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{{Infobox cricket series
| series= Morocco Cup 2002
| image= 
| caption= 
| date= 12 – 21 August 2002
| place = [[Morocco]]
| result= {{cr|SL}} won the 2002 Morocco Cup 
| player of series= 
| team1= {{cr|PAK}}
| team2= {{cr|SA}}
| team3= {{cr|SL}}
| captain1= [[Waqar Younis]]
| captain2= [[Shaun Pollock]]
| captain3= [[Sanath Jayasuriya]]
| runs1= [[Mohammad Yousuf (cricketer)|Mohammad Yousuf]] (153)
| runs2= [[Jacques Kallis]] (141)
| runs3= [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] (299)
| wickets1= [[Waqar Younis]] (11)
| wickets2= [[Allan Donald]] (10)
| wickets3= [[Upul Chandana]] (8)
}}

The '''2002 Morocco Cup''' was a three-team [[cricket]] tournament which took place in [[Tangier]], [[Morocco]] during August 2002. The tournament was the first occasion on which the highest level of international cricket had been played in North Africa. [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]], [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] and [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] competed in the competition, which was funded by Abdul Rahman Bukhatir, a wealthy business man from the [[United Arab Emirates]]. Sri Lanka beat South Africa in the final to scoop the $250,000 prize money.<ref name="wisden">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/155017.html |title=Morocco Cup, 2002 |last=Steer |first=Duncan |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |year=2003 |accessdate=8 January 2013}}</ref>

The tournament, in addition to attracting TV audiences to Bukhatir's [[TEN Sports]] channel, promoted cricket in North Africa. All of the matches were played at the [[National Cricket Stadium, Tangier|National Cricket Stadium]] in [[Tangier]], a purpose built ground which cost $4 million, most of which was spent on the grandstand. The organisers of the competition were so keen to avoid any accusations of match-fixing that they installed [[closed-circuit television]] (CCTV) cameras in the team dressing rooms.<ref name="wisden"/> 

During the group stage, Pakistan won only once; beating Sri Lanka in the second match of the tournament. Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in their other match, and defeated South Africa in both the side's group contests to finish top of the table. South Africa won both their matches against Pakistan to qualify for the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/statistics/2170580.stm |title=Full details of the 2002 Morocco Cup |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |accessdate=8 January 2013}}</ref> In the final, Sri Lanka beat South Africa by 27 runs, led by a run-a-ball score of 71 from their captain [[Sanath Jayasuriya]], and two wickets from each of [[Chaminda Vaas]], [[Pulasthi Gunaratne]] and [[Muttiah Muralitharan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/112236.html |title=Sri Lanka prevail despite late fright |author=Agha Akbar |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=21 August 2002 |accessdate=8 January 2013}}</ref>

Jayasuriya finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer, aggregating 299 runs from his five appearances at an average of 59.80. Each of the top-three run-scorers were Sri Lankan; the highest Pakistani batsman was [[Mohammad Yousuf (cricketer)|Mohammad Yousuf]] whose 153 runs placed him fourth, while South African [[Jacques Kallis]] was fifth with 141 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=853;type=tournament |title=Records / Morocco Cup, 2002 / Most runs |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=8 January 2013}}</ref> In contrast, [[Waqar Younis]] of Pakistan took the most wickets, 11, followed by a pair of South Africans – [[Allan Donald]] and [[Lance Klusener]], who took 10 and 9 respectively. [[Upul Chandana]] and [[Pulasthi Gunaratne]] were the leading Sri Lankans, claiming 8 wickets apiece.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=853;type=tournament |title=Records / Morocco Cup, 2002 / Most wickets |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=8 January 2013}}</ref> 

==Group stage==
===Table===
''Key: '''Pld''' = Played, '''W''' = [[Result (cricket)#Win and loss|Wins]], '''L''' = [[Result (cricket)#Win and loss|Losses]], '''Pts''' = Points, '''NRR''' = [[Net run rate]].''
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Morocco Cup<ref>{{cite web |title=Point_Table / Morocco Cup, 2002 / Point Table |url=https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2002/OD_TOURNEYS/MOROCCO/MOROCCO_AUG2002_POINTS-TABLE.html |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=5 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" width=175 |Team
! scope="col" width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld
! scope="col" width=20 abbr="Won" |W
! scope="col" width=20 abbr="Lost" |L
! scope="col" width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts
! scope="col" width=20 abbr="Net run rate" |NRR
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#ccffcc;" |{{cr|Sri Lanka}}*
|4||3||1||'''13'''||+0.725
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#ccffcc;"|{{cr|South Africa}}*
|4||2||2||'''8'''||−0.344
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|Pakistan}}
|4||1||3||'''4'''||−0.365
|}
'''Notes''':<br />
Teams marked {{Color box|#ccffcc|<nowiki>*</nowiki>|border=darkgray}} progressed to the final of the competition.

==Fixtures==

===1st match===
{{Limited overs matches 
 | date = 12 August 2002
 | time = 
 | daynight = 
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
 | team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
 | score1 = 283/9 (50 overs)
 | runs1 = [[Herschelle Gibbs|HH Gibbs]] 114 (130)
 | wickets1 = [[Waqar Younis]] 5/38 (10 overs)
 | score2 = 229 (43.2 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Imran Nazir (cricketer)|Imran Nazir]] 40 (29)<br>[[Younis Khan]] 40 (41)
 | wickets2 = [[Lance Klusener|L Klusener]] 3/45 (8.2 overs)
 | result = South Africa won by 54 runs
 | scorecard = [http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/75/75182.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[National Cricket Stadium, Tangier|National Cricket Stadium]], [[Tangier]]
 | umpires = [[Daryl Harper|DJ Harper]] (AUS) and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan|S Venkataraghavan]] (IND)
 | motm = [[Herschelle Gibbs|HH Gibbs]] (SA)
 | toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
 | rain = 
 | notes = Points: Pakistan 0; South Africa 4
}}

===2nd match===
{{Limited overs matches 
 | date = 14 August 2002
 | time = 
 | daynight = 
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
 | team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
 | score1 = 279/5 (50 overs)
 | runs1 = [[Saeed Anwar]] 70 (77)
 | wickets1 = [[Upul Chandana|UDU Chandana]] 1/29 (5 overs)
 | score2 = 251/8 (50 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Marvan Atapattu|MS Atapattu]] 42 (73)
 | wickets2 = [[Abdul Razzaq (cricketer)|Abdul Razzaq]] 3/36 (10 overs)
 | result = Pakistan won by 28 runs
 | scorecard = [http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/75/75196.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[National Cricket Stadium, Tangier|National Cricket Stadium]], [[Tangier]]
 | umpires = [[Daryl Harper|DJ Harper]] (AUS) and [[Simon Taufel|SJA Taufel]] (AUS)
 | motm = [[Younis Khan]] (PAK)
 | toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
 | rain = 
 | notes = Points: Pakistan 4; Sri Lanka 0
}}

===3rd match===
{{Limited overs matches 
 | date = 15 August 2002
 | time = 
 | daynight = 
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
 | team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
 | score1 = 267/7 (50 overs)
 | runs1 = [[Aravinda de Silva|PA de Silva]] 73[[not out|*]] (84)
 | wickets1 = [[Jacques Kallis|JH Kallis]] 2/47 (10 overs)<br>[[Allan Donald|AA Donald]] 2/47 (10 overs)
 | score2 = 174 (45 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Gary Kirsten|G Kirsten]] 55 (65)
 | wickets2 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya|ST Jayasuriya]] 3/24 (5 overs)
 | result = Sri Lanka won by 93 runs
 | scorecard = [http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/75/75205.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[National Cricket Stadium, Tangier|National Cricket Stadium]], [[Tangier]]
 | umpires = [[Simon Taufel|SJA Taufel]] (AUS) and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan|S Venkataraghavan]] (IND)
 | motm = [[Aravinda de Silva|PA de Silva]] (SL)
 | toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
 | rain = 
 | notes = Points: South Africa 0; Sri Lanka 5
}}

===4th match===
{{Limited overs matches 
 | date = 17 August 2002
 | time = 
 | daynight = 
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
 | team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
 | score1 = 242 (49.5 overs)
 | runs1 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya|ST Jayasuriya]] 97 (94)
 | wickets1 = [[Waqar Younis]] 3/43 (9 overs)
 | score2 = 203 (43.4 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Mohammad Yousuf (cricketer)|Mohammad Yousuf]] 80 (91)
 | wickets2 = [[Pulasthi Gunaratne|PW Gunaratne]] 4/44 (9.4 overs)
 | result = Sri Lanka won by 39 runs
 | scorecard = [http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/75/75213.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[National Cricket Stadium, Tangier|National Cricket Stadium]], [[Tangier]]
 | umpires = [[Daryl Harper|DJ Harper]] (AUS) and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan|S Venkataraghavan]] (IND)
 | motm = [[Sanath Jayasuriya|ST Jayasuriya]] (SL)
 | toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
 | rain = 
 | notes = Points: Pakistan 0; Sri Lanka 4
}}

===5th match===
{{Limited overs matches 
 | date = 18 August 2002
 | time = 
 | daynight = 
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
 | team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
 | score1 = 196/8 (50 overs)
 | runs1 = [[Mark Boucher|MA Boucher]] 57 (99)
 | wickets1 = [[Wasim Akram]] 3/31 (10 overs)
 | score2 = 188 (48.3 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Shahid Afridi]] 62 (40)
 | wickets2 = [[Allan Donald|AA Donald]] 4/43 (9.3 overs)
 | result = South Africa won by 8 runs
 | scorecard = [http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/75/75220.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[National Cricket Stadium, Tangier|National Cricket Stadium]], [[Tangier]]
 | umpires = [[Daryl Harper|DJ Harper]] (AUS) and [[Simon Taufel|SJA Taufel]] (AUS)
 | motm = [[Allan Donald|AA Donald]] (SA)
 | toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
 | rain = 
 | notes = Points: Pakistan 0; South Africa 4
}}

===6th match===
{{Limited overs matches 
 | date = 19 August 2002
 | time = 
 | daynight = 
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
 | team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
 | score1 = 220/6 (50 overs)
 | runs1 = [[Jacques Kallis|JH Kallis]] 84 (124)
 | wickets1 = [[Upul Chandana|UDU Chandana]] 3/32 (10 overs)
 | score2 = 221/4 (42.1 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Aravinda de Silva|PA de Silva]] 77[[not out|*]] (75)
 | wickets2 = [[Roger Telemachus|R Telemachus]] 2/51 (6 overs)
 | result = Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
 | scorecard = [http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/75/75225.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[National Cricket Stadium, Tangier|National Cricket Stadium]], [[Tangier]]
 | umpires = [[Simon Taufel|SJA Taufel]] (AUS) and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan|S Venkataraghavan]] (IND)
 | motm = [[Aravinda de Silva|PA de Silva]] (SL)
 | toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
 | rain = 
 | notes = Points: South Africa 0; Sri Lanka 4
}}

==Final==
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 21 August 2002
| time = 
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| score1 = 235/7 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya|ST Jayasuriya]] 71 (71)
| wickets1 = [[Lance Klusener|L Klusener]] 2/35 (10 overs)<br>[[Allan Donald|AA Donald]] 2/35 (8 overs)
| score2 = 208 (48.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mark Boucher|MV Boucher]] 70 (65)
| wickets2 = [[Chaminda Vaas|WPUJC Vaas]] 2/33 (10 overs)<br>[[Muttiah Muralitharan|M Muralitharan]] 2/35 (10 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 27 runs
| report = [http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/75/75240.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[National Cricket Stadium, Tangier|National Cricket Stadium]], [[Tangier]]
| umpires = [[Daryl Harper|DJ Harper]] (AUS) and [[Simon Taufel|SJA Taufel]] (AUS)
| motm = [[Sanath Jayasuriya|ST Jayasuriya]] (SL)
| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
| notes = 
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{International cricket in 2002}}

[[Category:2002 in cricket|Morocco Cup, 2002]]
[[Category:International cricket competitions in 2002]]
[[Category:Cricket in Morocco]]
[[Category:2002 in Moroccan sport]]