| West Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2001–02 | |||
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| Sri Lanka | West Indies | ||
| Dates | 13 November 2001 – 3 December 2001 | ||
| Captains | Sanath Jayasuriya | Carl Hooper | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Hashan Tillakaratne (403) | Brian Lara (688) | |
| Most wickets | Chaminda Vaas (26) | Dinanath Ramnarine (10) | |
| Player of the series | Brian Lara (WI) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Player of the series | See 2001 LG Abans Triangular Series | ||
The West Indies cricket team toured Sri Lanka from 13 November to 3 December 2001. The tour consisted of three Test matches and the 2001 LG Abans Triangular Series, which also included Zimbabwe.
Squads
Test Series
1st Test
| 13 November 2001 (2001-11-13) Scorecard |
West Indies 
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v |  Sri Lanka
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| 448 (141.4 overs) Brian Lara 178 (294) Muttiah Muralitharan 6/126 (53.4 overs) |
590/9d (202.4 overs) Kumar Sangakkara 140 (373) Dinanath Ramnarine 3/158 (58 overs) | |
| 144 (78.3 overs) Brian Lara 40 (99) Muttiah Muralitharan 5/44 (31.3 overs) |
6/0 (0.4 overs) Sanath Jayasuriya 6 (4) Colin Stuart 0/6 (0.4 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets Galle International Stadium Umpires: John Hampshire (Eng) & Peter Manuel (SL) Player of the match: Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) |
- West Indies, who chose to bat
- 12th man: Suresh Perera (SL), Leon Garrick (WI)
2nd Test
| 21 November 2001 (2001-11-21) Scorecard |
| Sri Lanka
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v | West Indies
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| 288 (96.4 overs) Mahela Jayawardene 88 (146) Pedro Collins 4/78 (27 overs) |
191 (66.4 overs) Brian Lara 74 (154) Muttiah Muralitharan 4/54 (23.4 overs) | |
| 224/6d (67 overs) Marvan Atapattu 84 (169) Dinanath Ramnarine 4/66 (16 overs) |
190 (83.5 overs) Marlon Samuels 54 (117) Muttiah Muralitharan 6/81 (35.5 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by 131 runs Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Umpires: John Hampshire (Eng) & Gamini Silva (SL) Player of the match: Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) |
- Sri Lanka, who chose to bat
- 12th man Upul Chandana (SL), Wavell Hinds (WI)
3rd Test
| 29 November 2001 (2001-11-29) Scorecard |
| West Indies
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v | Sri Lanka
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| 390 (113.2 overs) Brian Lara 221 (354) Chaminda Vaas 7/120 (32.2 overs) |
627/9d (197 overs) Hashan Tillakaratne 204 (343) Pedro Collins 3/156 (47 overs) | |
| 262 (82 overs) Brian Lara 130 (215) Chaminda Vaas 7/71 (25 overs) |
27/0 (5.3 overs) Marvan Atapattu 19 (18) Mervyn Dillon 0/12 (3 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) & Russell Tiffin (Zim) Player of the match: Brian Lara (WI) |
- West Indies, who chose to bat
- 12th man Upul Chandana (SL), Wavell Hinds (WI)
ODI Series
The ODI series was the 2001 LG Abans Triangular Series which also included Zimbabwe.
References
- "LG Abans Triangular Series 2001/02". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
External links
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