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The International cricket in 2008 is defined as the season of international cricket between April and August 2008 in all cricket playing countries, as well as all international matches scheduled for the 2008 English Cricket Season. Matches between January and April are defined as belonging to the 2007–08 season, while matches between September and December will fall under the 2008–09 season.

ICC Championship Tables At Start of 2008 Season

ICC Test Championship 13 April 2008
Rank Team Matches Points Rating
1  Australia 33 4650 141
2  India 42 4242 111
3  South Africa 44 4789 109
4  England 44 4771 108
5  Sri Lanka 35 3709 106
6  Pakistan 33 3107 94
7  New Zealand 25 2277 91
8  West Indies 31 2380 77
9  Bangladesh 24 23 1
ICC ODI Championship 13 April 2008
Rank Team Matches Points Rating
1  South Africa 43 5434 127
2  Australia 44 5597 127
3  New Zealand 38 4312 113
4  India 56 6330 113
5  Pakistan 36 3943 110
6  England 40 4200 105
7  Sri Lanka 46 4810 105
8  West Indies 39 3880 99
9  Bangladesh 38 1798 47
10  Ireland 11 217 20
11  Zimbabwe 31 552 18
12  Kenya 6 0 0

April

Bangladeshis in Pakistan

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
One-Day International Series
ODI 2696 8 April Shoaib Malik Mohammad Ashraful Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore  Pakistan by 152 runs (D/L Method)
ODI 2698 11 April Shoaib Malik Mohammad Ashraful Iqbal Stadium, Faislabad  Pakistan by 7 wickets (D/L Method)
ODI 2700 13 April Shoaib Malik Mohammad Ashraful Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore  Pakistan by 23 runs
ODI 2702 16 April Shoaib Malik Mohammad Ashraful Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan  Pakistan by 7 wickets
ODI 2703 19 April Shoaib Malik Mohammad Ashraful National Stadium, Karachi  Pakistan by 150 runs
Twenty20 International Match
T20I 55 20 April Shoaib Malik Mohammad Ashraful National Stadium, Karachi  Pakistan by 102 runs

IPL starts on 18th April and ends on 1st June when the final takes place in Mumbai - DY. Patil Stadium.

Sri Lankans in Pakistan

Canceled

Sri Lanka has agreed to fill in on cancellation of Australias tour of Pakistan with 5 ODIs, possibly in late April and early May. Exact dates are yet to be confirmed.

May

New Zealanders in England

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test Series
Test 1874 15-19 May Michael Vaughan Daniel Vettori Lord's Match Drawn
Test 1876 23-27 May Michael Vaughan Daniel Vettori Old Trafford  England by 6 wickets
3rd Test 5-9 June Michael Vaughan Daniel Vettori Trent Bridge  England by an innings & 9 runs
Twenty20 International
Only T20I 13 June Paul Collingwood Daniel Vettori Old Trafford  England by 9 wickets
One-Day International Series
1st ODI 15 June Paul Collingwood Daniel Vettori Riverside Ground  England by 114 runs
2nd ODI 18 June Edgbaston
3rd ODI 21 June County Ground, Bristol
4th ODI 25 June The Oval
5th ODI 28 June Lord's

Australians in West Indies

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test Series
Test 1875 22-26 May Ramnaresh Sarwan Ricky Ponting Jamaica  Australia by 95 runs
Test 1877 30 May - 3 June Ramnaresh Sarwan Ricky Ponting Antigua Match Drawn
3rd Test 12-16 June Chris Gayle Ricky Ponting Barbados  Australia by 87 runs
Twenty20 International
Only T20I 21 June Barbados
One-Day International Series
1st ODI 24 June St Vincent
2nd ODI 27 June Grenada
3rd ODI 29 June Grenada
4th ODI 4 July St Kitts
5th ODI 6 July St Kitts

World Cricket League Division 5

The 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five will take place in May 2008 in Jersey. 12 teams are expected to take part in the tournament, including Afghanistan, Bahamas, Botswana, Germany, Japan, Jersey, Mozambique, Nepal, Norway, Singapore, USA, Vanuatu.

Group Stage

Group Stage
No. Date Group Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
1st Match 23 May A  United States Steve Massiah  Mozambique Mohammad Shoaib Younis The Farmers Field, St Martin  United States by 9 wickets
2nd Match 23 May A    Nepal Binod Das  Germany Graham Sommer Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade    Nepal by 7 wickets
3rd Match 23 May A  Norway Shahid Ahmed  Vanuatu Patrick Haines FB Fields, St Clement  Norway by 183 runs
4th Match 23 May B  Afghanistan Nowroz Mangal  Japan Ko Irie Victoria College Ground, St Helier  Afghanistan by 93 runs
5th Match 23 May B  Jersey Mathew Hague  Singapore Chaminda Ruwan Kumarage Grainville, St Saviour  Jersey by 93 runs
6th Match 23 May B  Bahamas Narendra Ekanayake  Botswana Tshepo Mhozya Les Quennevais No. 2, St Brélade  Botswana by 70 runs
7th Match 24 May A  United States Steve Massiah  Norway Shahid Ahmed Victoria College Ground, St Helier No Result
8th Match 24 May A    Nepal Binod Kumar Das  Mozambique Muhammad Shoaib Younus Grainville, St Saviour No Result
9th Match 24 May A  Germany Graham Sommer  Vanuatu Patrick Haines The Farmers Field, St Martin  Germany by 6 wickets
10th Match 24 May B  Afghanistan Norooz Khan Mangal  Bahamas Narendra Ekanayake Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade No Result
11th Match 24 May B  Jersey Mathew Hague  Japan Ko Irie Les Quennevais No. 2, St Brélade No Result
12th Match 24 May B  Singapore Chaminda Ruwan Kumarage  Botswana Abdul Patel FB Fields, St Clement No Result
Replay of 7th Match 25 May A  United States Steve Massiah  Norway Shahid Ahmed The Farmers Field, St Martin  United States by 10 wickets
Replay of 8th Match 25 May A    Nepal Binod Kumar Das  Mozambique Muhammad Shoaib Younus Grainville, St Saviour    Nepal by 219 runs
Replay of 10th Match 25 May B  Afghanistan Norooz Khan Mangal  Bahamas Narendra Ekanayake Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade  Afghanistan by 5 wickets
Replay of 11th Match 25 May B  Jersey Mathew Hague  Japan Ko Irie Les Quennevais No. 2, St Brélade  Jersey by 8 wickets
Replay of 12th Match 25 May B  Singapore Chaminda Ruwan Kumarage  Botswana Abdul Patel FB Fields, St Clement  Singapore by 3 wickets
13th Match 26 May A  United States Steve Massiah  Vanuatu Patrick Haines Grainville, St Saviour  United States by 7 wickets
14th Match 26 May A    Nepal Binod Das  Norway Shahid Ahmed The Farmers Field, St Martin    Nepal by 108 runs
15th Match 26 May A  Germany Graham Sommer  Mozambique Shoaib Younus Victoria College Ground, St Helier  Germany by 7 wickets
16th Match 26 May B  Afghanistan Nowroz Mangal  Botswana ARM Patel Les Quennevais No. 2, St Brélade  Afghanistan by 7 wickets
17th Match 26 May B  Japan  Singapore Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade Match Abandoned without
a ball bowled
18th Match 26 May B  Jersey Mathew Hague  Bahamas Narendra Ekanayake FB Fields, St Clement  Jersey by 128 runs
19th Match 27 May A  United States Steve Massiah  Germany Graham Sommer Grainville, St Saviour  United States by 6 wickets
20th Match 27 May A    Nepal Binod Das  Vanuatu A Mansale Victoria College Ground, St Helier    Nepal by 137 runs
21st Match 27 May A  Norway Shahid Ahmed  Mozambique Shoain Younus Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade  Mozambique by 3 wickets
22nd Match 27 May B  Afghanistan Nowroz Mangal  Singapore Chamara Ruwan Kumarage FB Fields, St Clement  Singapore by 69 runs
23rd Match 27 May B  Bahamas Narendra Ekanayake  Japan Ko Irie Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brélade Match Tied
24th Match 27 May B  Jersey Mathew Hague  Botswana Tshepo Mhozya Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin  Jersey by 7 wickets
25th Match* 28 May A  Germany  Norway Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brélade Match Abandoned without
a ball bowled
26th Match* 28 May A  Mozambique  Vanuatu FB Fields, St Clement Match Abandoned without
a ball bowled
27th Match* 28 May A    Nepal  United States Les Quennevais, St Brélade Match Abandoned without
a ball bowled
28th Match* 28 May B  Bahamas  Singapore Victoria College Ground, St Helier Match Abandoned without
a ball bowled
29th Match* 28 May B  Botswana  Japan Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin Match Abandoned without
a ball bowled
30th Match* 28 May B  Jersey  Afghanistan Grainville, St Saviour Match Abandoned without
a ball bowled
Replay of 17th Match 29 May B  Japan Ko Irie  Singapore Chaminda Ruwan Kumarage Victoria College Ground, St Helier  Singapore by 52 runs(D/L)
Replay of 25th Match 29 May A  Germany Graham Sommer  Norway Shahid Ahmed Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brélade  Germany by 6 wickets
Replay of 26th Match 29 May A  Mozambique Shoaib Younus  Vanuatu A Mansale FB Fields, St Clement No Result
Replay of 27th Match 29 May A    Nepal Binod Das  United States Steve Massiah Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin No Result

*The ICC Event Technical Committee, as per 12.1.6 of the ICC World Cricket League Division 5 Playing Conditions, decided not to replay all of group B's abandoned games. The abandoned match between Japan and Singapore will be played on 29 May to ensure that all teams in Group B play equal matches. Group A's abandoned matches are to be played on 29 May.

Group A
Team P W L T NR NRR Points
   Nepal 5 4 0 0 1 +3.04 9
 United States 5 4 0 0 1 +2.10 9
 Germany 5 3 2 0 0 -0.67 6
 Mozambique 5 1 3 0 1 -2.15 3
 Norway 5 1 4 0 0 -0.54 2
 Vanuatu 5 0 4 0 1 -3.52 1
Group B
Team P W L T NR NRR Points
 Jersey 5 4 0 0 1 +2.46 9
 Afghanistan 5 3 1 0 1 +1.63 7
 Singapore 5 3 1 0 1 +0.24 7
 Botswana 5 1 3 0 1 -0.75 3
 Japan 5 0 3 1 1 -1.35 2
 Bahamas 5 0 3 1 1 -2.65 2

Playoffs

9th Place Playoffs
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
9th Place Semifinal 1 30 May  Norway Shahid Ahmed  Bahamas Narendra Ekanayake Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin  Norway by 52 runs
9th Place Semifinal 2 30 May  Vanuatu Patrick Haines  Japan Ko Irie Victoria College Ground, St Helier  Japan by 99 runs
9th Place Playoff 31 May  Japan Ko Irie  Norway Shahid Ahmed Les Quennevais, St Brélade  Norway by 7 wickets
11th Place Playoff 31 May  Vanuatu Patrick Haines  Bahamas Narendra Ekanayake Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brelade  Bahamas 6 wickets
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
May 30-Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin
 
 
 Norway 202/5 (50 overs)
 
May 31-Les Quennevais, St Brélade
 
 Bahamas 150 (39.5 overs)
 
 Japan 181 (48.2 overs)
 
May 30-Victoria College Ground, St Helier
 
 Norway 182/3 (43.2 overs)
 
 Japan 238/6 (50 overs)
 
 
 Vanuatu 139 (39.3 overs)
 
Third place
 
 
May 31-Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brelade
 
 
 Vanuatu 113 (29.3 overs)
 
 
 Bahamas 116/4 (35.2 overs)
5th Place Playoffs
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
5th Place Semifinal 1 30 May  Mozambique Shoaib Younus  Singapore Chaminda Ruwan Kumarage Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brélade  Singapore by 54 runs
5th Place Semifinal 2 30 May  Germany Graham Sommer  Botswana ARM Patel Les Quennevais, St Brélade  Botswana by 9 runs
5th Place Playoff 31 May  Singapore Chaminda Ruwan Kumarage  Botswana ARM Patel FB Fields, St Clement  Singapore by 15 runs
7th Place Playoff 31 May  Mozambique Shoaib Younus  Germany Graham Sommer Victoria College Ground, St Helier  Germany by 2 wickets
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
May 30-Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brélade
 
 
 Singapore 203/8 (50 overs)
 
May 31-FB Fields, St Clement
 
 Mozambique 149 (46.4 overs)
 
 Singapore 119 (42.1 overs)
 
May 30-Les Quennevais, St Brélade
 
 Botswana 104 (37 overs)
 
 Botswana 126 (45.4 overs)
 
 
 Germany 117 (38.5 overs)
 
Third place
 
 
May 31-Victoria College Ground, St Helier
 
 
 Mozambique 153 (45.5 overs)
 
 
 Germany 157/8 (46.1 overs)
1st Place Playoffs
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
Semifinal 1 30 May  United States Steve Massiah  Jersey Mathew Hague FB Fields, St Clement  Jersey by 84 runs
Semifinal 2 30 May    Nepal Bonod Das  Afghanistan Nowroz Mangal Grainville, St Saviour  Afghanistan by 37 runs
Final 31 May  Jersey Mathew Hague  Afghanistan Nowroz Mangal Grainville, St Saviour  Afghanistan by 2 wickets
3rd Place Playoff 31 May  United States Steve Massiah    Nepal Binod Das Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin    Nepal by 96 runs
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
May 30-FB Fields, St Clement
 
 
 Jersey 220/5 (50 overs)
 
May 31-Grainville, St Saviour
 
 United States 136 (38.2 overs)
 
 Jersey 80 (39.5 overs)
 
May 30-Grainville, St Saviour
 
 Afghanistan 81/8 (37.4 overs)
 
 Afghanistan 142 (49.3 overs)
 
 
   Nepal 105 (45.5 overs)
 
Third place
 
 
May 31-Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin
 
 
   Nepal 189 (46.3 overs)
 
 
 United States 93 (42.4 overs)

June

Bangladesh Tri-Series

Group Stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
1st Match 8 June  Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful  Pakistan Shoaib Malik Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh  Pakistan by 70 runs
2nd Match 10 June  Pakistan Shoaib Malik  India MS Dhoni Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh  India by 140 runs
3rd Match 12 June  Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful  India MS Dhoni Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh  India by 7 wickets
Points Table
Team P W L T NR NRR Points
 India 2 2 0 0 0 +2.373 10
 Pakistan 2 1 1 0 0 -0.778 5
Bangladesh Bangladesh 2 0 2 0 0 -1.789 0
Final
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
Final 14 June  India MS Dhoni  Pakistan Shoaib Malik Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh  Pakistan by 25 runs

Asia Cup

The 2008 Asia Cup will take place in June 2008 in Pakistan. Six teams are expected to take part in the tournament, including Bangladesh, India, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and UAE.

Group Stage

Group A
Team P W L T NR NRR Points
Bangladesh Bangladesh
 Sri Lanka
 United Arab Emirates
Group B
Team P W L T NR NRR Points
 Hong Kong
 Pakistan
 India
Group Stage
No. Date Group Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
1st Match 24 June A Bangladesh Bangladesh  United Arab Emirates Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
2nd Match 24 June B  Pakistan  Hong Kong National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
3rd Match 25 June A Bangladesh Bangladesh  Sri Lanka Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
4th Match 25 June B  Hong Kong  India National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
5th Match 26 June A  Sri Lanka  United Arab Emirates Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
6th Match 26 June B  India  Pakistan National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan

Super Fours

Super Fours
Team P W L T NR NRR Points
A1
A2
B1
B2
Super Fours
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
7th Match 28 June A2 B2 National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
8th Match 29 June A1 B1 National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
9th Match 30 June A1 A2 National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
10th Match 2 July B1 B2 National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
11th Match 3 July A1 B2 National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
12th Match 4 July A2 B1 National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan

Final

Final
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
Final 6 July TBC TBC National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan

Bermudans in Canada

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
One-Day International Series
1st ODI 28 June
2nd ODI 29 June
3rd ODI 1 July

July

South Africans in England

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test Series
1st Test 10-14 July Lord's
2nd Test 18-22 July Headingley
3rd Test 30 July - 3 August Edgbaston
4th Test 7-11 August The Oval
Twenty20 International
Only T20I 20 August Riverside Ground
One-Day International Series
1st ODI 22 August Headingley
2nd ODI 26 August Trent Bridge
3rd ODI 29 August The Oval
4th ODI 31 August Lord's
5th ODI 3 September Sophia Gardens

Indians in Sri Lanka

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test Series
1st Test 23-27 July Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
2nd Test 31 July - 4 August Galle International Stadium
3rd Test 08-12 August R Premadasa Stadium
One-Day International Series
1st ODI 18 August Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
2nd ODI 20 August Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
3rd ODI 24 August R Premadasa Stadium
4th ODI 26 August R Premadasa Stadium
5th ODI 29 August R Premadasa Stadium

August

Bangladeshis in Australia

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
One-Day International Series
1st ODI 31 August Darwin
2nd ODI 3 September Darwin
3rd ODI 6 September Darwin

England cricket team in Scotland

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
One-Day International
1st ODI 18 August The Grange

New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
One-Day International Series
1st ODI 24 August Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
2nd ODI 27 August Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
3rd ODI 30 August Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

See also

Notes

References