English cricket team in Pakistan in 2000–01
# English cricket team in Pakistan in 2000–01

The England cricket team toured Pakistan from 20 October to 11 December 2000 for a three-match One Day International series and a three-match Test series. England toured Pakistan after a gap of 13 years.

Pakistan won the ODI series 2–1 after losing the first ODI, while England won the Test series 1–0 after the first two Tests finished in draws. It was England's first Test victory against Pakistan in Pakistan since they toured in 1961–62.

It was England's first series victory in Pakistan for 39 years, and the first defeat in 35 Tests in Karachi for Pakistan.

## Squads

| Tests | Tests | ODIs | ODIs |
| - | - | - | - |
| Pakistan | England | Pakistan | England |
| Moin Khan (c & wk) Inzamam-ul-Haq (vc) Abdul Razzaq Arshad Khan Danish Kaneria Imran Nazir Mushtaq Ahmed Qaiser Abbas Saeed Anwar Saleem Elahi Saqlain Mushtaq Shahid Afridi Waqar Younis Wasim Akram Yousuf Youhana | Nasser Hussain (c) Michael Atherton Andy Caddick Dominic Cork Ashley Giles Darren Gough Graeme Hick Matthew Hoggard Paul Nixon (wk) Ian Salisbury Alec Stewart (wk) Graham Thorpe Marcus Trescothick Alex Tudor Michael Vaughan Craig White | Moin Khan (c & wk) Inzamam-ul-Haq (vc) Abdul Razzaq Azhar Mahmood Faisal Iqbal Imran Nazir Mushtaq Ahmed Saeed Anwar Saleem Elahi Saqlain Mushtaq Shahid Afridi Shoaib Malik Waqar Younis Wasim Akram Yousuf Youhana | Nasser Hussain (c) Mark Alleyne Andy Caddick Dominic Cork Mark Ealham Andrew Flintoff Ashley Giles Darren Gough Paul Grayson Graeme Hick Matthew Hoggard Vikram Solanki Alec Stewart (wk) Graham Thorpe Marcus Trescothick Craig White |

## Tour matches

### 50-over: Sind Governor's XI vs England XI

* 20 October 2000 (D/N) Scorecard

| England XI 323/7 (50 overs) | v | Sind Governor's XI 242 (46.4 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Marcus Trescothick 102 (93) Shoaib Malik 3/59 (10 overs) | | Saleem Elahi 120 (103) Darren Gough 5/32 (8.4 overs) |

* England XI won by 81 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Afzaal Ahmed (Pak) and Shakeel Khan (Pak)
* England XI won the toss and elected to bat.

### 50-over: Pakistan A vs England XI

* 22 October 2000 (D/N) Scorecard

| Pakistan A 169/7 (50 overs) | v | England XI 170/0 (29.4 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Naumanullah 64 (88) Andy Caddick 3/15 (10 overs) | | Marcus Trescothick 59* (55) |

* England XI won by 10 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Feroze Butt (Pak) and Islam Khan (Pak)
* England XI won the toss and elected to field.

### First-class: Pakistan Cricket Board Patron's XI vs England XI

* 1–4 November 2000 Scorecard
* England XI won by an innings and 27 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Kamal Merchant (Pak) and Zafar Iqbal (Pak)
* Pakistan Cricket Board Patron's XI won the toss and elected to bat.

### First-class: North West Frontier Province Governor's XI vs England XI

* 8–11 November 2000 Scorecard
* England XI won by 8 wickets Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar Umpires: Iqbal Butt (Pak) and Sajjad Asghar (Pak)
* England XI won the toss and elected to field.

### First-class: Pakistan Cricket Board XI vs England XI

* 23–25 November 2000 Scorecard
* Match drawn Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Ehtesham-ul-Haq (Pak)
* England XI won the toss and elected to field.

## ODI series

### 1st ODI

* 24 October 2000 (D/N) Scorecard

| Pakistan 304/9 (50 overs) | v | England 306/5 (47.2 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Abdul Razzaq 75* (40) Mark Ealham 2/49 (10 overs) | | Andrew Flintoff 84 (60) Abdul Razzaq 2/71 (10 overs) |

* England won by 5 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Riazuddin (Pak) and Saleem Badar (Pak) Player of the match: Andrew Flintoff (Eng)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

### 2nd ODI

* 27 October 2000 (D/N) Scorecard

| England 211/9 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 214/2 (44.2 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Marcus Trescothick 65 (74) Shahid Afridi 5/40 (10 overs) | | Shahid Afridi 61 (69) Ashley Giles 2/45 (10 overs) |

* Pakistan won by 8 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Mohammad Nazir (Pak) Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (Pak)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

### 3rd ODI

* 30 October 2000 (D/N) Scorecard

| England 158 (42.5 overs) | v | Pakistan 161/4 (43.3 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Graham Thorpe 39 (71) Saqlain Mushtaq 5/20 (8 overs) | | Inzamam-ul-Haq 60* (108) Andy Caddick 2/46 (9 overs) |

* Pakistan won by 6 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Mian Mohammad Aslam (Pak) and Zafar Iqbal (Pak) Player of the match: Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

## Test series

### 1st Test

* 15–19 November 2000 Scorecard
* Match drawn Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Riazuddin (Pak) Player of the match: Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak)
* England won the toss and elected to bat.
* Qaiser Abbas (Pak) made his Test debut.

### 2nd Test

* 29 November – 3 December 2000 Scorecard
* Match drawn Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Mian Mohammad Aslam (Pak) Player of the match: Abdul Razzaq (Pak)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
* Danish Kaneria (Pak) made his Test debut.

### 3rd Test

* 7–11 December 2000 Scorecard
* England won by 6 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Mohammad Nazir (Pak) Player of the match: Michael Atherton (Eng)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
