International cricket season
The 2017β18 international cricket season was from September 2017ββto 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 scheduledββto last for only four days in duration, with theββlast 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.
The season started with Australia's tour of India, which consisted of 5 ODIs. And 3 T20Is. After this, 16 more bilateral series among the full member nations were scheduled for the remainder of the season. The most notable of these series was the 70th edition of The Ashes, which was held in Australia from November 2017 to January 2018. Other notable highlights included New Zealand beating England in a home Test series for the first since 1984 and South Africa beating Australia in a home Test series since 1970. Australia's tour of South Africa was also notable for the many disciplinary issues that occurred throughout, with the most serious of these incidents being ball tampering scandal that resulted in Australian captain Steve Smith, vice captain David Warner, and Cameron Bancroft being suspended from international cricket for 12 months, "12 months." And 9 months respectively. In addition, the first two T20I Tri-Series (Trans-Tasman Tri-Series and the Nidahas Trophy) among Full Member nations ever were conducted.
The culmination of the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup qualification process occurred in this season. The start of this season marked the cut off date for direct qualification for the World Cup from the ICC ODI Championship. The top eight teams at the cut off date gained direct qualification to the World Cup while the bottom four teams (West Indies, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Afghanistan) went into the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. These four teams were joined by, the top four teams of the World Cricket League Championship and the top two teams of the World Cricket League Division Two to make up the ten teams that played in the World Cup Qualifier.
The final two rounds (rounds 6 and 7) of the World Cricket League Championship concluded in this season, with the top 4 teams (Netherlands, Scotland, Papua New Guinea, Hong Kong) qualifying for the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. In addition, the Netherlands gained One Day International Status by winning the World Cricket League Championship and qualified for the 2020β23 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. The bottom four teams (Kenya, Nepal, United Arab Emirates, Namibia) were relegated to World Cricket League Division Two for a chance to qualify for the final two spots of the World Cup Qualifier. These four teams were joined by Canada and Oman, the top two placed teams in the World Cricket League Division Three. The United Arab Emirates and Nepal finished in the top two and thus qualified for the World Cup Qualifier while Oman and "Kenya finished in the bottom two and were relegated to Division Three." In the World Cup Qualifier, West Indies and Afghanistan were the top two finishers and thus qualified for the World Cup.
In addition, the Intercontinental Cup concluded during this season, with matches in rounds 6 and 7 played in this period. Afghanistan won the tournament after finishing at the top of the table with the most points.
Finally, the qualification process for the 2020 ICC T20 World Cup got underway with the Americas Southern Sub Region Qualifier, which saw Bermuda and Cayman Islands qualify for the Americas Regional Qualifier. The Asia Western Sub Region Qualifier was also conducted, with the UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait qualifying for the Asia Regional Qualifier. The Africa North-Western Sub Region Qualifier saw Ghana and Nigeria qualify for the Africa Region Qualifier.
Season overviewβ»
Rankingsβ»
The following are the rankings at the beginning of the season:
September
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Australia in Indiaβ»
Netherlands in Zimbabweβ»
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan in United Arab Emiratesβ»
Test series
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Test 2275 |
28 Septemberβ2 October |
Sarfaraz Ahmed |
Dinesh Chandimal |
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
Sri Lanka by 21 runs
|
Test 2278 |
6β10 October |
Sarfaraz Ahmed |
Dinesh Chandimal |
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
Sri Lanka by 68 runs
|
ODI series
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
ODI 3922 |
13 October |
Sarfaraz Ahmed |
Upul Tharanga |
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
Pakistan by 83 runs
|
ODI 3924 |
16 October |
Sarfaraz Ahmed |
Upul Tharanga |
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
Pakistan by 32 runs
|
ODI 3926 |
18 October |
Sarfaraz Ahmed |
Upul Tharanga |
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
Pakistan by 7 wickets
|
ODI 3927 |
20 October |
Sarfaraz Ahmed |
Upul Tharanga |
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
Pakistan by 7 wickets
|
ODI 3930 |
23 October |
Sarfaraz Ahmed |
Upul Tharanga |
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
Pakistan by 9 wickets
|
T20I series
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
T20I 625 |
26 October |
Sarfaraz Ahmed |
Thisara Perera |
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
Pakistan by 7 wickets
|
T20I 627 |
27 October |
Sarfaraz Ahmed |
Thisara Perera |
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
Pakistan by 2 wickets
|
T20I 629 |
29 October |
Sarfaraz Ahmed |
Thisara Perera |
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
Pakistan by 36 runs
|
Bangladesh in South Africaβ»
Octoberβ»
Scotland in Papua New Guineaβ»
Netherlands vs Kenya in South Africaβ»
Sri Lanka women in West Indiesβ»
Nepal in Hong Kongβ»
Afghanistan in Hong Kongβ»
West Indies in Zimbabweβ»
England women in Australiaβ»
New Zealand in Indiaβ»
New Zealand women vs Pakistan in United Arab Emiratesβ»
Novemberβ»
Sri Lanka in Indiaβ»
England in Australiaβ»
The Ashes Test series
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No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Test 2282 |
23β27 November |
Steve Smith |
Joe Root |
The Gabba, Brisbane |
Australia by 10 wickets
|
Test 2285 |
2β6 December |
Steve Smith |
Joe Root |
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
Australia by 120 runs
|
Test 2288 |
14β18 December |
Steve Smith |
Joe Root |
WACA Ground, Perth |
Australia by an innings and 41 runs
|
Test 2289 |
26β30 December |
Steve Smith |
Joe Root |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
Match drawn
|
Test 2291 |
4β8 January |
Steve Smith |
Joe Root |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
Australia by an innings and 123 runs
|
ODI series
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
ODI 3951 |
14 January |
Steve Smith |
Eoin Morgan |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
England by 5 wickets
|
ODI 3958 |
19 January |
Steve Smith |
Eoin Morgan |
The Gabba, Brisbane |
England by 4 wickets
|
ODI 3960 |
21 January |
Steve Smith |
Eoin Morgan |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
England by 16 runs
|
ODI 3966 |
26 January |
Steve Smith |
Eoin Morgan |
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
Australia by 3 wickets
|
ODI 3968 |
28 January |
Steve Smith |
Eoin Morgan |
Perth Stadium, Perth |
England by 12 runs
|
Scotland vs Papua New Guinea in United Arab Emiratesβ»
Hong Kong vs Papua New Guinea in United Arab Emiratesβ»
Afghanistan in United Arab Emiratesβ»
Namibia vs Netherlands in United Arab Emiratesβ»
Ireland vs Scotland in United Arab Emiratesβ»
Decemberβ»
West Indies in New Zealandβ»
Ireland vs Afghanistan in United Arab Emiratesβ»
Kenya vs Scotland in United Arab Emiratesβ»
Nepal in United Arab Emiratesβ»
Zimbabwe in South Africaβ»
Januaryβ»
India in South Africaβ»
Freedom Trophy Test series
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Test 2292 |
5β9 January |
Faf du Plessis |
Virat Kohli |
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town |
South Africa by 72 runs
|
Test 2293 |
13β17 January |
Faf du Plessis |
Virat Kohli |
Centurion Park, Centurion |
South Africa by 135 runs
|
Test 2294 |
24β28 January |
Faf du Plessis |
Virat Kohli |
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg |
India by 63 runs
|
ODI series
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
ODI 3969 |
1 February |
Faf du Plessis |
Virat Kohli |
Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban |
India by 6 wickets
|
ODI 3970 |
4 February |
Aiden Markram |
Virat Kohli |
Centurion Park, Centurion |
India by 9 wickets
|
ODI 3971 |
7 February |
Aiden Markram |
Virat Kohli |
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town |
India by 124 runs
|
ODI 3973 |
10 February |
Aiden Markram |
Virat Kohli |
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg |
South Africa by 5 wickets (DLS)
|
ODI 3976 |
13 February |
Aiden Markram |
Virat Kohli |
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth |
India by 73 runs
|
ODI 3978 |
16 February |
Aiden Markram |
Virat Kohli |
Centurion Park, Centurion |
India by 8 wickets
|
T20I series
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
T20I 652 |
18 February |
JP Duminy |
Virat Kohli |
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg |
India by 28 runs
|
T20I 654 |
21 February |
JP Duminy |
Virat Kohli |
Centurion Park, Centurion |
South Africa by 6 wickets
|
T20I 655 |
24 February |
JP Duminy |
Rohit Sharma |
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town |
India by 7 runs
|
Pakistan in New Zealandβ»
2017β18 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Seriesβ»
2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cupβ»
2017β18 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Seriesβ»
Sri Lanka in Bangladeshβ»
Februaryβ»
2017β18 Trans-Tasman Tri-Seriesβ»
Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe in United Arab Emiratesβ»
India women in South Africaβ»
2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Twoβ»
Group Stage
|
No.
|
Date
|
Team 1
|
Captain 1
|
Team 2
|
Captain 2
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Match 1 |
8 February |
Kenya |
Rakep Patel |
United Arab Emirates |
Rohan Mustafa |
Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek |
United Arab Emirates by 218 runs
|
Match 2 |
8 February |
Namibia |
Sarel Burger |
Nepal |
Paras Khadka |
Affies Park, Windhoek |
Nepal by 1 wicket
|
Match 3 |
8 February |
Canada |
Nitish Kumar |
Oman |
Sultan Ahmed |
United Ground, Windhoek |
Canada by 8 wickets
|
Match 4 |
9 February |
Canada |
Nitish Kumar |
United Arab Emirates |
Rohan Mustafa |
Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek |
Canada by 23 runs
|
Match 5 |
9 February |
Nepal |
Paras Khadka |
Oman |
Sultan Ahmed |
Affies Park, Windhoek |
Oman by 6 wickets
|
Match 6 |
9β10 February |
Namibia |
Sarel Burger |
Kenya |
Rakep Patel |
United Ground, Windhoek |
No result
|
Match 7 |
11 February |
Namibia |
Sarel Burger |
Oman |
Sultan Ahmed |
Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek |
Namibia by 2 wickets
|
Match 8 |
11 February |
Canada |
Nitish Kumar |
Kenya |
Rakep Patel |
Affies Park, Windhoek |
Canada by 59 runs
|
Match 9 |
11 February |
Nepal |
Paras Khadka |
United Arab Emirates |
Rohan Mustafa |
United Ground, Windhoek |
Nepal by 4 wickets
|
Match 10 |
12 February |
Kenya |
Rakep Patel |
Nepal |
Paras Khadka |
Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek |
Nepal by 3 wickets
|
Match 11 |
12 February |
Oman |
Sultan Ahmed |
United Arab Emirates |
Rohan Mustafa |
Affies Park, Windhoek |
United Arab Emirates by 46 runs
|
Match 12 |
12 February |
Namibia |
Sarel Burger |
Canada |
Nitish Kumar |
United Ground, Windhoek |
Namibia by 17 runs
|
Match 6 (replay) |
13 February |
Namibia |
Sarel Burger |
Kenya |
Rakep Patel |
United Ground, Windhoek |
Namibia by 8 wickets
|
Match 13 |
14 February |
Canada |
Nitish Kumar |
Nepal |
Paras Khadka |
Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek |
Nepal by 1 wicket
|
Match 14 |
14 February |
Namibia |
Sarel Burger |
United Arab Emirates |
Rohan Mustafa |
Affies Park, Windhoek |
United Arab Emirates by 19 runs
|
Match 15 |
14 February |
Kenya |
Shem Ngoche |
Oman |
Sultan Ahmed |
United Ground, Windhoek |
Oman by 2 wickets (DLS)
|
Playoffs
|
Fifth-place playoff |
15 February |
Kenya |
Shem Ngoche |
Oman |
Zeeshan Maqsood |
United Ground, Windhoek |
Oman by 5 wickets
|
Third-place playoff |
15 February |
Namibia |
Sarel Burger |
Canada |
Nitish Kumar |
Affies Park, Windhoek |
Canada by 49 runs
|
Final |
15 February |
Nepal |
Paras Khadka |
United Arab Emirates |
Rohan Mustafa |
Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek |
United Arab Emirates by 7 runs
|
Final standingsβ»
England in New Zealandβ»
Marchβ»
Australia in South Africaβ»
2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifierβ»
Group stageβ»
Group Stage
|
No.
|
Date
|
Group
|
Team 1
|
Captain 1
|
Team 2
|
Captain 2
|
Venue
|
Result
|
ODI 3983 |
4 March |
B |
Afghanistan |
Rashid Khan |
Scotland |
Kyle Coetzer |
Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo |
Scotland by 7 wickets
|
ODI 3984 |
4 March |
A |
Papua New Guinea |
Assad Vala |
United Arab Emirates |
Rohan Mustafa |
Harare Sports Club, Harare |
United Arab Emirates by 56 runs (DLS)
|
List A match |
4 March |
B |
Zimbabwe |
Graeme Cremer |
Nepal |
Paras Khadka |
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |
Zimbabwe by 116 runs
|
List A match |
4 March |
A |
Ireland |
William Porterfield |
Netherlands |
Peter Borren |
Old Hararians, Harare |
Ireland by 93 runs (DLS)
|
ODI 3985 |
6 March |
B |
Scotland |
Kyle Coetzer |
Hong Kong |
Babar Hayat |
Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo |
Scotland by 4 wickets
|
ODI 3986 |
6 March |
A |
Papua New Guinea |
Assad Vala |
Ireland |
William Porterfield |
Harare Sports Club, Harare |
Ireland by 4 wickets
|
ODI 3987 |
6 March |
A |
West Indies |
Jason Holder |
United Arab Emirates |
Rohan Mustafa |
Old Hararians, Harare |
West Indies by 60 runs
|
ODI 3988 |
6 March |
B |
Zimbabwe |
Graeme Cremer |
Afghanistan |
Rashid Khan |
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |
Zimbabwe by 2 runs
|
List A match |
8 March |
A |
Netherlands |
Peter Borren |
United Arab Emirates |
Rohan Mustafa |
Harare Sports Club, Harare |
United Arab Emirates by 6 wickets
|
List A match |
8 March |
B |
Scotland |
Kyle Coetzer |
Nepal |
Paras Khadka |
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |
Scotland by 4 wickets
|
ODI 3990 |
8 March |
B |
Afghanistan |
Rashid Khan |
Hong Kong |
Babar Hayat |
Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo |
Hong Kong by 30 runs (DLS)
|
ODI 3991 |
8 March |
A |
West Indies |
Jason Holder |
Papua New Guinea |
Assad Vala |
Old Hararians, Harare |
West Indies by 6 wickets
|
ODI 3993 |
10 March |
A |
West Indies |
Jason Holder |
Ireland |
William Porterfield |
Harare Sports Club, Harare |
West Indies by 52 runs
|
ODI 3994 |
10 March |
B |
Zimbabwe |
Graeme Cremer |
Hong Kong |
Babar Hayat |
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |
Zimbabwe by 89 runs
|
List A match |
10 March |
A |
Papua New Guinea |
Assad Vala |
Netherlands |
Peter Borren |
Old Hararians, Harare |
Netherlands by 57 runs
|
List A match |
10 March |
B |
Afghanistan |
Rashid Khan |
Nepal |
Paras Khadka |
Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo |
Afghanistan by 6 wickets
|
List A match |
12 March |
A |
West Indies |
Jason Holder |
Netherlands |
Peter Borren |
Harare Sports Club, Harare |
West Indies by 54 runs (DLS)
|
List A match |
12 March |
B |
Hong Kong |
Babar Hayat |
Nepal |
Paras Khadka |
Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo |
Nepal by 5 wickets
|
ODI 3995 |
12 March |
A |
Ireland |
William Porterfield |
United Arab Emirates |
Rohan Mustafa |
Old Hararians, Harare |
Ireland by 226 runs (DLS)
|
ODI 3996 |
12 March |
B |
Zimbabwe |
Graeme Cremer |
Scotland |
Kyle Coetzer |
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |
Match tied
|
Play-offs
|
List A match |
15 March |
Papua New Guinea |
Assad Vala |
Nepal |
Paras Khadka |
Old Hararians, Harare |
Nepal by 6 wickets
|
List A match |
15 March |
Netherlands |
Peter Borren |
Hong Kong |
Babar Hayat |
Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe |
Netherlands by 44 runs
|
ODI 4000 |
17 March |
Hong Kong |
Babar Hayat |
Papua New Guinea |
Assad Vala |
Old Hararians, Harare |
Papua New Guinea by 58 runs
|
List A match |
17 March |
Nepal |
Paras Khadka |
Netherlands |
Peter Borren |
Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe |
Netherlands by 45 runs
|
Super Sixesβ»
Source: ICC
Super Sixes
|
No.
|
Date
|
Team 1
|
Captain 1
|
Team 2
|
Captain 2
|
Venue
|
Result
|
ODI 3997 |
15 March |
West Indies |
Jason Holder |
Afghanistan |
Rashid Khan |
Harare Sports Club, Harare |
Afghanistan by 3 wickets
|
ODI 3998 |
15 March |
United Arab Emirates |
Rohan Mustafa |
Scotland |
Kyle Coetzer |
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |
Scotland by 73 runs
|
ODI 3999 |
16 March |
Ireland |
William Porterfield |
Zimbabwe |
Graeme Cremer |
Harare Sports Club, Harare |
Zimbabwe by 107 runs
|
ODI 4001 |
18 March |
Ireland |
William Porterfield |
Scotland |
Kyle Coetzer |
Harare Sports Club, Harare |
Ireland by 25 runs
|
ODI 4002 |
19 March |
West Indies |
Jason Holder |
Zimbabwe |
Graeme Cremer |
Harare Sports Club, Harare |
West Indies by 4 wickets
|
ODI 4003 |
20 March |
United Arab Emirates |
Rohan Mustafa |
Afghanistan |
Asghar Stanikzai |
Old Hararians, Harare |
Afghanistan by 5 wickets
|
ODI 4004 |
21 March |
West Indies |
Jason Holder |
Scotland |
Kyle Coetzer |
Harare Sports Club, Harare |
West Indies by 5 runs (DLS)
|
ODI 4005 |
22 March |
United Arab Emirates |
Rohan Mustafa |
Zimbabwe |
Graeme Cremer |
Harare Sports Club, Harare |
United Arab Emirates by 3 runs (DLS)
|
ODI 4006 |
23 March |
Ireland |
William Porterfield |
Afghanistan |
Asghar Stanikzai |
Harare Sports Club, Harare |
Afghanistan by 5 wickets
|
Final
|
ODI 4007 |
25 March |
West Indies |
Jason Holder |
Afghanistan |
Asghar Stanikzai |
Harare Sports Club, Harare |
Afghanistan by 7 wickets
|
Final standingsβ»
Note: Remaining teams already had ODI status until at least 2023.
West Indies women in New Zealandβ»
2018 Nidahas Trophyβ»
Australia women in Indiaβ»
Pakistan women in Sri Lankaβ»
2017β18 India women's Tri-Nation Seriesβ»
Aprilβ»
West Indies in Pakistanβ»
England women in Indiaβ»
Referencesβ»
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