# 2001 LG Abans Triangular Series

The 2001 LG Abans Triangular Series was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament held in Sri Lanka in December 2001. It was a tri-nation series between the national representative cricket teams of the Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe. The hosts Sri Lanka won the tournament by defeating the West Indies by 34 runs in the final by D/L method.

## Squads

| Sri Lanka | West Indies | Zimbabwe |
| Sanath Jayasuriya (c) Russel Arnold Marvan Atapattu Charitha Buddhika Kumar Dharmasena Avishka Gunawardene Mahela Jayawardene Muttiah Muralitharan Suresh Perera Kumar Sangakkara Chaminda Vaas Nuwan Zoysa | Carl Hooper (c) Marlon Black Darrel Brown Corey Collymore Pedro Collins Daren Ganga Chris Gayle Ridley Jacobs Brian Lara Jermaine Lawson Neil McGarrell Marlon Samuels Ramnaresh Sarwan | Stuart Carlisle (c) Gary Brent Dion Ebrahim Grant Flower Andy Flower Travis Friend Douglas Marillier Mluleki Nkala Henry Olonga Heath Streak Tatenda Taibu Craig Wishart |

## Matches
### 1st match

* 8 December Scorecard
| Zimbabwe 38 (15.4 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 40/1 (4.2 overs) |
| Stuart Carlisle 16 (35) Chaminda Vaas 8/19 (8 overs) | | Marvan Atapattu 23* (16) Heath Streak 1/26 (2.2 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Nandasena Pathirana (SL) and Gamini Silva (SL) Player of the match: Chaminda Vaas (SL)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
* Chaminda Vaas became the first Sri Lanka player to take a hat-trick. His figures of 8/19 recorded as the best bowling figures in ODIs and the format's first 8-wicket haul.
* Zimbabwe recorded the lowest total in ODIs.
* Points: Sri Lanka 5, Zimbabwe 0.

### 2nd match

* 9 December Scorecard
| West Indies 173 (49.1 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 175/6 (48.1 overs) |
| Daren Ganga 59 (89) Travis Friend 2/26 (8.1 overs) | | Andy Flower 47* (77) Corey Collymore 2/29 (10 overs) |
* Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Tyron Wijewardene (SL) Player of the match: Stuart Carlisle (Zim)
* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Zimbabwe 5, West Indies 0.

### 3rd match

* 11 December Scorecard
| West Indies 250/8 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 201 (43.2 overs) |
| Brian Lara 60 (53) Kumar Dharmasena 3/50 (10 overs) | | Sanath Jayasuriya 83 (86) Corey Collymore 5/51 (9.2 overs) |
* West Indies won by 49 runs R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Peter Manuel (SL) Player of the match: Corey Collymore (Win)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
* Jermaine Lawson (WIN) made his ODI debut.
* Points: West Indies 5, Sri Lanka 0.

### 4th match

* 12 December Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 272/7 (50 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 213 (47.2 overs) |
| Mahela Jayawardene 96 (108) Heath Streak 3/51 (10 overs) | | Grant Flower 45 (63) Muttiah Muralitharan 4/32 (10 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 59 runs R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Lalith Jayasundara (SL) and Tyron Wijewardene (SL) Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (SL)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Sri Lanka 5, Zimbabwe 0.

### 5th match

* 15 December Scorecard
| West Indies 235 (49.5 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 239/2 (43.1 overs) |
| Daren Ganga 52 (84) Charitha Buddhika 2/25 (7 overs) | | Mahela Jayawardene 106* (94) Jermaine Lawson 2/47 (10 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Umpires: Lalith Jayasundara (SL) and Gamini Silva (SL) Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (SL)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Sri Lanka 5, West Indies 0.

### 6th match

* 16 December Scorecard
| Zimbabwe 154 (49.2 overs) | v | West Indies 155/2 (34 overs) |
| Heath Streak 57 (88) Darrel Brown 3/21 (10 overs) | | Chris Gayle 85 (79) Heath Streak 1/16 (6 overs) |
* West Indies won by 8 wickets Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Umpires: Peter Manuel (SL) and Nandasena Pathirana (SL) Player of the match: Chris Gayle (Win)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
* Darrel Brown and Ryan Hinds (both WIN) made their ODI debuts
* Points: West Indies 5, Zimbabwe 0.

### Final

* 19 December Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 253/8 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 212 (45.4 overs) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya 64 (85) Carl Hooper 2/32 (10 overs) | | Chris Gayle 60 (87) Kumar Dharmasena 3/44 (10 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 34 runs (D/L) R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Joel Wilson (WI) Player of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
* Sri Lanka won the 2001-02 LG Abans Triangular Series.