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]
ICC Intercontinental Cup
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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]
Note: For matches in previous seasons, see the main article
World Cricket League Division 4
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Group stage
No.
Date
Team 1
Captain 1
Team 2
Captain 2
Venue
Result
1st Match
4 October
Afghanistan
Nowroz Mangal
Fiji
Colin Rika
Kinondoni Ground, Dar es Salaam
Afghanistan by 80 runs
2nd Match
4 October
Hong Kong
Tabarak Dar
Italy
Joe Scuderi
University of Dar es Salaam Ground , Dar es Salaam
Hong Kong by 46 runs
3rd Match
4 October
Tanzania
Hamisi Abdallah
Jersey
Mathew Hague
Annil Burhani Ground, Dar es Salaam
Tanzania by 34 runs
4th Match
5 October
Afghanistan
Nowroz Mangal
Jersey
Mathew Hague
University of Dar es Salaam Ground , Dar es Salaam
Afghanistan by 122 runs
5th Match
5 October
Fiji
Colin Rika
Italy
Joe Scuderi
Annil Burhani Ground, Dar es Salaam
Italy by 254 runs
6th Match
5 October
Tanzania
Hamisi Abdallah
Hong Kong
Tabarak Dar
Kinondoni Ground, Dar es Salaam
Hong Kong by 134 runs
7th Match
7 October
Fiji
Colin Rika
Hong Kong
Tabarak Dar
University of Dar es Salaam Ground , Dar es Salaam
Hong Kong by 129 runs
8th Match
7 October
Italy
Joe Scuderi
Jersey
Mathew Hague
Kinondoni Ground, Dar es Salaam
Italy by 29 runs (D/L )
9th Match
7 October
Tanzania
Hamisi Abdallah
Afghanistan
Nowroz Mangal
Annil Burhani Ground, Dar es Salaam
Afghanistan by 8 runs (D/L )
10th Match
8 October
Afghanistan
Nowroz Mangal
Hong Kong
Tabarak Dar
Annil Burhani Ground, Dar es Salaam
Afghanistan by 4 wickets
11th Match
8 October
Fiji
Colin Rika
Jersey
Mathew Hague
Kinondoni Ground, Dar es Salaam
Jersey by 79 runs
12th Match
8 October
Tanzania
Hamisi Abdallah
Italy
Joe Scuderi
University of Dar es Salaam Ground , Dar es Salaam
No result
Replay of 12th Match
9 October
Tanzania
Hamisi Abdallah
Italy
Joe Scuderi
University of Dar es Salaam Ground , Dar es Salaam
Italy by 9 wickets
13th Match
10 October
Afghanistan
Nowroz Mangal
Italy
Joe Scuderi
Kinondoni Ground, Dar es Salaam
Afghanistan 93 runs
14th Match
10 October
Hong Kong
Tabarak Dar
Jersey
Mathew Hague
Annil Burhani Ground, Dar es Salaam
Hong Kong by 100 runs
15th Match
10 October
Tanzania
Hamisi Abdallah
Fiji
Colin Rika
University of Dar es Salaam Ground , Dar es Salaam
Fiji by 4 runs
New Zealand in Bangladesh
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Quadrangular Twenty20 Series in Canada
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Associates Tri-Series in Kenya
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Kenya in South Africa
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Bangladesh in South Africa
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Pakistan vs West Indies in the United Arab Emirates
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New Zealand in Australia
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Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe
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ICC Americas Division 1 Championship
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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]
No.
Date
Team 1
Captain 1
Team 2
Captain 2
Venue
Result
Match 1
25 November
Argentina
Esteban MacDermott
Canada
Umar Bhatti
Brian Piccolo Park, Fort Lauderdale
Canada by 1 wicket
Match 2
25 November
Bermuda
Irving Romaine
Cayman Islands
Pearson Best
Central Broward Regional Park , Fort Lauderdale
Bermuda by 73 runs
Match 3
25 November
United States
Steve Massiah
Suriname
Deoraj Sewanan
Central Broward Regional Park Artificial Ground , Fort Lauderdale
United States by 305 runs
Match 4
26 November
Bermuda
Irving Romaine
Suriname
Deoraj Sewanan
Central Broward Regional Park , Fort Lauderdale
Bermuda by 224 runs
Match 5
26 November
Canada
Umar Bhatti
Cayman Islands
Pearson Best
Central Broward Regional Park Artificial Ground , Fort Lauderdale
Canada by 206 runs
Match 6
26 November
Argentina
Esteban MacDermott
United States
Steve Massiah
Brian Piccolo Park, Fort Lauderdale
United States by 7 wickets
Match 7
27 November
Cayman Islands
Pearson Best
Argentina
Esteban MacDermott
Central Broward Regional Park , Fort Lauderdale
Cayman Islands by 108 runs
Match 8
27 November
Canada
Umar Bhatti
Suriname
Deoraj Sewanan
Central Broward Regional Park Artificial Ground , Fort Lauderdale
Canada by 206 runs
Match 9
27 November
United States
Steve Massiah
Bermuda
Irving Romaine
Brian Piccolo Park, Fort Lauderdale
United States by 86 runs
Match 10
29 November
Bermuda
Irving Romaine
Argentina
Esteban MacDermott
Central Browards Regional Park Artificial Ground , Fort Lauderdale
Bermuda by 146 runs
Match 11
29 November
Suriname
Deoraj Sewanan
Cayman Islands
Pearson Best
Brian Piccolo Park, Fort Lauderdale
Cayman Islands by 8 wickets
Match 12
29 November
United States
Steve Massiah
Canada
Umar Bhatti
Central Broward Regional Park , Fort Lauderdale
United States by 81 runs
Match 13
30 November
Suriname
Deoraj Sewanan
Argentina
Esteban MacDermott
Central Broward Regional Park Artificial Ground , Fort Lauderdale
Argentina by 6 wickets
Match 14
30 November
Canada
Umar Bhatti
Bermuda
Irving Romaine
Central Broward Regional Park , Fort Lauderdale
No result
Match 15
30 November
United States
Steve Massiah
Cayman Islands
Pearson Best
Brian Piccolo Park, Fort Lauderdale
United States by 87 runs (D/L )
West Indies in New Zealand
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South Africa in Australia
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No.
Date
Home Captain
Away Captain
Venue
Result
Test series
Test 1899
17–21 December
Ricky Ponting
Graeme Smith
WACA Ground , Perth
South Africa by 6 wickets
Test 1902
26–30 December
Ricky Ponting
Graeme Smith
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
South Africa by 9 wickets
Test 1904
3–7 January
Ricky Ponting
Graeme Smith
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
Australia by 103 runs
T20I series
T20I 80
11 January
Ricky Ponting
Johan Botha
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
Australia by 52 runs
T20I 81
13 January
Ricky Ponting
Johan Botha
The Gabba , Brisbane
Australia by 6 wickets
ODI series
ODI 2795
16 January
Ricky Ponting
Johan Botha
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
South Africa by 3 wickets
ODI 2796
18 January
Ricky Ponting
Johan Botha
Bellerive Oval , Hobart
Australia by 5 runs
ODI 2802
23 January
Ricky Ponting
Johan Botha
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
South Africa by 3 wickets
ODI 2804
26 January
Ricky Ponting
Johan Botha
Adelaide Oval , Adelaide
South Africa by 8 wickets
ODI 2808
30 January
Ricky Ponting
Johan Botha
WACA Ground , Perth
South Africa by 39 runs
Sri Lanka in Bangladesh
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Tri-Series in Bangladesh
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Group Stage
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
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh
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Sri Lanka in Pakistan
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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
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Group Stage
No.
Date
Team 1
Captain 1
Team 2
Captain 2
Venue
Result
1st Match
24 January
Afghanistan
Nowroz Mangal
Uganda
JZ Kwebiha
St Albans Club, Buenos Aires
Uganda by 14 runs
2nd Match
24 January
Cayman Islands
PI Best
Papua New Guinea
R Dikana
Belgrano Athletic Club Ground, Buenos Aires
Papua New Guinea by 6 wickets
3rd Match
24 January
Argentina
E MacDermott
Hong Kong
Tabarak Dar
Hurlingham Club Ground, Buenos Aires
Hong Kong by 7 wickets
4th Match
25 January
Afghanistan
Nowroz Mangal
Hong Kong
Tabarak Dar
Belgrano Athletic Club Ground, Buenos Aires
Afghanistan by 13 runs
5th Match
25 January
Papua New Guinea
R Dikana
Argentina
E MacDermott
St Albans Club, Buenos Aires
Papua New Guinea by 21 runs
6th Match
25 January
Cayman Islands
PI Best
Uganda
JZ Kwebiha
Hurlingham Club Ground, Buenos Aires
Uganda by 9 wickets
7th Match
27 January
Afghanistan
Karim Khan
Argentina
E MacDermott
Hurlingham Club Ground, Buenos Aires
Afghanistan by 19 runs
8th Match
27 January
Hong Kong
Tabarak Dar
Cayman Islands
PI Best
St Albans Club, Buenos Aires
Hong Kong by 49 runs
9th Match
27 January
Papua New Guinea
R Dikana
Uganda
JZ Kwebiha
Belgrano Athletic Club Ground, Buenos Aires
Papua New Guinea by 26 runs
10th Match
28 January
Afghanistan
Karim Khan
Papua New Guinea
R Dikana
Hurlingham Club Ground, Buenos Aires
Afghanistan by 8 wickets
11th Match
28 January
Argentina
E MacDermott
Cayman Islands
SC Gordon
Belgrano Athletic Club Ground, Buenos Aires
Cayman Islands by 6 wickets
12th Match
28 January
Uganda
JZ Kwebiha
Hong Kong
Tabarak Dar
St Albans Club, Buenos Aires
Uganda by 1 run
13th Match
30 January
Afghanistan
Nowroz Mangal
Cayman Islands
SC Gordon
St Albans Club, Buenos Aires
No result
14th Match
30 January
Uganda
JZ Kwebiha
Argentina
E MacDermott
Belgrano Athletic Club Ground, Buenos Aires
No result
15th Match
30 January
Hong Kong
Tabarak Dar
Papua New Guinea
R Dikana
Hurlingham Club Ground, Buenos Aires
Papua New Guinea by 9 wickets (D/L )
Replay of 13th Match
31 January
Afghanistan
Nowroz Mangal
Cayman Islands
PI Best
St Albans Club, Buenos Aires
Afghanistan 82 runs
Replay of 14th Match Archived 3 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
31 January
Uganda
JZ Kwebiha
Argentina
E MacDermott
Belgrano Athletic Club Ground, Buenos Aires
Uganda by 100 runs
England in West Indies
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No.
Date
Home Captain
Away Captain
Venue
Result
Test series
Test 1906
4–8 February
Chris Gayle
Andrew Strauss
Sabina Park , Kingston, Jamaica
West Indies by an innings and 23 runs
Test 1907
13–17 February
Chris Gayle
Andrew Strauss
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium , North Sound , Antigua
Match drawn
Test 1908
15–19 February
Chris Gayle
Andrew Strauss
Antigua Recreation Ground , St. John's , Antigua
Match drawn
Test 1911
26 February–2 March
Chris Gayle
Andrew Strauss
Kensington Oval , Bridgetown , Barbados
Match drawn
Test 1914
6–10 March
Chris Gayle
Andrew Strauss
Queen's Park Oval , Port of Spain , Trinidad
Match drawn
Only T20I
T20I 86
15 March
Denesh Ramdin
Andrew Strauss
Queen's Park Oval , Port of Spain , Trinidad
West Indies by 6 wickets
ODI series
ODI 2826
20 March
Chris Gayle
Andrew Strauss
Providence Stadium , Georgetown , Guyana
England by 1 run (D/L )
ODI 2827
22 March
Chris Gayle
Andrew Strauss
Providence Stadium , Georgetown , Guyana
West Indies by 21 runs
ODI 2828
27 March
Chris Gayle
Andrew Strauss
Kensington Oval , Bridgetown , Barbados
West Indies by 8 wickets (D/L )
ODI 2829
29 March
Chris Gayle
Andrew Strauss
Kensington Oval , Bridgetown , Barbados
England by 9 wickets (D/L )
ODI 2833
3 April
Chris Gayle
Andrew Strauss
Beausejour Stadium , Gros Islet , St Lucia
England by 26 runs
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
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advanced to the Final
India in New Zealand
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No.
Date
Home Captain
Away Captain
Venue
Result
T20I series
T20I 84
25 February
Daniel Vettori
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
AMI Stadium , Christchurch
New Zealand by 7 wickets
T20I 85
27 February
Daniel Vettori
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Westpac Stadium , Wellington
New Zealand by 5 wickets
ODI series
ODI 2821
3 March
Daniel Vettori
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
McLean Park , Napier
India by 53 runs
ODI 2822
6 March
Daniel Vettori
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Seddon Park , Hamilton
No result
ODI 2823
8 March
Brendon McCullum
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
AMI Stadium , Christchurch
India by 58 runs
ODI 2824
11 March
Daniel Vettori
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Westpac Stadium , Wellington
India by 84 runs (D/L )
ODI 2825
14 March
Daniel Vettori
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Eden Park , Auckland
New Zealand by 8 wickets
Test series
Test 1915
18–22 March
Daniel Vettori
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Seddon Park , Hamilton
India by 10 wickets
Test 1917
26–30 March
Daniel Vettori
Virender Sehwag
McLean Park , Napier
Match drawn
Test 1918
3–7 April
Daniel Vettori
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Basin Reserve , Wellington
Match drawn
Australia in South Africa
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No.
Date
Home Captain
Away Captain
Venue
Result
Test series
Test 1910
26 February–2 March
Graeme Smith
Ricky Ponting
New Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg
Australia by 162 runs
Test 1913
6–10 March
Graeme Smith
Ricky Ponting
Kingsmead , Durban
Australia by 175 runs
Test 1916
19–23 March
Jacques Kallis
Ricky Ponting
Newlands , Cape Town
South Africa by an innings and 20 runs
T20I series
T20I 87
27 March
Johan Botha
Ricky Ponting
New Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg
South Africa by 4 wickets
T20I 88
29 March
Johan Botha
Ricky Ponting
SuperSport Park , Centurion
South Africa by 17 runs
ODI series
ODI 2832
3 April
Graeme Smith
Ricky Ponting
Kingsmead , Durban
Australia by 141 runs
ODI 2834
5 April
Graeme Smith
Ricky Ponting
SuperSport Park , Centurion
South Africa by 7 wickets
ODI 2839
9 April
Graeme Smith
Ricky Ponting
Newlands , Cape Town
South Africa by 25 runs
ODI 2840
13 April
Graeme Smith
Ricky Ponting
St George's Park , Port Elizabeth
South Africa by 61 runs
ODI 2841
17 April
Graeme Smith
Ricky Ponting
New Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg
Australia by 47 runs