International cricket in 2008–09
Cricket season
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The 2008–09 international cricket season was between September 2008 and March 2009.[1] The season saw the security concerns for cricket in Pakistan reach a pinnacle. The ICC Champions Trophy, scheduled to be held in Pakistan in September 2008, was postponed to 2009 after five of the participating nations refused to send their teams for the event.[2] In November 2008, a Pakistani militant group launched terror attacks in Mumbai.[3] This led to India cancelling their tour of Pakistan originally scheduled for January and February 2009.[4] Sri Lanka agreed to tour Pakistan in place of India. However, the tour was jeopardised by a terror attack in Lahore where gunmen fired at a bus carrying the Sri Lankan team, injuring six team members.[5] The Champions Trophy was later relocated to South Africa. No international cricket were played in Pakistan for more than five years.[6] This period of isolation ended when Zimbabwe toured Pakistan in May 2015. After successfully hosting a few T20Is against World-XI, the Sri Lanka cricket team and the West Indians from 2017 to 2018, a few matches of the Pakistan Super League from 2017 to 2019, the whole season in 2020 as well as hosting complete tours against Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi cricket teams respectively during the 2019–20 season, built a good reputation of Pakistan. Hence, by the end of 2019, the Pakistan Cricket Board, announced that they would no longer play any of their future home matches at a neutral venue, indicating that International Cricket has returned to the country on full-time basis.[7]
Season overview
Pre-season rankings
| ICC Test Championship 1 August 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
| 1 |  Australia | 26 | 3597 | 118 |
| 2 |  India | 27 | 3082 | 115 |
| 3 |  South Africa | 30 | 3394 | 113 |
| 4 |  England | 31 | 3274 | 104 |
| 5 |  Sri Lanka | 23 | 2364 | 103 |
| 6 |  Pakistan | 19 | 1905 | 100 |
| 7 |  New Zealand | 21 | 1738 | 83 |
| 8 |  West Indies | 22 | 1791 | 81 |
| 9 |  Bangladesh | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Reference: ICC Official Rankings List, 1 August 2008 | ||||
| ICC ODI Championship 31 August 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
| 1 | Australia | 26 | 3378 | 130 |
| 2 | South Africa | 25 | 2938 | 118 |
| 3 | England | 27 | 3142 | 116 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 21 | 2443 | 116 |
| 5 | India | 36 | 4051 | 113 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 25 | 2752 | 110 |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 27 | 2838 | 105 |
| 8 | West Indies | 21 | 1994 | 95 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 25 | 1138 | 46 |
| 10 |  Ireland | 8 | 174 | 22 |
| 11 |  Zimbabwe | 15 | 237 | 16 |
| 12 |  Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Reference: ICC Official Rankings List, 31 August 2008 | ||||
September
ICC Intercontinental Cup
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | D | FI | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Namibia |
108 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ireland |
106 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kenya |
96 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
 Scotland |
82 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
 Netherlands |
48 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 United Arab Emirates |
29 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Canada |
29 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Bermuda |
26 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
- Win – 14 points
- Draw if more than 8 hours of play lost – 3 points (otherwise 0 points)
- First Innings leader – 6 points (independent of final result)
- Abandoned without a ball played – 10 points.[8]
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 3–6 September | Bermuda | Irving Romaine | Namibia | Louis Burger | National Stadium, Hamilton | Namibia by 103 runs |
| First-class | 3–6 October | Namibia | Louis Burger | Ireland | William Porterfield | Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek | Ireland by 8 runs |
| First-class | 11–14 October | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | Ireland | William Porterfield | Nairobi Gymkhana Club, Nairobi | Ireland by innings and 65 runs |
| Final | |||||||
| First-class | 30 October–2 November | Namibia | Louis Burger | Ireland | William Porterfield | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | Ireland by 9 wickets |
Note: For matches in previous seasons, see the main article
October
World Cricket League Division 4
| Playoff matches | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
| 1st Place Playoff | 11 October |  Afghanistan | Nowroz Mangal |  Hong Kong | Tabarak Dar | University of Dar es Salaam Ground, Dar es Salaam | Afghanistan by 57 runs | |
| 3rd Place Playoff | 11 October |  Italy | Nicholas Northcote |  Tanzania | Hamisi Abdallah | Annil Burhani Ground, Dar es Salaam | Italy by 70 runs | |
| 5th Place Playoff | 11 October |  Fiji | Colin Rika |  Jersey | Mathew Hague | Kinondoni Ground, Dar es Salaam | Fiji by 27 runs | |
Final Placings
| Pos | Team | Promotion/Relegation |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Afghanistan | Promoted to Global Division Three for 2009 |
| 2nd | Hong Kong | |
| 3rd | Italy | Remained in Global Division Four for 2010 |
| 4th | Tanzania | |
| 5th | Fiji | Relegated to Global Division Five for 2010 |
| 6th | Jersey |
Australia in India
| Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 1887 | 9–13 October | Anil Kumble | Ricky Ponting | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | Match drawn | |||
| Test 1889 | 17–21 October | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Ricky Ponting | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali | India by 320 runs | |||
| Test 1891 | 29 October–2 November | Anil Kumble | Ricky Ponting | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | Match drawn | |||
| Test 1892 | 6–10 November | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Ricky Ponting | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | India by 172 runs | |||
New Zealand in Bangladesh
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI series | ||||||||
| ODI 2763 | 9 October | Mohammad Ashraful | Daniel Vettori | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | Bangladesh by 7 wickets | |||
| ODI 2764 | 11 October | Mohammad Ashraful | Daniel Vettori | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | New Zealand by 75 runs | |||
| ODI 2765 | 14 October | Mohammad Ashraful | Daniel Vettori | Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong | New Zealand by 79 runs | |||
| Test series | ||||||||
| Test 1888 | 17–21 October | Mohammad Ashraful | Daniel Vettori | Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong | New Zealand by 3 wickets | |||
| Test 1890 | 25–29 October | Mohammad Ashraful | Daniel Vettori | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | Match drawn | |||
Quadrangular Twenty20 Series in Canada
Associates Tri-Series in Kenya
| Group stage | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
| ODI 2766 | 17 October | Ireland | William Porterfield | Zimbabwe | Prosper Utseya | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | Zimbabwe by 156 runs | |
| ODI 2767 | 18 October | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | Ireland | William Porterfield | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | Ireland by 86 runs | |
| ODI 2768 | 19 October | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | Zimbabwe | Prosper Utseya | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | Kenya by 95 runs | |
| ODI 2768a | 21 October | Ireland | William Porterfield | Zimbabwe | Prosper Utseya | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | No result | |
| ODI 2768b | 22 October | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | Ireland | William Porterfield | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | No result | |
| ODI 2768c | 23 October | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | Zimbabwe | Prosper Utseya | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | No result | |
| Final | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
| ODI 2768d | 25 October | Zimbabwe | Prosper Utseya | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | No result | |
Kenya in South Africa
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI series | ||||||||
| ODI 2769 | 31 October | Johan Botha | Steve Tikolo | OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein | South Africa by 159 runs | |||
| ODI 2770 | 2 November | Johan Botha | Steve Tikolo | De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley | South Africa by 7 wickets | |||
November
Bangladesh in South Africa
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Only T20I | ||||||||
| T20I 77 | 5 November | Johan Botha | Mohammad Ashraful | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | South Africa by 12 runs (D/L) | |||
| ODI series | ||||||||
| ODI 2771 | 7 November | Johan Botha | Mohammad Ashraful | Senwes Park, Potchefstroom | South Africa by 61 runs | |||
| ODI 2772 | 9 November | Graeme Smith | Mohammad Ashraful | Willowmoore Park, Benoni | South Africa by 128 runs | |||
| ODI 2773a | 12 November | Graeme Smith | Mohammad Ashraful | Buffalo Park, East London | No result | |||
| Test series | ||||||||
| Test 1893 | 19–23 November | Graeme Smith | Mohammad Ashraful | OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein | South Africa by an innings and 129 runs | |||
| Test 1895 | 26–30 November | Graeme Smith | Mohammad Ashraful | SuperSport Park, Centurion | South Africa by an innings and 48 runs | |||
Pakistan vs West Indies in the United Arab Emirates
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI series | ||||||||
| ODI 2773 | 12 November | Shoaib Malik | Chris Gayle | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Pakistan by 4 wickets | |||
| ODI 2775 | 14 November | Shoaib Malik | Chris Gayle | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Pakistan by 24 runs | |||
| ODI 2776 | 16 November | Shoaib Malik | Chris Gayle | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Pakistan by 31 runs | |||
England in India
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI series | ||||||||
| ODI 2774 | 14 November | Mahendra Dhoni | Kevin Pietersen | Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot | India by 158 runs | |||
| ODI 2777 | 17 November | Mahendra Dhoni | Kevin Pietersen | Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground, Indore | India by 54 runs | |||
| ODI 2778 | 20 November | Mahendra Dhoni | Kevin Pietersen | Green Park Stadium, Kanpur | India by 16 runs (D/L) | |||
| ODI 2781 | 23 November | Mahendra Dhoni | Kevin Pietersen | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | India by 19 runs (D/L) | |||
| ODI 2783 | 26 November | Mahendra Dhoni | Kevin Pietersen | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack | India by 6 wickets | |||
| Test series | ||||||||
| Test 1898 | 11–15 December | Mahendra Dhoni | Kevin Pietersen | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | India by 6 wickets | |||
| Test 1901 | 19–23 December | Mahendra Dhoni | Kevin Pietersen | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali | Match drawn | |||
- 2 further ODIs were scheduled for Guwahati (29 November) and Delhi (2 December) but were cancelled for security reasons following the 2008 Mumbai Terrorist Attacks.[9] The 1st Test was moved from Ahmedabad to Chennai and the 2nd Test from Mumbai to Mohali.[10] After initially flying home, England flew out to Abu Dhabi on 4 December for a training camp, before then returning to India for the test series.
New Zealand in Australia
| No. | Date | Home Captain | Away Captain | Venue | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test series | ||||||||
| Test 1894 | 20–24 November | Ricky Ponting | Daniel Vettori | The Gabba, Brisbane | Australia by 149 runs | |||
| Test 1896 | 28 November – 2 December | Ricky Ponting | Daniel Vettori | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia by an innings and 62 runs | |||
| ODI series | ||||||||
| ODI 2811 | 1 February | Ricky Ponting | Daniel Vettori | WACA Ground, Perth | New Zealand by 2 wickets | |||
| ODI 2816 | 6 February | Michael Clarke | Daniel Vettori | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | New Zealand by 6 wickets | |||
| ODI 2817 | 8 February | Ricky Ponting | Daniel Vettori | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 32 runs | |||
| ODI 2819 | 10 February | Ricky Ponting | Daniel Vettori | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia by 6 wickets | |||
| ODI 2820 | 13 February | Ricky Ponting | Daniel Vettori | The Gabba, Brisbane | No result | |||
| Only T20I | ||||||||
| T20I 83 | 15 February | Brad Haddin | Daniel Vettori | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 1 run | |||
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe
| No. | Date | Home Captain | Away Captain | Venue | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI series | ||||||||
| ODI 2779 | 20 November | Prosper Utseya | Kumar Sangakkara | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Sri Lanka by 6 wickets | |||
| ODI 2780 | 22 November | Prosper Utseya | Kumar Sangakkara | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Sri Lanka by 9 wickets | |||
| ODI 2782 | 24 November | Prosper Utseya | Mahela Jayawardene | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Sri Lanka by 5 runs | |||
| ODI 2784 | 28 November | Prosper Utseya | Mahela Jayawardene | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Sri Lanka by 2 wickets | |||
| ODI 2785 | 30 November | Prosper Utseya | Mahela Jayawardene | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Sri Lanka by 19 runs | |||
ICC Americas Division 1 Championship
The ICC Americas Division 1 Championship took place Fort Lauderdale in Florida from 25 November. Six nations took part: hosts USA, holders Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Argentina and debutants Suriname.[11] United States won the tournament.[12]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2.822 |
| 2 | Bermuda |
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1.785 |
| 3 | Canada |
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1.714 |
| 4 |  Cayman Islands |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.719 |
| 5 |  Argentina |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.253 |
| 6 |  Suriname |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.698 |
December
West Indies in New Zealand
| No. | Date | Home Captain | Away Captain | Venue | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test series | ||||||||
| Test 1897 | 11–15 December | Daniel Vettori | Chris Gayle | University Oval, Dunedin | Match drawn | |||
| Test 1900 | 19–23 December | Daniel Vettori | Chris Gayle | McLean Park, Napier | Match drawn | |||
| T20I series | ||||||||
| T20I 78 | 26 December | Daniel Vettori | Chris Gayle | Eden Park, Auckland | Match tied; West Indies won by Super Over | |||
| T20I 79 | 28 December | Daniel Vettori | Chris Gayle | Seddon Park, Hamilton | New Zealand by 36 runs | |||
| ODI series | ||||||||
| ODI 2786 | 31 December | Daniel Vettori | Chris Gayle | Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown | No result | |||
| ODI 2787 | 3 January | Daniel Vettori | Chris Gayle | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | West Indies by 5 wickets (D/L) | |||
| ODI 2788 | 7 January | Daniel Vettori | Chris Gayle | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | New Zealand by 7 wickets | |||
| ODI 2789 | 10 January | Daniel Vettori | Chris Gayle | Eden Park, Auckland | No result | |||
| ODI 2792 | 13 January | Daniel Vettori | Chris Gayle | McLean Park, Napier | New Zealand by 9 runs (D/L) | |||
South Africa in Australia
Sri Lanka in Bangladesh
| No. | Date | Home Captain | Away Captain | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test 1903 | 26–31 December | Mohammad Ashraful | Mahela Jayawardene | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | Sri Lanka by 107 runs |
| Test 1905 | 3–7 January | Mohammad Ashraful | Mahela Jayawardene | Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong | Sri Lanka by 465 runs |
- The first test included a rest day on 29 December due to the Bangladeshi general elections.
January
Tri-Series in Bangladesh
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sri Lanka |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.279 | 357/81 | 231/73.5 |
| 2 | Bangladesh |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −0.039 | 318/73.5 | 352/81 |
| 3 | Zimbabwe |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.920 | 285/100 | 377/100 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI 2790 | 10 January | Bangladesh | Mohammad Ashraful | Zimbabwe | Prosper Utseya | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | Zimbabwe by 38 runs |
| ODI 2791 | 12 January | Sri Lanka | Mahela Jayawardene | Zimbabwe | Prosper Utseya | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | Sri Lanka by 130 runs |
| ODI 2793 | 14 January | Sri Lanka | Mahela Jayawardene | Bangladesh | Mohammad Ashraful | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | Bangladesh by 5 wickets |
| ODI 2794 | 16 January | Bangladesh | Mohammad Ashraful | Sri Lanka | Mahela Jayawardene | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | Sri Lanka by 2 wickets |
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh
| No. | Date | Home Captain | Away Captain | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI 2797 | 19 January | Mohammad Ashraful | Prosper Utseya | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | Zimbabwe by 2 wickets |
| ODI 2799 | 21 January | Mohammad Ashraful | Prosper Utseya | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | Bangladesh by 6 wickets |
| ODI 2801 | 23 January | Mohammad Ashraful | Prosper Utseya | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | Bangladesh by 6 wickets |
Sri Lanka in Pakistan
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI series | ||||||||
| ODI 2798 | 20 January | Shoaib Malik | Mahela Jayawardene | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by 8 wickets | |||
| ODI 2800 | 21 January | Shoaib Malik | Mahela Jayawardene | National Stadium, Karachi | Sri Lanka by 129 runs | |||
| ODI 2803 | 24 January | Shoaib Malik | Mahela Jayawardene | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Sri Lanka by 234 runs | |||
| Test series | ||||||||
| Test 1909 | 21–25 February | Younis Khan | Mahela Jayawardene | National Stadium, Karachi | Match drawn | |||
| Test 1912 | 1–5 March | Younis Khan | Mahela Jayawardene | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Match abandoned | |||
- As a result of the firing in Lahore where several Sri Lankan players were injured, the 2nd Test was abandoned and Sri Lanka immediately returned home.[13]
ICC World Cricket League Division Three
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.971 | Team qualifies for 2009 World Cup Qualifier |
| 2 |  Uganda |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.772 | |
| 3 |  Papua New Guinea |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.665 | Team remains in 2011 Division Three |
| 4 | Hong Kong |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.005 | |
| 5 | Cayman Islands |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.384 | Team is relegated to 2010 Division Four |
| 6 | Argentina |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.036 |
Source: [14]
Zimbabwe in Kenya
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI 2805 | 27 January | Steve Tikolo | Prosper Utseya | Mombasa Sports Club, Mombasa | Zimbabwe by 109 runs |
| ODI 2807 | 29 January | Steve Tikolo | Prosper Utseya | Mombasa Sports Club, Mombasa | Zimbabwe by 151 runs |
| ODI 2809 | 31 January | Steve Tikolo | Prosper Utseya | Nairobi Gymkhana Club, Nairobi | Zimbabwe by 4 wickets |
| ODI 2812 | 1 February | Steve Tikolo | Prosper Utseya | Nairobi Gymkhana Club, Nairobi | Zimbabwe by 66 runs |
| ODI 2814 | 4 February | Steve Tikolo | Prosper Utseya | Nairobi Gymkhana Club, Nairobi | Zimbabwe by 7 wickets |
India in Sri Lanka
| No. | Date | Home Captain | Away Captain | Venue | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI series | ||||||||
| ODI 2806 | 28 January | Mahela Jayawardene | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla | India by 6 wickets | |||
| ODI 2810 | 31 January | Mahela Jayawardene | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | India by 15 runs | |||
| ODI 2813 | 3 February | Mahela Jayawardene | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | India by 147 runs | |||
| ODI 2815 | 5 February | Mahela Jayawardene | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | India by 67 runs | |||
| ODI 2818 | 8 February | Mahela Jayawardene | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 68 runs | |||
| Only T20I | ||||||||
| T20I 82 | 10 February | Tillakaratne Dilshan | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | India by 3 wickets | |||
February
England in West Indies
- The 2nd Test was abandoned due to an unfit outfield.[15] Therefore, an extra test was arranged to be played at the Antigua Recreation Ground, starting 2 days after the abandonment.[16]
Women's Tri-Series in Bangladesh
| Team[17] | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | +1.160 |
| Pakistan |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | –0.218 |
| Bangladesh |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | –0.893 |
advanced to the Final
India in New Zealand
Australia in South Africa
March
Women's World Cup
Season summary
Result Summary
| Test | ODI | T20I | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | Wins | Loss | Draw | Tied | Matches | Wins | Loss | Tied | No result | Matches | Wins | Loss | Tied | No result | |
| Australia | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Canada | No Test Status | No Matches | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| England | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| India | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ireland | No Test Status | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | No Matches | ||||||||
| Kenya | No Test Status | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | No Matches | ||||||||
| New Zealand | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| South Africa | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| West Indies | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe | No Test Status | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Source: | Cricinfo | Cricinfo | Cricinfo | ||||||||||||
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Milestones
Test
Sachin Tendulkar reached 12,000 runs in Test on 17 October (vs Australia) 1st All Time[18]- Sourav Ganguly reached 7,000 runs in Test on 18 October (vs Australia) 33rd All Time
- V. V. S. Laxman played his 100th Test match on 6 November (vs Australia) 46th All Time
- Harbhajan Singh reached 300 wickets in Test on 7 November (vs Australia) 22nd All Time[19]
- Sachin Tendulkar reached 100 catches in Test on 10 November (vs Australia) 27th All Time
Brett Lee reached 300 wickets in Test on 22 November (vs New Zealand) 23rd All Time[20]- Matthew Hayden played his 100th Test match on 28 November (vs New Zealand) 47th All Time
- Ricky Ponting captained his 50th Test match on 28 November (vs New Zealand) 12th All Time
Billy Bowden umpired his 50th Test match ( India vs Australia) on 11 December 10th All time
Graeme Smith reached 6,000 runs in Test on 20 December (vs Australia) 49th All time
Chris Gayle reached 5,000 runs in Test on 20 December (vs New Zealand) 72nd All time- Jacques Kallis took his 250th wicket in Test on 26 December (vs Australia) 31st All time
Chaminda Vaas took his 350th wicket in Test on 26 December (Bangladesh) 19th All time- Mahela Jayawardene played his 100th Test match on 3 January (vs Bangladesh) 48th All time
- Ramnaresh Sarwan reached 5,000 runs in Test on 6 January (vs England) 73rd All time
- Mahela Jayawardene reached 8,000 runs in Test on 21 February (vs Pakistan) 20th All time
Younis Khan reached 5,000 runs in Test on 24 February (vs Sri Lanka) 74th All time- Younis Khan scored triple century in Test on 24 February (vs Sri Lanka) 23rd All time[21]
- Jacques Kallis reached 10,000 runs in Test on 27 February (vs Australia) 8th All time[22]
ODI
Mashrafe Mortaza scored 1,000 runs on 14 October (vs New Zealand), becoming in the 43rd All time cricketer with 1,000 runs and 100 wickets- Chris Gayle took 150 wickets on 16 November (vs Pakistan) 46th All time
- Harbhajan Singh took 200 wickets on 20 November (vs England) 30th All time
- Virender Sehwag reached 6,000 runs on 23 November (vs England) 39th All time
Tatenda Taibu reached 100 dismissals on 30 November (vs Sri Lanka) 21st All time- Chris Gayle scored his 7,000th run on 13 January (vs New Zealand) 26th All time
- Kumar Sangakkara scored his 7,000th run on 16 January (vs Bangladesh) 27th All time
- Jacques Kallis scored his 10,000th run on 23 January (vs Australia) 8th All time[23]
- Nathan Bracken took 150 wickets on 23 January (vs South Africa) 47th All time
- Muttiah Muralitharan got his 500th wicket on 24 January (vs Pakistan) 2nd All Time[24]
- Sanath Jayasuriya scored his 13,000th run on 28 January (vs India) 2nd All Time[25]
- Mahela Jayawardene scored his 8,000th run on 3 February (vs India) 18th All Time
- Irfan Pathan took 150 wickets on 5 February (vs Sri Lanka) 48th All time
Records
Test
- Sachin Tendulkar broke the record of runs on 17 October (vs Australia) with runs scored off Peter Siddle.
- Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera broke the record for the 4th wicket with 437 runs vs Pakistan on 22 February. Shoaib Malik ended the partnership by dismissing Jayawardene. The partnership faced 651 balls and Jayawardene contributed 199 runs, Samaraweera 231 runs.[26]
- Rahul Dravid broke the record of most catches on 6 April (vs New Zealand) upon helping dismiss Tim McIntosh.[27]
ODI
- Ajantha Mendis was fastest to reach 50 wickets on 12 January in his 19th match when he dismissed Ray Price (Zimbabwe).[28]
- Mahela Jayawardene broke the record of catches by non-wicket keeper vs. Pakistan with 157, when he caught Salman Butt on 21 January.[29]
- Zimbabwe achieved their highest score in an ODI with 351 for 7 in the victory over Kenya[30] (29 January)
- Muttiah Muralitharan broke the record of wickets taken with 503, when he dismissed Gautam Gambhir on 5 February.[31]
