The 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup, also known as the Hero Honda Women's World Cup, was the sixth edition of the Women's Cricket World Cup, held in India. With 32 matches between a record 11 teams across 25 cricket grounds, England, Australia, New Zealand and India reached the semi-finals, with Australia and New Zealand progressing to the final match, which was played on 29 December 1997. Australia defeated New Zealand by five wickets to win their fourth championship title.
The Pakistani cricket team toured Sri Lanka from 23 February to 27 March 1986. The tour consisted of three Test matches and four One Day Internationals (ODIs). This was Pakistan's first Test series tour in Sri Lanka. The series ended 1–1 with 1 match drawn.
The Pakistan national cricket team toured Sri Lanka in August 2014 to play a two-match Test series against the Sri Lankan national cricket team followed by a three-match series of One Day Internationals (ODI). Sri Lanka won the Test series 2–0 and the ODI series 2–1.
The New Zealand national cricket team toured Pakistan and Sri Lanka in November and December 1984 to play a three-match Test series against the Pakistani national cricket team. The second Test match of the series was the 1,000th Test to be played. Pakistan won the Test series 2–0. New Zealand were captained by Jeremy Coney and Pakistan by Zaheer Abbas. In addition, New Zealand played two Limited Overs Internationals (LOI) against the Sri Lankan national cricket team and four against Pakistan.
The Pakistan cricket team toured Sri Lanka from 11 June to 1 August 2015. The tour consisted of a three-day tour match against a SLCB President's XI, three Test matches, five One Day International and two Twenty20 International matches. The third Test was originally scheduled to be played at the R Premadasa Stadium, but was changed to the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in early May.
The Sri Lanka women's cricket team toured UAE from 9 to 13 January 2015. The tour included three One Day Internationals. The tour was part of the ICC Women's Championship. The tour also included three Women's Twenty20 International matches.
The Sri Lanka cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates in September and October 2017 to play two Tests, five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches against the Pakistan cricket team. It included the first Tests that Sarfaraz Ahmed of Pakistan captained following the retirement of Misbah-ul-Haq. The tour also featured a T20I match in Pakistan, the first time that Sri Lanka had visited the country since 2009.
The Pakistan women's cricket team played Sri Lanka women's cricket team in March 2018. The tour consisted of three Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) and three Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is). The WODI games were part of the 2017–20 ICC Women's Championship. Ahead of the series, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) selected twenty-one players to take part in a training camp in Lahore. Pakistan Women won the WODI series 3–0 and the WT20I series 2–1.
The Standard Bank International Series was the name of the One Day International cricket tournament in South Africa for the 1997-98 season. It was a tri-nation series between South Africa, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
The West Indies women's cricket team toured India and Pakistan between February and April 2004. They played India in five One Day Internationals, which India won 5–0. They played Pakistan in one Test match and seven One Day Internationals, with the Test ending as a draw and the West Indies winning the ODI series 5–2. The Test match was the last Test played by both Pakistan and the West Indies. Pakistan batter Kiran Baluch scored the highest ever score in Women's Test cricket, with 242 in the first innings of the Test match.
The English women's cricket team toured Sri Lanka and India in November and December 2005. Against Sri Lanka, they played two One Day Internationals, winning the series 2–0. Against India, they played one Test match and 5 ODIs. The Test match was drawn, whilst India won the ODI series 4–1.
The Pakistan women's national cricket team toured Ireland and England in May and June 2009. They played Ireland in 1 One Day International and 1 Twenty20 International, winning the ODI but losing the T20I. They then played in the RSA T20 Cup against Ireland and Nottinghamshire, which they won with four wins from their four matches. Finally they travelled to England, and played England Academy in 3 T20s, after which they competed in the 2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20.
The 2011 Women's Quadrangular Series were two Quadrangular Series that took place in Sri Lanka in April 2011. The four teams competing were Ireland, the Netherlands, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The teams first played in a T20I series, consisting of semi-finals and a final, which was won by Pakistan. They then played in a ODI round-robin series, which was again won by Pakistan. Sri Lanka and Pakistan also faced each other in a one-off ODI before the series started.
The Netherlands women's national cricket team toured Sri Lanka in November 1997. They played Sri Lanka in 3 One Day Internationals, winning the series 2–1. The matches were the first ever played by the Sri Lanka women's cricket team.
The Netherlands women's national cricket team toured Sri Lanka in March 1999. They played Sri Lanka in 5 One Day Internationals, losing the series 5–0.
The Netherlands women's national cricket team toured Pakistan in April 2001. They played Pakistan in 7 One Day Internationals, losing the series 4–3.
The Sri Lanka women's cricket team toured the West Indies in March 2003. They played the West Indies in six One Day Internationals, winning all six matches to take the series 6–0.
The Sri Lanka women's national cricket team toured the West Indies in April and May 2012. They played the West Indies in three One Day Internationals and five Twenty20 Internationals, losing the ODI series 2–1 and losing the T20I series 3–1.
The Pakistan women's national cricket team toured New Zealand and Australia in January and February 1997. They played New Zealand in two One Day Internationals and Australia in one One Day International, losing all three matches. The matches were the first ever played by a Pakistan women's national team, with a side put together by sisters Shaiza and Sharmeen Khan against strong opposition from groups within Pakistan. The team needed to play the three international matches on the tour to qualify for the 1997 World Cup.
The Pakistan women's national cricket team toured Sri Lanka in January 2002. They played Sri Lanka in six One Day Internationals, with Sri Lanka winning the series 6–0.
