2001 LG Abans Triangular 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]

LG Abans Triangular Series 2001-02
Date8 December – 19 December 2001
LocationSri Lanka
Result Sri Lanka won the 2001 LG Abans Triangular Series
Player of the seriesSanath Jayasuriya (SL)
Teams
 Sri Lanka  West Indies  Zimbabwe
Captains
Sanath Jayasuriya Carl Hooper Stuart Carlisle
Most runs
Mahela Jayawardene (267) Daren Ganga (223) Stuart Carlisle (103)
Most wickets
Muttiah Muralitharan (10) Corey Collymore (9) Heath Streak (7)

Squads
 Sri Lanka  West Indies  Zimbabwe

Matches

1st match
8 December
Scorecard
 Zimbabwe
38 (15.4 overs)
v
Sri Lanka 
40/1 (4.2 overs)
Stuart Carlisle 16 (35)
Chaminda Vaas 8/19 (8 overs)
Marvan Atapattu 23* (16)
Heath Streak 1/26 (2.2 overs)
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)

2nd match
9 December
Scorecard
West Indies 
173 (49.1 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
175/6 (48.1 overs)
Daren Ganga 59 (89)
Travis Friend 2/26 (8.1 overs)
Andy Flower 47* (77)
Corey Collymore 2/29 (10 overs)
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
West Indies 
250/8 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
201 (43.2 overs)
Brian Lara 60 (53)
Kumar Dharmasena 3/50 (10 overs)
Sanath Jayasuriya 83 (86)
Corey Collymore 5/51 (9.2 overs)
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
Sri Lanka 
272/7 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
213 (47.2 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 96 (108)
Heath Streak 3/51 (10 overs)
Grant Flower 45 (63)
Muttiah Muralitharan 4/32 (10 overs)
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
West Indies 
235 (49.5 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
239/2 (43.1 overs)
Daren Ganga 52 (84)
Charitha Buddhika 2/25 (7 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 106* (94)
Jermaine Lawson 2/47 (10 overs)
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
Zimbabwe 
154 (49.2 overs)
v
 West Indies
155/2 (34 overs)
Heath Streak 57 (88)
Darrel Brown 3/21 (10 overs)
Chris Gayle 85 (79)
Heath Streak 1/16 (6 overs)
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
Sri Lanka 
253/8 (50 overs)
v
 West Indies
212 (45.4 overs)
Sanath Jayasuriya 64 (85)
Carl Hooper 2/32 (10 overs)
Chris Gayle 60 (87)
Kumar Dharmasena 3/44 (10 overs)
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.

References
  1. "LG Abans Triangular Series, 2001-02". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  2. "Sri Lanka squash West Indian hopes of consolatory victory". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  3. "Chaminda Vaas starts LG Abans tri-series with record-breaking bonanza". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
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