# Indian cricket team in England in 2002

The India national cricket team toured England from 22 June to 9 September 2002. The tour comprised a four-match Test series, preceded by a triangular One Day International tournament that also featured Sri Lanka. India won the ODI tournament, beating England in the final, while the Test series was drawn 1–1.

## Squads

| England | England | India | India |
| Tests | ODIs | Tests | ODIs |
| Nasser Hussain (c) Mark Butcher Andy Caddick Dominic Cork John Crawley Andrew Flintoff Darren Gough Ashley Giles Steve Harmison Matthew Hoggard Ronnie Irani Simon Jones Rob Key Alec Stewart (wk) Graham Thorpe Marcus Trescothick Alex Tudor Michael Vaughan Craig White | | Sourav Ganguly (c) Virender Sehwag Rahul Dravid Sachin Tendulkar Dinesh Mongia Yuvraj Singh Mohammad Kaif VVS Laxman Ajay Ratra (wk) Harbhajan Singh Ashish Nehra Anil Kumble Zaheer Khan Tinu Yohannan Ajit Agarkar | Sourav Ganguly (c) Shiv Sunder Das Wasim Jaffer Rahul Dravid Sachin Tendulkar VVS Laxman Virender Sehwag Harbhajan Singh Ajay Ratra (wk) Parthiv Patel (wk) Anil Kumble Zaheer Khan Ashish Nehra Ajit Agarkar Tinu Yohannan Sanjay Bangar |

## Tour matches
### 50-over: Sussex v Indians

* 22 June 2002 Scorecard
| Sussex 203/8 (50 overs) | v | Indians 205/7 (48.5 overs) |
| Murray Goodwin 49 (69) Ashish Nehra 4/27 (10 overs) | | Sachin Tendulkar 75* (82) Kevin Innes 3/35 (10 overs) |
* India won by 3 wickets County Ground, Hove Umpires: Tony Clarkson (Eng) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)
* Sussex won the toss and elected to bat.

### 50-over: Kent v Indians

* 24 June 2002 Scorecard
| Kent 284 (50 overs) | v | Indians 263 (48.5 overs) |
| Rob Key 76 (84) Zaheer Khan 4/38 (8 overs) | | Sourav Ganguly 64 (75) James Golding 4/42 (9 overs) |
* Kent won by 21 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Tony Clarkson (Eng) and Alan Hill (Eng)
* Kent won the toss and elected to bat.

### 50-over: Leicestershire v Indians

* 26 June 2002 Scorecard
| Indians 315/7 (50 overs) | v | Leicestershire 261/7 (50 overs) |
| Virender Sehwag 98 (85) Jamie Grove 2/58 (10 overs) | | Trevor Ward 95 (110) Yuvraj Singh 3/48 (10 overs) |
* Indians won by 54 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Alan Hill (Eng) and Barrie Leadbeater (Eng)
* Indians won the toss and elected to bat.

### First-class: Indians v West Indies A

* 16–18 July 2002 Scorecard
* Match drawn Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Neil Mallender (Eng)
* Indians won the toss and elected to bat.

### First-class: Hampshire v Indians

* 20–22 July 2002 Scorecard
* Indians won by 66 runs Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Nigel Cowley (Eng) and Peter Willey (Eng)
* Indians won the toss and elected to bat.

### First-class: Worcestershire v Indians

* 31 July–3 August 2002 Scorecard
* Match drawn New Road, Worcester Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and George Sharp (Eng)
* Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
* No play was possible on Days 1 and 2 due to rain.

### First-class: Essex v Indians

* 14–17 August 2002 Scorecard
* Match drawn County Ground, Essex Umpires: Paul Adams (Eng) and David Constant (Eng)
* Indians won the toss and elected to bat.

### First-class: Derbyshire v Indians

* 28–30 August 2002 Scorecard
* Match drawn County Ground, Derby Umpires: Allan Jones (Eng) and Ken Shuttleworth (Eng)
* Indians won the toss and elected to bat.

## NatWest Series (ODI)
### 2nd Match: England v India

* 29 June 2002 Scorecard
| England 271/7 (50 overs) | v | India 272/4 (48.5 overs) |
| Marcus Trescothick 86 (78) Yuvraj Singh 3/39 (7 overs) | | Rahul Dravid 73 (86) Ashley Giles 3/39 (10 overs) |
* India won by 6 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Neil Mallender (Eng) Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh (Ind)
* England won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: India 4, England 0.

### 3rd Match: India v Sri Lanka

* 30 June 2002 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 202/8 (50 overs) | v | India 203/6 (45.2 overs) |
| Mahela Jayawardene 62 (105) Ajit Agarkar 3/44 (9 overs) | | Sachin Tendulkar 49 (70) Chaminda Vaas 2/38 (10 overs) |
* India won by 4 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and Peter Willey (Eng) Player of the match: Ajit Agarkar (Ind)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: India 4, Sri Lanka 0.

### 5th Match: England v India

* 4 July 2002 (D/N) Scorecard
| India 285/4 (50 overs) | v | England 53/1 (12.3 overs) |
| Sachin Tendulkar 105* (108) Darren Gough 2/52 (10 overs) | | Marcus Trescothick 23 (26) Zaheer Khan 1/31 (6 overs) |
* No result Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and David Shepherd (Eng)
* India won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rain stopped play after 12.3 overs of the England innings.
* Points: England 2, India 2.

### 6th Match: India v Sri Lanka

* 6 July 2002 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 187 (48.2 overs) | v | India 188/6 (48.1 overs) |
| Marvan Atapattu 50 (73) Ashish Nehra 2/28 (10 overs) | | Rahul Dravid 64 (95) Dilhara Fernando 2/22 (10 overs) |
* India won by 4 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Neil Mallender (Eng) Player of the match: Rahul Dravid (Ind)
* India won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: India 4, Sri Lanka 0.

### 8th Match: England v India

* 9 July 2002 Scorecard
| England 229/8 (32 overs) | v | India 165 (29.1 overs) |
| Ronnie Irani 53 (55) Zaheer Khan 3/53 (7 overs) | | Virender Sehwag 46 (41) Ronnie Irani 5/26 (7 overs) |
* England won by 64 runs The Oval, London Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Peter Willey (Eng) Player of the match: Ronnie Irani (Eng)
* India won the toss and elected to field.
* Play reduced to 32 overs per side due to rain.
* Points: England 5, India 0.

### 9th Match: India v Sri Lanka

* 11 July 2002 (D/N) Scorecard
| India 304 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 241 (44.1 overs) |
| Sachin Tendulkar 113 (102) Thilan Samaraweera 2/39 (8 overs) | | Kumar Sangakkara 66 (47) Harbhajan Singh 4/46 (10 overs) |
* India won by 63 runs County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and David Shepherd (Eng) Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)
* India won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: India 5, Sri Lanka 0.

### Final: England v India

* 13 July 2002 Scorecard
| England 325/5 (50 overs) | v | India 326/8 (49.3 overs) |
| Nasser Hussain 115 (128) Zaheer Khan 3/62 (10 overs) | | Mohammad Kaif 87* (75) Ashley Giles 2/47 (10 overs) |
* India won by 2 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and David Shepherd (Eng) Player of the match: Mohammad Kaif (Ind)
* England won the toss and elected to bat.
* Nasser Hussain (Eng) scored his first hundred in an ODI.

## Test series
### 1st Test

* 25–29 July 2002 Scorecard
* England won by 170 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Russell Tiffin (Zim) Player of the match: Nasser Hussain (Eng)
* England won the toss and elected to bat.
* Simon Jones (Eng) made his Test debut.

### 2nd Test

* 8–12 August 2002 Scorecard
* Match drawn Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Russell Tiffin (Zim) Player of the match: Michael Vaughan (Eng)
* India won the toss and elected to bat.
* Steve Harmison, Rob Key (both Eng) and Parthiv Patel (Ind) made their Test debuts.
* At 17 years and 153 days, Parthiv Patel became Test cricket's youngest wicket-keeper.

### 3rd Test

* 22–26 August 2002 Scorecard
* India won by an innings and 46 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Dave Orchard (SA) Player of the match: Rahul Dravid (Ind)
* India won the toss and elected to bat.

### 4th Test

* 5–9 September 2002 Scorecard
* Match drawn The Oval, London Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Dave Orchard (SA) Player of the match: Rahul Dravid (Ind)
* England won the toss and elected to bat.
* Last test of Dominic Cork