2002–03 Australia Tri-Nation Series

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The 2002–03 Australia Tri-Nation Series (more commonly known as the 2002–03 VB Series) was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tri-series where Australia played host to England and Sri Lanka. Australia and England reached the Finals, which Australia won 2–0.

Date13 December 2002 – 25 January 2003
LocationAustralia
ResultWon by  Australia
2–0 in final series
Australia  England
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2002–03 VB Series
Date13 December 2002 – 25 January 2003
LocationAustralia
ResultWon by  Australia
2–0 in final series
Teams
 Australia  England  Sri Lanka
Captains
Ricky Ponting Nasser Hussain Sanath Jayasuriya
Most runs
Matthew Hayden (458) Nick Knight (461) Sanath Jayasuriya (359)
Most wickets
Brett Lee (18) James Anderson (13) Dilhara Fernando (13)
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Uniforms

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Australia A

Australia A kit

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Australia

Australia kit

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England

England kit

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka kit

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Squads

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 Australia  England  Sri Lanka
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Points table

The winning team of a match normally earned 5 points and the losing team 1 point. Each team received 3 points in the event of a no result or tied game.

A bonus point was available if the winning team scored at a run rate of at least 1.25 times the losing team. In this series however, this bonus point was also deducted from the other team, resulting in the winning team earning 6 points and the losing team zero.

The two teams with the most points at the conclusion of the series played in a best-of-three final.[1]

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Pos Team P W L NR T Points NRR
1  Australia 8710038+0.730
2  England 8350020−0.023
3  Sri Lanka 8260014−0.993
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Group stage

1st Match: Australia v England

13 December 2002
14:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
England 
8/251 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
3/252 (45 overs)
NV Knight 111* (133)
B Lee 4/47 (8 overs)
ML Hayden 98 (92)
ID Blackwell 2/38 (10 overs)
Australia won by 7 wickets[2]
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: RE Koertzen (SA) and SJA Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: ML Hayden (Aus)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Gareth Batty (Eng) made his ODI debut.

2nd Match: Australia v England

15 December 2002
14:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia 
6/318 (50 overs)
v
 England
229 (48 overs)
AC Gilchrist 124 (104)
ID Blackwell 2/54 (10 overs)
NV Knight 70 (68)
B Lee 2/31 (9 overs)
Australia won by 89 runs[3]
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and SJA Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: AC Gilchrist (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • James Anderson (Eng) made his ODI debut.

3rd Match: England v Sri Lanka

17 December 2002
13:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
England 
292 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
6/249 (50 overs)
N Hussain 79 (106)
CRD Fernando 3/68 (10 overs)
DPMD Jayawardene 71 (92)
SJ Harmison 2/39 (10 overs)
England won by 43 runs[4]
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: DB Hair (Aus) and RE Koertzen (SA)
Player of the match: AJ Stewart (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Steve Harmison (Eng) made his ODI debut.

4th Match: England v Sri Lanka

20 December 2002
12:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
England 
9/258 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
163 (43.4 overs)
PD Collingwood 100 (124)
CRD Fernando 4/48 (10 overs)
RP Arnold 44 (82)
AR Caddick 3/30 (10 overs)
England won by 95 runs[5]
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and SJA Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: PD Collingwood (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.

5th Match: Australia v Sri Lanka

22 December 2002
12:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia 
5/305 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
163 (43 overs)
DS Lehmann 119 (119)
RAP Nissanka 3/54 (8 overs)
KC Sangakkara 40 (70)
B Lee 3/23 (7 overs)
Australia won by 142 runs[6]
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: DB Hair (Aus) and RE Koertzen (SA)
Player of the match: DS Lehmann (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

6th Match: Australia v Sri Lanka

9 January 2003
14:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
5/343 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
264 (49.3 overs)
ST Jayasuriya 122 (105)
SR Watson 2/72 (10 overs)
MG Bevan 41 (51)
ST Jayasuriya 4/39 (10 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 79 runs[7]
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: SJA Taufel (Aus) and RB Tiffin (Zim)
Player of the match: ST Jayasuriya (SL)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bowl.

7th Match: Australia v England

11 January 2003
10:00
Scorecard
Australia 
4/271 (50 overs)
v
 England
7/264 (50 overs)
DR Martyn 101* (114)
JM Anderson 2/40 (10 overs)
NV Knight 85 (102)
GB Hogg 3/55 (9 overs)
Australia won by 7 runs[8]
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Umpires: DB Hair (Aus) and DL Orchard (SA)
Player of the match: DR Martyn (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

8th Match: England v Sri Lanka

13 January 2003
14:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
7/284 (50 overs)
v
 England
253 (49.2 overs)
ST Jayasuriya 106 (110)
AR Caddick 2/29 (10 overs)
ME Trescothick 85 (86)
PA de Silva 4/30 (6.2 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 31 runs[9]
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: DB Hair (Aus) and RB Tiffin (Zim)
Player of the match: ST Jayasuriya (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

9th Match: Australia v Sri Lanka

15 January 2003
13:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
9/211 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
6/214 (48.5 overs)
MS Atapattu 70 (101)
GB Hogg 2/38 (10 overs)
MG Bevan 45* (79)
M Muralitharan 4/27 (10 overs)
Australia won by 4 wickets[10]
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: SJA Taufel (Aus) and DL Orchard (SA)
Player of the match: MG Bevan (Aus)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

10th Match: England v Sri Lanka

17 January 2003
13:45 (D/N)
Scorecard
England 
7/279 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
260 (49.2 overs)
NV Knight 88 (110)
MKGCB Lakshitha 2/42 (9 overs)
ST Jayasuriya 99 (83)
AR Caddick 4/35 (10 overs)
England won by 19 runs[11]
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: DJ Harper (Aus) and RB Tiffin (Zim)
Player of the match: AR Caddick (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.

11th Match: Australia v England

19 January 2003
13:45 (D/N)
Scorecard
England 
152 (48.3 overs)
v
 Australia
6/153 (47.3 overs)
PD Collingwood 63* (106)
NW Bracken 3/21 (7.3 overs)
DR Martyn 59 (102)
ID Blackwell 3/26 (10 overs)
Australia won by 4 wickets[12]
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: DJ Harper (Aus) and DL Orchard (SA)
Player of the match: NW Bracken (Aus)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Michael Clarke (Aus) made his ODI debut.

12th Match: Australia v Sri Lanka

21 January 2003
14:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
8/214 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
1/215 (34.3 overs)
DA Gunawardene 45 (72)
GB Hogg 3/37 (10 overs)
Ricky Ponting 106* (97)
WPUJC Vaas 1/45 (8 overs)
Australia won by 9 wickets[13]
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: DJ Harper (Aus) and RB Tiffin (Zim)
Player of the match: RT Ponting (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

Final series

1st Final: Australia v England

23 January 2003
14:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
England 
117 (41 overs)
v
 Australia
0/118 (12.2 overs)
PD Collingwood 43 (71)
AJ Bichel 4/18 (7 overs)
AC Gilchrist 69* (37)
RC Irani 0/14 (2 overs)
Australia won by 10 wickets[14]
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: DL Orchard (SA) and SJA Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: B Lee (Aus)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd Final: Australia v England

25 January 2003
14:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia 
7/229 (50 overs)
v
 England
224 (49.3 overs)
GB Hogg 71* (77)
RC Irani 3/46 (10 overs)
AJ Stewart 60 (70)
B Lee 5/30 (9.3 overs)
Australia won by 5 runs[15]
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: DB Hair (Aus) and RB Tiffin (Zim)
Player of the match: B Lee (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Australia won the best of three final series against England 2–0.

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