The 2001–02 Australia Tri-Nation Series (more commonly as the 2001–02 VB Series) was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tri-series (14 matches) where Australia played host to 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 failed to reach the final; and captain Steve Waugh was consequently sacked as ODI captain, replaced by Ricky Ponting.
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.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4]
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 a 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 a 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.[5]
AftermathEdit
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.[6]
NotesEdit
^"VB Series, 2001–02". Cricinfo. Wisden. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
^"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. from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
ReferencesEdit
Waugh, Steve (2002). Steve Waugh: Captain's diary 2002. HarperCollinsPublishers (Australia). ISBN0-7322-7558-X.
External linksEdit
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The 2001 02 Australia Tri Nation Series more commonly as the 2001 02 VB Series was a One Day International ODI cricket tri series 14 matches where Australia played host to 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 failed to reach the final and captain Steve Waugh was consequently sacked as ODI captain replaced by Ricky Ponting 2001 02 VB SeriesDate11 January 2002 8 February 2002LocationAustraliaResultWon by South Africa2 0 in final seriesPlayer of the seriesShane BondTeams Australia New Zealand South AfricaCaptainsSteve WaughStephen FlemingShaun PollockMost runsPonting 254 Bevan 251 Martyn 226Cairns 314 Fleming 309 McMillan 275Rhodes 345 Kallis 322 Gibbs 293Most wicketsMcGrath 14 Bichel 8 Lee 8Bond 21 Cairns 12 Harris 8Ntini 14 Pollock 13 Donald 12 2000 012002 03 South African Jonty Rhodes was the leading run scorer for the series while New Zealander Shane Bond was the leading wicket taker 1 Contents 1 Squads 2 Points Table 2 1 Points system 3 Group stage 3 1 1st match Australia v New Zealand 3 2 2nd match Australia v South Africa 3 3 3rd match New Zealand v South Africa 3 4 4th match Australia v New Zealand 3 5 5th match New Zealand v South Africa 3 6 6th match Australia v South Africa 3 7 7th match Australia v South Africa 3 8 8th match Australia v New Zealand 3 9 9th match New Zealand v South Africa 3 10 10th Match Australia v New Zealand 3 11 11th Match New Zealand v South Africa 3 12 12th Match Australia v South Africa 4 Finals 4 1 1st final 4 2 2nd final 5 Aftermath 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksSquads EditSquads Australia New Zealand South AfricaSteve Waugh c Stephen Fleming c Shaun Pollock c Adam Gilchrist wk Adam Parore wk Mark Boucher wk Ryan Campbell wk Andre Adams Nicky BojeMichael Bevan Nathan Astle Boeta DippenaarAndy Bichel Shane Bond Allan DonaldJason Gillespie Chris Cairns Steve ElworthyIan Harvey James Franklin Herschelle GibbsMatthew Hayden Chris Harris Jacques KallisBrett Lee Brendon McCullum Justin KempDarren Lehmann Craig McMillan Gary KirstenGlenn Mcgrath Dion Nash Lance KlusenerDamien Martyn Mark Richardson Charl LangeveldtRicky Ponting Scott Styris Neil McKenzieAndrew Symonds Daniel Vettori Makhaya NtiniShane Warne Lou Vincent Justin OntongMark Waugh Jonty RhodesBrad Williams Points Table EditPos Team P W L NR T BP Points NRR1 South Africa 8 4 4 0 2 18 0 0402 New Zealand 8 4 4 0 1 17 0 1543 Australia 8 4 4 0 1 17 0 186Points system Edit Won 4 points Lost 0 points Tie or 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 stage Edit1st match Australia v New Zealand Edit 11 January 2002 14 30 D N scorecard New Zealand 8 199 50 overs v Australia176 42 overs Harris 63 92 Lee 3 43 10 overs Ponting 45 54 Bond 3 53 10 overs New Zealand won by 23 runsMelbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Umpires Darrell Hair AUS amp Bob Parry Aus Player of the match Chris Harris 2nd match Australia v South Africa Edit 13 January 2002 14 30 D N scorecard Australia 198 48 5 overs v South Africa6 199 48 3 overs S Waugh 62 86 Pollock 3 25 9 overs Rhodes 43 101 Gillespie 2 28 10 overs South Africa won by 4 wicketsMelbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Umpires Steve Davis AUS amp Simon Taufel Aus Player of the match Shaun Pollock 3rd match New Zealand v South Africa Edit 15 January 2002 10 00 scorecard South Africa 7 257 50 overs v New Zealand9 231 50 overs Gary Kirsten 97 118 Daniel Vettori 2 37 10 overs Stephen Fleming 85 112 Allan Donald 3 40 10 overs South Africa won by 26 runsBellerive Oval Hobart Umpires Steve Davis AUS amp Daryl Harper Aus Player of the match Gary Kirsten 4th match Australia v New Zealand Edit 17 January 2002 14 30 D N scorecard New Zealand 9 235 50 overs v Australia212 47 2 overs Harris 42 43 Harvey 2 40 10 overs Bevan 66 98 Harris 3 37 8 2 overs New Zealand won by 23 runsSydney Cricket Ground Sydney Umpires Bob Parry AUS amp Simon Taufel Aus Player of the match Chris Harris 5th match New Zealand v South Africa Edit 19 January 2002 13 30 D N scorecard South Africa 241 48 3 overs v New Zealand6 244 49 1 overs Kallis 65 68 Bond 4 37 9 3 overs Cairns 102 99 Pollock 2 29 9 1 overs New Zealand won by 4 wicketsThe Gabba Brisbane Umpires Steve Davis AUS amp Darrell Hair Aus Player of the match Chris Cairns 6th match Australia v South Africa Edit 20 January 2002 13 30 D N scorecard Australia 4 241 50 overs v South Africa214 48 4 overs Martyn 104 121 Elworthy 2 53 10 overs McKenzie 68 85 McGrath 4 30 9 4 overs Australia won by 27 runsThe Gabba Brisbane Umpires Daryl Harper AUS amp Simon Taufel Aus Player of the match Damien Martyn 7th match Australia v South Africa Edit 22 January 2002 14 30 D N scorecard South Africa 106 38 3 overs v Australia2 107 18 4 overs Kirsten 44 77 Bichel 5 19 6 3 overs M Waugh 55 62 Klusener 1 28 2 4 overs Australia won by 8 wicketsSydney Cricket Ground Sydney Umpires Darrell Hair AUS amp Daryl Harper AUS Player of the match Andy Bichel 8th match Australia v New Zealand Edit 26 January 2002 14 00 D N scorecard New Zealand 5 242 50 overs v Australia165 50 overs Astle 95 135 McGrath 2 36 10 overs Bevan 45 62 Bond 5 25 9 2 overs New Zealand won by 77 runsAdelaide Oval Adelaide Umpires Steve Davis AUS amp Simon Taufel Aus Player of the match Shane Bond 9th match New Zealand v South Africa Edit 27 January 2002 14 00 D N scorecard South Africa 5 253 50 overs v New Zealand160 50 overs Gibbs 89 132 Cairns 2 69 10 overs Fleming 43 80 Boje 4 31 10 overs South Africa won by 93 runsAdelaide Oval Adelaide Umpires Daryl Harper AUS amp Bob Parry Aus Player of the match Mark Boucher 10th Match Australia v New Zealand Edit 29 January 2002 14 30 D N scorecard New Zealand 8 245 50 overs v Australia8 248 49 3 overs Cairns 55 63 McGrath 2 41 10 overs Bevan 102 95 Bond 4 38 9 3 overs Australia won by 2 wicketsMelbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Umpires Darrell Hair AUS amp Simon Taufel Aus Player of the match Michael Bevan 11th Match New Zealand v South Africa Edit 1 February 2002 10 30 scorecard South Africa 5 270 50 overs v New Zealand8 203 50 overs Rhodes 107 135 Nash 3 37 10 overs McMillan 46 54 Ntini 2 23 10 overs South Africa won by 67 runsWACA Ground Perth Umpires Darrell Hair AUS amp Daryl Harper Aus Player of the match Jonty Rhodes 12th Match Australia v South Africa Edit 3 February 2002 10 30 scorecard Australia 7 283 50 overs v South Africa5 250 50 overs Lee 51 36 Boje 2 38 10 overs Kallis 104 120 Lehmann 2 28 5 overs Australia won by 33 runsWACA Ground Perth Umpires Steve Davis AUS amp Bob Parry Aus Player of the match Jacques Kallis 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 2 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 3 Finals Edit1st final Edit 6 February 2002 scorecard New Zealand 190 47 5 overs v South Africa2 191 45 1 overs McMillan 73 99 Ntini 5 31 10 overs Dippenaar 79 107 Cairns 1 27 8 overs South Africa won by 8 wicketsMelbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Umpires Daryl Harper AUS amp Simon Taufel Aus Player of the match Makhaya Ntini 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 4 2nd final Edit 8 February 2002 scorecard New Zealand 175 41 1 overs v South Africa4 173 38 1 overs Cairns 57 73 Kallis 3 23 5 1 overs Rhodes 61 68 Adams 2 33 8 overs South Africa won by 6 wickets D L method Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Umpires Steve Davis AUS amp Simon Taufel Aus Player of the match Jonty RhodesRain 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 a 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 a 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 5 Aftermath EditAustralian 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 6 Notes Edit VB Series 2001 02 Cricinfo Wisden Retrieved 22 December 2009 Waugh 2002 pp 67 74 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 References EditWaugh Steve 2002 Steve Waugh Captain s diary 2002 HarperCollinsPublishers Australia ISBN 0 7322 7558 X External links 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