] 77 (106)
| wickets2 = [[Dominic Cork]] 2/44 (10 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 108 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66274.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground]], [[Birmingham]]
| umpires = [[Barry Dudleston]] (Eng) and [[John Hampshire]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Saeed Anwar]] (Pak)
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = [[Paul Collingwood]] (Eng) made his ODI debut.
*''Points: Pakistan 2, England 0.''
}}

=== 2nd ODI ===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 9 June 2001
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score1 = 257 (49.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Yousuf Youhana]] 91[[not out|*]] (103)
| wickets1 = [[Shane Warne]] 3/52 (10 overs)
| score2 = 258/3 (45.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ricky Ponting]] 70 (68)
| wickets2 = [[Shoaib Akhtar]] 1/41 (5 overs)
| result = Australia won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66275.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sophia Gardens (cricket ground)|Sophia Gardens]], [[Cardiff]]
| umpires = [[Alan Whitehead (cricketer)|Alan Whitehead]] (Eng) and [[Peter Willey]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Ricky Ponting]] (Aus)
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Points: Australia 2, Pakistan 0.
}}

=== 3rd ODI ===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 10 June 2001
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score1 = 268/4 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Nick Knight (cricketer)|Nick Knight]] 84 (116)
| wickets1 = [[Brett Lee]] 1/45 (10 overs)
| score2 = 272/5 (49.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ricky Ponting]] 102 (116)
| wickets2 = [[Darren Gough]] 2/44 (10 overs)
| result = Australia won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66276.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Bristol County Ground|The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground]], [[Bristol]]
| umpires = [[John Hampshire]] (Eng) and [[Ray Julian]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Ricky Ponting]] (Aus)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = [[Owais Shah]] (Eng) made his ODI debut.
*''Points: Australia 2, England 0.''
}}

=== 4th ODI ===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 12 June 2001
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| score1 = 240 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Marcus Trescothick]] 137 (142)
| wickets1 = [[Waqar Younis]] 2/20 (10 overs)
| score2 = 242/8 (50 overs)
| runs2 = [[Yousuf Youhana]] 81 (119)
| wickets2 = [[Andy Caddick]] 2/37 (10 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 2 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66277.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Lord's Cricket Ground]], [[London]]
| umpires = [[Neil Mallender]] (Eng) and [[Ken Palmer]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Marcus Trescothick]] (Eng)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Points: Pakistan 2, England 0.
}}

=== 5th ODI ===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 14 June 2001
| time =
| daynight = true
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score1 = 86 (32.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Dominic Cork]] 17 (18)
| wickets1 = [[Jason Gillespie]] 3/20 (9 overs)
| score2 = 208/7 (48 overs)
| runs2 = [[Steve Waugh]] 64 (83)
| wickets2 = [[Alan Mullally]] 3/50 (20 overs)
| result = Australia won by 125 runs (D/L)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66278.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]]
| umpires = [[John Holder (cricketer)|John Holder]] (Eng) and [[Jeremy Lloyds]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Jason Gillespie]] (Aus)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
Points: Australia 2, England 0.
}}

=== 6th ODI ===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 16 June 2001
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score1 =
| runs1 =
| wickets1 =
| score2 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = Match abandoned
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66424.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Riverside Ground]], [[Chester-le-Street]]
| umpires = [[Allan Jones (cricketer)|Allan Jones]] (Eng) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng)
| motm =
| toss = No toss.
| rain =
| notes = Points: Australia 1, Pakistan 1.
}}

=== 7th ODI ===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 17 June 2001
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| score1 = 156 (45.2 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ben Hollioake]] 53 (66)
| wickets1 = [[Waqar Younis]] 7/36 (10 overs)
| score2 = 153/4 (39.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Abdul Razzaq (cricketer)|Abdul Razzaq]] 75 (103)
| wickets2 = [[Dominic Cork]] 2/32 (5.5 overs)
| result = Pakistan awarded the match
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66279.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Headingley Cricket Ground]], [[Leeds]]
| umpires = [[John Holder (cricketer)|John Holder]] (Eng) and [[Mervyn Kitchen]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Waqar Younis]] (Pak)
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = [[Waqar Younis]] became the third bowler in ODIs to claim seven wickets.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/103303.html |title=Waqar and Razzaq steer Pakistan to a fabulous victory |publisher=EPNcricinfo |access-date=11 March 2017}}</ref>
*''Points: Pakistan 2, England 0.''
}}

=== 8th ODI ===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 19 June 2001
| time =
| daynight = true
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score1 = 290/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Saleem Elahi]] 79 (91)
| wickets1 = [[Brett Lee]] 2/41 (10 overs)
| score2 = 254 (46.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Adam Gilchrist]] 70 (44)
| wickets2 = [[Waqar Younis]] 6/59 (8 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 36 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66280.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Trent Bridge]], [[Nottingham]]
| umpires = [[Neil Mallender]] (Eng) [[George Sharp (cricketer)|George Sharp]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Waqar Younis]] (Pak)
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Points: Pakistan 2, Australia 0.
}}

=== 9th ODI ===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 21 June 2001
| time =
| daynight = true
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score1 = 176 (43.2 overs)
| runs1 = [[Nick Knight (cricketer)|Nick Knight]] 48 (81)
| wickets1 = [[Brett Lee]] 3/63 (10 overs)
| score2 = 177/2 (30.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Adam Gilchrist]] 80 (90)
| wickets2 = [[Robert Croft]] 1/21 (7 overs)
| result = Australia won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66281.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Kennington Oval]], [[London]]
| umpires = [[David Constant]] (Eng) [[George Sharp (cricketer)|George Sharp]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Ricky Ponting]] (Aus)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Points: Australia 2, England 0.
}}

== Final ==

=== 10th ODI ===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 23 June 2001
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score1 = 152 (42.3 overs)
| runs1 = [[Saeed Anwar]] 27 (40)
| wickets1 = [[Shane Warne]] 3/56 (10 overs)
| score2 = 156/1 (26.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Adam Gilchrist]] 76* (93)
| wickets2 =
| result = Australia won by 9 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66282.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Lord's Cricket Ground]], [[London]]
| umpires = [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng) and [[Peter Willey]] (Eng)
| motm =
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = {{color|green|Australia won the 2001 NatWest Series}}.
}}

== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2" align="center" | Most runs<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=829;type=tournament|title=Records / NatWest Series, 2001 / Most runs|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=25 June 2017}}</ref>
! colspan="2" align="center" | Most wickets<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=829;type=tournament|title=Records / NatWest Series, 2001 / Most wickets|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=25 June 2017}}</ref>
|-
| width=160 |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ricky Ponting]] || width=40 align=center | 298
| width=160 |{{flagicon|PAK}} [[Waqar Younis]] || width=40 align=center | 17
|-
| {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Yousuf Youhana]] || align=center | 263
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Shane Warne]] || align=center | 10
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Marcus Trescothick]] || align=center | 249
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brett Lee]] || align=center | 10
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Adam Gilchrist]] || align=center | 248
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Darren Gough]]|| align=center | 9
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Knight (cricketer)|Nick Knight]] || align=center | 213
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Glenn McGrath]] || align=center | 8
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/61088.html 2001 NatWest Series] at [[ESPNcricinfo]]

{{2001 English cricket season}}
{{International cricket tours of England}}
{{International cricket in 2001}}

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[[Category:2001 in English cricket]]
[[Category:International cricket competitions in 2001]]
[[Category:NatWest Group]]

2001 NatWest Series - Revision history

Ajay Kumar at 13:38, 17 September 2023