West Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2001
The West Indies cricket team toured Zimbabwe in June and July 2001 to play 2 Test matches against Zimbabwe. The series was named Clive Lloyd Trophy, in honor of former West Indian great Clive Lloyd.[1] West Indies won the first title of the trophy by 1-0.[2]
| West Indies in Zimbabwe in 2001 | |||
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| Zimbabwe | West Indies | ||
| Dates | 19 July – 31 July 2001 | ||
| Captains | Heath Streak | Carl Hooper | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | West Indies won the 2-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Alistair Campbell (202) | Chris Gayle (233) | |
| Most wickets | Bryan Strang (10) | Colin Stuart (6) | |
| Player of the series | Chris Gayle (WIN) | ||
Before the Test series, West Indies participated to a triangular Limited Overs International competition with Zimbabwe and India.[3] The West Indies tour consisted 3 List A matches and 2 First-class matches as well.[4]
Squads
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West Indies |
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Tour matches
List A: CFX Academy vs West Indians
List A: Zimbabwe Country vs West Indians
20 June 2001 Scorecard |
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Zimbabwe Country Districts 210/3 (48 overs) | |
- West Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
List A: Zimbabwe A vs West Indians
First-class: Zimbabwe President's XI vs West Indians
9–11 July 2001 Scorecard |
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Zimbabwe President's XI | |
- Zimbabwe President's XI won the toss and elected to field.
First-class: Zimbabwe A vs West Indians
14–16 July 2001 Scorecard |
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55/0 (9 overs) Guy Croxford 41* (32) |
- Zimbabwe A won the toss and elected to field.
Test series
1st Test
19–22 July 2001 scorecard |
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tatenda Taibu (Zim) made his Test debut.
2nd Test
27–31 July 2001 scorecard |
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Hamilton Masakadza (Zim) made his Test debut.
- Hamilton Masakadza beat the record held by Tatenda Taibu to become the youngest player to play for Zimbabwe. He also became the youngest player to score a century on Test debut (17 years, 354 days), and the second Zimbabwe player to score a century on Test debut.[5]
Coca-Cola Cup
The Coca-Cola Cup was a One Day International (ODI) tournament that was held between 23 June and 8 July 2001 in Zimbabwe. It was held after the Test series between Zimbabwe and India. India were the third team that competed in addition to Zimbabwe and West Indies for the Coca-Cola Cup. After six games between the three sides in the round-robin group stage, West Indies and India qualified for the final.[6] India entered as favorites into the final having defeated West Indies in each of the two group-stage games. [7]
However, in the final played on 7 July at the Harare Sports Club, West Indies defeated India by 16 runs. After having been put in to bat upon losing the toss, openers Chris Gayle and Daren Ganga started off strongly for West Indies scoring 96 runs in the first 15 overs. Setting India a target of 291, Corey Collymore, picking the crucial wickets of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman, returned figures of 4/49, and was named the player of the match.[8]
References
- "Test trophy to be named after Clive Lloyd". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- "West Indies take series as final day of Second Test is ruined by rain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- CricketArchive – tour itinerary. Retrieved on 14 December 2010.
- "Records / West Indies tour of Zimbabwe, Jun-Jul 2001 / All matches / Match results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- "Masakadza breaks many a records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- Ward, John (6 July 2001). "India look favourites to win Coca-Cola Cup final against West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- Lokapally, Vijay (7 July 2001). "Can the Caribbeans stop Indian juggernaut?". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- "West Indies upset India in Coca-Cola Cup final". ESPN Cricinfo. 7 July 2001. Retrieved 12 August 2017.