VB Series 2001/02

The VB Series 2001/02 was a three-nation tournament that was held from January 11 to February 8, 2002 in Australia in one-day cricket . In the tournament, which was part of the 2001/02 international cricket season, teams from New Zealand and South Africa took part alongside the host . In the final South Africa was able to prevail with 2–0 games against New Zealand.

prehistory

Australia and South Africa previously played a test series , which Australia won 3-0. New Zealand previously played a tour against Bangladesh .

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

Adelaide Brisbane Hobart Melbourne Perth Sydney

Venues of the tournament

The following stadiums were selected for the tournament.

Stadion	city	capacity	Games
Adelaide oval	Adelaide	53,583	9. Preliminary round game
The gabba	Brisbane	42,000	5th & 6th preliminary round game
Bellerive oval	Hobart	20,000	3. Preliminary round game
Melbourne Cricket Ground	Melbourne	100.024	1st, 2nd, 8th & 10th preliminary round match; 1st finale
WACA Ground	Perth	20,000	11th & 12th preliminary round game
Sydney Cricket Ground	Sydney	48,000	4th & 7th preliminary round match; 2nd final

Squad lists

Australia named their roster on December 31, 2001. New Zealand named their roster on January 3, 2002.

ODI
Australia	New Zealand	South Africa
Steve Waugh ( K ) Michael Bevan Andy Bichel Ryan Campbell ( wk ) Adam Gilchrist ( wk ) Jason Gillespie Ian Harvey Matthew Hayden Brett Lee Glenn McGrath Damien Martyn Ricky Ponting Andrew Symonds Shane Warne Mark Waugh Brad Williams	Stephen Fleming ( K ) Chris Cairns ( UK ) Craig McMillan Andre Adams Nathan Astle Shane Bond James Franklin Chris Harris Brendon McCullum Dion Nash Adam Parore ( wk ) Mark Richardson Scott Styris Daniel Vettori Lou Vincent	Shaun Pollock ( K ) Nicky buoy Mark Boucher ( wk ) Boeta Dippenaar Allan Donald Steve Elworthy Herschelle Gibbs Jacques Kallis Justin Kemp Gary Kirsten Lance Klusener Charl Langeveldt Neil McKenzie Makhaya Ntini Justin Ontong Jonty Rhodes

Games

Preliminary round

table

Teams	Sp.	S.	N	U	R.	NO	BP	Points	NRR
South Africa	8th	4th	4th	0	0	0	2	18th	-0.040
New Zealand	8th	4th	4th	0	0	0	1	17th	-0.154
Australia	8th	4th	4th	0	0	0	1	17th	+0.186

Win: 4 points; Draw: 2 points

Games

January 11th scorecard	Melbourne	New Zealand 199-8 (50)	-	Australia 176 (42)
		New Zealand wins with 23 runs

The Australian Glenn McGrath was given a game penalty for showing dissatisfaction with a referee's decision.

January 13th scorecard	Melbourne	Australia 198 (48.5)	-	South Africa 199-6 (48.3)
		South Africa wins with 4 wickets

January 15 scorecard	Hobart	South Africa 257-7 (50)	-	New Zealand 231-9 (50)
		South Africa wins with 26 runs

January 17th scorecard	Sydney	New Zealand 235-9 (50)	-	Australia 212 (47.2)
		New Zealand wins with 23 runs

January 19th scorecard	Brisbane	South Africa 241 (48.3)	-	New Zealand 244-6 (49.1)
		New Zealand wins with 4 wickets

January 20 scorecard	Brisbane	Australia 241-4 (50)	-	South Africa 214 (48.4)
		Australia wins with 27 runs

January 22nd scorecard	Sydney	South Africa 106 (38.3)	-	Australia 107-2 (18.4)
		Australia wins with 8 wickets

January 26th scorecard	Melbourne	New Zealand 242-5 (50)	-	Australia 165 (45.2)
		New Zealand wins with 77 runs

January 27th scorecard	Adelaide	South Africa 253-5 (50)	-	New Zealand 160 (45.2)
		South Africa wins with 93 runs

January 29th scorecard	Melbourne	New Zealand 245-8 (50)	-	Australia 248-8 (49.3)
		Australia wins with 2 wickets

New Zealander Stephen Fleming was fined for showing dissatisfaction with a referee's decision.

February 1st scorecard	Perth	South Africa 270-5 (50)	-	New Zealand 203-8 (50)
		South Africa wins with 67 runs

February 3rd scorecard	Perth	Australia 283-7 (50)	-	South Africa 250-5 (50)
		Australia wins with 33 runs

final

February 6 scorecard	Melbourne	New Zealand 190 (47.5)	-	South Africa 191-2 (45.1)
		South Africa wins with 8 wickets

February 8 scorecard	Sydney	New Zealand 175 (41.1)	-	South Africa 173-4 (38.1 / 46)
		South Africa wins with 6 wickets

Web links

• Contest on Cricinfo

Individual evidence

1. ↑ VB Series 2001/02 Table ( English ) Cricket Archive. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
2. ^ John Polack: Williams included in one-day squad ( English ) Cricinfo. December 31, 2001. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
3. ↑ CLEAR Black Caps squad for VB tri-series ( English ) Cricinfo. January 3, 2002. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
4. ↑ McGrath banned, Williams injured as Australia face up to South Africa ( English ) Cricinfo. January 12, 2002. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
5. ↑ John Polack: Fleming incurs fine Following dissent charge ( English ) Cricinfo. January 30, 2002. Retrieved January 15, 2017.