International cricket in 2021–22

The 2021–22 international cricket season is scheduled to take place from September 2021 to April 2022.^[1]^[2] Currently, 9 Tests, 33 One Day Internationals (ODIs), 23 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), 6 Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs), and 33 Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is) are scheduled to be played during this period. Additionally, a number of other T20I/WT20I matches are scheduled to be played in minor series involving associate nations. The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup and the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup are scheduled to be played in October 2021 and March 2022 respectively, after they were both postponed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]^[4] England are also scheduled to tour Pakistan for the first time in sixteen years to play two T20I matches.^[5] Qualification for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup is also scheduled to continue, with four more regional qualifiers taking place.^[6]

Season overview

International tours
Start date	Home team	Away team	Results [Matches]
Start date	Home team	Away team	Test	ODI	T20I
September 2021	Afghanistan	Pakistan	—	[3]	—
September 2021	India	South Africa	—	[3]	[3]
October 2021	Bangladesh	England	—	[3]	[3]
14 October 2021	Pakistan	England	—	—	[2]
October 2021	Pakistan	New Zealand	—	[3]	[3]
November 2021	Australia	Afghanistan	[1]	—	—
November 2021	India	New Zealand	[2]	—	[3]
November 2021	Bangladesh	Pakistan	[2]	—	[3]
December 2021	Sri Lanka	Ireland	[1]	—	—
December 2021	South Africa	India	[3]	—	[3]
December 2021	Pakistan	West Indies	—	[3]	[3]
International tournaments
Start date	Tournament				Winners
October 2021	2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
December 2021	2021 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series
February 2022	2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B
February 2022	2022 Nepal Tri-Nation Series
March 2022	2022 Namibia Tri-Nation Series

Women's international tours
Start date	Home team	Away team	Results [Matches]
Start date	Home team	Away team	WTest	WODI	WT20I
October 2021	Pakistan	England	—	[3]	[2]
January 2022	Australia	India	—	[3]	[3]
Women's international tournaments
Start date	Tournament			Winners
4 March 2022	2022 Women's Cricket World Cup

September

Pakistan vs Afghanistan in the UAE

2020–23 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
[1st ODI]
[2nd ODI]
[3rd ODI]

South Africa in India

T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
[1st T20I]
[2nd T20I]
[3rd T20I]
2020–23 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
[1st ODI]
[2nd ODI]
[3rd ODI]

October

England in Bangladesh

T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
[1st T20I]
[2nd T20I]
[3rd T20I]
2020–23 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
[1st ODI]
[2nd ODI]
[3rd ODI]

England in Pakistan

T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st T20I	14 October			National Stadium, Karachi
2nd T20I	15 October			National Stadium, Karachi

England women in Pakistan

WT20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st WT20I	14 October			National Stadium, Karachi
2nd WT20I	15 October			National Stadium, Karachi
WODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st WODI	18 October			National Stadium, Karachi
2nd WODI	20 October			National Stadium, Karachi
3rd WODI	22 October			National Stadium, Karachi

New Zealand in Pakistan

T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
[1st T20I]
[2nd T20I]
[3rd T20I]
2020–23 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
[1st ODI]
[2nd ODI]
[3rd ODI]

2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup

November

Afghanistan in Australia

Only Test
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
[Only Test]	November

New Zealand in India

Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
[1st Test]
[2nd Test]
T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
[1st T20I]
[2nd T20I]
[3rd T20I]

Pakistan in Bangladesh

T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
[1st T20I]
[2nd T20I]
[3rd T20I]
Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
[1st Test]
[2nd Test]

December

Ireland in Sri Lanka

Only Test
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
[Only Test]	December

2021 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series

2019–23 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 – Tri-series
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
[ 1st ODI]	December
[ 2nd ODI]	December
[ 3rd ODI]	December
[ 4th ODI]	December
[ 5th ODI]	December
[ 6th ODI]	December

India in South Africa

T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
[1st T20I]
[2nd T20I]
[3rd T20I]
Freedom Trophy – Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
[1st Test]
[2nd Test]
[3rd Test]

West Indies in Pakistan

T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
[1st T20I]
[2nd T20I]
[3rd T20I]
2020–23 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
[1st ODI]
[2nd ODI]
[3rd ODI]

January

India women in Australia

WT20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
[1st WT20I]	January
[2nd WT20I]	January
[3rd WT20I]	January
WODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
[1st WODI]	January
[2nd WODI]	January
[3rd WODI]	January

February

2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B

2022 Nepal Tri-Nation Series

2019–23 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 – Tri-series
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
[ 1st ODI]	February					Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kathmandu
[ 2nd ODI]	February					Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kathmandu
[ 3rd ODI]	February					Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kathmandu
[ 4th ODI]	February					Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kathmandu
[ 5th ODI]	February					Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kathmandu
[ 6th ODI]	February					Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kathmandu

March

2022 Women's Cricket World Cup

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Australia	7	7	0	0	14	1.283
2	South Africa	7	5	1	1	11	0.078
3	England	7	4	3	0	8	0.949
4	West Indies	7	3	3	1	7	−0.885
5	India	7	3	4	0	6	0.642
6	New Zealand (H)	7	3	4	0	6	0.027
7	Bangladesh	7	1	6	0	2	−0.999
8	Pakistan	7	1	6	0	2	−1.313

Source: ESPNcricinfo
(H) Host

Advance to Knockout Stage

Group stage
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
1st WODI	4 March	New Zealand		TBA		Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
2nd WODI	4 March	South Africa		TBA		University Oval, Dunedin
3rd WODI	5 March	Australia		England		Seddon Park, Hamilton
4th WODI	6 March	India		TBA		Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
5th WODI	6 March	New Zealand		TBA		University Oval, Dunedin
6th WODI	8 March	Australia		TBA		Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
7th WODI	8 March	England		TBA		University Oval, Dunedin
8th WODI	10 March	New Zealand		India		Seddon Park, Hamilton
9th WODI	11 March	South Africa		TBA		Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
10th WODI	12 March	India		TBA		Seddon Park, Hamilton
11th WODI	12 March	New Zealand		Australia		Basin Reserve, Wellington
12th WODI	13 March	England		South Africa		Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
13th WODI	14 March	TBA		TBA		Seddon Park, Hamilton
14th WODI	14 March	Australia		TBA		Basin Reserve, Wellington
15th WODI	16 March	England		India		Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
16th WODI	17 March	New Zealand		South Africa		Seddon Park, Hamilton
17th WODI	17 March	TBA		TBA		Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
18th WODI	19 March	Australia		India		Eden Park, Auckland
19th WODI	19 March	New Zealand		ENG		Eden Park, Auckland
20th WODI	21 March	TBA		TBA		Seddon Park, Hamilton
21st WODI	21 March	Australia		South Africa		Basin Reserve, Wellington
22nd WODI	22 March	India		TBA		Seddon Park, Hamilton
23rd WODI	23 March	South Africa		TBA		Basin Reserve, Wellington
24th WODI	24 March	England		TBA		Hagley Oval, Christchurch
25th WODI	25 March	TBA		TBA		Basin Reserve, Wellington
26th WODI	26 March	New Zealand		TBA		Hagley Oval, Christchurch
27th WODI	26 March	England		TBA		Basin Reserve, Wellington
28th WODI	28 March	India		South Africa		Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Semi-finals
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
29th WODI	29 March	TBA		TBA		Basin Reserve, Wellington
30th WODI	31 March	TBA		TBA		Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Final
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
31st WODI	3 April	TBA		TBA		Hagley Oval, Christchurch

2022 Namibia Tri-Nation Series

2019–23 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 – Tri-series
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
[ 1st ODI]	March					Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
[ 2nd ODI]	March					Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
[ 3rd ODI]	March					Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
[ 4th ODI]	March					Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
[ 5th ODI]	March					Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
[ 6th ODI]	March					Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek

References

^ "Schedule for inaugural World Test Championship announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
^ "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2020 postponed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
^ "India retains T20 World Cup in 2021, Australia to host in 2022". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
^ "England to visit Pakistan for first time in 16 years in 2021 for two T20 matches". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
^ "Qualification for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 December 2020.

[1] "Schedule for inaugural World Test Championship announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2019.

[2] "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

[3] "ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2020 postponed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

[4] "India retains T20 World Cup in 2021, Australia to host in 2022". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

[5] "England to visit Pakistan for first time in 16 years in 2021 for two T20 matches". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 November 2020.

[6] "Qualification for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 December 2020.

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v t e International cricket in 2021–22
Preceding season: International cricket in 2021
September 2021	New Zealand in Bangladesh Afghanistan in Pakistan South Africa in Sri Lanka Women's T20 World Cup EAP Qualifier Uganda Tri-Nation Series PNG in Oman Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier Oman Tri-Nation Series (round 6) New Zealand in Pakistan India women in Australia Oman Tri-Nation Series (round 7) ACA Africa T20 Cup
October 2021	Summer T20 Bash Ireland women in Zimbabwe Cyprus T20I Cup Sri Lanka in Oman England women in Pakistan England in Pakistan T20 World Cup EAP Qualifier T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier Final T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier Group A ICC Men's T20 World Cup Final Women's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier Sierra Leone in Nigeria Valletta Cup T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier Group A
November 2021	T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier Group B T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier West Indies women in Pakistan Bangladesh women in Zimbabwe T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier Group B Nepal women in Qatar T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier Final New Zealand in India Pakistan in Bangladesh West Indies in Sri Lanka Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier Namibia Tri-Nation series Netherlands in South Africa Afghanistan in Australia
December 2021	England in Australia The Ashes West Indies in Pakistan Ireland in United States India in South Africa
January 2022	Bangladesh in New Zealand Ireland in West Indies Under-19 Cricket World Cup England women in Australia Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Commonwealth Games Qualifier Netherlands against Afghanistan in Qatar West Indies women in South Africa England in West Indies
February 2022	UAE in Oman West Indies in India India women in New Zealand Sri Lanka in Australia Oman Quadrangular Series South Africa in New Zealand T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A Afghanistan in Bangladesh Sri Lanka in India
March 2022	Australia in Pakistan Australia in New Zealand Women's Cricket World Cup Final UAE Tri-Nation Series (round 9) UAE Tri-Nation Series (round 10) Bangladesh in South Africa GCC Women's Gulf Cup Netherlands in New Zealand PNG in Nepal Nepal Tri-Nation Series Nigeria Invitational
April 2022	Uganda in Namibia PNG Tri-Nation Series Bahamas in the Cayman Islands Capricorn Women's Tri-Series Hong Kong women in UAE
Ongoing	World Test Championship Cricket World Cup Super League Cricket World Cup League 2 Associate T20I cricket
Following Season: International cricket in 2022