Sharjah Cup 2001/02

The 2001/02 Sharjah Cup was a three-nation tournament that was held from April 8 to 17, 2002 in the United Arab Emirates in one-day cricket . In which the international cricket season 2001/02 belonging tournament took teams from New Zealand , Pakistan and Sri Lanka in part. In the final, Pakistan beat Sri Lanka with 217 runs.

prehistory

New Zealand previously played a tour against England , Pakistan a tour against the West Indies and Sri Lanka a tour against Zimbabwe . Originally, it was considered to expand the tournament to include the South Africa , but this was not carried out due to scheduling reasons.

format

In a preliminary round, each team played against each other once. There were four points for a win, two points for a draw or no result. Bonus points were also awarded. The first two of the group qualified for the final and played for the tournament victory.

Stadion

Sharjah

Venue of the competition.

The following venue has been selected for the tournament.

Stadion	city	capacity	Games
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium	Sharjah	27,000	Preliminary round & final

Squad lists

Sri Lanka named its roster on March 19, 2002. Pakistan named its roster on March 24, 2002. New Zealand named its roster on April 1, 2002.

ODI
New Zealand	Pakistan	Sri Lanka
Stephen Fleming ( K ) Craig McMillan ( UK ) Andre Adams Nathan Astle Ian Butler James Franklin Chris Harris Matt Horne Chris Nevin ( wk ) Jacob Oram Mathew Sinclair ( wk ) Scott Styris Daryl Tuffey Brooke Walker	Waqar Younis ( K ) Abdul Razzaq Inzamam-ul-Haq Mohammad Yousuf Rashid Latif ( wk ) Saqlain Mushtaq Shahid Afridi Shoaib Akhtar Shoaib Malik Wasim Akram Younis Khan	Sanath Jayasuriya ( K ) Russell Arnold Marvan Atapattu Upul Chandana Kumar Dharmasena Tillakaratne Dilshan Dilhara Fernando Mahela Jayawardene Romesh Kaluwitharana ( wk ) Muttiah Muralitharan Kumar Sangakkara ( wk ) Chaminda Vaas Nuwan Zoysa

Games

Preliminary round

table

Teams	Sp.	S.	N	U	R.	NO	BP	Points	NRR
Sri Lanka	4th	3	1	0	0	0	0	12	+0.404
Pakistan	4th	2	2	0	0	0	1	9	+0.531
New Zealand	4th	1	3	0	0	0	0	4th	-0.937

Win: 4 points; Draw: 2 points

Games

April 8th scorecard	Sharjah	Sri Lanka 242-9 (50)	-	Pakistan 201 (45.5)
		Sri Lanka wins with 41 runs

April 9th scorecard	Sharjah	New Zealand 218-8 (50)	-	Sri Lanka 207 (49.1)
		New Zealand wins with 11 runs

April 11th scorecard	Sharjah	Pakistan 288-6 (50)	-	New Zealand 237-8 (50)
		Pakistan wins with 51 runs

April 12th scorecard	Sharjah	Sri Lanka 239-6 (50)	-	Pakistan 230-5 (50)
		Sri Lanka wins with 9 runs

The Pakistani bowler Shoaib Akhtar set a world record for throwing speed at 159.5 kilometers per hour . It was a step towards breaking the 100 mph mark at the 2003 Cricket World Cup .

April 14th scorecard	Sharjah	Sri Lanka 243-9 (50)	-	New Zealand 197-9 (50)
		Sri Lanka wins with 46 runs

April 15 scorecard	Sharjah	New Zealand 213-9 (50)	-	Pakistan 217-2 (31.3 / 49)
		Pakistan wins with 8 wickets

final

April 17th scorecard	Sharjah	Pakistan 295-6 (50)	-	Sri Lanka 78 (16.5)
		Pakistan wins with 217 runs

Web links

• Contest on Cricinfo

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sri Lanka to meet Pakistan and New Zealand in Sharjah ( English ) Cricinfo. February 8, 2002. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
2. ↑ Sharjah Cup 2001/02 Table ( English ) Cricket Archive. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
3. ^ Charlie Austin: Sri Lankan selectors announce new look top order for Sharjah ( English ) Cricinfo. March 19, 2002. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
4. ↑ PCB announces 16 member squad for Sharjah Cup ( English ) Cricinfo. March 24, 2002. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
5. ↑ Lynn McConnell: Drum to retire, Hart to 'keep and Walker to spin in NZ teams named today ( English ) Cricinfo. April 1, 2002. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
6. ↑ Eddie Smith: 159.5kph - Shoaib is the fastest ( English ) Cricinfo. April 12, 2002. Retrieved January 15, 2017.