International cricket in 2008

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The International cricket in 2008 is defined as the season of international cricket between April and August 2008 in all cricket playing countries, as well as all international matches scheduled for the 2008 English Cricket Season. Matches between January and April are defined as belonging to the 2007–08 season, while matches between September and December will fall under the 2008–09 season.

Contents 1 ICC Championship Tables At Start of 2008 Season 2 April 2.1 Bangladeshis in Pakistan 2.2 Sri Lankans in Pakistan 3 May 3.1 New Zealanders in England 3.2 Australians in West Indies 3.3 World Cricket League Division 5 3.3.1 Group Stage 3.3.2 Playoffs 4 June 4.1 Bangladesh Tri-Series 4.2 Asia Cup 4.2.1 Group Stage 4.2.2 Super Fours 4.2.3 Final 4.3 Bermudans in Canada 5 July 5.1 South Africans in England 5.2 Indians in Sri Lanka 6 August 6.1 Bangladeshis in Australia 6.2 England cricket team in Scotland 6.3 New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External links

[edit] ICC Championship Tables At Start of 2008 Season

ICC Test Championship 13 April 2008 Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1  Australia 33 4650 141 2  India 42 4242 111 3  South Africa 44 4789 109 4  England 44 4771 108 5  Sri Lanka 35 3709 106 6  Pakistan 33 3107 94 7  New Zealand 25 2277 91 8  West Indies 31 2380 77 9  Bangladesh 24 23 1

ICC ODI Championship 13 April 2008 Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1  South Africa 43 5434 127 2  Australia 44 5597 127 3  New Zealand 38 4312 113 4  India 56 6330 113 5  Pakistan 36 3943 110 6  England 40 4200 105 7  Sri Lanka 46 4810 105 8  West Indies 39 3880 99 9  Bangladesh 38 1798 47 10  Ireland 11 217 20 11  Zimbabwe 31 552 18 12  Kenya 6 0 0

[edit] April

[edit] Bangladeshis in Pakistan

Main article: Bangladesh cricket team in Pakistan in 2008

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-Day International Series
ODI 2696	8 April	Shoaib Malik	Mohammad Ashraful	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	Pakistan by 152 runs (D/L Method)
ODI 2698	11 April	Shoaib Malik	Mohammad Ashraful	Iqbal Stadium, Faislabad	Pakistan by 7 wickets (D/L Method)
ODI 2700	13 April	Shoaib Malik	Mohammad Ashraful	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	Pakistan by 23 runs
ODI 2702	16 April	Shoaib Malik	Mohammad Ashraful	Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan	Pakistan by 7 wickets
ODI 2703	19 April	Shoaib Malik	Mohammad Ashraful	National Stadium, Karachi	Pakistan by 150 runs
Twenty20 International Match
T20I 55	20 April	Shoaib Malik	Mohammad Ashraful	National Stadium, Karachi	Pakistan by 102 runs

IPL starts on 18th April and ends on 1st June when the final takes place in Mumbai - DY. Patil Stadium.

[edit] Sri Lankans in Pakistan

Canceled

Main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 2008

Sri Lanka has agreed to fill in on cancellation of Australias tour of Pakistan with 5 ODIs, possibly in late April and early May. Exact dates are yet to be confirmed.

[edit] May

[edit] New Zealanders in England

Main article: New Zealand cricket team in England in 2008

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test Series
Test 1874	15-19 May	Michael Vaughan	Daniel Vettori	Lord's	Match Drawn
Test 1876	23-27 May	Michael Vaughan	Daniel Vettori	Old Trafford	England by 6 wickets
3rd Test	5-9 June	Michael Vaughan	Daniel Vettori	Trent Bridge	England by an innings & 9 runs
Twenty20 International
Only T20I	13 June			Old Trafford
One-Day International Series
1st ODI	15 June			Riverside Ground
2nd ODI	18 June			Edgbaston
3rd ODI	21 June			County Ground, Bristol
4th ODI	25 June			The Oval
5th ODI	28 June			Lord's

[edit] Australians in West Indies

Main article: Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 2008

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test Series
Test 1875	22-26 May	Ramnaresh Sarwan	Ricky Ponting	Jamaica	Australia by 95 runs
Test 1877	30 May - 3 June	Ramnaresh Sarwan	Ricky Ponting	Antigua	Match Drawn
3rd Test	12-16 June			Barbados
Twenty20 International
Only T20I	21 June			Barbados
One-Day International Series
1st ODI	24 June			St Vincent
2nd ODI	27 June			Grenada
3rd ODI	29 June			Grenada
4th ODI	4 July			St Kitts
5th ODI	6 July			St Kitts

[edit] World Cricket League Division 5

Main article: 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five

The 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five will take place in May 2008 in Jersey. 12 teams are expected to take part in the tournament, including Afghanistan, Bahamas, Botswana, Germany, Japan, Jersey, Mozambique, Nepal, Norway, Singapore, USA, Vanuatu.

[edit] Group Stage

Group Stage
No.	Date	Group	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
1st Match	23 May	A	United States	Steve Massiah	Mozambique	Mohammad Shoaib Younis	The Farmers Field, St Martin	United States by 9 wickets
2nd Match	23 May	A	Nepal	Binod Das	Germany	Graham Sommer	Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade	Nepal by 7 wickets
3rd Match	23 May	A	Norway	Shahid Ahmed	Vanuatu	Patrick Haines	FB Fields, St Clement	Norway by 183 runs
4th Match	23 May	B	Afghanistan	Nowroz Mangal	Japan	Ko Irie	Victoria College Ground, St Helier	Afghanistan by 93 runs
5th Match	23 May	B	Jersey	Mathew Hague	Singapore	Chaminda Ruwan Kumarage	Grainville, St Saviour	Jersey by 93 runs
6th Match	23 May	B	Bahamas	Narendra Ekanayake	Botswana	Tshepo Mhozya	Les Quennevais No. 2, St Brélade	Botswana by 70 runs
7th Match	24 May	A	United States	Steve Massiah	Norway	Shahid Ahmed	Victoria College Ground, St Helier	No Result
8th Match	24 May	A	Nepal	Binod Kumar Das	Mozambique	Muhammad Shoaib Younus	Grainville, St Saviour	No Result
9th Match	24 May	A	Germany	Graham Sommer	Vanuatu	Patrick Haines	The Farmers Field, St Martin	Germany by 6 wickets
10th Match	24 May	B	Afghanistan	Norooz Khan Mangal	Bahamas	Narendra Ekanayake	Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade	No Result
11th Match	24 May	B	Jersey	Mathew Hague	Japan	Ko Irie	Les Quennevais No. 2, St Brélade	No Result
12th Match	24 May	B	Singapore	Chaminda Ruwan Kumarage	Botswana	Abdul Patel	FB Fields, St Clement	No Result
Replay of 7th Match	25 May	A	United States	Steve Massiah	Norway	Shahid Ahmed	The Farmers Field, St Martin	United States by 10 wickets
Replay of 8th Match	25 May	A	Nepal	Binod Kumar Das	Mozambique	Muhammad Shoaib Younus	Grainville, St Saviour	Nepal by 219 runs
Replay of 10th Match	25 May	B	Afghanistan	Norooz Khan Mangal	Bahamas	Narendra Ekanayake	Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade	Afghanistan by 5 wickets
Replay of 11th Match	25 May	B	Jersey	Mathew Hague	Japan	Ko Irie	Les Quennevais No. 2, St Brélade	Jersey by 8 wickets
Replay of 12th Match	25 May	B	Singapore	Chaminda Ruwan Kumarage	Botswana	Abdul Patel	FB Fields, St Clement	Singapore by 3 wickets
13th Match	26 May	A	United States	Steve Massiah	Vanuatu	Patrick Haines	Grainville, St Saviour	United States by 7 wickets
14th Match	26 May	A	Nepal	Binod Das	Norway	Shahid Ahmed	The Farmers Field, St Martin	Nepal by 108 runs
15th Match	26 May	A	Germany	Graham Sommer	Mozambique	Shoaib Younus	Victoria College Ground, St Helier	Germany by 7 wickets
16th Match	26 May	B	Afghanistan	Nowroz Mangal	Botswana	ARM Patel	Les Quennevais No. 2, St Brélade	Afghanistan by 7 wickets
17th Match	26 May	B	Japan		Singapore		Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade	Match Abandoned without a ball bowled
18th Match	26 May	B	Jersey	Mathew Hague	Bahamas	Narendra Ekanayake	FB Fields, St Clement	Jersey by 128 runs
19th Match	27 May	A	United States	Steve Massiah	Germany	Graham Sommer	Grainville, St Saviour	United States by 6 wickets
20th Match	27 May	A	Nepal	Binod Das	Vanuatu	A Mansale	Victoria College Ground, St Helier	Nepal by 137 runs
21st Match	27 May	A	Norway	Shahid Ahmed	Mozambique	Shoain Younus	Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade	Mozambique by 3 wickets
22nd Match	27 May	B	Afghanistan	Nowroz Mangal	Singapore	Chamara Ruwan Kumarage	FB Fields, St Clement	Singapore by 69 runs
23rd Match	27 May	B	Bahamas	Narendra Ekanayake	Japan	Ko Irie	Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brélade	Match Tied
24th Match	27 May	B	Jersey	Mathew Hague	Botswana	Tshepo Mhozya	Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin	Jersey by 7 wickets
25th Match*	28 May	A	Germany		Norway		Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brélade	Match Abandoned without a ball bowled
26th Match*	28 May	A	Mozambique		Vanuatu		FB Fields, St Clement	Match Abandoned without a ball bowled
27th Match*	28 May	A	Nepal		United States		Les Quennevais, St Brélade	Match Abandoned without a ball bowled
28th Match*	28 May	B	Bahamas		Singapore		Victoria College Ground, St Helier	Match Abandoned without a ball bowled
29th Match*	28 May	B	Botswana		Japan		Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin	Match Abandoned without a ball bowled
30th Match*	28 May	B	Jersey		Afghanistan		Grainville, St Saviour	Match Abandoned without a ball bowled
Replay of 17th Match	29 May	B	Japan	Ko Irie	Singapore	Chaminda Ruwan Kumarage	Victoria College Ground, St Helier	Singapore by 52 runs(D/L)
Replay of 25th Match	29 May	A	Germany	Graham Sommer	Norway	Shahid Ahmed	Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brélade	Germany by 6 wickets
Replay of 26th Match	29 May	A	Mozambique	Shoaib Younus	Vanuatu	A Mansale	FB Fields, St Clement	No Result
Replay of 27th Match	29 May	A	Nepal	Binod Das	United States	Steve Massiah	Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin	No Result

*The ICC Event Technical Committee, as per 12.1.6 of the ICC World Cricket League Division 5 Playing Conditions, decided not to replay all of group B's abandoned games. The abandoned match between Japan and Singapore will be played on 29 May to ensure that all teams in Group B play equal matches. Group A's abandoned matches are to be played on 29 May.

Group A Team P W L T NR NRR Points  Nepal 5 4 0 0 1 +3.04 9  United States 5 4 0 0 1 +2.10 9  Germany 5 3 2 0 0 -0.67 6  Mozambique 5 1 3 0 1 -2.15 3  Norway 5 1 4 0 0 -0.54 2  Vanuatu 5 0 4 0 1 -3.52 1

Group B Team P W L T NR NRR Points  Jersey 5 4 0 0 1 +2.46 9  Afghanistan 5 3 1 0 1 +1.63 7  Singapore 5 3 1 0 1 +0.24 7  Botswana 5 1 3 0 1 -0.75 3  Japan 5 0 3 1 1 -1.35 2  Bahamas 5 0 3 1 1 -2.65 2

[edit] Playoffs

9th Place Playoffs
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
9th Place Semifinal 1	30 May	Norway	Shahid Ahmed	Bahamas	Narendra Ekanayake	Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin	Norway by 52 runs
9th Place Semifinal 2	30 May	Vanuatu	Patrick Haines	Japan	Ko Irie	Victoria College Ground, St Helier	Japan by 99 runs
9th Place Playoff	31 May	Japan	Ko Irie	Norway	Shahid Ahmed	Les Quennevais, St Brélade	Norway by 7 wickets
11th Place Playoff	31 May	Vanuatu	Patrick Haines	Bahamas	Narendra Ekanayake	Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brelade	Bahamas 6 wickets

	Semi finals				Final
	May 30-Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin
	Norway	202/5 (50 overs)
	Bahamas	150 (39.5 overs)
					May 31-Les Quennevais, St Brélade
					Japan	181 (48.2 overs)
					Norway	182/3 (43.2 overs)
					Third place
	May 30-Victoria College Ground, St Helier			May 31-Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brelade
	Japan	238/6 (50 overs)		Vanuatu	113 (29.3 overs)
	Vanuatu	139 (39.3 overs)			Bahamas	116/4 (35.2 overs)

5th Place Playoffs
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
5th Place Semifinal 1	30 May	Mozambique	Shoaib Younus	Singapore	Chaminda Ruwan Kumarage	Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brélade	Singapore by 54 runs
5th Place Semifinal 2	30 May	Germany	Graham Sommer	Botswana	ARM Patel	Les Quennevais, St Brélade	Botswana by 9 runs
5th Place Playoff	31 May	Singapore	Chaminda Ruwan Kumarage	Botswana	ARM Patel	FB Fields, St Clement	Singapore by 15 runs
7th Place Playoff	31 May	Mozambique	Shoaib Younus	Germany	Graham Sommer	Victoria College Ground, St Helier	Germany by 2 wickets

	Semi finals				Final
	May 30-Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brélade
	Singapore	203/8 (50 overs)
	Mozambique	149 (46.4 overs)
					May 31-FB Fields, St Clement
					Singapore	119 (42.1 overs)
					Botswana	104 (37 overs)
					Third place
	May 30-Les Quennevais, St Brélade			May 31-Victoria College Ground, St Helier
	Botswana	126 (45.4 overs)		Mozambique	153 (45.5 overs)
	Germany	117 (38.5 overs)			Germany	157/8 (46.1 overs)

1st Place Playoffs
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
Semifinal 1	30 May	United States	Steve Massiah	Jersey	Mathew Hague	FB Fields, St Clement	Jersey by 84 runs
Semifinal 2	30 May	Nepal	Bonod Das	Afghanistan	Nowroz Mangal	Grainville, St Saviour	Afghanistan by 37 runs
Final	31 May	Jersey	Mathew Hague	Afghanistan	Nowroz Mangal	Grainville, St Saviour	Afghanistan by 2 wickets
3rd Place Playoff	31 May	United States	Steve Massiah	Nepal	Binod Das	Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin	Nepal by 96 runs

	Semi finals				Final
	May 30-FB Fields, St Clement
	Jersey	220/5 (50 overs)
	United States	136 (38.2 overs)
					May 31-Grainville, St Saviour
					Jersey	80 (39.5 overs)
					Afghanistan	81/8 (37.4 overs)
					Third place
	May 30-Grainville, St Saviour			May 31-Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin
	Afghanistan	142 (49.3 overs)		Nepal	189 (46.3 overs)
	Nepal	105 (45.5 overs)			United States	93 (42.4 overs)

[edit] June

[edit] Bangladesh Tri-Series

Main article: Tri-Nation Series in Bangladesh in 2008

Group Stage
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
1st Match	8 June	Bangladesh	Mohammad Ashraful	Pakistan	Shoaib Malik	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	Pakistan by 70 runs
2nd Match	10 June	Pakistan	Shoaib Malik	India	MS Dhoni	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	India by 140 runs
3rd Match	12 June	Bangladesh	Mohammad Ashraful	India	MS Dhoni	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	India by 7 wickets

Points Table
Team	P	W	L	T	NR	NRR	Points
India	2	2	0	0	0	+2.373	10
Pakistan	2	1	1	0	0	-0.778	5
Bangladesh	2	0	2	0	0	-1.789	0

Final
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
Final	14 June	India		Pakistan		Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh

[edit] Asia Cup

Main article: 2008 Asia Cup

The 2008 Asia Cup will take place in June 2008 in Pakistan. Six teams are expected to take part in the tournament, including Bangladesh, India, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and UAE.

[edit] Group Stage

Group A Team P W L T NR NRR Points Bangladesh  Sri Lanka  United Arab Emirates

Group B Team P W L T NR NRR Points  Hong Kong  Pakistan  India

Group Stage
No.	Date	Group	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
1st Match	24 June	A	Bangladesh		United Arab Emirates		Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
2nd Match	24 June	B	Pakistan		Hong Kong		National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
3rd Match	25 June	A	Bangladesh		Sri Lanka		Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
4th Match	25 June	B	Hong Kong		India		National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
5th Match	26 June	A	Sri Lanka		United Arab Emirates		Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
6th Match	26 June	B	India		Pakistan		National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan

[edit] Super Fours

Super Fours
Team	P	W	L	T	NR	NRR	Points
A1
A2
B1
B2

Super Fours
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
7th Match	28 June	A2		B2		National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
8th Match	29 June	A1		B1		National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
9th Match	30 June	A1		A2		National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
10th Match	2 July	B1		B2		National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
11th Match	3 July	A1		B2		National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
12th Match	4 July	A2		B1		National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan

[edit] Final

Final
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
Final	6 July	TBC		TBC		National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan

[edit] Bermudans in Canada

Main article: Bermudian cricket team in Canada in 2008

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-Day International Series
1st ODI	28 June
2nd ODI	29 June
3rd ODI	1 July

[edit] July

[edit] South Africans in England

Main article: South African cricket team in England in 2008

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test Series
1st Test	10-14 July			Lord's
2nd Test	18-22 July			Headingley
3rd Test	30 July - 3 August			Edgbaston
4th Test	7-11 August			The Oval
Twenty20 International
Only T20I	20 August			Riverside Ground
One-Day International Series
1st ODI	22 August			Headingley
2nd ODI	26 August			Trent Bridge
3rd ODI	29 August			The Oval
4th ODI	31 August			Lord's
5th ODI	3 September			Sophia Gardens

[edit] Indians in Sri Lanka

Main article: Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2008

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test Series
1st Test	23-27 July			Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
2nd Test	31 July - 4 August			Galle International Stadium
3rd Test	08-12 August			R Premadasa Stadium
One-Day International Series
1st ODI	18 August			Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
2nd ODI	20 August			Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
3rd ODI	24 August			R Premadasa Stadium
4th ODI	26 August			R Premadasa Stadium
5th ODI	29 August			R Premadasa Stadium

[edit] August

[edit] Bangladeshis in Australia

Main article: Bangladesh cricket team in Australia in 2008

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-Day International Series
1st ODI	31 August			Darwin
2nd ODI	3 September			Darwin
3rd ODI	6 September			Darwin

[edit] England cricket team in Scotland

Main article: England cricket team in Scotland in 2008

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-Day International
1st ODI	18 August			The Grange

[edit] New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan

Main article: New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan in 2008

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-Day International Series
1st ODI	24 August			Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
2nd ODI	27 August			Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
3rd ODI	30 August			Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

[edit] See also

• International cricket in 2007-08
• International cricket in 2007

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• Cricinfo: 2008 tours programme

[edit] External links

• International Cricket Series News

v • d • e International Cricket in 2008 Preceding season: International cricket in 2007-08 April 2008 Pakistan v Bangladesh May 2008 England v New Zealand  · West Indies v Australia June 2008 Bangladesh Tri-Series  · 2008 Asia Cup  · Canada v Bermuda July 2008 England v South Africa August 2008 Australia v Bangladesh  · Scotland v England  · New Zealand v Pakistan Following season: International cricket in 2008-09