International cricket in 2008

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

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 100
7  New Zealand 25 2277 84
8  West Indies 31 2380 83
9  Bangladesh 24 23 0
ICC ODI Championship 13 April 2008
Rank Team Matches Points Rating
1  Australia 49 5434 129
2  South Africa 47 5597 127
3  India 72 7230 113
4  New Zealand 38 4312 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

April

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

May

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
Test 1878 5–9 June Michael Vaughan Daniel Vettori Trent Bridge  England by an innings & 9 runs
Twenty20 International
T20I 56 13 June Paul Collingwood Daniel Vettori Old Trafford  England by 9 wickets
One-Day International Series
ODI 2708 15 June Paul Collingwood Daniel Vettori Riverside Ground  England by 114 runs
ODI 2709 18 June Paul Collingwood Daniel Vettori Edgbaston Match Abandoned
ODI 2710 21 June Paul Collingwood Daniel Vettori County Ground, Bristol  New Zealand by 22 runs
ODI 2714 25 June Paul Collingwood Daniel Vettori The Oval  New Zealand by 1 wicket
ODI 2720 28 June Kevin Pietersen Daniel Vettori Lord's  New Zealand by 51 runs

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
Test 1879 12–16 June Chris Gayle Ricky Ponting Barbados  Australia by 87 runs
Twenty20 International
T20I 57 21 June Dwayne Bravo Ricky Ponting Barbados  West Indies by 7 wickets
One-Day International Series
ODI 2713 24 June Chris Gayle Ricky Ponting St Vincent  Australia by 84 runs
ODI 2719 27 June Chris Gayle Ricky Ponting Grenada  Australia by 63 runs (D/L)
ODI 2724 29 June Chris Gayle Ricky Ponting Grenada  Australia by 7 wickets
ODI 2734 4 July Chris Gayle Michael Clarke St Kitts  Australia by 1 run
ODI 2736 6 July Chris Gayle Michael Clarke St Kitts  Australia by 169 runs

World Cricket League Division 5

Main article: 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five

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

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 MS Younis The Farmers Field, St Martin  United States by 9 wickets
2nd Match 23 May A  Nepal BK 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 CR 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 BK Das  Mozambique MS Younis 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 N 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 CR 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 BK Das  Mozambique MS Younis Grainville, St Saviour  Nepal by 219 runs
Replay of 10th Match 25 May B  Afghanistan Norooz Khan Mangal  Bahamas N 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 CR 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 BK Das  Norway Shahid Ahmed The Farmers Field, St Martin  Nepal by 108 runs
15th Match 26 May A  Germany Graham Sommer  Mozambique MS Younis 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 Ko Irie  Singapore CR Kumarage Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade Match Abandoned
18th Match 26 May B  Jersey Mathew Hague  Bahamas N 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 BK Das  Vanuatu A Mansale Victoria College Ground, St Helier  Nepal by 137 runs
21st Match 27 May A  Norway Shahid Ahmed  Mozambique MS Younis Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade  Mozambique by 3 wickets
22nd Match 27 May B  Afghanistan Nowroz Mangal  Singapore CR Kumarage FB Fields, St Clement Singapore by 69 runs
23rd Match 27 May B  Bahamas N 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 Graham Sommer  Norway Shahid Ahmed Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brélade Match Abandoned
26th Match* 28 May A  Mozambique MS Younis  Vanuatu A Mansale FB Fields, St Clement Match Abandoned
27th Match* 28 May A  Nepal BK Das  United States Steve Massiah Les Quennevais, St Brélade Match Abandoned
28th Match* 28 May B  Bahamas N Ekanayake  Singapore CR Kumarage Victoria College Ground, St Helier Match Abandoned
29th Match* 28 May B  Botswana Tshepo Mhozya  Japan Ko Irie Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin Match Abandoned
30th Match* 28 May B  Jersey Mathew Hague  Afghanistan Nowroz Mangal Grainville, St Saviour Match Abandoned
Replay of 17th Match 29 May B  Japan Ko Irie  Singapore CR 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 MS Younis  Vanuatu A Mansale FB Fields, St Clement No Result
Replay of 27th Match 29 May A  Nepal BK 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

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  United States 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)

June

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
ODI 2704 8 June  Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful  Pakistan Shoaib Malik Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka  Pakistan by 70 runs
ODI 2705 10 June  Pakistan Shoaib Malik  India MS Dhoni Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka  India by 140 runs
ODI 2706 12 June  Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful  India MS Dhoni Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka  India by 7 wickets
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
ODI 2707 14 June  India MS Dhoni  Pakistan Shoaib Malik Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka  Pakistan by 25 runs

Asia Cup

Main article: 2008 Asia Cup

The 2008 Asia Cup took place in June 2008 in Pakistan. Six teams took part in the tournament, including Bangladesh, India, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and UAE.

Group stage

Group A
Team P W L T NR NRR Points
 Sri Lanka 2 2 0 0 0 +2.730 4
 Bangladesh 2 1 1 0 0 -0.350 2
 United Arab Emirates 2 0 2 0 0 -2.380 0
Group B
Team P W L T NR NRR Points
 India 2 2 0 0 0 +3.154 4
 Pakistan 2 1 1 0 0 +1.161 2
 Hong Kong 2 0 2 0 0 -4.110 0
Group Stage
No. Date Group Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
1st Match 24 June A  Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful  United Arab Emirates Saqib Ali Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan  Bangladesh by 96 runs
2nd Match 24 June B  Pakistan Shoaib Malik  Hong Kong Tabarak Dar National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan  Pakistan by 155 runs
3rd Match 25 June A  Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful  Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan  Sri Lanka by 131 runs
4th Match 25 June B  Hong Kong Tabarak Dar  India Mahendra Singh Dhoni National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan  India by 256 runs
5th Match 26 June A  Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene  United Arab Emirates Saqib Ali Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan  Sri Lanka by 142 runs
6th Match 26 June B  India Mahendra Singh Dhoni  Pakistan Shoaib Malik National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan  India by 6 wickets

Super Fours

Team P W L T NR NRR PCO Points
 Sri Lanka 3 2 1 0 0 +1.363 2 6
 India 3 2 1 0 0 +0.250 2 6
 Pakistan 3 2 1 0 0 +0.924 0 4
 Bangladesh 3 0 3 0 0 -2.665 0 0
Super Fours
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
7th Match 28 June  Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful  India Mahendra Singh Dhoni National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan  India by 7 wickets
8th Match 29 June  Pakistan Shoaib Malik  Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan  Sri Lanka by 64 runs
9th Match 30 June  Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful  Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan  Sri Lanka by 158 runs
10th Match 2 July  Pakistan Misbah-ul-Haq  India Mahendra Singh Dhoni National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan  Pakistan by 8 wickets
11th Match 3 July  India Mahendra Singh Dhoni  Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan  India by 6 wickets
12th Match 4 July  Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful  Pakistan Shoaib Malik National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan  Pakistan by 10 wickets

Final

Final
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
Final 6 July  India Mahendra Singh Dhoni  Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan  Sri Lanka by 100 runs

Bermudans in Canada

Main article: Bermudian cricket team in Canada in 2008
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
One-Day International Series
ODI 2722 28 June Zubin Surkari Irving Romaine Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City  Bermuda by 3 wickets
ODI 2725 29 June Qaiser Ali Irving Romaine Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City  Bermuda by 11 runs(D/L)
ODI 2728 1 July Qaiser Ali Irving Romaine Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City  Canada by 77 runs

July

Associates Tri-Series in Scotland

Main article: 2008 Associates Tri-Series in Scotland
Group Stage
Pos Team P W L T NR Points
1  New Zealand 2 2 0 0 0 4
2  Scotland 2 1 1 0 0 2
3  Ireland 2 0 2 0 0 0
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
Tri-Series
ODI 2727 1 July  New Zealand Daniel Vettori  Ireland Kyle McCallan Mannofield Park, Aberdeen, Scotland  New Zealand by 290 runs
ODI 2729 2 July  Ireland Kyle McCallan  Scotland Ryan Watson Mannofield Park, Aberdeen, Scotland  Scotland by 5 wickets
ODI 2731 3 July  New Zealand Daniel Vettori  Scotland Ryan Watson Mannofield Park, Aberdeen, Scotland  New Zealand by 8 wickets

South Africans in England

Main article: South African cricket team in England in 2008
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test Series
Test 1880 10–14 July Michael Vaughan Graeme Smith Lord's Match Drawn
Test 1881 18–22 July Michael Vaughan Graeme Smith Headingley  South Africa by 10 wickets
Test 1883 30 July-3 August Michael Vaughan Graeme Smith Edgbaston  South Africa by 5 wickets
Test 1885 7–11 August Kevin Pietersen Graeme Smith The Oval  England by 6 wickets
Twenty20 International
T20I 68a 20 August Riverside Ground Match cancelled without a ball bowled.
One-Day International Series
ODI 2748 22 August Kevin Pietersen Graeme Smith Headingley  England by 20 runs
ODI 2754 26 August Kevin Pietersen Graeme Smith Trent Bridge  England by 10 wickets
ODI 2757 29 August Kevin Pietersen Jacques Kallis The Oval  England by 126 runs
ODI 2759 31 August Kevin Pietersen Jacques Kallis Lord's  England by 7 wickets(D/L)
5th ODI 3 September Sophia Gardens no result

Indians in Sri Lanka

Main article: Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2008
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test Series
Test 1882 23–27 July Mahela Jayawardene Anil Kumble Sinhalese Sports Club Ground  Sri Lanka by an innings and 239 runs
Test 1884 31 July - 4 August Mahela Jayawardene Anil Kumble Galle International Stadium  India by 170 runs
Test 1886 8–12 August Mahela Jayawardene Anil Kumble R Premadasa Stadium  Sri Lanka by 8 wickets
One-Day International Series
ODI 2742 18 August Mahela Jayawardene Mahendra Singh Dhoni Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium  Sri Lanka by 8 wickets
ODI 2745 20 August Mahela Jayawardene Mahendra Singh Dhoni Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium  India by 3 wickets
ODI 2750 24 August Mahela Jayawardene Mahendra Singh Dhoni R Premadasa Stadium  India by 33 runs
ODI 2755 26 August Mahela Jayawardene Mahendra Singh Dhoni R Premadasa Stadium  India by 46 runs
ODI 2756 29 August Mahela Jayawardene Mahendra Singh Dhoni R Premadasa Stadium  Sri Lanka by 112 runs

August

2009 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier

Main article: 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier

Group stage

Group Stage
No. Date Group Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
1st Match 2 August B  Kenya Steve Tikolo  Netherlands Jeroen Smits Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast  Netherlands by 19 runs
2nd Match 2 August A  Ireland William Porterfield  Scotland Ryan Watson Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast  Ireland by 4 wickets
3rd Match 2 August B  Canada Sanjayan Thuraisingam  Netherlands Jeroen Smits Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast  Canada by 4 wickets
4th Match 3 August A  Bermuda Irving Romaine  Scotland Ryan Watson Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast  Scotland by 8 wickets
5th Match 3 August B  Canada Sanjayan Thuraisingam  Kenya Steve Tikolo Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast  Kenya by 4 wickets
6th Match 3 August A  Bermuda Irving Romaine  Ireland William Porterfield Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast  Ireland by 4 runs(D/L)
Group A
Team P W L T NR NRR Points
 Ireland 2 2 0 0 0 +0.205 4
 Scotland 2 1 1 0 0 +0.313 2
 Bermuda 2 0 2 0 0 -0.610 0
Group B
Team P W L T NR NRR Points
 Netherlands 2 1 1 0 0 +0.351 2
 Kenya 2 1 1 0 0 -0.126 2
 Canada 2 1 1 0 0 -0.185 2

Knockout stage

1st Place Playoffs
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
Semifinal 1 August 4  Ireland William Porterfield  Kenya Steve Tikolo Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast  Ireland by 4 wickets
Semifinal 2 August 4  Scotland Ryan Watson  Netherlands Jeroen Smits Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast  Netherlands by 5 wickets
3rd Place Final August 4  Kenya Steve Tikolo  Scotland Ryan Watson Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast  Scotland by 9 wickets
5th Place Final August 5  Bermuda Rodney Trott  Canada Sanjayan Thuraisingam Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast  Canada by 8 wickets
1st Place Final August 5  Ireland William Porterfield  Netherlands Jeroen Smits Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast Match abandoned with a toss
  Semi-finals Final
4 August-Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast
   Kenya   67 (17.2 overs)  
   Ireland   72/6 (19.1 overs)  
 
5 August-Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast
       Ireland   Co-Champion
     Netherlands   Co-Champion
Third place
4 August-Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast 4 August-Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast
   Scotland   107/8 (20 overs)    Kenya   106/9 (20 overs)
   Netherlands   110/5 (18 overs)      Scotland   107/1 (18.1 overs)

Bermudian cricket team in the Netherlands

Main article: Bermudian cricket team in the Netherlands in 2008
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
One-Day International Series
ODI 2739a 7 August VRA Ground, Amstelveen Match abandoned without a ball bowled
ODI 2740 8 August Jeroen Smits Irving Romaine VRA Ground, Amstelveen  Netherlands by 6 wickets

Kenyan cricket team in Scotland

Main article: Kenyan cricket team in Scotland in 2008
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
First Class Match
Only First Class 7–10 August Titwood, Glasgow Match abandoned without a ball bowled.
One-Day International
ODI 2741 12 August Ryan Watson Steve Tikolo Cambusdoon New Ground, Ayr No result
ODI 2741a 13 August Cambusdoon New Ground, Ayr Match abandoned without a ball bowled

Canada cricket team in Ireland

Main article: Canadian cricket team in Ireland in 2008
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
One-Day International
ODI 2740a 12 August Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin, Ireland Match abandoned without a ball bowled

Kenyan cricket team in the Netherlands

Main article: Kenyan cricket team in the Netherlands in 2008
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
First Class Match
Only First Class 16–19 August Peter Borren Steve Tikolo VRA Ground, Amstelveen  Kenya won by an innings and 6 runs
One-Day International Series
ODI 2747 21 August Jeroen Smits Steve Tikolo VRA Ground, Amstelveen  Netherlands won by six wickets

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
ODI 2743 18 August Ryan Watson Kevin Pietersen The Grange No Result

2008 Associates Tri-Series in Canada

Main article: 2008 Associates Tri-Series in Canada
Group Stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 2744 18 August  Canada Sunil Dhaniram  Bermuda Irving Romaine Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, Canada  Canada by 25 runs
ODI 2746 20 August  Bermuda Irving Romaine  West Indies Ramnaresh Sarwan Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, Canada  West Indies by 6 wickets
ODI 2749 22 August  West Indies Chris Gayle  Canada Sunil Dhaniram Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, Canada  West Indies by 49 runs
Group Stage
Pos Team P W L NR T Points NRR For Against
1  West Indies 2 2 0 0 0 4 +1.526 462/81.5 412/100
2  Canada 2 1 1 0 0 2 -0.240 514/100 538/100
3  Bermuda 2 0 2 0 0 0 -1.190 393/100 419/81.5
Final
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 2752 24 August  Canada Sunil Dhaniram  West Indies Chris Gayle Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, Canada  West Indies by 7 wickets

Kenyan cricket team in Ireland

Main article: Kenyan cricket team in Ireland in 2008
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
One-Day International Series
ODI 2751 24 August William Porterfield Steve Tikolo Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast  Ireland by 33 runs
ODI 2753 25 August William Porterfield Steve Tikolo Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast No result
ODI 2755 27 August Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast Match abandoned without a ball bowled

New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan

Main article: New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan in 2008

The New Zealand national cricket team was due to tour Pakistan during the northern summer of 2008. They would have played three One Day Internationals against Pakistan. The tour was cancelled due to the political situation in the country.

Bangladeshis in Australia

Main article: Bangladesh cricket team in Australia in 2008
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
One-Day International Series
ODI 2758 30 August Michael Clarke Mohammad Ashraful Darwin  Australia by 180 runs
ODI 2760 3 September Michael Clarke Mohammad Ashraful Darwin  Australia by 8 wickets
ODI 2762 6 September Michael Clarke Mohammad Ashraful Darwin  Australia by 73 runs

Season summary

Results Summary

Test ODI T20I
Matches Wins Loss Draw Tied Matches Wins Loss Tied No Result Matches Wins Loss Tied No Result
 Australia 3 2 0 1 0 8 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
 Bangladesh No Matches 10 1 9 0 0 No Matches
 Bermuda No Test Status 6 2 4 0 0 3 0 3 0 0
 Canada No Test Status 6 2 4 0 0 3 2 1 0 0
 England 7 3 2 2 0 11 5 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 0
 Hong Kong No Test Status 2 0 2 0 0 No Matches
 India 3 1 2 0 0 14 9 5 0 0 No Matches
 Ireland No Test Status 6 3 2 0 1 4 3 0 0 1
 Kenya No Test Status 4 0 2 0 2 4 1 3 0 0
 Netherlands No Test Status 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 0 1
 New Zealand 3 0 2 1 0 7 5 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
 Pakistan No Matches 8 5 3 0 0 No Matches
 South Africa 4 2 1 1 0 5 0 4 0 1 No Matches
 Scotland No Test Status 6 2 2 0 2 No Matches
 Sri Lanka 3 2 1 0 0 11 7 4 0 0 4 2 2 0 0
 United Arab Emirates No Test Status 2 0 2 0 0 No Matches
 West Indies 3 0 2 1 0 8 3 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
 Zimbabwe No Test Status No Matches No Matches
Source: Cricinfo Cricinfo Cricinfo

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