PSO Tri-Nation Tournament

The PSO Tri-Nation Tournament was a One Day International cricket tournament hosted by Kenya in 2002. The hosts were joined by Australia and Pakistan for the Round-robin tournament where each team played one another twice. The tournament acted as good preparation for the teams as the continent would be hosting the World Cup half a dozen months later.

PSO Tri-Nation Tournament
Sponsor of Tri-Nation Tournament
DateAugust 29, 2002 – September 7, 2002
LocationKenya
ResultShared - Australian and Pakistan
Player of the seriesMatthew Hayden,
Misbah-ul-Haq and
Martin Suji
Teams
 Australia  Kenya  Pakistan
Captains
Ricky Ponting Steve Tikolo Waqar Younis
Most runs
Hayden (265) Otieno (127) Y.Khan (146)
Most wickets
Gillespie (15) Odoyo, M.Suji (4) Akram (8)

After topping the group, the unbeaten Australians took on Pakistan in the final. The Pakistanis batted first and posted 227 but with Australia at 1 for 67 in their chase the rain intervened and the game was declared a 'no result'. The tournament was thus shared between Australia and Pakistan. Man of the series went to one man from each team, Matthew Hayden, Misbah-ul-Haq and Martin Suji.

Points table

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Place Team Played Won Lost Points NetRR
1   Australia 4 4 0 19 +2.925
2   Pakistan 4 2 2 10 -1.386
3   Kenya 4 0 4 0 -1.373

Group matches

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1st match

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29 August 2002
Scorecard
Kenya  
133 (30.3 overs)
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  Pakistan
134/6 (33.3 overs)
KO Otieno 37 (72)
Abdul Razzaq 4/35 (8 overs)
Younis Khan 36 (75)
MA Suji 2/22 (10 overs)
Pakistan won by 4 wickets
Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and RE Koertzen (SA)
Player of the match: Abdul Razzaq (PAK)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Kenya 0; Pakistan 5

2nd match

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30 August 2002
Scorecard
Australia  
332/5 (50 overs)
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  Pakistan
108 (36 overs)
ML Hayden 146 (128)
Shahid Afridi 2/56 (10 overs)
Azhar Mahmood 32 (51)
JN Gillespie 5/22 (10 overs)
Australia won by 224 runs
Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
Umpires: Nadeem Ghauri (PAK) and RB Tiffin (ZIM)
Player of the match: ML Hayden (AUS)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Australia 5; Pakistan 0

3rd match

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1 September 2002
Scorecard
Kenya  
179 (42.3 overs)
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  Pakistan
181/3 (38.4 overs)
KO Otieno 59 (85)
Shoaib Akhtar 2/17 (8 overs)
Younis Khan 87* (91)
JO Angara 1/21 (6 overs)
Pakistan won by 7 wickets
Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and RE Koertzen (SA)
Player of the match: Younis Khan (PAK)
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Kenya 0; Pakistan 5

4th match

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2 September 2002
Scorecard
Kenya  
84 (35.3 overs)
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  Australia
85/2 (17 overs)
BJ Patel 28 (65)
GD McGrath 3/8 (8 overs)
ML Hayden 40* (49)
MA Suji 1/25 (8 overs)
Australia won by 8 wickets
Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
Umpires: Nadeem Ghauri (PAK) and RB Tiffin (ZIM)
Player of the match: GD McGrath (AUS)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Kenya 0; Australia 5

5th match

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4 September 2002
Scorecard
Pakistan  
117 (32.3 overs)
v
  Australia
121/1 (19.1 overs)
Misbah-ul-Haq 39 (50)
B Lee 4/32 (8 overs)
ML Hayden 59* (48)
Waqar Younis 1/26 (4 overs)
Australia won by 9 wickets
Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and RE Koertzen (SA)
Player of the match: B Lee (AUS)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Australia 5; Pakistan 0

6th match

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5 September 2002
Scorecard
Kenya  
204/9 (50 overs)
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  Australia
205/5 (49.1 overs)
MO Odumbe 55 (56)
NM Hauritz 4/39 (10 overs)
SR Watson 77* (113)
TM Odoyo 2/38 (9.1 overs)
Australia won by 5 wickets
Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
Umpires: Nadeem Ghauri (PAK) and RB Tiffin (ZIM)
Player of the match: MO Odumbe (KEN)
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Kenya 0; Australia 4

Final

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7 September 2002
Scorecard
Pakistan  
227 (50 overs)
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  Australia
67/1 (9.3 overs)
Abdul Razzaq 59 (43)
JN Gillespie 5/70 (10 overs)
RT Ponting 29* (33)
Wasim Akram 1/33 (5 overs)
No result (D/L method)
Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and RB Tiffin (ZIM)
Player of the match: No award
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Australia's target was 210 runs in 42 overs.
  • The trophy was shared by Australia and Pakistan.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Coupar, Paul; Blake, Martin (2003). "PSO Tri-Nation Tournament, 2002". In de Lisle, Tim (ed.). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2003. London: John Wisden & Co Ltd. ISBN 9780947766771.
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