2000–01 Sharjah Champions Trophy

The 2000–2001 Coca-Cola Champions Trophy was a triangular ODI cricket competition held in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates from 20 to 29 October 2000.[1] It featured the national cricket teams of India, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. Its official sponsor was Coca-Cola. The tournament was won by Sri Lanka, who defeated India in the final.

2000-01 Coca-Cola Champions Trophy
Date20-29 October 2000
LocationSharjah, United Arab Emirates
ResultWon by Sri Lanka
Player of the seriesSanath Jayasuriya (SL)
Teams
 India  Sri Lanka  Zimbabwe
Captains
Sourav Ganguly Sanath Jayasuriya Heath Streak
Most runs
Sachin Tendulkar (179) Sanath Jayasuriya (413) Andy Flower (190)
Most wickets
Zaheer Khan (8) Muttiah Muralitharan (15) Travis Friend (9)

Points table
Team Pld W L T NR NRR Pts[2]
 Sri Lanka 44000+1.2268
 India 42200-0.3974
 Zimbabwe 40400−0.8190

Group stage

1st ODI
20 October (D/N)
Scorecard
India 
224/8 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
225/5 (43.5 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 101 (140)
Muttiah Muralitharan 2/36 (10 overs)
Russell Arnold 59 (70)
Ajit Agarkar 2/39 (8 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: George Sharp (ENG) and Steve Dunne (NZ)
Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (IND)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd ODI
21 October (D/N)
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
225/4 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
229/3 (43.5 overs)
Andy Flower 120* (141)
Nuwan Zoysa 1/30 (10 overs)
Marvan Atapattu 90 (138)
Paul Strang 1/26 (4 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 7 Wickets
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: George Sharp (ENG) and Daryl Harper (AUS)
Player of the match: Andy Flower (ZIM)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
  • Andy Flower scores his 2nd ODI century in his 150th match, after scoring a century on debut during the 1992 World Cup.[3]

3rd ODI
22 October (D/N)
Scorecard
India 
265/8 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
252/6 (50 overs)
Rahul Dravid 85 (121)
Travis Friend 4/55 (10 overs)
Andy Flower 63 (68)
Zaheer Khan 3/37 (10 overs)
India won by 13 runs
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and Daryl Harper (AUS)
Player of the match: Zaheer Khan (IND)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.

4th ODI
25 October (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
276/9 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
153 (48.3 overs)
Sanath Jayasuriya 87 (66)
Grant Flower 2/29 (8 overs)
Dirk Viljoen 60 (86)
Nuwan Zoysa 3/16 (9 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 123 runs
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: George Sharp (ENG) and Steve Dunne (NZ)
Player of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.

5th ODI
26 October (D/N)
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
218/9 (50 overs)
v
 India
219/7 (48.3 overs)
Alistair Campbell 105* (133)
Zaheer Khan 4/42 (10 overs)
Sourav Ganguly 66 (98)
Travis Friend 3/39 (10 overs)
India won by 3 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and Daryl Harper (AUS)
Player of the match: Alistair Campbell (ZIM)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.

6th ODI
27 October (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
294/5 (50 overs)
v
 India
226 (48.5 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 128 (123)
Ajit Agarkar 3/48 (10 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 61 (54)
Muttiah Muralitharan 7/30 (10 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 68 runs
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: George Sharp (ENG) and Steve Dunne (NZ)
Player of the match: Muttiah Muralitharan (SL)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.

Final
29 October (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
299/5 (50 overs)
v
 India
54 (26.3 overs)
Sanath Jayasuriya 189 (161)
Sourav Ganguly 1/15 (1 overs)
Robin Singh 11 (38)
Chaminda Vaas 5/14 (9.3) overs)
Sri Lanka won by 245 runs
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: George Sharp (ENG) and Daryl Harper (AUS)
Player of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
  • India recorded their lowest team total in ODI and the joint-third lowest overall

References
  1. Fixtures
  2. "Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo.
  3. Dawson, Marc (2013). Outside Edge: An Eclectic Collection of Cricketing Facts, Feats & Figures. United Kingdom: Pitch Publishing. p. 288. ISBN 978-1909178557.
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