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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)

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.

Squads

 Australia  England  Sri Lanka

Points table

Pos Team P W L NR T Points NRR
1  Australia 8 7 1 0 0 14 +0.730
2  England 8 3 5 0 0 6 −0.023
3  Sri Lanka 8 2 6 0 0 4 −0.993

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[1]
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[2]
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[3]
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[4]
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[5]
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[6]
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[7]
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[8]
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[9]
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[10]
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[11]
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[12]
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: DJ Harper (Aus) and RB Tiffin (Zim)
Player of the match: AC Gilchrist (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[13]
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[14]
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.

References

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  2. ^ "2nd Match, Carlton & United Series at Brisbane, Dec 15 2002". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
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  4. ^ "4th Match, Carlton & United Series at Sydney, Dec 20 2002". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  5. ^ "5th Match, Carlton & United Series at Melbourne, Dec 22 2002". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  6. ^ "6th Match, Carlton & United Series at Sydney, Jan 9 2003". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  7. ^ "7th Match, Carlton & United Series at Adelaide, Jan 11 2003". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  8. ^ "8th Match, Carlton & United Series at Adelaide, Jan 13 2003". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  9. ^ "9th Match (D/N), VB Series at Brisbane, Jan 15 2003". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  10. ^ "10th Match, Carlton & United Series at Hobart, Jan 17 2003". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  11. ^ "11th Match, Carlton & United Series at Perth, Jan 19 2003". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  12. ^ "12th Match, Carlton & United Series at Perth, Jan 21 2003". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
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  14. ^ "2nd Match, Carlton & United Series at Melbourne, Jan 25 2003". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
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