2000–01 ARY Gold Cup

2000-01 ARY Gold Cup
Date8–20 April 2001
LocationSharjah, United Arab Emirates
ResultWon by Sri Lanka
Player of the seriesInzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)
Teams
 New Zealand  Pakistan  Sri Lanka
Captains
Craig McMillan Waqar Younis Sanath Jayasuriya
Most runs
Mathew Sinclair (304) Saeed Anwar (329) Mahela Jayawardene (290)
Most wickets
Kyle Mills (4)
Jacob Oram (4)		 Saqlain Mushtaq (9) Muttiah Muralitharan (9)
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The 2000–01 ARY Gold Cup was a triangular ODI cricket competition held in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates from 8 to 20 April 2001. It featured the national cricket teams of New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The tournament was won by Sri Lanka, who defeated Pakistan in the final.

Points table

Team Pld W L T NR NRR Pts
 Pakistan 4 4 0 0 0 +1.166 8
 Sri Lanka 4 1 3 0 0 −0.085 2
 New Zealand 4 1 3 0 0 −0.989 2

1st ODI

8 April (D/N)
Scorecard
Pakistan 
255/9 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
239 (48.3 overs)
Saeed Anwar 90 (117)
Akalanka Ganegama 2/27 (4 overs)
Romesh Kaluwitharana 63 (73)
Waqar Younis 4/49 (8 overs)
Pakistan won by 16 runs
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Dave Orchard (Aus) and Doug Cowie (NZ)
Player of the match: Saeed Anwar (Pak)

2nd ODI

10 April (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
269/9 (50 overs)
v
 New Zealand
163 (42.1 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 116 (129)
Jacob Oram 3/40 (9 overs)
Mathew Sinclair 60 (89)
Muttiah Muralitharan 3/12 (7.1) overs)
Sri Lanka won by 106 runs
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: John Hampshire (Eng) and Dave Orchard (Aus)
Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Andre Adams (NZ) made his ODI debut.

3rd ODI

12 April (D/N)
Scorecard
New Zealand 
266/7 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
270/2 (42.1 overs)
Mathew Sinclair 117 (144)
Abdul Razzaq 2/31 (7 overs)
Shahid Afridi 70 (43)
Andre Adams 1/38 (8 overs)
Pakistan won by 8 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Doug Cowie (NZ) and John Hampshire (Eng)
Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (Pak)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

4th ODI

13 April (D/N)
Scorecard
Pakistan 
278/9 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
250/8 (50 overs)
Saeed Anwar 88 (99)
Dilhara Fernando 3/50 (9 overs)
Chaminda Vaas 50* (59)
Shahid Afridi 3/44 (10 overs)
Pakistan won by 28 runs
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Dave Orchard (Aus) and Doug Cowie (NZ)
Player of the match: Saeed Anwar (Pak)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Kashif Raza (Pak) made his ODI debut.

5th ODI

15 April (D/N)
Scorecard
New Zealand 
127 (31.3 overs)
v
 Pakistan
131/3 (25.2 overs)
Chris Nevin 50 (40)
Saqlain Mushtaq 4/17 (7.3 overs)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 85* (67)
Jacob Oram 1/23 (5 overs)
Pakistan won by 7 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: John Hampshire (Eng) and Dave Orchard (Aus)
Player of the match: Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Kyle Mills (NZ) made his ODI debut.

6th ODI

17 April (D/N)
Scorecard
New Zealand 
248/6 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
169/8 (50 overs)
Mathew Sinclair 118* (137)
Sanath Jayasuriya 2/47 (10 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 41 (55)
Kyle Mills 3/30 (10 overs)
New Zealand won by 79 runs
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Doug Cowie (NZ) and John Hampshire (Eng)
Player of the match: Mathew Sinclair and Kyle Mills (both NZ)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

Final

20 April (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
297/7 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
220 (41.4 overs)
Marvan Atapattu 89 (119)
Saqlain Mushtaq 3/54 (9 overs)
Saeed Anwar 62 (64)
Chaminda Vaas 3/36 (6 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 77 runs
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Dave Orchard (Aus) and Doug Cowie (NZ)
Player of the match: Marvan Atapattu (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

References

  1. ^ Fixtures
  2. ^ "Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo.