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The International cricket in 2008 is defined as the season of international cricket between April and August 2008 in all cricket playing countries, as well as all international matches scheduled for the 2008 English Cricket Season. Matches between January and April are defined as belonging to the 2007–08 season, while matches between September and December will fall under the 2008–09 season.
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| ODI series | ||||||
| ODI 2696 | 8 April | Shoaib Malik | Mohammad Ashraful | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |  Pakistan by 152 runs (D/L) | |
| ODI 2698 | 11 April | Shoaib Malik | Mohammad Ashraful | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Pakistan by 7 wickets (D/L) | |
| ODI 2700 | 13 April | Shoaib Malik | Mohammad Ashraful | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan by 23 runs | |
| ODI 2702 | 16 April | Shoaib Malik | Mohammad Ashraful | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan | Pakistan by 7 wickets | |
| ODI 2703 | 19 April | Shoaib Malik | Mohammad Ashraful | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by 150 runs | |
| T20I | ||||||
| T20I 55 | 20 April | Shoaib Malik | Mohammad Ashraful | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by 102 runs | |
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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| Test series | |||||
| Test 1874 | 15–19 May | Michael Vaughan | Daniel Vettori | Lord's, London | Match drawn |
| Test 1876 | 23–27 May | Michael Vaughan | Daniel Vettori | Old Trafford, Manchester |  England by 6 wickets |
| Test 1878 | 5–9 June | Michael Vaughan | Daniel Vettori | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | England by an innings and 9 runs |
| T20I | |||||
| T20I 56 | 13 June | Paul Collingwood | Daniel Vettori | Old Trafford, Manchester | England by 9 wickets |
| ODI series | |||||
| ODI 2708 | 15 June | Paul Collingwood | Daniel Vettori | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | England by 114 runs |
| ODI 2709 | 18 June | Paul Collingwood | Daniel Vettori | Edgbaston, Birmingham | Match abandoned |
| ODI 2710 | 21 June | Paul Collingwood | Daniel Vettori | Country Ground, Bristol |  New Zealand by 22 runs |
| ODI 2714 | 25 June | Paul Collingwood | Daniel Vettori | The Oval, London | New Zealand by 1 wicket |
| ODI 2720 | 28 June | Kevin Pietersen | Daniel Vettori | Lord's, London | New Zealand by 51 runs |
The 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five took place in May 2008 in Jersey. 12 teams took part in the tournament, including Afghanistan, Bahamas, Botswana, Germany, Japan, Jersey, Mozambique, Nepal, Norway, Singapore, USA, Vanuatu.
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*The ICC Event Technical Committee, as per 12.1.6 of the ICC World Cricket League Division 5 Playing Conditions, decided Archived 31 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine not to replay all of group B's abandoned games. The abandoned match between Japan and Singapore will be played on 29 May to ensure that all teams in Group ` are to be played on 29 May.
| 9th Place Playoffs | |||||||
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| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| 9th Place Semifinal 1 Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine | 30 May |  Norway | Shahid Ahmed |  Bahamas | Narendra Ekanayake | Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin | Norway by 52 runs |
| 9th Place Semifinal 2 Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine | 30 May |  Vanuatu | Patrick Haines |  Japan | Ko Irie | Victoria College Ground, St Helier | Japan by 99 runs |
| 9th Place Playoff Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine | 31 May | Japan | Ko Irie | Norway | Shahid Ahmed | Les Quennevais, St Brélade | Norway by 7 wickets |
| 11th Place Playoff Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine | 31 May | Vanuatu | Patrick Haines | Bahamas | Narendra Ekanayake | Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brélade | Bahamas 6 wickets |
| 5th Place Playoffs | |||||||
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| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| 5th Place Semifinal 1 Archived 17 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine | 30 May |  Mozambique | Shoaib Younus |  Singapore | Chaminda Ruwan Kumarage | Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brélade | Singapore by 54 runs |
| 5th Place Semifinal 2 Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine | 30 May |  Germany | Graham Sommer |  Botswana | ARM Patel | Les Quennevais, St Brélade | Botswana by 9 runs |
| 5th Place Playoff Archived 4 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine | 31 May | Singapore | Chaminda Ruwan Kumarage | Botswana | ARM Patel | FB Fields, St Clement | Singapore by 15 runs |
| 7th Place Playoff Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine | 31 May | Mozambique | Shoaib Younus | Germany | Graham Sommer | Victoria College Ground, St Helier | Germany by 2 wickets |
| 1st Place Playoffs | |||||||
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| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| Semifinal 1 Archived 4 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine | 30 May |  United States | Steve Massiah |  Jersey | Mathew Hague | FB Fields, St Clement | Jersey by 84 runs |
| Semifinal 2 Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine | 30 May |  Nepal | Bonod Das |  Afghanistan | Nowroz Mangal | Grainville Cricket Ground, St Saviour | Afghanistan by 37 runs |
| Final Archived 11 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine | 31 May | Jersey | Mathew Hague | Afghanistan | Nowroz Mangal | Grainville, St Saviour | Afghanistan by 2 wickets |
| 3rd Place Playoff Archived 4 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine | 31 May | United States | Steve Massiah | Nepal | Binod Das | Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin | Nepal by 96 runs |
| Pos | Team | Promotion/Relegation |
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| 1st | Afghanistan | Promoted to 2008 Division Four |
| 2nd | Jersey | |
| 3rd | Nepal | Remain in 2010 Division Five |
| 4th | United States | |
| 5th | Singapore | Relegated to regional competitions [1] |
| 6th | Botswana | |
| 7th | Germany | |
| 8th | Mozambique | |
| 9th | Norway | |
| 10th | Japan | |
| 11th | Bahamas | |
| 12th | Vanuatu |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 |  India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.373 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | −0.778 |
| 3 |  Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.789 |
| Group stage | ||||||||
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| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
| ODI 2704 | 8 June | Bangladesh | Mohammad Ashraful | Pakistan | Shoaib Malik | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | Pakistan by 70 runs | |
| ODI 2705 | 10 June | Pakistan | Shoaib Malik | India | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | India by 140 runs | |
| ODI 2706 | 12 June | Bangladesh | Mohammad Ashraful | India | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | India by 7 wickets | |
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| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 2707 | 14 June | India | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Pakistan | Shoaib Malik | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | Pakistan by 25 runs |
The 2008 Asia Cup took place in June 2008 in Pakistan. Six teams took part in the tournament, including Bangladesh, India, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and UAE.
Source: ESPNCricinfo |
Source: ESPNCricinfo |
| Group stage | ||||||||
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| No. | Date | Group | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| 1st Match | 24 June | A | Bangladesh | Mohammad Ashraful |  United Arab Emirates | Saqib Ali | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan | Bangladesh by 96 runs |
| 2nd Match | 24 June | B | Pakistan | Shoaib Malik |  Hong Kong | Tabarak Dar | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | Pakistan by 155 runs |
| 3rd Match | 25 June | A | Bangladesh | Mohammad Ashraful |  Sri Lanka | Mahela Jayawardene | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan | Sri Lanka by 131 runs |
| 4th Match | 25 June | B | Hong Kong | Tabarak Dar | India | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | India by 256 runs |
| 5th Match | 26 June | A | Sri Lanka | Mahela Jayawardene | United Arab Emirates | Saqib Ali | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan | Sri Lanka by 142 runs |
| 6th Match | 26 June | B | India | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Pakistan | Shoaib Malik | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | India by 6 wickets |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | PCO | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1.363 |
| 2 | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.250 |
| 3 | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.924 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.665 |
| Super Fours | |||||||
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| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| 7th Match | 28 June | Bangladesh | Mohammad Ashraful | India | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | India by 7 wickets |
| 8th Match | 29 June | Pakistan | Shoaib Malik | Sri Lanka | Mahela Jayawardene | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | Sri Lanka by 64 runs |
| 9th Match | 30 June | Bangladesh | Mohammad Ashraful | Sri Lanka | Mahela Jayawardene | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | Sri Lanka by 158 runs |
| 10th Match | 2 July | Pakistan | Misbah-ul-Haq | India | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | Pakistan by 8 wickets |
| 11th Match | 3 July | India | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Sri Lanka | Mahela Jayawardene | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | India by 6 wickets |
| 12th Match | 4 July | Bangladesh | Mohammad Ashraful | Pakistan | Shoaib Malik | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | Pakistan by 10 wickets |
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| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| Final | 6 July | India | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Sri Lanka | Mahela Jayawardene | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | Sri Lanka by 100 runs |
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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| ODI series | |||||
| ODI 2722 | 28 June | Zubin Surkari | Irving Romaine | Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City |  Bermuda by 3 wickets |
| ODI 2725 | 29 June | Qaiser Ali | Irving Romaine | Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City | Bermuda by 11 runs (D/L) |
| ODI 2728 | 1 July | Qaiser Ali | Irving Romaine | Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City |  Canada by 77 runs |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts |
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| 1 | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |  Scotland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Ireland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
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| Tri-Series | |||||||
| ODI 2727 | 1 July | New Zealand | Daniel Vettori | Ireland | Kyle McCallan | Mannofield Park, Aberdeen, | New Zealand by 290 runs |
| ODI 2729 | 2 July | Ireland | Kyle McCallan | Scotland | Ryan Watson | Mannofield Park, Aberdeen, | Scotland by 5 wickets |
| ODI 2731 | 3 July | New Zealand | Daniel Vettori | Scotland | Ryan Watson | Mannofield Park, Aberdeen, | New Zealand by 8 wickets |
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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| Test 1880 | 10–14 July | Michael Vaughan | Graeme Smith | Lord's, London | Match drawn |
| Test 1881 | 18–22 July | Michael Vaughan | Graeme Smith | Headingley, Leeds |  South Africa by 10 wickets |
| Test 1883 | 30 July – 3 August | Michael Vaughan | Graeme Smith | Edgbaston, Birmingham | South Africa by 5 wickets |
| Test 1885 | 7–11 August | Kevin Pietersen | Graeme Smith | The Oval, London | England by 6 wickets |
| Twenty20 International | |||||
| T20I 68a | 20 August | Kevin Pietersen | Graeme Smith | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | Match abandoned |
| ODI series | |||||
| ODI 2748 | 22 August | Kevin Pietersen | Graeme Smith | Headingley, Leeds | England by 20 runs |
| ODI 2754 | 26 August | Kevin Pietersen | Graeme Smith | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | England by 10 wickets |
| ODI 2757 | 29 August | Kevin Pietersen | Jacques Kallis | The Oval, London | England by 126 runs |
| ODI 2759 | 31 August | Kevin Pietersen | Jacques Kallis | Lord's, London | England by 7 wickets (D/L) |
| ODI 2761 | 3 September | Kevin Pietersen | Jacques Kallis | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | No result |
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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| Test series | |||||
| Test 1882 | 23–27 July | Mahela Jayawardene | Anil Kumble | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Sri Lanka by an innings and 239 runs |
| Test 1884 | 31 July – 4 August | Mahela Jayawardene | Anil Kumble | Galle International Stadium, Galle | India by 170 runs |
| Test 1886 | 8–12 August | Mahela Jayawardene | Anil Kumble | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 8 wickets |
| ODI series | |||||
| ODI 2742 | 18 August | Mahela Jayawardene | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla | Sri Lanka by 8 wickets |
| ODI 2745 | 20 August | Mahela Jayawardene | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla | India by 3 wickets |
| ODI 2750 | 24 August | Mahela Jayawardene | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | India by 33 runs |
| ODI 2755 | 26 August | Mahela Jayawardene | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | India by 46 runs |
| ODI 2756 | 29 August | Mahela Jayawardene | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 112 runs |
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| No. | Date | Group | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| 1st Match | 2 August | B |  Kenya | Steve Tikolo |  Netherlands | Jeroen Smits | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | Netherlands by 19 runs |
| 2nd Match | 2 August | A | Ireland | William Porterfield | Scotland | Ryan Watson | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | Ireland by 4 wickets |
| 3rd Match | 2 August | B | Canada | Sanjayan Thuraisingam | Netherlands | Jeroen Smits | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | Canada by 4 wickets |
| 4th Match | 3 August | A | Bermuda | Irving Romaine | Scotland | Ryan Watson | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | Scotland by 8 wickets |
| 5th Match | 3 August | B | Canada | Sanjayan Thuraisingam | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | Kenya by 4 wickets |
| 6th Match | 3 August | A | Bermuda | Irving Romaine | Ireland | William Porterfield | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | Ireland by 4 runs (D/L) |
| 1st Place Playoffs | |||||||
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| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| Semifinal 1 | 4 August | Ireland | William Porterfield | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | Ireland by 4 wickets |
| Semifinal 2 | 4 August | Scotland | Ryan Watson | Netherlands | Jeroen Smits | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | Netherlands by 5 wickets |
| 3rd Place Final | 4 August | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | Scotland | Ryan Watson | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | Scotland by 9 wickets |
| 5th Place Final | 5 August | Bermuda | Rodney Trott | Canada | Sanjayan Thuraisingam | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | Canada by 8 wickets |
| 1st Place Final | 5 August | Ireland | William Porterfield | Netherlands | Jeroen Smits | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | Match abandoned |
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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| ODI series | |||||
| ODI 2739a | 7 August | Jeroen Smits | Irving Romaine | VRA Ground, Amstelveen | Match abandoned |
| ODI 2740 | 8 August | Jeroen Smits | Irving Romaine | VRA Ground, Amstelveen | Netherlands by 6 wickets |
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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| First Class | |||||
| First Class | 7–10 August | Ryan Watson | Steve Tikolo | Titwood, Glasgow | Match abandoned |
| ODI series | |||||
| ODI 2741 | 12 August | Ryan Watson | Steve Tikolo | Cambusdoon New Ground, Ayr | No result |
| ODI 2741a | 13 August | Ryan Watson | Steve Tikolo | Cambusdoon New Ground, Ayr | Match abandoned |
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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| ODI | |||||
| ODI 2740a | 12 August | Kyle McCallan | Sanjayan Thuraisingam | Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin | Match abandoned |
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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| First Class | |||||
| First Class | 16–19 August | Peter Borren | Steve Tikolo | VRA Ground, Amstelveen | Kenya won by an innings and 6 runs |
| ODI series | |||||
| ODI 2747 | 21 August | Jeroen Smits | Steve Tikolo | VRA Ground, Amstelveen | Netherlands won by 6 wickets |
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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| ODI 2743 | 18 August | Ryan Watson | Kevin Pietersen | Grange Cricket Club Ground, Edinburgh | No result |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 |  West Indies | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.526 |
| 2 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.240 |
| 3 | Bermuda | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.190 |
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| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 2744 | 18 August | Canada | Sunil Dhaniram | Bermuda | Irving Romaine | Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City | Canada by 25 runs |
| ODI 2746 | 20 August | Bermuda | Irving Romaine | West Indies | Ramnaresh Sarwan | Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City | West Indies by 6 wickets |
| ODI 2749 | 22 August | West Indies | Chris Gayle | Canada | Sunil Dhaniram | Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City | West Indies by 49 runs |
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| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 2752 | 24 August | Canada | Sunil Dhaniram | West Indies | Chris Gayle | Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City | West Indies by 7 wickets |
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| ODI series | |||||
| ODI 2751 | 24 August | William Porterfield | Steve Tikolo | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | Ireland by 33 runs |
| ODI 2753 | 25 August | William Porterfield | Steve Tikolo | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | No result |
| ODI 2755 | 27 August | William Porterfield | Steve Tikolo | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | Match abandoned |
The New Zealand national cricket team was due to tour Pakistan during the northern summer of 2008. They would have played three One Day Internationals against Pakistan. The tour was cancelled due to the political situation in the country.
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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| ODI series | |||||
| ODI 2758 | 30 August | Michael Clarke | Mohammad Ashraful | TIO Stadium, Darwin |  Australia by 180 runs |
| ODI 2760 | 3 September | Michael Clarke | Mohammad Ashraful | TIO Stadium, Darwin | Australia by 8 wickets |
| ODI 2762 | 6 September | Michael Clarke | Mohammad Ashraful | TIO Stadium, Darwin | Australia by 73 runs |
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The 2018–19 international cricket season was from September 2018 to April 2019. 34 Test matches, 92 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 74 Twenty20 International (T20Is), as well as 28 Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) and 130 Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is), were played during this period. The season started with India leading the Test cricket rankings, England leading the ODI rankings and Pakistan leading the Twenty20 rankings. In October 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) introduced separate rankings for women's ODIs and T20Is for the first time, with Australia women leading both tables.
The 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three was an international cricket tournament that took place in Oman between 9 and 19 November 2018. It formed part of the 2017–19 cycle of the World Cricket League (WCL) which determines the qualification for the 2023 Cricket World Cup. The top two teams were promoted to the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament, and the other four teams will play in the 2019–21 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League. It was the first international cricket tournament to be held in Oman.
The 2019 international cricket season was from May 2019 to September 2019. The 2019 Cricket World Cup in England and Wales took place during this time, starting on 30 May 2019. 10 Test matches, 78 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 109 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), as well as 1 Women's Test, 9 Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) and 130 Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is), were played during this period. Additionally, a number of other T20I/WT20I matches were also scheduled to be played in minor series involving associate nations. The season started with India leading the Test cricket rankings, England leading the ODI rankings and Pakistan leading the Twenty20 rankings. On 3 May, the International Cricket Council (ICC) expanded the men's T20I rankings to include all current Full Member and Associate members of the ICC, featuring 80 teams. In the women's rankings, Australia women lead both the WODI and WT20I tables.
The 2019–20 international cricket season was from September 2019 to April 2020. 29 Test matches, 78 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 145 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), as well as 23 Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) and 61 Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is), were scheduled to be played during this period. Additionally, a number of other T20I/WT20I matches were also scheduled to be played in minor series involving associate nations. The season started with India leading the Test cricket rankings, England leading the ODI rankings and Pakistan leading the Twenty20 rankings. In the women's rankings, Australia women lead both the WODI and WT20I tables. The 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia took place during this time, starting on 21 February 2020, with hosts Australia winning the tournament for the fifth time.
