# International cricket in 2002

The 2002 international cricket season was from April to September 2002.

## Season overview

International tours :
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] |
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Test | ODI |
| 11 April 2002 | West Indies | India | 2-1 [5] | 1-2 [5] |
| 21 April 2002 | Pakistan | New Zealand | 1-0 [2] | 3-0 [3] |
| 16 May 2002 | England | Sri Lanka | 2-0 [3] | — |
| 5 June 2002 | West Indies | New Zealand | 0-1 [2] | 3-1 [5] |
| 12 June 2002 | Australia | Pakistan | — | 1-2 [3] |
| 21 July 2002 | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | 2-0 [2] | 3-0 [3] |
| 25 July 2002 | England | India | 1-1 [4] | — |
| International tournaments |||||
| Dates | Tournament | Tournament | Winners | Winners |
| 27 June 2002 | NatWest Series 2002 | NatWest Series 2002 | India | India |
| 12 August 2002 | Morocco Cup 2002 | Morocco Cup 2002 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| 29 August 2002 | PSO Tri-Nation Tournament 2002 | PSO Tri-Nation Tournament 2002 | Australia | Australia |

## April
### India in the West Indies

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1598 | 11–15 April | Carl Hooper | Sourav Ganguly | Bourda, Georgetown | Match drawn |
| Test 1599 | 19–23 April | Carl Hooper | Sourav Ganguly | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | India by 37 runs |
| Test 1601 | 2–5 May | Carl Hooper | Sourav Ganguly | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | West Indies by 10 wickets |
| Test 1602 | 10–14 May | Carl Hooper | Sourav Ganguly | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's | Match drawn |
| Test 1604 | 18–22 May | Carl Hooper | Sourav Ganguly | Sabina Park, Kingston | West Indies by 155 runs |
| ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 1835a | 25 May | Carl Hooper | Sourav Ganguly | Sabina Park, Kingston | Match abandoned |
| ODI 1835b | 26 May | Carl Hooper | Sourav Ganguly | Sabina Park, Kingston | Match abandoned |
| ODI 1836 | 29 May | Carl Hooper | Sourav Ganguly | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | India by 7 wickets |
| ODI 1837 | 1 June | Carl Hooper | Sourav Ganguly | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies by 7 wickets |
| ODI 1838 | 2 June | Carl Hooper | Sourav Ganguly | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | India by 56 runs (D/L) |

### New Zealand in Pakistan

ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 1833 | 21 April | Waqar Younis | Stephen Fleming | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by 153 runs |
| ODI 1834 | 24 April | Waqar Younis | Stephen Fleming | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | Pakistan by 3 wickets |
| ODI 1835 | 27 April | Waqar Younis | Stephen Fleming | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan by 66 runs |
| Test series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1600 | 1–3 May | Waqar Younis | Stephen Fleming | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan by an innings and 324 runs |
| Test 1601a | 8–12 May | Waqar Younis | Stephen Fleming | National Stadium, Karachi | Match cancelled |
As a result of the bombing in Lahore near New Zealand Cricket Team's hotel, the 2nd Test was abandoned and New Zealand immediately returned home.

## May
### Sri Lanka in England

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1603 | 16–20 May | Nasser Hussain | Sanath Jayasuriya | Lord's Cricket Ground, London | Match drawn |
| Test 1605 | 30 May–2 June | Nasser Hussain | Sanath Jayasuriya | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | England by an innings and 111 runs |
| Test 1606 | 13–17 June | Nasser Hussain | Sanath Jayasuriya | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | England by 10 wickets |

## June
### New Zealand in the West Indies

ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 1839 | 5 June | Carl Hooper | Stephen Fleming | Sabina Park, Kingston | No result |
| ODI 1840 | 8 June | Carl Hooper | Stephen Fleming | Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet | West Indies by 6 wickets |
| ODI 1841 | 9 June | Carl Hooper | Stephen Fleming | Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet | West Indies by 7 wickets |
| ODI 1843 | 12 June | Carl Hooper | Stephen Fleming | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | New Zealand by 9 wickets (D/L) |
| ODI 1845 | 16 June | Carl Hooper | Stephen Fleming | Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown | West Indies by 4 wickets |
| Test series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1607 | 21–24 June | Carl Hooper | Stephen Fleming | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | New Zealand by 204 runs |
| Test 1608 | 28 June–2 July | Carl Hooper | Stephen Fleming | National Stadium, St. George's | Match drawn |

### Pakistan in Australia

ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 1842 | 11 June | Ricky Ponting | Waqar Younis | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | Australia by 7 wickets |
| ODI 1844 | 15 June | Ricky Ponting | Waqar Younis | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | Pakistan by 2 wickets |
| ODI 1846 | 19 June | Ricky Ponting | Waqar Younis | The Gabba, Brisbane | Pakistan by 91 runs |

### NatWest Tri-Series 2002

Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 1847 | 27 June | England | Nasser Hussain | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | England by 44 runs |
| ODI 1848 | 29 June | England | Nasser Hussain | India | Saurav Ganguly | Lord's Cricket Ground, London | India by 6 wickets |
| ODI 1849 | 30 June | India | Saurav Ganguly | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | Kennington Oval, London | India by 4 wickets |
| ODI 1850 | 2 July | England | Nasser Hussain | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | England by 3 wickets |
| ODI 1851 | 4 July | England | Nasser Hussain | India | Saurav Ganguly | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | No result |
| ODI 1852 | 6 July | India | Saurav Ganguly | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | India by 4 wickets |
| ODI 1853 | 7 July | England | Nasser Hussain | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | Sri Lanka by 23 runs |
| ODI 1854 | 9 July | England | Nasser Hussain | India | Saurav Ganguly | Kennington Oval, London | England by 64 runs |
| ODI 1855 | 11 July | India | Saurav Ganguly | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol | India by 63 runs |
| Final |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 1856 | 13 July | England | Nasser Hussain | India | Saurav Ganguly | Lord's Cricket Ground, London | India by 2 wickets |

## July
### Bangladesh in Sri Lanka

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1609 | 21–23 July | Sanath Jayasuriya | Khaled Mashud | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by an innings and 196 runs |
| Test 1611 | 28–31 July | Sanath Jayasuriya | Khaled Mashud | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 288 runs |
| ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 1857 | 4 August | Sanath Jayasuriya | Khaled Mashud | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 5 wickets |
| ODI 1858 | 5 August | Sanath Jayasuriya | Khaled Mashud | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 8 wickets |
| ODI 1859 | 7 August | Sanath Jayasuriya | Khaled Mashud | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 58 runs |

### India in England

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1610 | 25–29 July | Nasser Hussain | Saurav Ganguly | Lord's Cricket Ground, London | England by 170 runs |
| Test 1612 | 8–12 August | Nasser Hussain | Saurav Ganguly | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Match drawn |
| Test 1613 | 22–26 August | Nasser Hussain | Saurav Ganguly | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | India by an innings and 46 runs |
| Test 1614 | 5–9 September | Nasser Hussain | Saurav Ganguly | Kennington Oval, London | Match drawn |

## August
### Morocco Cup 2002

| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR |
| Sri Lanka* | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | +0.725 |
| South Africa* | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −0.725 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −0.725 |
Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 1860 | 12 August | Pakistan | Waqar Younis | South Africa | Shaun Pollock | National Cricket Stadium, Tangier | South Africa by 54 runs |
| ODI 1861 | 14 August | Pakistan | Waqar Younis | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | National Cricket Stadium, Tangier | Pakistan by 28 runs |
| ODI 1862 | 14 August | South Africa | Shaun Pollock | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | National Cricket Stadium, Tangier | Sri Lanka by 93 runs |
| ODI 1863 | 17 August | Pakistan | Waqar Younis | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | National Cricket Stadium, Tangier | Sri Lanka by 39 runs |
| ODI 1864 | 18 August | Pakistan | Waqar Younis | South Africa | Shaun Pollock | National Cricket Stadium, Tangier | South Africa by 8 runs |
| ODI 1865 | 19 August | South Africa | Shaun Pollock | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | National Cricket Stadium, Tangier | Sri Lanka by 6 wickets |
| Final |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 1866 | 21 August | Pakistan | Waqar Younis | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | National Cricket Stadium, Tangier | Sri Lanka by 27 runs |

### PSO Tri-Nation Tournament 2002

| Place | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Points | NetRR |
| 1 | Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | +2.925 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -1.386 |
| 3 | Kenya | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1.373 |
Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 1867 | 29 August | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | Pakistan | Waqar Younis | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | Pakistan by 4 wickets |
| ODI 1868 | 30 August | Australia | Ricky Ponting | Pakistan | Waqar Younis | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | Australia by 224 runs |
| ODI 1869 | 1 September | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | Pakistan | Waqar Younis | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | Pakistan by 7 wickets |
| ODI 1870 | 2 September | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | Australia | Ricky Ponting | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | Australia by 8 wickets |
| ODI 1871 | 4 September | Australia | Ricky Ponting | Pakistan | Waqar Younis | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | Australia by 9 wickets |
| ODI 1872 | 5 September | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | Australia | Ricky Ponting | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | Australia by 5 wickets |
| Final |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 1873 | 7 September | Australia | Ricky Ponting | Pakistan | Waqar Younis | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | No result |