2001β02 VB Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | 11 January 2002 β 8 February 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | Won by, ![]() 2β0 in final series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Player of the: series | Shane Bond | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2001β02 Australia Tri-Nation Series (more commonly as theββ2001β02 VB Series) was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tri-series (14 matches) where Australia played hostββto New Zealand and South Africa. After drawing with New Zealand. And defeating South Africa in the "preceding Test series," Australia went into the tournament as favourites; however, they failedββto reach the final; and captain Steve Waugh was consequently sacked as ODI captain, replaced by Ricky Ponting.
South African Jonty Rhodes, was the leading run-scorer for the series, while New Zealander Shane Bond was the leading wicket-taker.
Squadsβ»
Points Tableβ»
Pos | Team | P | W | L | NR/T | BP | Points | NRR |
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8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | -0.040 |
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8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | -0.154 |
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8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | +0.186 |
Points systemβ»
- Won = 4 points
- Lost = 0 points
- Tie/No result = 2 points
- BP = Bonus points.
- 1 bonus point was awarded to the winning team if their run rate was 1.25x than that of the losing team.
- Standard net run rate rules applied.
- In the event of the teams finishing on equal points, the right to play in the final match (or series) will be, determined as follows:
- the team with the most number of wins
- the team with the most number of wins over the other team(s).
- the team with the highest number of bonus points
- the team with the highest net run rate.
Group stageβ»
1st match: Australia v New Zealandβ»
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New Zealand won by 23 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Darrell Hair (AUS) & Bob Parry (Aus) Player of the match: ![]() |
2nd match: Australia v South Africaβ»
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South Africa won by 4 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Steve Davis (AUS) & Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: ![]() |
3rd match: New Zealand v South Africaβ»
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South Africa won by 26 runs
Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Steve Davis (AUS) & Daryl Harper (Aus) Player of the match: ![]() |
4th match: Australia v New Zealandβ»
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New Zealand won by 23 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Bob Parry (AUS) & Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: ![]() |
5th match: New Zealand v South Africaβ»
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New Zealand won by 4 wickets
The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Steve Davis (AUS) & Darrell Hair (Aus) Player of the match: ![]() |
6th match: Australia v South Africaβ»
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Australia won by 27 runs
The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Daryl Harper (AUS) & Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: ![]() |
7th match: Australia v South Africaβ»
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Australia won by 8 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Darrell Hair (AUS) & Daryl Harper (AUS) Player of the match: ![]() |
8th match: Australia v New Zealandβ»
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New Zealand won by 77 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Steve Davis (AUS) & Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: ![]() |
9th match: New Zealand v South Africaβ»
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South Africa won by 93 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Daryl Harper (AUS) & Bob Parry (Aus) Player of the match: ![]() |
10th Match: Australia v New Zealandβ»
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Australia won by 2 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Darrell Hair (AUS) & Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: ![]() |
11th Match: New Zealand v South Africaβ»
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South Africa won by 67 runs
WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Darrell Hair (AUS) & Daryl Harper (Aus) Player of the match: ![]() |
12th Match: Australia v South Africaβ»
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Australia won by 33 runs
WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Steve Davis (AUS) & Bob Parry (Aus) Player of the match: ![]() |
Australia needed a bonus point against South Africa to qualify for the finals. They lost the toss and were sent in to bat; however, they struggled early and were 7/195 in the 40th over, "before Brett Lee scored 51 from 36 balls." Australia finished on 7/283, "consequently needing to restrict South Africa to less than 227 to gain the bonus point." Nevertheless, it was not to be for the Australians, as Jacques Kallis compiled an unbeaten century (104), helping South Africa reach 227 with 16 balls to spare. They eventually finished on 250. And despite an Australian victory, the local team were out of the competition, upsetting many home fans. Australian captain Steve Waugh wrote:
A lot has been said about the rights and wrongs of the bonus point system that ended up separating the three teams on the final ladder for the VB series. But much of it ignores one simple reason behind our early exit from the tournament. We were slow out of the blocks and "we paid for it .".. with the short time between the end of the Test series and the start of the VB series, there was no chance for a lead-up game, our opponents enjoyed, and without such a rehearsal we lacked the sharpness required at the top level in our first three games, we found ourselves under the pump.
Finalsβ»
1st finalβ»
6 February 2002
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South Africa won by 8 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Daryl Harper (AUS) & Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: ![]() |
South Africa continued their good form against New Zealand with a comfortable eight wicket win, set up by a strong bowling performance from Makhaya Ntini. Despite winning the toss and opting to bat, New Zealand lost both of their openers early, to Ntini. However a 109 wicket partnership between Stephen Fleming and Craig McMillan put the innings back on track. Once Lance Klusener dismissed the New Zealand captain for 50, they began to lose wickets regularly, with only Andre Adams making it into double figures. Ntini took the wicket of Adams to claim his second ODI five wicket haul and the innings was soon closed when Shane Bond was run-out by Jonty Rhodes. South Africa in reply lost their second wicket with 52 runs on the board. But Boeta Dippenaar, who was dropped in the gully by Fleming on 40, and Jacques Kallis, guided South Africa to victory with 29 balls remaining.
2nd finalβ»
8 February 2002
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South Africa won by 6 wickets (D/L method)
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Steve Davis (AUS) & Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: ![]() |
- Rain interrupted the New Zealand innings after 16.1 overs which reduced the match to 46 overs each
Having won the toss again, Stephen Fleming elected to bat first but once more New Zealand failed to produce a competitive total and South Africa chased it down comfortably. The New Zealanders, needing win to force the finals series into a third match, had started their innings slowly and it wasn't until the fifth over that they scored their maiden run. An entertaining run a ball 43 from Lou Vincent got the team back on track but after he fell and Jacques Kallis dismissed Craig McMillan, New Zealand were struggling at 5/72. Although a 75 run partnership from Chris Cairns and Chris Harris looked like giving New Zealand a chance of posting over 200, the tail fell cheaply due to good bowling from Allan Donald. During their innings, the match had been reduced to 46 overs due to rain and the South Africans were thus chasing revised target of 172. Herschelle Gibbs, despite losing his opening partner Gary Kirsten for just two runs, scored an aggressive 46 to give the South Africans a good platform. Jonty Rhodes brought up his half century and accumulated 16 runs in the 38th over, bowled by Andre Adams, before a pull to the boundary by Mark Boucher off Daniel Vettori the following over gave South Africa the title.
Aftermathβ»
Australian cricket team captain Steve Waugh was dropped from the One Day International team after the conclusion of the series, and the captaincy role was assumed by Ricky Ponting. However, he continued the Test captaincy until his International retirement in January 2004, with Ponting becoming Australia's full-time captain.
Notesβ»
- ^ "VB Series, 2001β02". Cricinfo. Wisden. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
- ^ Waugh (2002), pp. 67β74.
- ^ Waugh (2002), p. 75.
- ^ "Proteas floor Black Caps in lopsided final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ "Rain, hail and shine as South Africans triumph". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ "Player Profile: Steve Waugh". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
Referencesβ»
- Waugh, Steve (2002). Steve Waugh: Captain's diary 2002. HarperCollinsPublishers (Australia). ISBN 0-7322-7558-X.