2000 NatWest Triangular Series

April 2022 2000 NatWest Series Zimbabwean cricket team in England in 2000 West Indian cricket team in England in 2000 6–22 July 2000 England England beat Zimbabwe in the final Alec Stewart (Eng) ENG WIN ZIM Nasser Hussain Jimmy Adams Andy Flower Alec Stewart (408) Brian Lara (204) Alistair Campbell (257) Craig White (11) Franklyn Rose (8) Heath Streak (10) 2001 The 2000 NatWest Series was a One Day International cricket tournament that took place in England between 6 and 22 July 2000. It was a tri-nation series involving England, West Indies and Zimbabwe. Ten matches were played in total, with each team playing one another thrice during the group stage, and the top two teams advancing to the finals. In the final, England defeated Zimbabwe at Lord's on 22 July 2000 by seven wickets to win the title. Background The Zimbabwe team played in a two Test match series against England in May-June 2000, which was won by England.https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/zimbabwe-tour-of-england-and-ireland-2000-61988 Zimbabwe tour of England and Ireland 2000 ESPNcricinfo 1 June 2024 The West Indies was scheduled to play five tests against England in the Frank Worrell series between June and August 2000.https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-england-and-scotland-2000-61879 West Indies tour of England and Scotland 2000 ESPNcricinfo 1 June 2024 In the midst of the test series between England West Indies, a tri-nation One Day International series involving the England, West Indies and Zimbabwe was scheduled, sponsored by the National Westminster Bank.2000 NatWest Bank Series http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2000/OD_TOURNEYS/NWS/NWS_JUL2000_SCHEDULE.html ESPNcricinfo 25 June 2017 Venues Eight venues across England were used for the series with the final played at Lord's.https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/61069.html?template=ground Grounds, natwest series 2000 ESPNcricinfo 25 June 2017https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/61069.html?template=fixtures Fixtures, Natwest series 2000 ESPNcricinfo 25 June 2024 City Bristol London London Canterbury Manchester Chester-le-Street Birmingham Nottingham Venue Bristol County Ground The Oval Lord's St Lawrence Ground Old Trafford Riverside Ground Edgbaston Cricket Ground Trent BridgeCapacity17,50023,50020,00015,00015,00019,00025,00015,000 Squads +Squadshttps://www.espncricinfo.com/series/natwest-series-2000-61069/squads Squads, natwest series 2000 ESPNcricinfo 1 June 2024 ENG WIN ZIM Nasser Hussain (c) Andy Caddick Robert Croft Mark Ealham Andrew Flintoff Paul Franks Darren Gough Graeme Hick Nick Knight Matthew Maynard Alan Mullally Vikram Solanki Alec Stewart, (wk) Graham Thorpe Marcus Trescothick Craig White Jimmy Adams (c) Sherwin Campbell Shivnarine Chanderpaul Corey Collymore Mervyn Dillon Chris Gayle Adrian Griffith Wavell Hinds Ridley Jacobs (wk) Reon King Brian Lara Nixon McLean Mahendra Nagamootoo Ricardo Powell Franklyn Rose Ramnaresh Sarwan Courtney Walsh Andy Flower (c), (wk) Heath Streak Grant Flower Alistair Campbell Gary Brent Stuart Carlisle Murray Goodwin Neil Johnson Mpumelelo Mbangwa Mluleki Nkala Henry Olonga Bryan Strang Paul Strang Dirk Viljoen Guy Whittall Craig Wishart Fixtures Ten matches were played in total, with each team playing one another thrice during the group stage, and the top two teams advancing to the finals. Group stage Zimbabwe topped the group stage with four wins from six matches. England finished in second place with seven points, and qualified for the finals to face Zimbabwe.https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/natwest-series-2000-61069/points-table-standings Points table, natwest series 2000 ESPNcricinfo 1 June 2024 TeamPlayedWonLostNo ResultPointsNRR Net Run Rate ZIM 6 4 2 0 8 -0.276 ENG 6 3 2 1 7 0.985 WIN 6 1 4 1 3 -0.700 Matches In the group stage, Zimbabwe won its first three matches to top the table during the early fixtures. After its initial loss to Zimbabwe and a no result against West Indies, England came back to win its next three matches to be placed second. West Indies never really took off in the series, lost all its matches with Zimbabwe, and scored a lone victory in the last dead rubber against England.https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/natwest-series-2000-61069/match-schedule-fixtures-and-results Fixtures and results, natwest series 2000 ESPNcricinfo 1 June 2024 6 July 2000 true WIN ZIM 232/7 (50 overs) Brian Lara 60 (63) Grant Flower 2/27 (6 overs) 233/4 (45 overs) Neil Johnson 95* (128) Franklyn Rose 2/50 (10 overs) Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets Scorecard Bristol County Ground, Bristol Peter Willey (Eng) and Jeremy Lloyds (Eng) Neil Johnson (ZIM) West Indies won the toss and elected to bat. Points: Zimbabwe 2, West Indies 0. 8 July 2000 ENG ZIM 207 (50 overs) Marcus Trescothick 79 (102) Grant Flower 3/9 (3 overs) 210/5 (48.2 overs) Alistair Campbell 80 (136) Andy Caddick 2/27 (10 overs) Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets Scorecard The Oval, London Ken Palmer (Eng) and David Shepherd (Eng) Alistair Campbell (ZIM) England won the toss and elected to bat. Marcus Trescothick (ENG) made his ODI debut. Points: Zimbabwe 2, England 0. 9 July 2000 ENG WIN 158/8 (43.5 overs) Marcus Trescothick 49 (79) Franklyn Rose 3/42 (9 overs) No result Scorecard Lord's, London Ken Palmer (Eng) and Ray Julian (Eng) West Indies won the toss and elected to field. Points: England 1, West Indies 1. 11 July 2000 ZIM WIN 256/4 (50 overs) Guy Whittall 83 (111) Franklyn Rose 2/47 (10 overs) 186/8 (50 overs) Nixon McLean 50* (70) Neil Johnson 2/16 (6 overs) Zimbabwe won by 70 runs Scorecard St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Ray Julian (Eng) and Barry Dudleston (Eng) Guy Whittall (ZIM) West Indies won the toss and elected to field. Points: Zimbabwe 2, West Indies 0. 13 July 2000 true ZIM ENG 114 (38.4 overs) Andy Flower 28 (57) Marcus Trescothick 2/7 (1.4 overs) 115/2 (20.3 overs) Andrew Flintoff 42* (45) Heath Streak 2/32 (6 overs) England won by 8 wickets Scorecard Old Trafford, Manchester George Sharp (Eng) and John Holder (Eng) Andrew Flintoff (ENG) Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat. Points: England 2, Zimbabwe 0. 15 July 2000 WIN ENG 169/8 (50 overs) Brian Lara 54 (101) Alan Mullally 3/27 (10 overs) 171/0 (35.2 overs) Marcus Trescothick 87* (107) England won by 10 wickets Scorecard Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street George Sharp (Eng) and John Hampshire (Eng) Marcus Trescothick (ENG) England won the toss and elected to field. Points: England 2, West Indies 0. 16 July 2000 WIN ZIM 287/5 (50 overs) Sherwin Campbell 105 (137) Dirk Viljoen 3/75 (10 overs) 290/4 (49.1 overs) Murray Goodwin 112* (137) Mervyn Dillon 2/52 (10 overs) Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets Scorecard Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street John Holder (Eng) and John Hampshire (Eng) Murray Goodwin (ZIM) West Indies won the toss and elected to bat. Mahendra Nagamootoo (WIN) made his ODI debut. Points: Zimbabwe 2, West Indies 0. 18 July 2000 true ENG ZIM 262/8 (50 overs) Alec Stewart 101 (144) Heath Streak 3/59 (10 overs) 210/9 (50 overs) Alistair Campbell 60 (95) Craig White 3/34 (8 overs) England won by 52 runs Scorecard Edgbaston, Birmingham Mervyn Kitchen (Eng) and David Constant (Eng) Alec Stewart (ENG) England won the toss and elected to bat. Points: England 2, Zimbabwe 0. 20 July 2000 WIN ENG 195/9 (50 overs) Chris Gayle 37 (71) Craig White 3/35 (10 overs) 192 (49.5 overs) Alec Stewart 100* (147) Reon King 3/30 (10 overs) West Indies won by 3 runs Scorecard Trent Bridge, Nottingham Mervyn Kitchen (Eng) and Barrie Leadbeater (Eng) Chris Gayle (WIN) England won the toss and elected to field. Ramnaresh Sarwan (WIN) and Paul Franks (Eng) made their ODI debuts. Points: West Indies 2, England 0. Final In the final held at Lord's on 22 July 2000, Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat first. Zimbabwe lost three quick wickets within the first few overs with Darren Gough taking two. After Andy Caddick bowled Neil Johnson, Andy and Grant Flower steadied the innings with Grant top scoring with 53 runs. Zimbabwe finished with a paltry total of 169 runs in the allocated 50 overs. While England lost two quick wickets in the chase, Alec Stewart and Graham Hick combined for a partnership of 134 runs to take England closer to victory. England won the match in the 46th over with six wickets to spare.https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/natwest-series-2000-61069/england-vs-zimbabwe-final-66273/match-report Stewart dominates Zimbabwe bowling ESPNcricinfo 1 June 2024 22 July 2000 ZIM ENG 169/7 (50 overs) Grant Flower 53* (102) Darren Gough 3/20 (10 overs) 170/4 (45.2 overs) Alec Stewart 97 (123) Heath Streak 3/30 (10 overs) England won by 6 wickets Scorecard Lord's Cricket Ground, London David Shepherd (Eng) and Peter Willey (Eng) Alec Stewart (Eng) Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat. green England won the 2000 NatWest Series. Stewart was awarded the Man of the Match in the final and Man of the Series awards. References External links 2000 NatWest Series at ESPNcricinfo Category:2000 in English cricket Category:International cricket competitions in 2000 Category:NatWest Group