The 2001–02 international cricket season was from September 2001 to April 2002. This season featured 43 Test matches, 88 One-day Internationals, 5 first class matches, 5 List A matches, 2 Women's Test matches and 20 Women's One Day Internationals.
Season overview International toursStart dateHome teamAway teamResults [Matches]TestODIFCLA0–1 0–3 — — —0–5 — —0–0 — — —1–0 —1–0 —3–0 — — —0–1 0–3 — —1–0 3–3 — —3–0 — — —2–0 — — —3–0 — — —0–2 0–3 — — — —3–0 1–2 vs 2–0 2–1 — —1–1 3–2 — —2–0 3–2 — —1–2 1–5 — — — —1–0 1–1 International tournamentsStart dateTournamentWinners 2001 Standard Bank Triangular Tournament 2001 Khaleej Times Trophy 2001 LG Abans Triangular Series 2001–02 VB Series 2002 Sharjah CupWomen's International toursStart dateHome teamAway teamResults [Matches]TestODI4 Jan 20020–0 5–0 20 Jan 2002 —6–0 16 Feb 2002 —3–0 27 Feb 2002 —1–2 7 Mar 20020–1 2–1
September
South Africa in Zimbabwe
Test seriesNo.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResultTest 156207-11 Sep 2001Heath StreakShaun PollockHarare Sports Club, Harare won by 9 wicketsTest 156314-18 Sep 2001Heath StreakShaun PollockQueens Sports Club, BulawayoMatch drawnODI seriesNo.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResultODI 174823 Sep 2001Heath StreakShaun PollockQueens Sports Club, Bulawayo won by 153 runsODI 174929 Sep 2001Guy WhittallShaun PollockHarare Sports Club, Harare won by 148 runsODI 175030 Sep 2001Guy WhittallShaun PollockHarare Sports Club, Harare won by 6 wickets
October
England in Zimbabwe
ODI seriesNo.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResultODI 17513 October 2001Guy WhittallNasser HussainHarare Sports Club, Harare won by 5 wicketsODI 17536 October 2001Heath StreakNasser HussainHarare Sports Club, Harare won by 8 wicketsODI 17547 October 2001Heath StreakNasser HussainHarare Sports Club, Harare won by 4 wicketsODI 175610 October 2001Alistair CampbellMarcus TrescothickHarare Sports Club, Harare won by 70 runsODI 175913 October 2001Alistair CampbellNasser HussainQueens Sports Club, Bulawayo won by 7 wickets
2001 Standard Bank Triangular Tournament
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1752 5 October Shaun Pollock Saurav Ganguly New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg by 6 wickets ODI 1755 7 October Shaun Pollock Maurice Odumbe Willowmoore Park, Benoni by 7 wickets ODI 1757 10 October Shaun Pollock Saurav Ganguly SuperSport Park, Centurion by 41 runs ODI 1758 12 October Saurav Ganguly Maurice Odumbe Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein by 10 wickets ODI 1755 14 October Shaun Pollock Maurice Odumbe De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley by 9 wickets ODI 1761 17 October Saurav Ganguly Steve Tikolo Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth by 70 runs ODI 1757 19 October Shaun Pollock Saurav Ganguly Buffalo Park, East London by 46 runs ODI 1763 22 October Shaun Pollock Steve Tikolo Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town by 208 runs ODI 1764 24 October Saurav Ganguly Maurice Odumbe Boland Bank Park, Paarl by 186 runsFinal ODI 1757 26 October Shaun Pollock Saurav Ganguly Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban by 6 wickets
India in South Africa
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1564 3–6 November Shaun Pollock Saurav Ganguly Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein by 9 wickets Test 1569 16–20 November Shaun Pollock Saurav Ganguly Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth Match drawn
New Zealand in Australia
2001 Trans-Tasman Trophy - Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1565 8–12 November Steve Waugh Stephen Fleming The Gabba, Brisbane Match drawn Test 1571 22–26 November Steve Waugh Stephen Fleming Bellerive Oval, Hobart Match drawn Test 1573 30 Nov–4 December Steve Waugh Stephen Fleming WACA Ground, Perth Match drawn
2001 Khaleej Times Trophy
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1765 26 October Sanath Jayasuriya Brian Murphy Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah by 53 runs ODI 1767 27 October Waqar Younis Sanath Jayasuriya Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah by 7 wickets ODI 1768 28 October Waqar Younis Brian Murphy Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah by 106 runs ODI 1769 30 October Sanath Jayasuriya Brian Murphy Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah by 79 runs ODI 1770 31 October Waqar Younis Brian Murphy Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah by 29 runs ODI 1771 2 November Waqar Younis Sanath Jayasuriya Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah by 7 wickets Final ODI 1772 4 November Waqar Younis Sanath Jayasuriya Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah by 5 wickets
November
West Indies in Sri Lanka
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1567 13–17 November Sanath Jayasuriya Carl Hooper Galle International Stadium, Galle by 10 wickets Test 1570 21–25 November Sanath Jayasuriya Carl Hooper Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy by 131 runs Test 1572 29 Nov–1 December Sanath Jayasuriya Carl Hooper Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo by 10 wickets
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1566 8–12 November Naimur Rahman Brian Murphy Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Match drawn Test 1568 15–19 November Naimur Rahman Stuart Carlisle Chittagong Stadium, Chittagong by 8 wicketsODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 1773 23 November Khaled Mashud Stuart Carlisle Chittagong Stadium, Chittagong by 5 wickets ODI 1774 25 November Khaled Mashud Stuart Carlisle Chittagong Stadium, Chittagong by 42 runs ODI 1775 26 November Khaled Mashud Stuart Carlisle Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka by 7 wickets
England in India
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1574 3–6 December Saurav Ganguly Nasser Hussain Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali by 10 wickets Test 1575 11–15 December Saurav Ganguly Nasser Hussain Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad Match drawn Test 1578 19–23 December Saurav Ganguly Nasser Hussain M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Match drawnODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 1788 19 January Saurav Ganguly Nasser Hussain Eden Gardens, Kolkata by 22 runs ODI 1792 22 January Saurav Ganguly Nasser Hussain Barabati Stadium, Cuttack by 16 runs ODI 1795 25 January Anil Kumble Nasser Hussain MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai by 4 wickets ODI 1798 28 January Saurav Ganguly Nasser Hussain Green Park Stadium, Kanpur by 8 wickets ODI 1800 31 January Saurav Ganguly Nasser Hussain Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi by 2 runs ODI 1803 3 February Saurav Ganguly Nasser Hussain Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai by 5 runs
December
South Africa in Australia
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1576 14–18 December Steve Waugh Shaun Pollock Adelaide Oval, Adelaide by 246 runs Test 1580 26–29 December Steve Waugh Shaun Pollock Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 9 wickets Test 1582 2–5 January Steve Waugh Shaun Pollock Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 10 wickets
Bangladesh in New Zealand
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1577 18–22 December Stephen Fleming Khaled Mashud WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton by an innings and 52 runs Test 1579 26–29 December Stephen Fleming Khaled Mashud Basin Reserve, Wellington by an innings and 74 runs
2001 LG Abans Triangular Series
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1776 8 December Sanath Jayasuriya Stuart Carlisle Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo by 9 wickets ODI 1777 9 December Carl Hooper Stuart Carlisle Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo by 4 wickets ODI 1776 11 December Sanath Jayasuriya Carl Hooper R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo by 49 runs ODI 1779 12 December Sanath Jayasuriya Stuart Carlisle R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo by 59 runs ODI 1780 15 December Sanath Jayasuriya Carl Hooper Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy by 8 wickets ODI 1781 16 December Carl Hooper Stuart Carlisle Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy by 8 wickets Final ODI 1782 19 December Sanath Jayasuriya Carl Hooper R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo by 34 runs (D/L)
Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1581 27–31 December Sanath Jayasuriya Stuart Carlisle Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo by an innings and 166 runs Test 1583 4–7 January Sanath Jayasuriya Stuart Carlisle Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy by an innings and 94 runs Test 1585 12–15 January Sanath Jayasuriya Stuart Carlisle Galle International Stadium, Galle by 315 runs
January
England Women in India
Pakistan in Bangladesh
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1584 9–11 January Khaled Mashud Waqar Younis Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka by an innings and 178 runs Test 1586 16–18 January Khaled Mashud Waqar Younis Chittagong Stadium, Chittagong by an innings and 169 runsODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 1790 22 January Khaled Mashud Waqar Younis Chittagong Stadium, Chittagong by 49 runs ODI 1793 24 January Khaled Mashud Waqar Younis Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka by 72 runs ODI 1794 25 January Khaled Mashud Waqar Younis Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka by 8 wickets
2001–02 VB Series
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1783 11 January Steve Waugh Stephen Fleming Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 23 runs ODI 1783 13 January Steve Waugh Shaun Pollock Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 4 wickets ODI 1785 13 January Stephen Fleming Shaun Pollock Bellerive Oval, Hobart by 26 runs ODI 1786 17 January Steve Waugh Stephen Fleming Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 23 runs ODI 1787 19 January Chris Cairns Shaun Pollock The Gabba, Brisbane by 4 wickets ODI 1789 20 January Steve Waugh Shaun Pollock The Gabba, Brisbane by 27 runs ODI 1791 22 January Steve Waugh Shaun Pollock Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 8 wickets ODI 1796 26 January Steve Waugh Stephen Fleming Adelaide Oval, Adelaide by 77 runs ODI 1797 27 January Stephen Fleming Shaun Pollock Adelaide Oval, Adelaide by 93 runs ODI 1799 29 January Steve Waugh Stephen Fleming Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 2 wickets ODI 1801 1 February Stephen Fleming Shaun Pollock WACA Ground, Perth by 67 runs ODI 1802 3 February Steve Waugh Shaun Pollock WACA Ground, Perth by 33 runsFinals ODI 1804 6 February Stephen Fleming Shaun Pollock Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 8 wickets ODI 1805 8 February Stephen Fleming Shaun Pollock Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 6 wickets (D/L)
Kenya in Sri Lanka
Pakistan vs West Indies in U.A.E
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1587 31 Jan–4 February Waqar Younis Carl Hooper Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah by 170 runs Test 1588 7–10 February Waqar Younis Carl Hooper Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah by 244 runsODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 1807 14 February Waqar Younis Carl Hooper Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah by 4 wickets ODI 1808 15 February Waqar Younis Carl Hooper Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah by 51 runs ODI 1810 17 February Waqar Younis Carl Hooper Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah by 110 runs
February
Zimbabwe in India
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1589 21–25 February Saurav Ganguly Stuart Carlisle Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur by an innings and 101 runs Test 1589 21–25 February Saurav Ganguly Stuart Carlisle Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi by 4 wicketsODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 1814 7 March Saurav Ganguly Stuart Carlisle Nahar Singh Stadium, Faridabad by 1 wicket ODI 1815 10 March Saurav Ganguly Stuart Carlisle Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali by 64 runs ODI 1816 13 March Saurav Ganguly Stuart Carlisle Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi by 6 wickets ODI 1817 16 March Saurav Ganguly Stuart Carlisle Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad by 5 wickets ODI 1818 19 March Saurav Ganguly Stuart Carlisle Nehru Stadium, Guwahati by 101 runs