| International cricket |
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| in 2015–16 | in 2016–17 |
The 2016 international cricket season was from May 2016 to September 2016. [1]
| Women's international tours | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |
| WODI | WT20I | |||
| 20 June 2016 |  England |  Pakistan | 3–0 [3] | 3–0 [3] |
| 1 August 2016 |  Ireland |  South Africa | 1–3 [4] | 1–1 [2] |
| 5 September 2016 | Ireland |  Bangladesh | 0–1 [3] | 1–0 [2] |
The following are the rankings at the beginning of the season:
| ICC Test Championship 3 May 2016 [2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
| 1 |  Australia | 32 | 3765 | 118 |
| 2 |  India | 20 | 2238 | 112 |
| 3 | Pakistan | 20 | 2227 | 111 |
| 4 | England | 32 | 3370 | 105 |
| 5 |  New Zealand | 25 | 2449 | 98 |
| 6 | South Africa | 22 | 2015 | 92 |
| 7 |  Sri Lanka | 24 | 2113 | 88 |
| 8 |  West Indies | 21 | 1374 | 65 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 12 | 687 | 57 |
| 10 |  Zimbabwe | 4 | 48 | 12 |
| ICC ODI Championship 4 May 2016 [3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
| 1 | Australia | 34 | 4226 | 124 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 41 | 4631 | 113 |
| 3 | South Africa | 41 | 4575 | 112 |
| 4 | India | 45 | 4919 | 109 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 45 | 4698 | 104 |
| 6 | England | 42 | 4324 | 103 |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 24 | 2347 | 98 |
| 8 | West Indies | 23 | 2033 | 88 |
| 9 | Pakistan | 42 | 3644 | 87 |
| 10 |  Afghanistan | 19 | 961 | 51 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 43 | 2003 | 47 |
| 12 | Ireland | 11 | 467 | 42 |
| ICC T20I Championship 4 May 2016 [4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
| 1 | New Zealand | 20 | 2635 | 132 |
| 2 | India | 22 | 2894 | 132 |
| 3 | West Indies | 18 | 2192 | 122 |
| 4 | South Africa | 23 | 2734 | 119 |
| 5 | England | 20 | 2279 | 114 |
| 6 | Australia | 19 | 2099 | 110 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 28 | 2924 | 104 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 25 | 2444 | 98 |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 22 | 1725 | 78 |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 23 | 1708 | 74 |
| 11 |  Netherlands | 10 | 667 | 67 |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 19 | 1105 | 58 |
| 13 |  Scotland | 11 | 622 | 57 |
| 14 |  United Arab Emirates | 14 | 757 | 54 |
| 15 | Ireland | 11 | 526 | 48 |
| 16 |  Oman | 12 | 442 | 37 |
| 17 |  Hong Kong | 15 | 440 | 29 |
| Insufficient matches | ||||
 Papua New Guinea | 5 | — | 44 | |
| ICC Women's Rankings 17 April 2016 [5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
| 1 | Australia | 59 | 7524 | 128 |
| 2 | England | 50 | 6161 | 123 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 56 | 6424 | 115 |
| 4 | India | 45 | 4827 | 107 |
| 5 | West Indies | 60 | 6263 | 104 |
| 6 | South Africa | 56 | 5190 | 93 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 51 | 4145 | 81 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 55 | 3922 | 71 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 22 | 985 | 45 |
| 10 | Ireland | 20 | 573 | 29 |
| Test series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 2203 | 19–23 May | Alastair Cook | Angelo Mathews | Headingley, Leeds | England by an innings and 88 runs |
| Test 2204 | 27–31 May | Alastair Cook | Angelo Mathews | Riverside Ground, Durham | England by 9 wickets |
| Test 2205 | 9–13 June | Alastair Cook | Angelo Mathews | Lord's, London | Match drawn |
| ODI series | |||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 3751 | 21 June | Eoin Morgan | Angelo Mathews | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Match tied |
| ODI 3753 | 24 June | Eoin Morgan | Angelo Mathews | Edgbaston, Birmingham | England by 10 wickets |
| ODI 3755 | 26 June | Eoin Morgan | Angelo Mathews | Bristol County Ground, Bristol | No result |
| ODI 3757 | 29 June | Eoin Morgan | Angelo Mathews | The Oval, London | England by 6 wickets (DLS) |
| ODI 3758 | 2 July | Eoin Morgan | Angelo Mathews | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | England by 122 runs |
| T20I series | |||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| T20I 561 | 5 July | Eoin Morgan | Angelo Mathews | Rose Bowl, Southampton | England by 8 wickets |
| Pos | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Jersey | Promoted to 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four |
| 2nd | Oman | |
| 3rd |  Guernsey | Remained in Division Five |
| 4th |  Vanuatu | Relegated to regional tournaments |
| 5th |  Tanzania | |
| 6th |  Nigeria |
| 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship - List A series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| 1st List A | 28 May | Jack Vare | Rakep Patel | Amini Park, Port Moresby |  Papua New Guinea by 6 wickets |
| 2nd List A | 30 May | Jack Vare | Rakep Patel | Amini Park, Port Moresby | Papua New Guinea by 21 runs |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.383 |
| 2 | West Indies | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | −0.460 |
| 3 | South Africa | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.155 |
Qualified for the Final
| ODI series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 3742 | 11 June | Graeme Cremer | MS Dhoni | Harare Sports Club, Harare | India by 9 wickets |
| ODI 3744 | 13 June | Graeme Cremer | MS Dhoni | Harare Sports Club, Harare | India by 8 wickets |
| ODI 3746 | 15 June | Graeme Cremer | MS Dhoni | Harare Sports Club, Harare | India by 10 wickets |
| T20I series | |||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| T20I 558 | 18 June | Graeme Cremer | MS Dhoni | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Zimbabwe by 2 runs |
| T20I 559 | 20 June | Graeme Cremer | MS Dhoni | Harare Sports Club, Harare | India by 10 wickets |
| T20I 560 | 22 June | Graeme Cremer | MS Dhoni | Harare Sports Club, Harare | India by 3 runs |
| ODI series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 3748 | 16 June | William Porterfield | Angelo Mathews | Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin | Sri Lanka by 76 runs (DLS) |
| ODI 3749 | 18 June | William Porterfield | Angelo Mathews | Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin | Sri Lanka by 136 runs |
| 2014–16 ICC Women's Championship - WODI series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| WODI 983 | 20–21 June | Heather Knight | Sana Mir | Grace Road, Leicester | England by 7 wickets |
| WODI 984 | 22 June | Heather Knight | Sana Mir | New Road, Worcester | England by 212 runs |
| WODI 985 | 27 June | Heather Knight | Sana Mir | County Ground, Taunton | England by 202 runs |
| WT20I series | |||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| WT20I 363 | 3 July | Heather Knight | Bismah Maroof | Bristol County Ground, Bristol | England by 68 runs |
| WT20I 364 | 5 July | Heather Knight | Bismah Maroof | Rose Bowl, Southampton | England by 35 runs |
| WT20I 365 | 7 July | Heather Knight | Bismah Maroof | County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford | England by 57 runs |
| ODI series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 3759 | 4 July | Preston Mommsen | Asghar Stanikzai | The Grange Club, Edinburgh | No result |
| ODI 3760 | 6 July | Preston Mommsen | Asghar Stanikzai | The Grange Club, Edinburgh | Afghanistan by 78 runs (DLS) |
| ODI series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 3760a | 10 July | William Porterfield | Asghar Stanikzai | Stormont, Belfast | Match abandoned |
| ODI 3761 | 12 July | William Porterfield | Asghar Stanikzai | Stormont, Belfast | Afghanistan by 39 runs |
| ODI 3762 | 14 July | William Porterfield | Asghar Stanikzai | Stormont, Belfast | Ireland by 6 wickets |
| ODI 3763 | 17 July | William Porterfield | Asghar Stanikzai | Stormont, Belfast | Afghanistan by 79 runs |
| ODI 3764 | 19 July | William Porterfield | Asghar Stanikzai | Stormont, Belfast | Ireland by 12 runs |
| Test series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 2207 | 21–25 July | Jason Holder | Virat Kohli | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound | India by an innings and 92 runs |
| Test 2211 | 30 July–3 August | Jason Holder | Virat Kohli | Sabina Park, Kingston | Match drawn |
| Test 2215 | 9–13 August | Jason Holder | Virat Kohli | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet | India by 237 runs |
| Test 2218 | 18–22 August | Jason Holder | Virat Kohli | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | Match drawn |
| T20I series in USA | |||||
| No. | Date | India captain | West Indies captain | Venue | Result |
| T20I 562 | 27 August | MS Dhoni | Carlos Brathwaite | Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill | West Indies by 1 run |
| T20I 563 | 28 August | MS Dhoni | Carlos Brathwaite | Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill | No result |
| Test series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 2210 | 28 July–1 August | Graeme Cremer | Kane Williamson | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | New Zealand by an innings and 117 runs |
| Test 2214 | 6 August–10 August | Graeme Cremer | Kane Williamson | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | New Zealand by 254 runs |
| 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup - FC series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| First-class | 29 July–1 August | Peter Borren | Asghar Stanikzai | Sportpark Westvliet, Voorburg | Afghanistan by an innings and 36 runs |
| WT20I series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| WT20I 366 | 1 August | Laura Delany | Dinesha Devnarain | Claremont Road Cricket Ground, Dublin | South Africa by 4 wickets |
| WT20I 367 | 3 August | Laura Delany | Dinesha Devnarain | Claremont Road Cricket Ground, Dublin | Ireland by 20 runs |
| WODI series | |||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| WODI 986 | 5 August | Laura Delany | Dinesha Devnarain | Anglesea Road, Dublin | South Africa by 89 runs |
| WODI 987 | 7 August | Laura Delany | Dinesha Devnarain | Claremont Road Cricket Ground, Dublin | South Africa by 68 runs |
| WODI 988 | 9 August | Laura Delany | Dinesha Devnarain | Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin | South Africa by 67 runs |
| WODI 989 | 11 August | Laura Delany | Dinesha Devnarain | The Vineyard, Dublin | Ireland by 7 wickets |
| 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup - FC series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| First-class | 9–12 August | Preston Mommsen | Ahmed Raza | Cambusdoon New Ground, Ayr | Match drawn |
| 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship - ODI series | |||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 3765 | 14 August | Preston Mommsen | Ahmed Raza | The Grange Club, Edinburgh | Scotland by 98 runs |
| ODI 3766 | 16 August | Preston Mommsen | Ahmed Raza | The Grange Club, Edinburgh | Scotland by 7 wickets |
| 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship - List A series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| 1st List A | 13 August | Peter Borren | Paras Khadka | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen | Netherlands by 7 wickets |
| 2nd List A | 15 August | Peter Borren | Paras Khadka | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen |  Nepal by 19 runs |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3.070 |
| 2 |  Sweden | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2.126 |
| 3 |  Spain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.540 |
| 4 |  Israel | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.284 |
| 5 |  Isle of Man | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | −1.891 |
| 6 |  Gibraltar | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.060 |
| Group stage | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| Match 1 | 17 August | Isle of Man | Philip Littlejohns | Germany | Brandon Ess | Skarpnack 2, Stockholm | Germany by 100 runs |
| Match 2 | 17 August | Israel | Emanuel Solomon | Gibraltar | Kieron Ferrary | Skarpnack 1, Stockholm | Israel by 5 wickets |
| Match 3 | 17 August | Sweden | Azam Khalil | Spain | Christian Munoz-Mills | Gardet, Stockholm | Sweden by 6 wickets |
| Match 4 | 17 August | Sweden | Azam Khalil | Germany | Brandon Ess | Gardet, Stockholm | Germany by 7 runs (DLS) |
| Match 5 | 17 August | Isle of Man | Philip Littlejohns | Gibraltar | Kieron Ferrary | Skarpnack 1, Stockholm | Isle of Man by 9 wickets (DLS) |
| Match 6 | 17 August | Israel | Emanuel Solomon | Spain | Christian Munoz-Mills | Skarpnack 2, Stockholm | Spain by 7 wickets |
| Match 7 | 19 August | Germany | Brandon Ess | Gibraltar | Kieron Ferrary | Gardet, Stockholm | Germany by 8 wickets |
| Match 8 | 19 August | Germany | Brandon Ess | Spain | Christian Munoz-Mills | Skarpnack 1, Stockholm | Match abandoned |
| Match 9 | 19 August | Sweden | Azam Khalil | Gibraltar | Kieron Ferrary | Skarpnack 2, Stockholm | Match abandoned |
| Match 10 | 19 August | Isle of Man | Philip Littlejohns | Israel | Emanuel Solomon | Gardet, Stockholm | Israel by 10 runs |
| Match 11 | 20 August | Isle of Man | Philip Littlejohns | Spain | Christian Munoz-Mills | Skarpnack 2, Stockholm | Match abandoned |
| Match 12 | 20 August | Sweden | Azam Khalil | Israel | Emanuel Solomon | Skarpnack 1, Stockholm | Match abandoned |
| Match 13 | 20 August | Gibraltar | Kieron Ferrary | Spain | Christian Munoz-Mills | Gardet, Stockholm | Spain by 7 runs |
| Match 14 | 20 August | Sweden | Azam Khalil | Isle of Man | Philip Littlejohns | Skarpnack 1, Stockholm | Match abandoned |
| Match 15 | 20 August | Germany | Brandon Ess | Israel | Emanuel Solomon | Skarpnack 2, Stockholm | Match abandoned |
| Match 16 | 19 August | Germany | Brandon Ess | Spain | Christian Munoz-Mills | Skarpnack 1, Stockholm | Match abandoned |
| Match 17 | 19 August | Sweden | Azam Khalil | Gibraltar | Kieron Ferrary | Gardet, Stockholm | Sweden by 95 runs |
| Pos | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Germany | Promoted to 2017 ICC Europe Division One |
| 2nd | Sweden | |
| 3rd | Spain | |
| 4th | Israel | |
| 5th | Isle of Man | |
| 6th | Gibraltar |
| ODI series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 3767 | 18 August | William Porterfield | Azhar Ali | Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin | Pakistan by 255 runs |
| ODI 3767a | 20 August | William Porterfield | Azhar Ali | Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin | Match abandoned |
| Test series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 2219 | 19–23 August | Faf du Plessis | Kane Williamson | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | Match drawn |
| Test 2220 | 27–31 August | Faf du Plessis | Kane Williamson | Centurion Park, Centurion | South Africa by 204 runs |
| 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup - FC series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| First-class | 30 August–2 September | William Porterfield | Babar Hayat | Stormont, Belfast | Ireland by 70 runs |
| T20I series | |||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| T20I 564 | 5 September | William Porterfield | Babar Hayat | Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason | Hong Kong by 40 runs |
| T20I 565a | 6 September | William Porterfield | Babar Hayat | Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason | Match abandoned |
| WT20I series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| WT20I 368 | 5 September | Laura Delany | Jahanara Alam | Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason | Ireland by 6 runs |
| WT20I 368a | 6 September | Laura Delany | Jahanara Alam | Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason | Match abandoned |
| WODI series | |||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| WODI 989a | 8 September | Laura Delany | Jahanara Alam | Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason | Match abandoned |
| WODI 990 | 9 September | Laura Delany | Jahanara Alam | Shaw's Bridge Lower Ground, Belfast | No result |
| WODI 991 | 10 September | Laura Delany | Jahanara Alam | Shaw's Bridge Lower Ground, Belfast | Bangladesh by 10 runs |
| ODI series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 3778 | 8 September | Preston Mommsen | Babar Hayat | The Grange Club, Edinburgh | No result |
| ODI 3779 | 10 September | Preston Mommsen | Babar Hayat | The Grange Club, Edinburgh | Scotland by 53 runs |
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The ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings is an international One Day International (ODI) cricket rankings system of the International Cricket Council (ICC). After every ODI match, the two teams involved receive points based on a mathematical formula. Each team's points total is divided by their total number of matches played to give a rating, and all the teams are ranked in a table in order of rating.
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The 2010–11 international cricket season was from October 2010 to April 2011. It included the 2011 Cricket World Cup, won by co-host India.
The 2011–12 international cricket season was from October 2011 to April 2012 and included a number of Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International series. The season saw the launch of the ICC T20I Championship in October 2011. England, the reigning ICC World Twenty20 champions, were ranked number one. England had their first defences of the ICC Test Championship number-one ranking they acquired at home in August 2011. While they retained the spot throughout the season, they showed their weaknesses in Asian conditions as they were whitewashed in a three-Test series against Pakistan. Australia were the best ranked in the ICC ODI Championship throughout the season but their rating dropped from 130 to 123 after average performances in the season. They would drop to number four in the following season.
The 2012–13 international cricket season was from September 2012 to March 2013. It began with the ICC World Twenty20, which the West Indies won by defeating host nation Sri Lanka in the final. As a result, Sri Lanka and the West Indies rose to number one and two respectively in the ICC T20I Championship rankings. The season included the first bilateral series between India and Pakistan since 2007. Bilateral ties between the two countries had been severed since the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
The 2013 international cricket season is from April 2013 to September 2013.
The 2013–2014 international cricket season was from September 2013 to March 2014.
The 2014 international cricket season is from May 2014 to September 2014. 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.
The 2014–2015 international cricket season was from October 2014 to April 2015.
The 2015 international cricket season was from May 2015 to September 2015.
The 2015–2016 international cricket season was from October 2015 to April 2016.
The 2016–2017 international cricket season was from September 2016 to April 2017. During this period, 41 Test matches, 87 One Day Internationals (ODIs), 43 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), 4 first class matches, 16 List A matches, 41 Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs), and 15 Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is) were played. Of the 41 Test matches that took place in this season, 3 were day/night Test matches. The season started with Pakistan leading the Test cricket rankings, Australia leading the ODI rankings, New Zealand leading the Twenty20 rankings, and Australia women leading the Women's rankings.
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The 2017–18 international cricket season was from September 2017 to April 2018. 28 Test matches, 93 One Day Internationals (ODIs), and 44 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) were played during this period. Out of the 30 Test matches that were played four were day/night matches. The day/night Test match between South Africa and Zimbabwe was scheduled to last for only four days in duration, with the last such four-day Test match being played in 1973. The season started with India leading the Test cricket rankings, South Africa leading the ODI rankings, New Zealand leading the Twenty20 rankings, and England women leading the women's rankings. Additionally, the Laws of Cricket 2017 Code came into effect on 1 October 2017, superseding the 6th Edition of the 2000 Code of Laws, with many of the changes in the laws being incorporated into the ICC Standard Playing Conditions.
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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 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 2022–23 international cricket season was from September 2022 to April 2023. This calendar included men's Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) matches, women's Test, women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) and women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is) matches, as well as some other significant series. In addition to the matches shown here, a number of other T20I/WT20I series involving associate nations were also played during this period.
