International cricket season
The 2021–22 international cricket season is taking place from September 2021 to April 2022.[1] [2] Currently, 29 Tests , 87 One Day Internationals (ODIs), 111 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), 26 Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs), 43 Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is), and two women's Test matches are scheduled to be played during this period. Additionally, a number of other T20I/WT20I matches are also scheduled to be played in minor series involving associate nations.
The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup , the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier and the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup are scheduled to be played in October 2021, December 2021, and March 2022 respectively, after they were both postponed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[3] [4] In the final of the Men's T20 World Cup, Australia beat New Zealand by eight wickets to win their first T20 World Cup.[5]
Qualification for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup is also scheduled to continue, with four more regional qualifiers taking place.[6] In August 2021, England's planned tour of Bangladesh was postponed until 2023 due to the ongoing Covid situation and fixture congestion.[7] [8] Later the same month, Afghanistan's planned ODI series against Pakistan was postponed due to the situation in Afghanistan and the logistics in travelling.[9] In November 2021, Cricket Australia officially postponed the one-off Test match between Australia and Afghanistan , due to the Taliban not supporting women's cricket.[10]
In September 2021, New Zealand arrived in Pakistan to play three ODIs and five T20I matches . It was New Zealand's first tour of Pakistan since 2003 .[11] However, on the morning of the first ODI match, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) raised a security alert with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Pakistan Government, which resulted in the entire tour being called off.[12] [13] England were also scheduled to tour Pakistan for the first time in sixteen years to play two T20I matches.[14] However, following New Zealand's tour being called off, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced that the men's tour and the women's tour to the country in October 2021 had both been cancelled, due to concerns of travelling to the region.[15]
In October, the Zimbabwe women's cricket team played their first ever WODI matches since they were granted WODI status by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in April 2021.[16] They hosted a four-match series against Ireland , with Zimbabwe winning the first fixture.[17]
Season overview
Rankings
The following were the rankings at the beginning of the season.
ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings 25 September 2021 [19]
Rank
Team
Matches
Points
Rating
1
New Zealand
17
2,054
121
2
England
32
3,793
119
3
Australia
28
3,244
116
4
India
32
3,624
113
5
South Africa
25
2,459
98
6
Pakistan
27
2,524
93
7
Bangladesh
30
2,740
91
8
West Indies
30
2,523
84
9
Sri Lanka
32
2,657
83
10
Afghanistan
17
1,054
62
11
Netherlands
7
336
48
12
Ireland
25
1,145
46
13
Oman
11
435
40
14
Scotland
8
308
39
15
Zimbabwe
20
764
38
16
Nepal
11
330
30
Only the top 16 teams are shown
ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings 20 September 2021 [20]
Rank
Team
Matches
Points
Rating
1
England
28
7,786
278
2
India
28
7,456
266
3
Pakistan
34
8,883
261
4
New Zealand
28
7,192
257
5
South Africa
30
7,489
250
6
Bangladesh
26
6,259
241
7
Australia
33
7,923
240
8
Afghanistan
12
2,826
236
9
West Indies
29
6,792
234
10
Sri Lanka
22
5,048
229
11
Zimbabwe
30
5,751
192
12
Ireland
26
4,930
190
13
Nepal
19
3,556
187
14
United Arab Emirates
11
2,023
184
15
Scotland
14
2,553
182
16
Papua New Guinea
14
2,501
179
Only the top 16 teams are shown
ICC Women's T20I Rankings 25 September 2021 [22]
Rank
Team
Matches
Points
Rating
1
Australia
31
8,967
289
2
England
39
11,060
284
3
India
38
10,146
267
4
New Zealand
31
8,275
267
5
South Africa
32
8,048
252
6
West Indies
31
7,468
241
7
Pakistan
30
6,778
226
8
Sri Lanka
18
3,631
202
9
Bangladesh
26
5,001
192
10
Ireland
24
3,948
165
11
Thailand
29
4,667
161
12
Zimbabwe
21
3,287
157
13
Scotland
18
2,754
153
14
Nepal
11
1,457
132
15
Papua New Guinea
11
1,423
129
16
Samoa
6
749
125
Only the top 16 teams are shown
On-going tournaments
The following were the rankings at the beginning of the season.
September
New Zealand in Bangladesh
Afghanistan in Pakistan
The tour was postponed due to the situation in Afghanistan , the logistics in travelling, and for the welfare of the team.[23]
South Africa in Sri Lanka
Papua New Guinea vs United States in Oman
Papua New Guinea vs Nepal in Oman
2021 Oman Tri-Nation Series (round 6)
New Zealand in Pakistan
The tour was called off ahead of the first ODI due to security concerns.[24]
India women in Australia
2021 Oman Tri-Nation Series (round 7)
England in Bangladesh
In August 2021, the tour was postponed due to fixture congestion and the ongoing Covid pandemic,[25] with the series rescheduled for March 2023 .[26]
T20I series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
[1st T20I]
[2nd T20I]
[3rd T20I]
2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – ODI series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
[1st ODI]
[2nd ODI]
[3rd ODI]
October
2021 Summer T20 Bash
Ireland women in Zimbabwe
Sri Lanka in Oman
England women in Pakistan
The tour was cancelled due to concerns of travelling to the region.[27]
England in Pakistan
The tour was cancelled due to concerns of travelling to the region.[28]
2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Group stage
No.
Date
Team 1
Captain 1
Team 2
Captain 2
Venue
Result
T20I 1307
17 October
Oman
Zeeshan Maqsood
Papua New Guinea
Assad Vala
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1 , Muscat
Oman by 10 wickets
T20I 1311
17 October
Bangladesh
Mahmudullah
Scotland
Kyle Coetzer
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1 , Muscat
Scotland by 6 runs
T20I 1312
18 October
Ireland
Andrew Balbirnie
Netherlands
Pieter Seelaar
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi
Ireland by 7 wickets
T20I 1313
18 October
Sri Lanka
Dasun Shanaka
Namibia
Gerhard Erasmus
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi
Sri Lanka by 7 wickets
T20I 1318
19 October
Scotland
Kyle Coetzer
Papua New Guinea
Assad Vala
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1 , Muscat
Scotland by 17 runs
T20I 1322
19 October
Oman
Zeeshan Maqsood
Bangladesh
Mahmudullah
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1 , Muscat
Bangladesh by 26 runs
T20I 1327
20 October
Namibia
Gerhard Erasmus
Netherlands
Pieter Seelaar
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi
Namibia by 6 wickets
T20I 1331
20 October
Sri Lanka
Dasun Shanaka
Ireland
Andrew Balbirnie
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi
Sri Lanka by 70 runs
T20I 1334
21 October
Bangladesh
Mahmudullah
Papua New Guinea
Assad Vala
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1 , Muscat
Bangladesh by 84 runs
T20I 1338
21 October
Oman
Zeeshan Maqsood
Scotland
Kyle Coetzer
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1 , Muscat
Scotland by 8 wickets
T20I 1342
22 October
Namibia
Gerhard Erasmus
Ireland
Andrew Balbirnie
Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah
Namibia by 8 wickets
T20I 1346
22 October
Sri Lanka
Dasun Shanaka
Netherlands
Pieter Seelaar
Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah
Sri Lanka by 8 wickets
Super 12
Super 12
No.
Date
Team 1
Captain 1
Team 2
Captain 2
Venue
Result
T20I 1351
23 October
Australia
Aaron Finch
South Africa
Temba Bavuma
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi
Australia by 5 wickets
T20I 1354
23 October
England
Eoin Morgan
West Indies
Kieron Pollard
Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai
England by 6 wickets
T20I 1357
24 October
Sri Lanka
Dasun Shanaka
Bangladesh
Mahmudullah
Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah
Sri Lanka by 5 wickets
T20I 1361
24 October
India
Virat Kohli
Pakistan
Babar Azam
Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai
Pakistan by 10 wickets
T20I 1364
25 October
Afghanistan
Mohammad Nabi
Scotland
Kyle Coetzer
Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah
Afghanistan by 130 runs
T20I 1366
26 October
South Africa
Temba Bavuma
West Indies
Kieron Pollard
Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai
South Africa by 8 wickets
T20I 1367
26 October
Pakistan
Babar Azam
New Zealand
Kane Williamson
Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah
Pakistan by 5 wickets
T20I 1369
27 October
England
Eoin Morgan
Bangladesh
Mahmudullah
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi
England by 8 wickets
21st 1371
27 October
Scotland
Richie Berrington
Namibia
Gerhard Erasmus
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi
Namibia by 4 wickets
T20I 1374
28 October
Australia
Aaron Finch
Sri Lanka
Dasun Shanaka
Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai
Australia by 7 wickets
T20I 1375
29 October
West Indies
Kieron Pollard
Bangladesh
Mahmudullah
Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah
West Indies by 3 runs
T20I 1377
29 October
Afghanistan
Mohammad Nabi
Pakistan
Babar Azam
Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai
Pakistan by 5 wickets
T20I 1378
30 October
South Africa
Temba Bavuma
Sri Lanka
Dasun Shanaka
Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah
South Africa by 4 wickets
T20I 1379
30 October
Australia
Aaron Finch
England
Eoin Morgan
Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai
Australia by 8 wickets
T20I 1380
31 October
Afghanistan
Mohammad Nabi
Namibia
Gerhard Erasmus
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi
Afghanistan by 62 runs
T20I 1381
31 October
India
Virat Kohli
New Zealand
Kane Williamson
Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai
New Zealand by 8 wickets
T20I 1382
1 November
England
Eoin Morgan
Sri Lanka
Dasun Shanaka
Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah
England by 26 runs
T20I 1384
2 November
South Africa
Temba Bavuma
Bangladesh
Mahmudullah
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi
South Africa by 6 wickets
T20I 1386
2 November
Pakistan
Babar Azam
Namibia
Gerhard Erasmus
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi
Pakistan by 45 runs
T20I 1388
3 November
New Zealand
Kane Williamson
Scotland
Kyle Coetzer
Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai
New Zealand by 16 runs
T20I 1390
3 November
India
Virat Kohli
Afghanistan
Mohammad Nabi
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi
India by 66 runs
T20I 1391
4 November
Australia
Aaron Finch
Bangladesh
Mahmudullah
Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai
Australia by 8 wickets
T20I 1392
4 November
West Indies
Kieron Pollard
Sri Lanka
Dasun Shanaka
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi
Sri Lanka by 20 runs
T20I 1394
5 November
New Zealand
Kane Williamson
Namibia
Gerhard Erasmus
Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah
New Zealand by 52 runs
T20I 1396
5 November
India
Virat Kohli
Scotland
Kyle Coetzer
Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai
India by 8 wickets
T20I 1398
6 November
Australia
Aaron Finch
West Indies
Kieron Pollard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi
Australia by 8 wickets
T20I 1400
6 November
England
Eoin Morgan
South Africa
Temba Bavuma
Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah
South Africa by 10 runs
T20I 1402
7 November
Afghanistan
Mohammad Nabi
New Zealand
Kane Williamson
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi
New Zealand by 8 wickets
T20I 1406
7 November
Pakistan
Babar Azam
Scotland
Kyle Coetzer
Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah
Pakistan by 72 runs
T20I 1410
8 November
India
Virat Kohli
Namibia
Gerhard Erasmus
Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai
India by 9 wickets
Finals
November
West Indies women in Pakistan
Bangladesh women in Zimbabwe
New Zealand in India
Pakistan in Bangladesh
West Indies in Sri Lanka
2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier
First match(es) will be played on 21 November 2021. Source:
[citation needed ]
First match(es) will be played on 21 November 2021. Source:
[citation needed ] (H) Host
Group stage
No.
Date
Team 1
Captain 1
Team 2
Captain 2
Venue
Result
WODI 1229
21 November
Bangladesh
Nigar Sultana
Pakistan
Javeria Khan
Old Hararians , Harare
2nd WODI
21 November
Zimbabwe
Mary-Anne Musonda
Thailand
Naruemol Chaiwai
Harare Sports Club , Harare
3rd WODI
23 November
Ireland
Laura Delany
West Indies
Stafanie Taylor
Old Hararians , Harare
4th WODI
23 November
Netherlands
Heather Siegers
Sri Lanka
Chamari Atapattu
Harare Sports Club , Harare
5th WODI
23 November
Pakistan
Javeria Khan
Thailand
Naruemol Chaiwai
Sunrise Sports Club , Harare
6th WODI
23 November
Bangladesh
Nigar Sultana
United States
Sindhu Sriharsha
Takashinga Cricket Club , Harare
7th WODI
25 November
Ireland
Laura Delany
Netherlands
Heather Siegers
Old Hararians , Harare
8th WODI
25 November
Bangladesh
Nigar Sultana
Thailand
Naruemol Chaiwai
Harare Sports Club , Harare
9th WODI
25 November
Zimbabwe
Mary-Anne Musonda
United States
Sindhu Sriharsha
Takashinga Cricket Club , Harare
10th WODI
27 November
Sri Lanka
Chamari Atapattu
West Indies
Stafanie Taylor
Old Hararians , Harare
11th WODI
27 November
Zimbabwe
Mary-Anne Musonda
Pakistan
Javeria Khan
Sunrise Sports Club , Harare
12th WODI
27 November
Thailand
Naruemol Chaiwai
United States
Sindhu Sriharsha
Takashinga Cricket Club , Harare
13th WODI
29 November
Ireland
Laura Delany
Sri Lanka
Chamari Atapattu
Sunrise Sports Club , Harare
14th WODI
29 November
Zimbabwe
Mary-Anne Musonda
Bangladesh
Nigar Sultana
Old Hararians , Harare
15th WODI
29 November
Pakistan
Javeria Khan
United States
Sindhu Sriharsha
Harare Sports Club , Harare
16th WODI
29 November
Netherlands
Heather Siegers
West Indies
Stafanie Taylor
Old Hararians , Harare
Super Six
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
NR
Pts
NRR
1
TBD
0
0
0
0
0
—
2
TBD
0
0
0
0
0
—
3
TBD
0
0
0
0
0
—
4
TBD
0
0
0
0
0
—
5
TBD
0
0
0
0
0
—
6
TBD
0
0
0
0
0
—
First match(es) will be played on 1 December 2021. Source:
[citation needed ]
Qualified to 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup and ICC Women's Championship
Qualified to ICC Women's Championship .
2021 Namibia Tri-Nation Series
Netherlands in South Africa
Afghanistan in Australia
In September 2021, Cricket Tasmania confirmed that the match would not be taking place following the Taliban offensive in Afghanistan , due to the Taliban not supporting women's cricket.[29]
2021 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A
December
England in Australia
West Indies in Pakistan
India in South Africa
Freedom Trophy , 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship – Test series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
1st Test
17–21 December
Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg
2nd Test
26–30 December
Centurion Park , Centurion
3rd Test
3–7 January
Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town
ODI series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
1st ODI
11 January
Boland Park , Paarl
2nd ODI
14 January
Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town
3rd ODI
16 January
Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town
T20I series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
1st T20I
19 January
Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town
2nd T20I
21 January
Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town
3rd T20I
23 January
Boland Park , Paarl
4th T20I
26 January
Boland Park , Paarl
Ireland in United States
2021 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series
2019–2023 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
2021 Hong Kong Cricket World Cup Challenge League B
January
Bangladesh in New Zealand
Ireland in West Indies
2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup
West Indies women in South Africa
England in West Indies
England women in Australia
New Zealand in Australia
February
West Indies in India
India women in New Zealand
Sri Lanka in Australia
South Africa in New Zealand
Sri Lanka in India
2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B
2022 Nepal Tri-Nation Series
Afghanistan in Bangladesh
March
Australia in Pakistan
2022 Women's Cricket World Cup
First match(es) will be played on 4 March 2022. Source:
[citation needed ] (H) Host
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
England
Eden Park , Auckland
20th WODI
21 March
TBA
TBA
Seddon Park , Hamilton
21st WODI
22 March
Australia
South Africa
Basin Reserve , Wellington
22nd WODI
22 March
India
TBA
Seddon Park , Hamilton
23rd WODI
24 March
South Africa
TBA
Basin Reserve , Wellington
24th WODI
24 March
England
TBA
Hagley Oval , Christchurch
25th WODI
25 March
Australia
TBA
Basin Reserve , Wellington
26th WODI
26 March
New Zealand
TBA
Hagley Oval , Christchurch
27th WODI
27 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
Australia in New Zealand
Bangladesh in South Africa
Netherlands in New Zealand
See also
Notes
^ The series was postponed due the situation in Afghanistan and the logistics in travelling.
^ The series was called off due to security concerns.
^ The series was postponed due to fixture congestion.
^ Originally scheduled to be two T20I matches, they were changed to twenty-over fixtures by the agreement of both cricket boards.
^ a b The series was called off due to concerns about travelling to the region.
^ The series was postponed due to Taliban not supporting women's cricket.
References
September 2021 October 2021 November 2021 December 2021 January 2022 February 2022 March 2022 Ongoing