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The 2014 international cricket season is from May 2014 to September 2014. [1] The Ireland cricket team was scheduled to play three One Day Internationals in Lahore, Pakistan, but they were cancelled after the 2014 Jinnah International Airport attack. [2]
The following are the rankings at the beginning of the season.
ICC Test Championship 6 March 2014 [3] | ||||
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Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
1 | ![]() | 32 | 3955 | 123 |
2 | ![]() | 23 | 2831 | 123 |
3 | ![]() | 20 | 2064 | 103 |
4 | ![]() | 23 | 2343 | 102 |
5 | ![]() | 33 | 3301 | 100 |
6 | ![]() | 25 | 2398 | 96 |
7 | ![]() | 30 | 2787 | 93 |
8 | ![]() | 23 | 1710 | 74 |
9 | ![]() | 8 | 322 | 40 |
10 | ![]() | 14 | 287 | 21 |
ICC ODI Championship 8 March 2014 [4] | ||||
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Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
1 | ![]() | 67 | 7579 | 117 |
2 | ![]() | 47 | 5505 | 113 |
3 | ![]() | 64 | 7174 | 112 |
4 | ![]() | 44 | 4825 | 110 |
5 | ![]() | 50 | 5424 | 108 |
6 | ![]() | 62 | 6287 | 101 |
7 | ![]() | 43 | 4048 | 94 |
8 | ![]() | 52 | 4674 | 90 |
9 | ![]() | 32 | 2519 | 79 |
10 | ![]() | 26 | 1439 | 55 |
11 | ![]() | 12 | 451 | 38 |
12 | ![]() | 10 | 299 | 30 |
ICC T20I Championship 6 April 2014 [5] | ||||
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Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
1 | ![]() | 28 | 3714 | 133 |
2 | ![]() | 21 | 2725 | 130 |
3 | ![]() | 34 | 4070 | 120 |
4 | ![]() | 30 | 3542 | 118 |
5 | ![]() | 29 | 3304 | 114 |
6 | ![]() | 29 | 3201 | 110 |
7 | ![]() | 27 | 2891 | 107 |
8 | ![]() | 31 | 3133 | 101 |
9 | ![]() | 13 | 1108 | 85 |
10 | ![]() | 18 | 1280 | 71 |
11 | ![]() | 14 | 928 | 66 |
12 | ![]() | 15 | 932 | 62 |
13 | ![]() | 14 | 695 | 50 |
14 | ![]() | 11 | 545 | 50 |
15 | ![]() | 15 | 633 | 42 |
16 | ![]() | 6 | 11 | 2 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.062 |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.214 |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.024 |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.082 |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.132 |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.951 |
ODI Series | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
ODI 3490 | 6 May | William Porterfield | Angelo Mathews | Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin | ![]() | |||
ODI 3490a | 8 May | William Porterfield | Angelo Mathews | Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin | Match abandoned |
Only ODI | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
ODI 3491 | 9 May | Kyle Coetzer | Alastair Cook | Mannofield Park, Aberdeen | ![]() |
Only T20I | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
T20I 401 | 20 May | Eoin Morgan | Lasith Malinga | The Oval, London | ![]() | |||
ODI series | ||||||||
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
ODI 3492 | 22 May | Alastair Cook | Angelo Mathews | The Oval, London | ![]() | |||
ODI 3493 | 25 May | Eoin Morgan | Angelo Mathews | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | ![]() | |||
ODI 3494 | 28 May | Alastair Cook | Angelo Mathews | Old Trafford, Manchester | ![]() | |||
ODI 3495 | 31 May | Alastair Cook | Angelo Mathews | Lord's, London | ![]() | |||
ODI 3496 | 3 June | Alastair Cook | Angelo Mathews | Edgbaston, Birmingham | ![]() | |||
Test series | ||||||||
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
Test 2124 | 12–16 June | Alastair Cook | Angelo Mathews | Lord's, London | Match drawn | |||
Test 2126 | 20–24 June | Alastair Cook | Angelo Mathews | Headingley, Leeds | ![]() |
Test series | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
Test 2123 | 8–12 June | Denesh Ramdin | Brendon McCullum | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | ![]() | |||
Test 2125 | 16–20 June | Denesh Ramdin | Brendon McCullum | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad | ![]() | |||
Test 2127 | 26–30 June | Denesh Ramdin | Brendon McCullum | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | ![]() | |||
T20I series | ||||||||
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
T20I 402 | 5 July | Daren Sammy | Brendon McCullum | Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica | ![]() | |||
T20I 403 | 6 July | Daren Sammy | Kane Williamson | Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica | ![]() |
ODI series | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
ODI 3497 | 15 June | Mushfiqur Rahim | Suresh Raina | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur | ![]() | |||
ODI 3498 | 17 June | Mushfiqur Rahim | Suresh Raina | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur | ![]() | |||
ODI 3499 | 19 June | Mushfiqur Rahim | Suresh Raina | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur | No result |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.170 |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.117 |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.710 |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.020 |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.003 |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.974 |
Pos | Team | Status |
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1st | ![]() | Promoted to 2014 Division Three |
2nd | ![]() | |
3rd | ![]() | Remain in 2016 Division Four |
4th | ![]() | |
5th | ![]() | Relegated to 2016 Division Five |
6th | ![]() |
List A series | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
1st List-A | 1 July | Kyle Coetzer | Peter Borren | Titwood, Glasgow | ![]() | |||
2nd List-A | 2 July | Kyle Coetzer | Peter Borren | Titwood, Glasgow | ![]() | |||
3rd List-A | 4 July | Kyle Coetzer | Peter Borren | Titwood, Glasgow | Match abandoned | |||
Only One-Day Match | |||||||
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No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
Only Match | 5 July | Marylebone Cricket Club | Sachin Tendulkar | Rest of the World XI | Shane Warne | Lord's, London | Marylebone Cricket Club by 7 wickets |
ODI series | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
ODI 3500 | 6 July | Angelo Mathews | AB de Villiers | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | ![]() | |||
ODI 3501 | 9 July | Angelo Mathews | AB de Villiers | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele | ![]() | |||
ODI 3502 | 12 July | Angelo Mathews | AB de Villiers | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota | ![]() | |||
Test series | ||||||||
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
Test 2129 | 16–20 July | Angelo Mathews | Hashim Amla | Galle International Stadium, Galle | ![]() | |||
Test 2131 | 24–28 July | Angelo Mathews | Hashim Amla | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Match drawn |
ODI series | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
ODI 3503 | 18 July | Brendan Taylor | Mohammad Nabi | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | ![]() | |||
ODI 3504 | 20 July | Brendan Taylor | Mohammad Nabi | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | ![]() | |||
ODI 3505 | 22 July | Brendan Taylor | Mohammad Nabi | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | ![]() | |||
ODI 3506 | 24 July | Brendan Taylor | Mohammad Nabi | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | ![]() | |||
4-Day Matches | ||||||||
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
1st Match | 27–30 July | Regis Chakabva | Mirwais Ashraf | Country Club, Harare | ![]() | |||
2nd Match | 2–5 August | Tino Mawoyo | Mirwais Ashraf | Country Club, Harare | ![]() |
Test Series | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
Test 2133 | 6–10 August | Angelo Mathews | Misbah-ul-Haq | Galle International Stadium, Galle | ![]() | |||
Test 2136 | 14–18 August | Angelo Mathews | Misbah-ul-Haq | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | ![]() | |||
ODI series | ||||||||
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
ODI 3512 | 23 August | Angelo Mathews | Misbah-ul-Haq | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota | ![]() | |||
ODI 3515 | 26 August | Angelo Mathews | Misbah-ul-Haq | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota | ![]() | |||
ODI 3519 | 30 August | Angelo Mathews | Misbah-ul-Haq | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla | ![]() | |||
Only Test | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
Test 2135 | 9–13 August | Brendan Taylor | Hashim Amla | Harare Sports Club, Harare | ![]() | |||
ODI series | ||||||||
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
ODI 3507 | 17 August | Elton Chigumbura | AB de Villiers | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | ![]() | |||
ODI 3508 | 19 August | Elton Chigumbura | AB de Villiers | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | ![]() | |||
ODI 3510 | 21 August | Elton Chigumbura | Faf du Plessis | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | ![]() | |||
ODI series | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
ODI 3509 | 20 August | Dwayne Bravo | Mushfiqur Rahim | National Cricket Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | ![]() | |||
ODI 3511 | 22 August | Dwayne Bravo | Mushfiqur Rahim | National Cricket Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | ![]() | |||
ODI 3514 | 25 August | Dwayne Bravo | Mushfiqur Rahim | Warner Park, Basseterre, St. Kitts | ![]() | |||
Only T20I | ||||||||
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
T20I 404 | 27 August | Daren Sammy | Mushfiqur Rahim | Warner Park, Basseterre, St. Kitts | No result | |||
Test series | ||||||||
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
Test 2138 | 5–9 September | Denesh Ramdin | Mushfiqur Rahim | Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St. Vincent | ![]() | |||
Test 2139 | 13–17 September | Denesh Ramdin | Mushfiqur Rahim | Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St. Lucia | ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0.404 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1.160 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.563 |
Group stage | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
ODI 3513 | 25 August | ![]() | Elton Chigumbura | ![]() | George Bailey | Harare Sports Club, Harare | ![]() | |
ODI 3516 | 27 August | ![]() | George Bailey | ![]() | AB de Villiers | Harare Sports Club, Harare | ![]() | |
ODI 3518 | 29 August | ![]() | Elton Chigumbura | ![]() | Hashim Amla | Harare Sports Club, Harare | ![]() | |
ODI 3521 | 31 August | ![]() | Elton Chigumbura | ![]() | Michael Clarke | Harare Sports Club, Harare | ![]() | |
ODI 3522 | 2 September | ![]() | George Bailey | ![]() | AB de Villiers | Harare Sports Club, Harare | ![]() | |
ODI 3524 | 4 September | ![]() | Elton Chigumbura | ![]() | AB de Villiers | Harare Sports Club, Harare | ![]() | |
Final | ||||||||
ODI 3526 | 6 September | ![]() | George Bailey | ![]() | AB de Villiers | Harare Sports Club, Harare | ![]() |
WT20I Series | |||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
WT20I 276 | 1 September | Charlotte Edwards | Mignon du Preez | County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford | ![]() |
WT20I 278 | 3 September | Charlotte Edwards | Mignon du Preez | County Ground, Northampton | ![]() |
WT20I 280 | 7 September | Charlotte Edwards | Mignon du Preez | Edgbaston, Birmingham | ![]() |
ODI Series | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
ODI 3527 | 8 September | Kevin O'Brien | Preston Mommsen | The Village, Malahide | ![]() | |||
ODI 3528 | 10 September | Kevin O'Brien | Preston Mommsen | The Village, Malahide | ![]() | |||
ODI 3529 | 12 September | Kevin O'Brien | Preston Mommsen | The Village, Malahide | ![]() |
During the same England tour in 2014, South African women's team has played 3 T20I against Ireland in the English city Solihull.
WT20I Series | |||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
WT20I 281 | 9 September | Clare Shillington | Dane van Niekerk | Scorers, Shirley | ![]() |
WT20I 282 | 9 September | Isobel Joyce | Mignon du Preez | Scorers, Shirley | ![]() |
WT20I 283 | 10 September | Isobel Joyce | Mignon du Preez | Scorers, Shirley | ![]() |
WODI Series | |||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
WODI 919 | 12 September | Merissa Aguilleira | Suzie Bates | Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre | ![]() |
WODI 920 | 14 September | Merissa Aguilleira | Suzie Bates | Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre | ![]() |
WODI 921 | 17 September | Merissa Aguilleira | Suzie Bates | Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre | ![]() |
WODI 922 | 19 September | Merissa Aguilleira | Suzie Bates | Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre | ![]() |
WT20I Series | |||||
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
WT20I 284 | 23 September | Merissa Aguilleira | Suzie Bates | Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown | ![]() |
WT20I 285 | 25 September | Merissa Aguilleira | Suzie Bates | Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown | ![]() |
WT20I 286 | 27 September | Merissa Aguilleira | Suzie Bates | Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown | Match tied (![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.065 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.753 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.084 |
Group stage | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Group | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
1st Match | 27 September | A | ![]() | Kyungsik Kim | ![]() | Ahmed Faiz | Yeonhui Cricket Ground, Incheon | ![]() |
2nd Match | 27 September | B | ![]() | Mahmood Bastaki | ![]() | Paras Khadka | Yeonhui Cricket Ground, Incheon | ![]() |
3rd Match | 28 September | A | ![]() | Jiang Shuyao | ![]() | Ahmed Faiz | Yeonhui Cricket Ground, Incheon | ![]() |
4th Match | 28 September | B | ![]() | Ahmed Faiz | ![]() | Paras Khadka | Yeonhui Cricket Ground, Incheon | ![]() |
5th Match | 29 September | B | ![]() | Mahmood Bastaki | ![]() | Ahmed Faiz | Yeonhui Cricket Ground, Incheon | ![]() |
6th Match | 29 September | A | ![]() | Kyungsik Kim | ![]() | Jiang Shuyao | Yeonhui Cricket Ground, Incheon | ![]() |
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