The India national cricket team toured England from 22 June to 9 September 2002. The tour comprised a four-match Test series, preceded by a triangular One Day International tournament that also featured Sri Lanka. India won the ODI tournament, beating England in the final, while the Test series was drawn 1–1.

Squads

 England[1]  India[2]
Tests ODIs Tests ODIs

Tour matches

50-over: Sussex v Indians

22 June 2002
Scorecard
Sussex
203/8 (50 overs)
v
 Indians
205/7 (48.5 overs)
Murray Goodwin 49 (69)
Ashish Nehra 4/27 (10 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 75* (82)
Kevin Innes 3/35 (10 overs)
India won by 3 wickets
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Tony Clarkson (Eng) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to bat.

50-over: Kent v Indians

24 June 2002
Scorecard
Kent
284 (50 overs)
v
 Indians
263 (48.5 overs)
Rob Key 76 (84)
Zaheer Khan 4/38 (8 overs)
Sourav Ganguly 64 (75)
James Golding 4/42 (9 overs)
Kent won by 21 runs
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Tony Clarkson (Eng) and Alan Hill (Eng)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat.

50-over: Leicestershire v Indians

26 June 2002
Scorecard
Indians 
315/7 (50 overs)
v
Leicestershire
261/7 (50 overs)
Virender Sehwag 98 (85)
Jamie Grove 2/58 (10 overs)
Trevor Ward 95 (110)
Yuvraj Singh 3/48 (10 overs)
Indians won by 54 runs
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Alan Hill (Eng) and Barrie Leadbeater (Eng)
  • Indians won the toss and elected to bat.

First-class: Indians v West Indies A

16–18 July 2002
Scorecard
v
253/7d (89.5 overs)
Dinesh Mongia 87 (139)
Chris Gayle 2/30 (12 overs)
266 (59.4 overs)
Devon Smith 69 (93)
Ajit Agarkar 4/55 (16 overs)
255 (77.4 overs)
Mohammad Kaif 77 (126)
Jermaine Lawson 6/76 (22.4 overs)
81/4 (26 overs)
Devon Smith 19 (52)
Sanjay Bangar 1/11 (7 overs)
Match drawn
Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel
Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Neil Mallender (Eng)
  • Indians won the toss and elected to bat.

First-class: Hampshire v Indians

20–22 July 2002
Scorecard
v
236 (81.1 overs)
Rahul Dravid 78 (119)
Shaun Udal 5/59 (29 overs)
123 (37.3 overs)
Neil Johnson 45 (49)
Sanjay Bangar 4/40 (10 overs)
139/4d (41.2 overs)
Sanjay Bangar 52* (100)
James Hamblin 2/44 (7 overs)
186 (46.2 overs)
Shaun Udal 36* (42)
Anil Kumble 4/58 (17.2 overs)
Indians won by 66 runs
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Nigel Cowley (Eng) and Peter Willey (Eng)
  • Indians won the toss and elected to bat.

First-class: Worcestershire v Indians

31 July–3 August 2002
Scorecard
v
417/8d (105 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 169 (246)
Alamgir Sheriyar 4/109 (25 overs)
200/6 (54 overs)
Stephen Peters 50 (90)
Sourav Ganguly 2/21 (5 overs)
Match drawn
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and George Sharp (Eng)
  • Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No play was possible on Days 1 and 2 due to rain.

First-class: Essex v Indians

14–17 August 2002
Scorecard
v
516 (129.4 overs)
Shiv Sunder Das 250 (380)
James Middlebrook 4/164 (36 overs)
279 (75.4 overs)
Darren Robinson 59 (79)
Harbhajan Singh 7/83 (32 overs)
327/6d (88 overs)
Virender Sehwag 142 (156)
Mark Ilott 4/67 (17 overs)
186/3 (56 overs)
Richard Clinton 53 (104)
Virender Sehwag 2/52 (18 overs)
Match drawn
County Ground, Essex
Umpires: Paul Adams (Eng) and David Constant (Eng)
  • Indians won the toss and elected to bat.

First-class: Derbyshire v Indians

28–30 August 2002
Scorecard
v
445/8d (121.1 overs)
Ajay Ratra 101* (207)
Jason Kerr 3/97 (25 overs)
358 (100.5 overs)
Rawait Khan 91 (200)
Ashish Nehra 4/85 (23 overs)
182/3d (43.3 overs)
Virender Sehwag 104 (97)
Mathew Dowman 1/11 (3 overs)
Match drawn
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Allan Jones (Eng) and Ken Shuttleworth (Eng)
  • Indians won the toss and elected to bat.

NatWest Series (ODI)

2nd Match: England v India

29 June 2002
Scorecard
England 
271/7 (50 overs)
v
 India
272/4 (48.5 overs)
Marcus Trescothick 86 (78)
Yuvraj Singh 3/39 (7 overs)
Rahul Dravid 73 (86)
Ashley Giles 3/39 (10 overs)
India won by 6 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Neil Mallender (Eng)
Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh (Ind)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: India 4, England 0.

3rd Match: India v Sri Lanka

30 June 2002
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
202/8 (50 overs)
v
 India
203/6 (45.2 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 62 (105)
Ajit Agarkar 3/44 (9 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 49 (70)
Chaminda Vaas 2/38 (10 overs)
India won by 4 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Player of the match: Ajit Agarkar (Ind)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: India 4, Sri Lanka 0.

5th Match: England v India

4 July 2002 (D/N)
Scorecard
India 
285/4 (50 overs)
v
 England
53/1 (12.3 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 105* (108)
Darren Gough 2/52 (10 overs)
Marcus Trescothick 23 (26)
Zaheer Khan 1/31 (6 overs)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rain stopped play after 12.3 overs of the England innings.
  • Points: England 2, India 2.

6th Match: India v Sri Lanka

6 July 2002
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
187 (48.2 overs)
v
 India
188/6 (48.1 overs)
Marvan Atapattu 50 (73)
Ashish Nehra 2/28 (10 overs)
Rahul Dravid 64 (95)
Dilhara Fernando 2/22 (10 overs)
India won by 4 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Neil Mallender (Eng)
Player of the match: Rahul Dravid (Ind)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: India 4, Sri Lanka 0.

8th Match: England v India

9 July 2002
Scorecard
England 
229/8 (32 overs)
v
 India
165 (29.1 overs)
Ronnie Irani 53 (55)
Zaheer Khan 3/53 (7 overs)
Virender Sehwag 46 (41)
Ronnie Irani 5/26 (7 overs)
England won by 64 runs
The Oval, London
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Player of the match: Ronnie Irani (Eng)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.
  • Play reduced to 32 overs per side due to rain.
  • Points: England 5, India 0.

9th Match: India v Sri Lanka

11 July 2002 (D/N)
Scorecard
India 
304 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
241 (44.1 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 113 (102)
Thilan Samaraweera 2/39 (8 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 66 (47)
Harbhajan Singh 4/46 (10 overs)
India won by 63 runs
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: India 5, Sri Lanka 0.

Final: England v India

13 July 2002
Scorecard
England 
325/5 (50 overs)
v
 India
326/8 (49.3 overs)
Nasser Hussain 115 (128)
Zaheer Khan 3/62 (10 overs)
Mohammad Kaif 87* (75)
Ashley Giles 2/47 (10 overs)
India won by 2 wickets[3]
Lord's, London
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Mohammad Kaif (Ind)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Nasser Hussain (Eng) scored his first hundred in an ODI.

Test series

1st Test

25–29 July 2002
Scorecard
v
487 (142.2 overs)
Nasser Hussain 155 (331)
Zaheer Khan 3/90 (36 overs)
221 (81.5 overs)
Virender Sehwag 84 (96)
Matthew Hoggard 3/33 (16.5 overs)
301/6d (64.4 overs)
John Crawley 100* (132)
Anil Kumble 3/84 (24 overs)
397 (109.4 overs)
Ajit Agarkar 109* (190)
Matthew Hoggard 4/87 (24 overs)
England won by 170 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
Player of the match: Nasser Hussain (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Simon Jones (Eng) made his Test debut.

2nd Test

8–12 August 2002
Scorecard
v
357 (101.1 overs)
Virender Sehwag 106 (183)
Matthew Hoggard 4/105 (35.1 overs)
617 (144.5 overs)
Michael Vaughan 197 (258)
Zaheer Khan 3/110 (26 overs)
424/8d (115 overs)
Rahul Dravid 115 (244)
Dominic Cork 2/54 (12 overs)
Match drawn
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
Player of the match: Michael Vaughan (Eng)

3rd Test

22–26 August 2002
Scorecard
v
628/8d (180.1 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 193 (330)
Andy Caddick 3/150 (40.1 overs)
273 (89 overs)
Alec Stewart 78* (120)
Harbhajan Singh 3/40 (18 overs)
309 (f/o; 110.5 overs)
Nasser Hussain 110 (194)
Anil Kumble 4/66 (29.5 overs)
India won by an innings and 46 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Dave Orchard (SA)
Player of the match: Rahul Dravid (Ind)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.

4th Test

5–9 September 2002
Scorecard
v
515 (155.4 overs)
Michael Vaughan 195 (279)
Harbhajan Singh 5/115 (38.4 overs)
508 (170 overs)
Rahul Dravid 217 (468)
Andy Caddick 4/114 (43 overs)
114/0 (28 overs)
Marcus Trescothick 58* (98)
Match drawn
The Oval, London
Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Dave Orchard (SA)
Player of the match: Rahul Dravid (Ind)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Last test of Dominic Cork

References

  1. ^ "English Squads". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Indian Squads". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  3. ^ http://www.theringsideview.com/when-yuvraj-and-kaif-scripted-a-historic-win-in-the-natwest-trophy-final-2002/ -When Yuvraj and Kaif scripted a historic win in the Natwest Trophy Final 2002
  • Playfair Cricket Annual
  • Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual)
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