| 2000-01 ARY Gold Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 8–20 April 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | Won by Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series | Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Humayun Farhat, Mohammad Sami (both Pak) and Akalanka Ganegama (SL) made their ODI debuts.
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
- Fixtures
- "Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo.
| International cricket in 2000–01 | |
|---|---|
| Preceding season: International cricket in 2000 | |
| September 2000 | |
| October 2000 | |
| November 2000 | |
| December 2000 | |
| January 2001 | |
| February 2001 | |
| March 2001 | |
| April 2001 | |
| Following season: International cricket in 2001 | |