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The following is a list of important cricket related events which occurred in the year 2007.
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The following is a list of important cricket related events which occurred in the year 2007.
| Series | Dates | Tests | Home | Away | Drawn | Result | Ref |
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| England in Australia (The Ashes) | November 2006 – January 2007 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Australia win 5–0 | [27] |
| India in South Africa | December 2006 – January 2007 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | South Africa win 2–1 | [28] |
| Pakistan in South Africa | January 2007 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | South Africa win 2–1 | [29] |
| India in Bangladesh | May 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | India win 1–0 | [30] |
| West Indies in England (The Wisden Trophy) | May 2007 – June 2007 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | England win 3–0 | [31] |
| Bangladesh in Sri Lanka | June 2007 – July 2007 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Sri Lanka win 3–0 | [32] |
| India in England (Pataudi Trophy) | July 2007 – August 2007 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | India win 1–0 | [33] |
| South Africa in Pakistan | October 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa win 1–0 | [34] |
| New Zealand in South Africa | November 2007 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | South Africa win 2–0 | [35] |
| Sri Lanka in Australia (Warne-Muralitharan Trophy) | November 2007 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Australia win 2–0 | [36] |
| Pakistan in India | November 2007 – December 2007 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | India win 1–0 | [37] |
| England in Sri Lanka | November 2007 – December 2007 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Sri Lanka win 1–0 | [38] |
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