South African cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2001–02

The South African national cricket team toured Zimbabwe in September 2001 and played a two-match Test series against the Zimbabwean national cricket team. South Africa won the Test series 1–0. South Africa were captained by Shaun Pollock and Zimbabwe by Heath Streak. In addition, the teams played a three-match series of Limited Overs Internationals (LOI) which South Africa won 3–0.[1]

South African cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2001-02
 
  Zimbabwe South Africa
Dates 7 September 2001 – 30 September 2001
Captains Heath Streak Shaun Pollock
Test series
Result South Africa won the 2-match series 1–0
Most runs Andy Flower (422) Jacques Kallis (388)
Most wickets Travis Friend (6) Claude Henderson (11)
One Day International series
Results South Africa won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs Alistair Campbell (142) Herschelle Gibbs (233)
Most wickets Claude Henderson (7) Grant Flower (3)
Paul Strang (3)
Player of the series Herschelle Gibbs (SA)

Squads

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Tests ODIs
  Zimbabwe   South Africa   Zimbabwe   South Africa

Test Series

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1st Test

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7–11 September
Scorecard
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600/3d (124 overs)
Gary Kirsten 220 (286)
Travis Friend 2/147 (27 overs)
286 (90.3 overs)
Andy Flower 142 (200)
Andre Nel 4/53 (16 overs)
79/1 (15.2 overs)
Jacques Kallis 42* (55)
Travis Friend 1/44 (7 overs)
391 (171.5 overs) (f/o)
Andy Flower 199* (470)
Shaun Pollock 3/67 (29 overs)
South Africa won by 9 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) & Russell Tiffin (Zim)
Player of the match: Andy Flower (Zim)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd Test

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14–18 September
Scorecard
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419/9d (178 overs)
Alistair Campbell 77 (243)
Claude Henderson 4/143 (67 overs)
519/8d (186.2 overs)
Jacques Kallis 189* (443)
Raymond Price 5/181 (79 overs)
96/3 (42 overs)
Hamilton Masakadza 42* (97)
Claude Henderson 3/33 (18 overs)
Match drawn
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Kevan Barbour (ZIM) and John Hampshire (Eng)
Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (SA)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Raymond Price (Zim) took five-wicket haul

ODI series

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1st ODI

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23 September 2001
Scorecard
South Africa  
363/3 (50 overs)
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  Zimbabwe
210/5 (50 overs)
Herschelle Gibbs 125 (112)
Paul Strang 1/56 (10 overs)
Alistair Campbell 81 (117)
Andre Nel 1/27 (8 overs)
South Africa won by 153 runs
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Charles Coventry (Zim) and Jeff Fenwick (Zim)
Player of the match: Herschelle Gibbs (SA)

2nd ODI

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29 September 2001
Scorecard
South Africa  
272/7 (50 overs)
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  Zimbabwe
124 (40.1 overs)
Herschelle Gibbs 69 (77)
Grant Flower 2/21 (5 overs)
Stuart Carlisle 31 (36)
Claude Henderson 4/17 (9.1 overs)
South Africa won by 148 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Quintin Goosen (Zim) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
Player of the match: Jonty Rhodes (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd ODI

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30 September 2001
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  
184/6 (50 overs)
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  South Africa
188/4 (41 overs)
Stuart Carlisle 51 (100)
Claude Henderson 2/34 (10 overs)
Neil McKenzie 69* (86)
Mluleki Nkala 2/46 (9 overs)
South Africa won by 6 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Ahmed Esat (Zim) and Graeme Evans (Zim)
Player of the match: Neil McKenzie (SA)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

References

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  1. ^ "South Africa in Zimbabwe 2001". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
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