International cricket season
The 2016–2017 international cricket season was from September 2016 to April 2017.[1] During this period, 41 Test matches , 87 One Day Internationals (ODIs), 43 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), 4 first class matches , 16 List A matches , 41 Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs), and 15 Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is) were played. Of the 41 Test matches that took place in this season, 3 were day/night Test matches. The season started with Pakistan leading the Test cricket rankings , Australia leading the ODI rankings , New Zealand leading the Twenty20 rankings , and Australia women leading the Women's rankings.
Men's full member cricket started with New Zealand's tour to India . India's 3–0 win over New Zealand in the Test series saw India move up to first in the Test rankings.[2] This tour also saw several milestones in Indian cricket with the first Test of the series being India's 500th Test match,[3] the second Test of the series being India's 250th Test at home,[4] and the first ODI being India's 900th ODI.[5] Notable highlights in this season include Bangladesh 's first ever Test victory over England in a two-match series tied 1–1,[6] and South Africa 's third consecutive Test series victory against Australia in Australia. However, South Africa's tour to Australia suffered from controversy as the International Cricket Council (ICC) charged Faf du Plessis , South Africa's captain with ball tampering .[7] [8] New Zealand managed to win its first Test series against Pakistan since 1985. India won the Test series against England, contested for the Anthony de Mello Trophy , for the first time since 2008. The tenth edition of the Chappell–Hadlee Trophy , which was held in Australia, was won by Australia 3–0, and the eleventh edition , which was held in New Zealand, was won by New Zealand 2–0. Bangladesh played its first ever Test match in India , which India won by 208 runs. There was one international tournament, a tri-series in Zimbabwe which also contained Sri Lanka and the West Indies , which was won by Sri Lanka. The season also witnessed Sri Lanka's first ever series win in any format against South Africa in South Africa when they won the T20I series 2–1.[9] South Africa recorded twelve consecutive ODI wins that included a whitewash of Australia and Sri Lanka at home.[10] The final Test series of the season saw Pakistan win their first ever Test series in the West Indies.[11]
In men's associate and affiliate cricket, three matches of the Intercontinental Cup and six matches of the World Cricket League Championship were scheduled to take place. The results of these matches have so far seen Papua New Guinea move into first place in the World Cricket League Championship and fourth in the Intercontinental Cup. Additional international tours and tournaments were also scheduled among the top associates and affiliates: UAE vs Oman , Hong Kong vs Papua New Guinea , Afghanistan vs Ireland , the 2017 Desert T20 Challenge , and the 2016–17 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series . Afghanistan also played a three match series against Bangladesh (losing 2–1), and Ireland played ODIs against South Africa and Australia , losing both. In addition, another step in the 2019 Cricket World Cup qualification process was completed with the United States and Oman being promoted into World Cricket League Division 3 .
This season also saw conclusion of the 2014–16 ICC Women's Championship , with the final seven series (matches from rounds 6 and 7) being scheduled in this period. At the conclusion of these matches, Australia , England , New Zealand , and the West Indies were the top four teams of the tournament, and therefore gained direct qualification for the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup . The bottom four teams (India , South Africa , Pakistan and Sri Lanka ) are placed in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier , along with Bangladesh , Ireland , Zimbabwe , Thailand , Papua New Guinea and Scotland . There was some controversy, however, as the series between India and Pakistan was supposed to be scheduled in this time period, but the series never went ahead. As a result, the ICC Technical Committee ruled that India's Women's team had forfeited all of the matches, with the points being awarded to Pakistan, effectively consigning India to the bottom four. The 2016 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup was also played during this season, with India winning their sixth consecutive title. The tournament opener, between India and Bangladesh, saw history as Bangladesh was bowled out for 54, which is the lowest total in Women's Twenty20 Internationals. However, this record stood for only four days, as later on in the tournament, Bangladesh were bowled out for 44 by Pakistan.
Season overview [ edit ] Rankings [ edit ] The following are the rankings at the beginning of the season:
September [ edit ] Australia Women in Sri Lanka [ edit ] New Zealand in India [ edit ] West Indies vs Pakistan in United Arab Emirates [ edit ] Afghanistan in Bangladesh [ edit ] Ireland in South Africa [ edit ] Australia vs. Ireland in South Africa [ edit ] Australia in South Africa [ edit ] October [ edit ] England in Bangladesh [ edit ] New Zealand Women in South Africa [ edit ] England Women in West Indies [ edit ] Oman in United Arab Emirates [ edit ] Namibia in Papua New Guinea [ edit ] Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe [ edit ] 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four [ edit ] Final standings [ edit ] November [ edit ] South Africa in Australia [ edit ] Papua New Guinea in Hong Kong [ edit ] England in India [ edit ] 2016 Anthony De Mello Trophy – Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 2232 9–13 November Virat Kohli Alastair Cook Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium , Rajkot Match drawn Test 2235 17–21 November Virat Kohli Alastair Cook Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium , Visakhapatnam India by 246 runs Test 2238 26–30 November Virat Kohli Alastair Cook Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium , Mohali India by 8 wickets Test 2239 8–12 December Virat Kohli Alastair Cook Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai India by an innings and 36 runs Test 2241 16–20 December Virat Kohli Alastair Cook M. A. Chidambaram Stadium , Chennai India by an innings and 75 runs ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3819 15 January Virat Kohli Eoin Morgan Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium , Pune India by 3 wickets ODI 3821 19 January Virat Kohli Eoin Morgan Barabati Stadium , Cuttack India by 15 runs ODI 3823 22 January Virat Kohli Eoin Morgan Eden Gardens , Kolkata England by 5 runs T20I series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 592 26 January Virat Kohli Eoin Morgan Green Park Stadium , Kanpur England by 7 wickets T20I 593 29 January Virat Kohli Eoin Morgan Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium , Nagpur India by 5 runs T20I 594 1 February Virat Kohli Eoin Morgan M. Chinnaswamy Stadium , Bangalore India by 75 runs
Pakistan Women in New Zealand [ edit ] England Women in Sri Lanka [ edit ] West Indies Women in India [ edit ] 2016–17 Zimbabwe Tri-Series [ edit ] Qualified for the Final
Pakistan in New Zealand [ edit ] Hong Kong in Kenya [ edit ] South Africa Women in Australia [ edit ] 2016 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup [ edit ] Qualified for the final
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result 1st match 26 November India Harmanpreet Kaur Bangladesh Jahanara Alam Asian Institute of Technology Ground , Bangkok India by 64 runs 2nd match 26 November Pakistan Bismah Maroof Nepal Rubina Chhetry Asian Institute of Technology Ground , Bangkok Pakistan by 9 wickets 3rd match 27 November India Harmanpreet Kaur Thailand Sornnarin Tippoch Asian Institute of Technology Ground , Bangkok India by 9 wickets 4th match 27 November Sri Lanka Hasini Perera Pakistan Bismah Maroof Asian Institute of Technology Ground , Bangkok Pakistan by 8 wickets 5th match 28 November Thailand Sornnarin Tippoch Bangladesh Jahanara Alam Asian Institute of Technology Ground , Bangkok Bangladesh by 35 runs 6th match 28 November Nepal Rubina Chhetry Sri Lanka Hasini Perera Asian Institute of Technology Ground , Bangkok Sri Lanka by 8 wickets 7th match 29 November India Harmanpreet Kaur Pakistan Bismah Maroof Asian Institute of Technology Ground , Bangkok India by 5 wickets 8th match 29 November Nepal Rubina Chhetry Bangladesh Jahanara Alam Asian Institute of Technology Ground , Bangkok Bangladesh by 92 runs 9th match 30 November Bangladesh Jahanara Alam Pakistan Bismah Maroof Asian Institute of Technology Ground , Bangkok Pakistan by 9 wickets 10th match 30 November Thailand Sornnarin Tippoch Sri Lanka Hasini Perera Asian Institute of Technology Ground , Bangkok Sri Lanka by 75 runs 11th match 1 December Thailand Sornnarin Tippoch Nepal Rubina Chhetry Asian Institute of Technology Ground , Bangkok Thailand by 8 wickets 12th match 1 December India Harmanpreet Kaur Sri Lanka Hasini Perera Asian Institute of Technology Ground , Bangkok India by 52 runs 13th match 2 December India Harmanpreet Kaur Nepal Rubina Chhetry Terdthai Cricket Ground , Bangkok India by 99 runs 14th match 3 December Bangladesh Jahanara Alam Sri Lanka Hasini Perera Terdthai Cricket Ground , Bangkok Sri Lanka by 7 wickets 15th match 3 December Pakistan Bismah Maroof Thailand Sornnarin Tippoch Terdthai Cricket Ground , Bangkok Pakistan by 5 wickets Final Final 4 December India Harmanpreet Kaur Pakistan Bismah Maroof Asian Institute of Technology Ground , Bangkok India by 17 runs
December [ edit ] New Zealand in Australia [ edit ] Afghanistan in United Arab Emirates [ edit ] Pakistan in Australia [ edit ] 2016 Under-19 Asia Cup [ edit ] Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result 1st Match 15 December India Abhishek Sharma Malaysia Virandeep Singh Colombo Cricket Club Ground , Colombo India won by 235 runs 2nd Match 15 December Pakistan Nasir Nawaz Singapore Janak Prakash Galle International Stadium , Galle Pakistan by 9 wickets 3rd Match 15 December Sri Lanka Kamindu Mendis Nepal Sandeep Lamichhane Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground , Colombo Sri Lanka by 1 run 4th Match 15 December Afghanistan Naveen-ul-Haq Bangladesh Abdul Halim Uyanwatte Stadium , Matara Bangladesh by 4 wickets 5th Match 16 December Sri Lanka Kamindu Mendis Malaysia Virandeep Singh Tyronne Fernando Stadium , Moratuwa Sri Lanka by 8 wickets 6th Match 16 December Singapore Janak Prakash Bangladesh Abdul Halim Galle International Stadium , Galle Bangladesh by 7 wickets 7th Match 16 December Nepal Sandeep Lamichhane India Abhishek Sharma Colombo Cricket Club Ground , Colombo India by 6 wickets 8th Match 16 December Afghanistan Naveen-ul-Haq Pakistan Nasir Nawaz Uyanwatte Stadium , Matara Afghanistan by 21 runs 9th Match 18 December India Abhishek Sharma Sri Lanka Kamindu Mendis Tyronne Fernando Stadium , Moratuwa India by 6 wickets 10th Match 18 December Pakistan Nasir Nawaz Bangladesh Abdul Halim Galle International Stadium , Galle Pakistan by 1 wicket 11th Match 18 December Nepal Sandeep Lamichhane Malaysia Virandeep Singh Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground , Colombo Nepal by 1 wicket 12th Match 18 December Afghanistan Naveen-ul-Haq Singapore Janak Prakash Surrey Village Cricket Ground , Maggona Afghanistan by 9 wickets Knockout stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result Semi-finals 1st Semi-final 20 December India Abhishek Sharma Afghanistan Naveen-ul-Haq R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo India by 77 runs 2nd Semi-final 21 December Bangladesh Abdul Halim Sri Lanka Kamindu Mendis R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo Sri Lanka by 26 runs (DLS ) Final Final 23 December India Abhishek Sharma Sri Lanka Kamindu Mendis R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo India by 34 runs
Bangladesh in New Zealand [ edit ] Sri Lanka in South Africa [ edit ] Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 2243 26–30 December Faf du Plessis Angelo Mathews St George's Park , Port Elizabeth South Africa by 206 runs Test 2244 2–6 January Faf du Plessis Angelo Mathews Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town South Africa by 282 runs Test 2247 12–16 January Faf du Plessis Angelo Mathews Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg South Africa by an innings and 118 runs T20I series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 589 20 January Farhaan Behardien Angelo Mathews Centurion Park , Centurion South Africa by 19 runs T20I 590 22 January Farhaan Behardien Angelo Mathews Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg Sri Lanka by 3 wickets T20I 591 25 January Farhaan Behardien Dinesh Chandimal Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town Sri Lanka by 5 wickets ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3828 28 January AB de Villiers Upul Tharanga St George's Park , Port Elizabeth South Africa by 8 wickets ODI 3830 1 February AB de Villiers Upul Tharanga Kingsmead Cricket Ground , Durban South Africa by 121 runs ODI 3831 4 February AB de Villiers Upul Tharanga Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg South Africa by 7 wickets ODI 3833 7 February AB de Villiers Upul Tharanga Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town South Africa by 40 runs ODI 3834 10 February AB de Villiers Upul Tharanga Centurion Park , Centurion South Africa by 88 runs
January [ edit ] South Africa women in Bangladesh [ edit ]