The Sri Lanka national men's cricket team, nicknamed The Lions, represents Sri Lanka in men's international cricket. It is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One-Day International (ODI) and T20 International (T20I) status. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation. The team is administered by Sri Lanka Cricket.
Temba Bavuma is a South African cricketer who is currently the captain of the South African national team in ODI And T20I. He was the first black African cricketer to make a Test century for South Africa. Brought up in the intense cricket culture of Langa – Bavuma, Thami Tsolekile and Malusi Siboto are all from the same street – Bavuma was educated at South African College Junior School in Newlands, and St David's Marist Inanda High School in Sandton. He is primarily a Test player and regarded as a gritty, classical mid-order batsman and excellent fielder.
Kyle Rico Mayers is a West Indian cricketer. He is a regular player of his home-side Barbados. He was also in the West Indies under-19 squad for the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In February 2021, on his Test debut, Mayers scored 210 not out, against Bangladesh which led the West Indies to a 3 wicket win in the second innings of the first test.
The 2014–2015 international cricket season was from October 2014 to April 2015.
Shai Diego Hope is a Barbadian cricketer, who plays for the West Indies cricket team. At the age of 21, he was called into the West Indies squad after he scored a double century against the Windwards Islands at the Kensington Oval on the last day of the 2014–15 Regional Four Day Competition. In June 2018, he was named the Men's Cricketer of the Year, Test Cricketer of the Year and the ODI Cricketer of the Year at the annual Cricket West Indies' Awards. The following year, he was named the ODI Player of the Year.
Andile Lucky Phehlukwayo is a South African cricketer. He was part of South Africa's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He was included in the KwaZulu-Natal cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in September 2016.
Hasan Ali is a Pakistani cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Sialkot in October 2013. He made his international debut for Pakistan in August 2016 in a One Day International (ODI) match. The following summer, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. Pakistan went on to win the tournament with Ali named player of the series after taking thirteen wickets. He became the quickest bowler for Pakistan to take 50 wickets in ODIs.
Chemar Keron Holder is a Barbadian cricketer who has played for the Combined Campuses and Colleges in West Indian domestic cricket. A right-arm fast bowler, he made his List A debut for the team in January 2016, against the Leeward Islands in the 2015–16 Regional Super50. Aged only 17 on debut, he opened the bowling with Christopher Powell, taking 1/20 from four overs. He made his international debut for the West Indies cricket team in December 2020.
Matthew William Parkinson is an English cricketer who plays for Lancashire. He made his international debut for the England cricket team in November 2019. His twin brother, Callum, plays cricket for Leicestershire.
The 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship is the inaugural edition of the ICC World Test Championship of Test cricket. It started on 1 August 2019 with the first Test of the 2019 Ashes series, and will finish with the Final at the Rose Bowl, Southampton in June 2021.
The 2020–23 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League is the ongoing inaugural edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League, a One Day International (ODI) league. The league is taking place from July 2020 to March 2023, and serves as part of the 2023 Cricket World Cup qualification process.
Tumi Sekhukhune is a South African cricketer. In August 2018, she was named in the South Africa Women's squad for their series against the West Indies Women. She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut for South Africa against West Indies Women on 16 September 2018. She made her Women's Twenty20 International cricket (WT20I) debut for South Africa against West Indies Women on 24 September 2018.
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 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.
The 2020 international cricket season took place from May to September 2020. 15 Test matches, 49 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 40 Twenty20 International (T20Is) were scheduled to be played during this period, as well as 8 Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) and 9 Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is). Additionally, a number of other T20I/WT20I matches were also scheduled to be played in minor series involving associate nations. The season started with Australia leading the Test cricket rankings, England leading the ODI rankings and Australia leading the Twenty20 rankings.
The 2020–21 international cricket season is currently taking place from September 2020 to April 2021. Currently, 29 Tests, 49 One Day Internationals (ODIs), 50 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), 17 Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) and 21 Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is) are scheduled to be played during this period. Additionally, a number of other T20I/WT20I matches are scheduled to be played in minor series involving associate nations.
The Pakistan cricket team were scheduled to tour the Netherlands in July 2020 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches, ahead of their tour of England. It would have been the first bilateral series between the two sides. The ODI series would have formed part of the inaugural 2020–23 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. Pakistan were also scheduled to play a two-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Ireland following this series.
The New Zealand cricket team were scheduled to tour the West Indies in July 2020 to play three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The ODI series would have formed part of the inaugural 2020–23 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption to cricket across the world, mirroring its impact across all sports. Across the world and to varying degrees, leagues and competitions have been cancelled or postponed.
