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2001–02 Sri Lankan cricket season

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The 2001–02 Sri Lankan cricket season featured three Test series with Sri Lanka playing against Zimbabwe, Bangladesh and West Indies.

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Honours

  • Premier Trophy – Colts Cricket Club
  • Premier Limited Overs Tournament – Nondescripts Cricket Club
  • Most runs – DPMD Jayawardene 1426 @ 89.12 (HS 274)
  • Most wickets – M Muralitharan 87 @ 13.47 (BB 9-51)

    • Test series

    Sri Lanka won the Test series against Zimbabwe 3-0:

  • 1st Test @ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo – Sri Lanka won by an innings and 166 runs
  • 2nd Test @ Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy – Sri Lanka won by an innings and 94 runs
  • 3rd Test @ Galle International Stadium – Sri Lanka won by 315 runs

    • Bangladesh had achieved Test status in November 2000 and first played Sri Lanka in September 2001 as part of the 2001-02 Asian Test Championship:

  • 1st Test @ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo – Sri Lanka won by an innings and 137 runs

    • Sri Lanka won the Test series against West Indies 3-0:

  • 1st Test @ Galle International Stadium – Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets
  • 2nd Test @ Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy – Sri Lanka won by 131 runs
  • 3rd Test @ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo – Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets

    • References

    2001–02 Sri Lankan cricket season Wikipedia
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