The 2025 International cricket season will take place from April 2025 to September 2025.[1] This calendar will include men's Test, men's One Day International (ODI), men's Twenty20 International (T20I), women's Test, women's One Day International (ODI) and women's Twenty20 International (T20I) matches, as well as some other significant series.[2][3] The Zimbabwe cricket team are scheduled to tour England in May 2025 to play the England cricket team.[4] The tour will consist of a four-day Test match.[5] It is due to be the first Test match between the two teams since 2003,[6] and only the second four-day Test match played by Zimbabwe.[7]
Season overview
editMen's events
edit| International tours | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | ||
| Test | ODI | T20I | |||
| 22 May 2025 |  England
|
 Zimbabwe
|
[1] | — | — |
| 29 May 2025 | England
|
 West Indies
|
— | [3] | [3] |
| May 2025 |  Pakistan
|
 Bangladesh
|
— | [3] | [3] |
| June 2025 |  Sri Lanka
|
Bangladesh
|
[2] | [3] | [3] |
| 20 June 2025 | England
|
 India
|
[5] | — | — |
| August 2025 | Bangladesh
|
India
|
— | [3] | [3] |
| 2 September 2025 | England
|
 South Africa
|
— | [3] | [3] |
| 17 September 2025 |  Ireland
|
England
|
— | [3] | — |
| International tournaments | |||||
| Start date | Tournament | Winners | |||
| 11 June 2025 | ICC World Test Championship Final
|
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Women's events
edit| International tours | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | ||
| WTest | WODI | WT20I | |||
| 21 May 2025 | England
|
West Indies
|
— | [3] | [3] |
| 28 June 2025 | England
|
India
|
— | [3] | [5] |
May
editBangladesh in Pakistan
edit| ODI series | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Venue | Result |
| 1st ODI | May | ||
| 2nd ODI | May | ||
| 3rd ODI | May | ||
| T20I series | |||
| No. | Date | Venue | Result |
| 1st T20I | May | ||
| 2nd T20I | May | ||
| 3rd T20I | May | ||
West Indies women in England
edit| WT20I series | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Venue | Result |
| 1st WT20I | 21 May | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | |
| 2nd WT20I | 23 May | County Ground, Hove | |
| 3rd WT20I | 26 May | County Ground, Chelmsford | |
| WODI series | |||
| No. | Date | Venue | Result |
| 1st WODI | 30 May | County Ground, Derby | |
| 2nd WODI | 4 June | Grace Road, Leicester | |
| 3rd WODI | 7 June | County Ground, Taunton | |
Zimbabwe in England
edit| Test series | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Venue | Result |
| Only Test | 22–25 May | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | |
West Indies in England
edit| ODI series | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Venue | Result |
| 1st ODI | 29 May | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | |
| 2nd ODI | 1 June | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | |
| 3rd ODI | 3 June | The Oval, London | |
| T20I series | |||
| No. | Date | Venue | Result |
| 1st T20I | 6 June | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | |
| 2nd T20I | 8 June | Bristol County Ground, Bristol | |
| 3rd T20I | 10 June | Rose Bowl, Southampton | |
June
editWorld Test Championship Final
edit| Only Test | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Venue | Result | |||
| Only Test | 11–15 June | Lord's, London | ||||||
Bangladesh in Sri Lanka
edit| Test series | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Venue | Result |
| 1st Test | June | ||
| 2nd Test | June | ||
| ODI series | |||
| No. | Date | Venue | Result |
| 1st ODI | June | ||
| 2nd ODI | June | ||
| 3rd ODI | June | ||
| T20I series | |||
| No. | Date | Venue | Result |
| 1st T20I | June | ||
| 2nd T20I | June | ||
| 3rd T20I | June | ||
India in England
edit| Test series | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Venue | Result |
| 1st Test | 20–24 June | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | |
| 2nd Test | 2–6 July | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | |
| 3rd Test | 10–14 July | Lord's, London | |
| 4th Test | 23–27 July | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | |
| 5th Test | 31 July – 4 August | The Oval, London | |
India women in England
edit| WT20I series | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Venue | Result |
| 1st WT20I | 28 June | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | |
| 2nd WT20I | 1 July | Bristol County Ground, Bristol | |
| 3rd WT20I | 4 July | The Oval, London | |
| 4th WT20I | 9 July | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | |
| 5th WT20I | 12 July | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | |
| WODI series | |||
| No. | Date | Venue | Result |
| 1st WODI | 16 July | Rose Bowl, Southampton | |
| 2nd WODI | 19 July | Lord's, London | |
| 3rd WODI | 22 July | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | |
August
editIndia in Bangladesh
edit| ODI series | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Venue | Result |
| 1st ODI | August | ||
| 2nd ODI | August | ||
| 3rd ODI | August | ||
| T20I series | |||
| No. | Date | Venue | Result |
| 1st T20I | August | ||
| 2nd T20I | August | ||
| 3rd T20I | August | ||
September
editSouth Africa in England
edit| ODI series | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Venue | Result |
| 1st ODI | 2 September | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | |
| 2nd ODI | 4 September | Lord's, London | |
| 3rd ODI | 7 September | Rose Bowl, Southampton | |
| T20I series | |||
| No. | Date | Venue | Result |
| 1st T20I | 10 September | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | |
| 2nd T20I | 12 September | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | |
| 3rd T20I | 14 September | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | |
England in Ireland
edit| ODI series | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Venue | Result |
| 1st ODI | 17 September | ||
| 2nd ODI | 19 September | ||
| 3rd ODI | 21 September | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Season archive". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Men's Future Tours Programme 2023 to 2027" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Men's FTP for 2023-2027 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "England to host Zimbabwe in 2025". The Cricketer. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "England to host Zimbabwe in one-off Test in 2025". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "England to host Zimbabwe in 2025 for first men's Test since 2003 between two sides". Sky Sports. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "England to host Zimbabwe for one-off four-day Test in May 2025". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2024.