Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup 2003
Cricket tournament
Cricket format | One Day International |
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Tournament format(s) | Round robin and Final |
Host(s) | United Arab Emirates |
Champions | Pakistan |
Participants | Pakistan Kenya Sri Lanka Zimbabwe |
Matches | 3–10 April 2003 |
Player of the series | Kumar Sangakkara |
Most runs | Kumar Sangakkara (228) |
Most wickets | Mohammad Sami (9) |
The Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup was a One Day International cricket tournament held in Sharjah during April 2003.[1] The games took place at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium.[2] Seven matches were played during the tournament, including the final.[3][4] Final of the tournament was played between Pakistan and Zimbabwe[5] which Pakistan won by eight wickets.[5][6] After scoring two centuries, Kumar Sangakkara was named the man of the series.[6] [7] It was Sanath Jayasuriya's last tournament as Sri Lankan captain.[8]
Squads
Points table
Points Table[13] | ||||||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | For | Against |
1 | Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | +1.515 | 789/147.2 | 576/150.0 |
2 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -0.347 | 634/147.4 | 696/150.0 |
3 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0.740 | 672/150.0 | 546/146.0 |
4 | Kenya | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1.881 | 495/150.0 | 772/149.0 |
Round robin matches
Match 1
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Pakistan won by 68 runs. Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, UAE Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WIN) and Arani Jayaprakash (Ind) Player of the match: Abdul Razzaq (Pak) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Umar Gul (Pak) made his ODI debut.
Match 2
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Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining) Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, UAE Umpires: Kevan Barbour (Zim) and Billy Doctrove (WIN) Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara (SL) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kumar Sangakkara (SL) scored his first century in ODIs.
Match 3
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Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining) Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, UAE Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WIN) and Arani Jayaprakash (Ind) Player of the match: Dougie Marillier (Zim) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 4
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Sri Lanka won by 129 runs Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, UAE Umpires: Kevan Barbour (Zim) and Arani Jayaprakash (Ind) Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara (Sri) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 5
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Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets (with 8 balls remaining) Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, UAE Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WIN) and Arani Jayaprakash (Ind) Player of the match: Grant Flower (Zim) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 6
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Pakistan won by 143 runs Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, UAE Umpires: Kevan Barbour (Zim) and Arani Jayaprakash (Ind) Player of the match: Shoaib Malik (Pak) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
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Pakistan won by 8 wickets (with 88 balls remaining) Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, UAE Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WIN) and Arani Jayaprakash (Ind) Player of the match: Taufeeq Umar (Pak) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
References
- ^ "Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup 2002/03". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ "Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup, 2002/03 / Grounds". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ "Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup, 2002/03 / Fixtures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ "Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup, 2002/03 / Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup, 2002-03 – Tour Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup – Final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ "Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup, 2002/03 / Statistics / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ "Jayasuriya confirms resignation after Sharjah". ESPNcricinfo. 6 April 2003. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ "Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup, 2002/03 / Pakistan Squad". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ "Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup, 2002/03 / Kenya Squad". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ "Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup, 2002/03 / Sri Lanka Squad". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ "Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup, 2002/03 / Zimbabawe Squad". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ "Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup, 2002/03 / Points table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
External links
- Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup 2002/03 – Cricket Archive
- Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup 2002/03 – ESPNCricinfo
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Preceding season: International cricket in 2002
- Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup
Following season: International cricket in 2003