2000 NatWest Triangular Series
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| Part of Zimbabwean cricket team in England in 2000 West Indian cricket team in England in 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 6–22 July 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | England beat Zimbabwe in the final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series | Alec Stewart (Eng) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 NatWest Series was a One Day International cricket tournament that took place in England between 6 and 22 July 2000. It was a tri-nation series involving England, West Indies and Zimbabwe. Ten matches were played in total, with each team playing one another thrice during the group stage, and the top two teams advancing to the finals. In the final, England defeated Zimbabwe at Lord's on 22 July 2000 by seven wickets to win the title.
Background
[edit]The Zimbabwe team played in a two Test match series against England in May-June 2000, which was won by England.[1] The West Indies was scheduled to play five tests against England in the Frank Worrell series between June and August 2000.[2] In the midst of the test series between England West Indies, a tri-nation One Day International series involving the England, West Indies and Zimbabwe was scheduled, sponsored by the National Westminster Bank.[3]
Venues
[edit]Eight venues across England were used for the series with the final played at Lord's.[4][5]
| City | Bristol | London | London | Canterbury | Manchester | Chester-le-Street | Birmingham | Nottingham |
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| Venue | Bristol County Ground | The Oval | Lord's | St Lawrence Ground | Old Trafford | Riverside Ground | Edgbaston Cricket Ground | Trent Bridge |
| Capacity | 17,500 | 23,500 | 20,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 19,000 | 25,000 | 15,000 |
Squads
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Fixtures
[edit]Ten matches were played in total, with each team playing one another thrice during the group stage, and the top two teams advancing to the finals.[5]
Group stage
[edit]Zimbabwe topped the group stage with four wins from six matches. England finished in second place with seven points, and qualified for the finals to face Zimbabwe.[7]
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | No Result | Points | NRR |
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| Zimbabwe |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -0.276 |
| England |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0.985 |
| West Indies |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -0.700 |
- Matches
In the group stage, Zimbabwe won its first three matches to top the table during the early fixtures. After its initial loss to Zimbabwe and a no result against West Indies, England came back to win its next three matches to be placed second. West Indies never really took off in the series, lost all its matches with Zimbabwe, and scored a lone victory in the last dead rubber against England.[8]
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- *Points: Zimbabwe 2, West Indies 0.
8 July 2000
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Marcus Trescothick (ENG) made his ODI debut.
- Points: Zimbabwe 2, England 0.
9 July 2000
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- *Points: England 1, West Indies 1.
11 July 2000
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- *Points: Zimbabwe 2, West Indies 0.
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- *Points: England 2, Zimbabwe 0.
15 July 2000
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Marcus Trescothick 87* (107)
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- *Points: England 2, West Indies 0.
16 July 2000
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mahendra Nagamootoo (WIN) made his ODI debut.
- Points: Zimbabwe 2, West Indies 0.
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- *Points: England 2, Zimbabwe 0.
20 July 2000
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Ramnaresh Sarwan (WIN) and Paul Franks (Eng) made their ODI debuts.
- Points: West Indies 2, England 0.
Final
[edit]In the final held at Lord's on 22 July 2000, Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat first. Zimbabwe lost three quick wickets within the first few overs with Darren Gough taking two. After Andy Caddick bowled Neil Johnson, Andy and Grant Flower steadied the innings with Grant top scoring with 53 runs. Zimbabwe finished with a paltry total of 169 runs in the allocated 50 overs. While England lost two quick wickets in the chase, Alec Stewart and Graham Hick combined for a partnership of 134 runs to take England closer to victory. England won the match in the 46th over with six wickets to spare.[9]
22 July 2000
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- England won the 2000 NatWest Series.
Stewart was awarded the Man of the Match in the final and Man of the Series awards.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Zimbabwe tour of England and Ireland 2000". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "West Indies tour of England and Scotland 2000". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "2000 NatWest Bank Series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ "Grounds, natwest series 2000". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Fixtures, Natwest series 2000". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Squads, natwest series 2000". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Points table, natwest series 2000". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Fixtures and results, natwest series 2000". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Stewart dominates Zimbabwe bowling". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 June 2024.