# International cricket in 2001

The 2001 international cricket season was from May to August 2001.

## Season overview

International tours :
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] |
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Test | ODI |
| 17 May 2001 | England | Pakistan | 1-1 [2] | — |
| 7 June 2001 | Zimbabwe | India | 1-1 [2] | — |
| 5 July 2001 | England | Australia | 1-4 [5] | — |
| 19 July 2001 | Zimbabwe | West Indies | 0-1 [2] | — |
| 14 August 2001 | Sri Lanka | India | 2-1 [3] | — |
| 15 August 2001 | Kenya | West Indies | — | 0-3 [3] |
| International tournaments |||||
| Dates | Tournament | Tournament | Winners | Winners |
| 7 June 2001 | 2001 NatWest Series | 2001 NatWest Series | Australia | Australia |
| 23 June 2001 | 2001 Zimbabwe Coca-Cola Cup | 2001 Zimbabwe Coca-Cola Cup | West Indies | West Indies |
| 18 July 2001 | 2001 Sri Lanka Coca-Cola Cup | 2001 Sri Lanka Coca-Cola Cup | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| 29 August 2001 | Asian Test Challenge | Asian Test Challenge | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |

## May
### Pakistan in England

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1546 | 17–20 May | Nasser Hussain | Waqar Younis | Lord's Cricket Ground, London | England by an innings and 9 runs |
| Test 1547 | 31 May–4 June | Nasser Hussain | Waqar Younis | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | Pakistan by 108 runs |

## June
### India in Zimbabwe

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1548 | 7–10 June | Heath Streak | Saurav Ganguly | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | India by 8 wickets |
| Test 1549 | 15–18 June | Heath Streak | Saurav Ganguly | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Zimbabwe by 4 wickets |

### 2001 NatWest Series

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts |
| Australia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| England | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 1719 | 7 June | England | Alec Stewart | Pakistan | Waqar Younis | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | Pakistan by 108 runs |
| ODI 1720 | 9 June | Australia | Steve Waugh | Pakistan | Waqar Younis | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | Australia by 7 wickets |
| ODI 1721 | 10 June | England | Alec Stewart | Australia | Steve Waugh | The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol | Australia by 5 wickets |
| ODI 1722 | 12 June | England | Alec Stewart | Pakistan | Waqar Younis | Lord's Cricket Ground, London | Pakistan by 2 runs |
| ODI 1723 | 14 June | England | Alec Stewart | Australia | Steve Waugh | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | Australia by 125 runs (D/L) |
| ODI 1723a | 16 June | Australia | Steve Waugh | Pakistan | Waqar Younis | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | Match abandoned |
| ODI 1724 | 17 June | England | Alec Stewart | Pakistan | Waqar Younis | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | Pakistan awarded the match |
| ODI 1725 | 19 June | Australia | Steve Waugh | Pakistan | Waqar Younis | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Pakistan by 36 runs |
| ODI 1726 | 21 June | England | Alec Stewart | Australia | Steve Waugh | Kennington Oval, London | Australia by 8 wickets |
| Final |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 1728 | 23 June | Australia | Steve Waugh | Pakistan | Waqar Younis | Lord's Cricket Ground, London | Australia by 9 wickets |

### 2001 Zimbabwe Coca-Cola Cup

Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 1727 | 23 June | Zimbabwe | Grant Flower | West Indies | Carl Hooper | Harare Sports Club, Harare | West Indies by 27 runs |
| ODI 1729 | 24 June | Zimbabwe | Heath Streak | India | Saurav Ganguly | Harare Sports Club, Harare | India by 9 wickets |
| ODI 1730 | 27 June | Zimbabwe | Guy Whittall | India | Saurav Ganguly | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | India by 4 wickets |
| ODI 1731 | 30 June | India | Saurav Ganguly | West Indies | Carl Hooper | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | India by 6 wickets |
| ODI 1732 | 1 July | Zimbabwe | Heath Streak | West Indies | Carl Hooper | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | West Indies by 5 wickets |
| ODI 1733 | 4 July | India | Saurav Ganguly | West Indies | Carl Hooper | Harare Sports Club, Harare | India by 6 wickets |
| Final |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 1734 | 7 July | India | Saurav Ganguly | West Indies | Carl Hooper | Harare Sports Club, Harare | West Indies by 16 runs |

## July
### Australia in England

The Ashes series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1550 | 5–8 July | Nasser Hussain | Steve Waugh | Edgbaston, Birmingham | Australia by an innings and 118 runs |
| Test 1552 | 19–22 July | Mike Atherton | Steve Waugh | Lord's, London | Australia by 8 wickets |
| Test 1554 | 2–4 August | Mike Atherton | Steve Waugh | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Australia by 7 wickets |
| Test 1556 | 16–20 August | Nasser Hussain | Adam Gilchrist | Headingley, Leeds | England by 6 wickets |
| Test 1558 | 23–27 August | Nasser Hussain | Steve Waugh | The Oval, London | Australia by an innings and 25 runs |

### 2001 Sri Lanka Coca-Cola Cup

Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 1735 | 18 July | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 16 runs |
| ODI 1736 | 20 July | India | Saurav Ganguly | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | New Zealand by 84 runs |
| ODI 1737 | 22 July | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | India | Saurav Ganguly | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 6 runs |
| ODI 1738 | 25 July | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 5 wickets |
| ODI 1739 | 26 July | India | Saurav Ganguly | New Zealand | Craig McMillan | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | New Zealand by 67 runs |
| ODI 1740 | 28 July | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | India | Saurav Ganguly | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | India by 7 wickets |
| ODI 1741 | 31 July | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 106 runs |
| ODI 1742 | 1 August | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | India | Saurav Ganguly | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | India by 46 runs |
| ODI 1743 | 2 August | India | Saurav Ganguly | New Zealand | Craig McMillan | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | India by 7 wickets |
| Final |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 1744 | 5 August | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | India | Saurav Ganguly | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 121 runs |

### West Indies in Zimbabwe

2001 Clive Lloyd Trophy :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1551 | 19–22 July | Heath Streak | Carl Hooper | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | West Indies by an innings and 176 runs |
| Test 1553 | 27–31 July | Heath Streak | Carl Hooper | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Match drawn |

## August
### India in Sri Lanka

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1555 | 14–17 August | Sanath Jayasuriya | Sourav Ganguly | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Sri Lanka by 10 wickets |
| Test 1557 | 22–25 August | Sanath Jayasuriya | Sourav Ganguly | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | India by 7 wickets |
| Test 1559 | 29 August–1 September | Sanath Jayasuriya | Sourav Ganguly | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Sri Lanka by an innings and 88 runs |

### West Indies in Kenya

ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 1745 | 15 August | Maurice Odumbe | Carl Hooper | Simba Union Ground, Nairobi | West Indies by 10 wickets |
| ODI 1746 | 18 August | Maurice Odumbe | Carl Hooper | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | West Indies by 6 wickets |
| ODI 1747 | 19 August | Maurice Odumbe | Carl Hooper | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | West Indies by 7 wickets |

### 2001 Asian Test Championship

Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| Test 1560 | 29-31 August 2001 | Pakistan | Waqar Younis | Bangladesh | Naimur Rahman | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan | Pakistan by an innings and 264 runs |
| Test 1561 | 6-8 September 2001 | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | Bangladesh | Naimur Rahman | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Sri Lanka by an innings and 137 runs |
| Final ||||||||
| Test 1592 | 6-10 March 2002 | Pakistan | Waqar Younis | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Sri Lanka by 8 wickets |