International cricket in 2000
Season of Cricket
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The 2000 international cricket season was from May 2000 to September 2000.[1]
Season overview
| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 5 May 2000 |  West Indies |
 Pakistan |
1–0 [3] | — | — | — |
| 18 May 2000 |  England |
 Zimbabwe |
1–0 [2] | — | — | — |
| 14 June 2000 |  Sri Lanka |
Pakistan |
0–2 [3] | — | — | — |
| 15 June 2000 | England |
West Indies |
3–1 [5] | — | — | — |
| 4 July 2000 | Sri Lanka |
 South Africa |
1–1 [2] | — | — | — |
| 16 August 2000 |  Australia |
South Africa |
— | 1–1 [3] | — | — |
| International tournaments | ||||||
| Start date | Tournament | Winners | ||||
| 1 April 2000 | 2000 Cable & Wireless ODI Series |
Pakistan | ||||
| 29 May 2000 |  2000 Asia Cup |
Pakistan | ||||
| 5 July 2000 | 2000 Singer Triangular Series |
Sri Lanka | ||||
| 6 July 2000 | 2000 NatWest Triangular Series |
England | ||||
| 20 August 2000 |  2000 Singapore Challenge |
South Africa | ||||
April
2000 Cable & Wireless ODI Series
May
Pakistan in the West Indies
| Test series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1494 | 5-9 May 2000 | Jimmy Adams | Moin Khan | Bourda, Georgetown | Match drawn |
| Test 1496 | 18-22 May 2000 | Jimmy Adams | Moin Khan | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Match drawn |
| Test 1497 | 25-29 May 2000 | Jimmy Adams | Moin Khan | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's | West Indies won by 1 wicket |
Zimbabwe in England
| Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 1495 | 18–21 May | Nasser Hussain | Andy Flower | Lord's, London | England by an innings and 209 runs | |||
| Test 1498 | 1–5 June | Nasser Hussain | Andy Flower | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Match drawn | |||
2000 Asia Cup
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.920 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +1.077 |
| 3 |  India |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.416 |
| 4 | Bangladesh |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −2.800 |
| Group stage | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
| ODI 1596 | 29 May | Bangladesh | Aminul Islam | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Sri Lanka by 9 wickets | |
| ODI 1597 | 30–31 May | Bangladesh | Aminul Islam | India | Saurav Ganguly | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | India by 8 wickets | |
| ODI 1598 | 1 June | India | Saurav Ganguly | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Sri Lanka by 71 runs | |
| ODI 1599 | 2 June | Bangladesh | Aminul Islam | Pakistan | Moin Khan | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Pakistan by 233 runs | |
| ODI 1600 | 3 June | India | Saurav Ganguly | Pakistan | Moin Khan | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Pakistan by 44 runs | |
| ODI 1601 | 5 June | Pakistan | Moin Khan | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Pakistan by 7 wickets | |
| Final | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
| ODI 1602 | 7 June | Pakistan | Moin Khan | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Pakistan by 39 runs | |
June
Pakistan in Sri Lanka
| Test series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1499 | 14-17 June 2000 | Sanath Jayasuriya | Moin Khan | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Pakistan won by 5 wickets |
| Test 1501 | 21-24 June 2000 | Sanath Jayasuriya | Moin Khan | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Pakistan won by an innings and 163 runs |
| Test 1502 | 28 June-2 July 2000 | Sanath Jayasuriya | Moin Khan | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | Match drawn |
July
West Indies in England
| Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 1500 | 15–17 June | Nasser Hussain | Jimmy Adams | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | West Indies won by an innings and 93 runs | |||
| Test 1503 | 29 June–1 July | Alec Stewart | Jimmy Adams | Lord's, London | England won by 2 wickets | |||
| Test 1506 | 3–7 August | Nasser Hussain | Jimmy Adams | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | Match drawn | |||
| Test 1508 | 17–18 August | Nasser Hussain | Jimmy Adams | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | England won by an innings and 39 runs | |||
| Test 1509 | 31 August–4 September | Nasser Hussain | Jimmy Adams | Kennington Oval, London | England won by 158 runs | |||
2000 NatWest Triangular Series
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| England | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| West Indies | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
2000 Singer Triangular Series
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| South Africa |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Pakistan |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Group stage | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
| ODI 1603 | 5 July | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | Pakistan | Moin Khan | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Sri Lanka by 5 wickets | |
| ODI 1604 | 6 July | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | South Africa | Shaun Pollock | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Sri Lanka by 37 runs | |
| ODI 1606 | 8 July | Pakistan | Moin Khan | South Africa | Shaun Pollock | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | South Africa by 18 runs | |
| ODI 1608 | 9 July | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | Pakistan | Moin Khan | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 6 wickets | |
| ODI 1610 | 11 July | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | South Africa | Shaun Pollock | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 8 wickets | |
| ODI 1612 | 12 July | Pakistan | Moin Khan | South Africa | Shaun Pollock | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | South Africa by 18 runs | |
| Final | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
| ODI 1614 | 14 July | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya | South Africa | Shaun Pollock | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 30 runs | |
South Africa in Sri Lanka
| Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 1504 | 20–23 July | Sanath Jayasuriya | Shaun Pollock | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Sri Lanka won by an innings and 15 runs | |||
| Test 1505 | 30 July–2 August | Sanath Jayasuriya | Shaun Pollock | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | South Africa won by 7 runs | |||
| Test 1507 | 6–10 August | Sanath Jayasuriya | Shaun Pollock | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Match drawn | |||
August
South Africa in Australia
| ODI series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 1620 | 16 August 2000 | Steve Waugh | Shaun Pollock | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | Australia won by 94 runs |
| ODI 1621 | 18 August 2000 | Steve Waugh | Shaun Pollock | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | Match tied |
| ODI 1622 | 20 August 2000 | Steve Waugh | Shaun Pollock | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | South Africa won by 8 runs |
2000 Singapore Challenge Trophy
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | Points | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.533 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.412 |
 New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.439 |
| Group stage | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
| ODI 1623 | 20 August | Pakistan | Waqar Younis | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | Kallang Ground, Singapore | Pakistan by 12 runs | |
| ODI 1624 | 23 August | Pakistan | Waqar Younis | South Africa | Shaun Pollock | Kallang Ground, Singapore | Pakistan by 28 runs | |
| ODI 1625 | 25 August | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | South Africa | Shaun Pollock | Kallang Ground, Singapore | South Africa by 8 wickets | |
| Final | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
| ODI 1626 | 27 August | Pakistan | Waqar Younis | South Africa | Shaun Pollock | Kallang Ground, Singapore | South Africa by 93 runs (D/L method) | |