2001_LG_Abans_Triangular_Series
2001 LG Abans Triangular Series
Cricket series
The 2001 LG Abans Triangular Series was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament held in Sri Lanka in December 2001.[1] It was a tri-nation series between the national representative cricket teams of the Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe. The hosts Sri Lanka won the tournament by defeating the West Indies by 34 runs in the final by D/L method.[2]
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| LG Abans Triangular Series 2001-02 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 8 December – 19 December 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result |  Sri Lanka won the 2001 LG Abans Triangular Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series | Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1st match
8 December Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Nandasena Pathirana (SL) and Gamini Silva (SL) Player of the match: Chaminda Vaas (SL) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Chaminda Vaas became the first Sri Lanka player to take a hat-trick. His figures of 8/19 recorded as the best bowling figures in ODIs and the format's first 8-wicket haul.[3]
- Zimbabwe recorded the lowest total in ODIs.[3]
- Points: Sri Lanka 5, Zimbabwe 0.
2nd match
9 December Scorecard |
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Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Tyron Wijewardene (SL) Player of the match: Stuart Carlisle (Zim) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Zimbabwe 5, West Indies 0.
3rd match
11 December Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 49 runs R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Peter Manuel (SL) Player of the match: Corey Collymore (Win) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jermaine Lawson (WIN) made his ODI debut.
- Points: West Indies 5, Sri Lanka 0.
4th match
12 December Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by 59 runs R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Lalith Jayasundara (SL) and Tyron Wijewardene (SL) Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (SL) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Sri Lanka 5, Zimbabwe 0.
5th match
15 December Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Umpires: Lalith Jayasundara (SL) and Gamini Silva (SL) Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (SL) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Sri Lanka 5, West Indies 0.
6th match
16 December Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 8 wickets Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Umpires: Peter Manuel (SL) and Nandasena Pathirana (SL) Player of the match: Chris Gayle (Win) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Darrel Brown and Ryan Hinds (both WIN) made their ODI debuts
- Points: West Indies 5, Zimbabwe 0.
Final
19 December Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by 34 runs (D/L) R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Joel Wilson (WI) Player of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sri Lanka won the 2001-02 LG Abans Triangular Series.
- "LG Abans Triangular Series, 2001-02". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- "Sri Lanka squash West Indian hopes of consolatory victory". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- "Chaminda Vaas starts LG Abans tri-series with record-breaking bonanza". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2016.