International cricket in 2014–15

The 2014–2015 international cricket season is from October 2014 to April 2015.[1]

Season overview

International tours
Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches]
Test ODI T20I
5 October 2014  Pakistan  Australia 2–0 [2] 0–3 [3] 0–1 [1]
8 October 2014  India  West Indies — 2–1 [4] —
21 October 2014  New Zealand  South Africa — 0–2 [3] —
26 October 2014  Bangladesh  Zimbabwe 3–0 [3] 5–0 [5] —
2 November 2014  India  Sri Lanka — 5–0 [5] —
5 November 2014  Australia  South Africa — 4–1 [5] 2–1 [3]
9 November 2014  Pakistan  New Zealand 1–1 [3] 2–3 [5] 1–1 [2]
26 November 2014  Sri Lanka  England — 5–2 [7] —
28 November 2014  UAE  Afghanistan — 3–1 [4] —
4 December 2014  Australia  India 2–0 [4] — —
17 December 2014  South Africa  West Indies 2–0 [3] 4-1 [5] 1–2 [3]
26 December 2014  New Zealand  Sri Lanka 2–0 [2] 4–2 [7] —
31 January 2015  New Zealand  Pakistan — 2–0 [2] —
13 April 2015  West Indies  England [3] — —
17 April 2015  Bangladesh  Pakistan [2] 3–0 [3] 1–0 [1]
Neutral venue international series
Start date Series Results [Matches]
FC ODI/LA T20I
8 November 2014 Australia  Hong Kong vs.  PNG 0–1 [1] 0–2 [2] —
19 November 2014 Sri Lanka  Hong Kong vs.    Nepal — — 1–0 [4]
International tournaments
Start date Tournament Winners
4 January 2015 United Arab Emirates Dubai Triangular Series  Ireland
16 January 2015 Australia Carlton Mid Triangular Series  Australia
14 February 2015 AustraliaNew Zealand 2015 Cricket World Cup  Australia
Minor tournaments
Start date Tournament Winners
26 October 2014 Malaysia 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three    Nepal
8 November 2014 Kuwait 2014 ACC Under-19 Premier League  Afghanistan
19 November 2014 Australia 2014 ICC East Asia-Pacific Men's Championship  PNG
26 November 2014 United States 2014 ICC Americas Twenty20 Division Two  Suriname
17 January 2015 Namibia 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two  Netherlands
25 January 2015 United Arab Emirates 2015 ACC Twenty20 Cup  Oman
14 February 2015 Tanzania 2015 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship  Namibia
24 February 2015 New Zealand 2015 EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy  Fiji
27 March 2015 South Africa 2015 ICC Africa Twenty20 Championship  Namibia

Rankings

The following are the rankings at the beginning of the season.

ICC Test Championship 16 September 2014[2]
Rank Team Matches Points Rating
1  South Africa 27 3353 124
2  Australia 32 3950 123
3  England 39 4063 104
4  Sri Lanka 31 3126 101
5  India 29 2793 96
6  Pakistan 23 2199 96
7  New Zealand 30 2787 93
8  West Indies 26 1962 75
9  Zimbabwe 9 352 39
10  Bangladesh 17 320 19
ICC ODI Championship 6 September 2014[2]
Rank Team Matches Points Rating
1  India 59 6696 113
2  South Africa 43 4868 113
3  Sri Lanka 65 7245 111
4  Australia 40 4455 111
5  England 45 4804 107
6  Pakistan 50 4998 100
7  New Zealand 30 3031 98
8  West Indies 43 4107 96
9  Bangladesh 28 1940 69
10  Zimbabwe 31 1784 58
11  Afghanistan 13 550 42
12  Ireland 9 297 33
ICC T20I Championship 7 September 2014[2]
Rank Team Matches Points Rating
1  Sri Lanka 23 3006 131
2  India 16 2009 126
3  Pakistan 26 3194 123
4  South Africa 23 2785 121
5  Australia 22 2454 112
6  New Zealand 20 2414 110
7  West Indies 25 2742 110
8  England 25 2481 99
9  Ireland 12 1046 87
10  Bangladesh 16 1147 72
11  Netherlands 14 951 68
12  Afghanistan 12 743 62
13  Zimbabwe 11 573 52
14  Scotland 10 512 51
Insufficient matches
   Nepal 3 190 63
 Hong Kong 3 90 30
 UAE 3 0 0

October

Australia vs Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates

Only T20I
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
T20I 406 5 October Shahid Afridi Aaron Finch Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai  Australia by 6 wickets
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 3530 7 October Misbah-ul-Haq George Bailey Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  Australia by 93 runs
ODI 3532 10 October Misbah-ul-Haq George Bailey Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai  Australia by 5 wickets
ODI 3534 12 October Shahid Afridi George Bailey Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Australia by 1 run
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 2140 22–26 October Misbah-ul-Haq Michael Clarke Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai  Pakistan by 221 runs
Test 2142 30 October–3 November Misbah-ul-Haq Michael Clarke Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Pakistan by 356 runs

West Indies in India

ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 3531 8 October Mahendra Singh Dhoni Dwayne Bravo Nehru Stadium, Kochi  West Indies by 124 runs
ODI 3533 11 October Mahendra Singh Dhoni Dwayne Bravo Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi  India by 48 runs
ODI 3534a 14 October Mahendra Singh Dhoni Dwayne Bravo Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam Match abandoned[3]
ODI 3535 17 October Mahendra Singh Dhoni Dwayne Bravo Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala  India by 59 runs

Tour was cancelled after the 4th ODI at Dharamsala. The West Indies tour of India in October was originally scheduled to consist of three Test matches, five One Day International matches and one Twenty20 International match. During the 4th ODI, the rest of the tour was cancelled due to a pay dispute between the West Indies players, the West Indies Cricket Board and the players association.[4][5]

South Africa in New Zealand

ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 3536 21 October Brendon McCullum AB de Villiers Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui  South Africa by 6 wickets
ODI 3537 24 October Brendon McCullum AB de Villiers Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui  South Africa by 72 runs
ODI 3538 27 October Brendon McCullum AB de Villiers Seddon Park, Hamilton No result

Zimbabwe in Bangladesh

Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 2141 25–29 October Mushfiqur Rahim Brendan Taylor Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur  Bangladesh by 3 wickets
Test 2143 3–7 November Mushfiqur Rahim Brendan Taylor Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna  Bangladesh by 162 runs
Test 2145 12–16 November Mushfiqur Rahim Brendan Taylor Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong  Bangladesh by 186 runs
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 3550 21 November Mashrafe Mortaza Elton Chigumbura Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong  Bangladesh by 87 runs
ODI 3552 23 November Mashrafe Mortaza Elton Chigumbura Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong  Bangladesh by 68 runs
ODI 3553 26 November Mashrafe Mortaza Elton Chigumbura Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur  Bangladesh by 124 runs
ODI 3555 28 November Mashrafe Mortaza Elton Chigumbura Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur  Bangladesh by 21 runs
ODI 3559 1 December Mashrafe Mortaza Elton Chigumbura Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur  Bangladesh by 5 wickets

ICC Division Three

Points Table

Team P W L T NR Points NRR
   Nepal 5 4 1 0 0 8 +1.985
 Uganda 5 4 1 0 0 8 +0.152
 Singapore 5 3 2 0 0 6 −0.351
 Malaysia 5 2 3 0 0 4 +0.204
 USA 5 1 4 0 0 2 +0.165
 Bermuda 5 1 4 0 0 2 −2.134
Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
Match 1 23 October    Nepal Paras Khadka  Uganda Frank Nsubuga Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur  Uganda by 20 runs
Match 2 23 October  USA Steve Massiah  Bermuda Janeiro Tucker Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur  USA by 6 wickets
Match 3 23 October  Malaysia Ahmed Faiz  Singapore Saad Janjua Selangor Turf Club, Selangor  Singapore by 2 wickets
Match 4 24 October  Singapore Saad Janjua  Uganda Frank Nsubuga Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur  Uganda by 1 run
Match 5 24 October  Malaysia Ahmed Faiz  USA Steve Massiah Selangor Turf Club, Selangor  Malaysia by 5 wickets
Match 6 24 October    Nepal Paras Khadka  Bermuda Janeiro Tucker Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur    Nepal by 8 wickets
Match 7 26 October  Malaysia Ahmed Faiz  Bermuda Janeiro Tucker Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur  Bermuda by 37 runs (D/L)
Match 8 26 October  Singapore Saad Janjua    Nepal Paras Khadka Selangor Turf Club, Selangor    Nepal by 190 runs
Match 9 26 October  USA Steve Massiah  Uganda Frank Nsubuga Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur  Uganda 24 runs (D/L)
Match 10 27 October  Malaysia Ahmed Faiz  Uganda Frank Nsubuga Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia by 4 wickets
Match 11 27 October    Nepal Paras Khadka  USA Steve Massiah Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur No result
Match 12 27 October  Singapore Saad Janjua  Bermuda Janeiro Tucker Selangor Turf Club, Selangor No result
Match 11 (Rescheduled) 28 October    Nepal Paras Khadka  USA Steve Massiah Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur    Nepal by 10 runs (D/L)
Match 12 (Rescheduled) 28 October  Singapore Saad Janjua  Bermuda Janeiro Tucker Selangor Turf Club, Selangor  Singapore by 3 wickets
Match 13 29 October  Singapore Saad Janjua  USA Steve Massiah Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur  Singapore by 32 runs (D/L)
Match 14 29 October  Uganda Frank Nsubuga  Bermuda Janeiro Tucker Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur  Uganda by 7 wickets
Match 15 29 October  Malaysia Ahmed Faiz    Nepal Paras Khadka Selangor Turf Club, Selangor    Nepal by 25 runs (D/L)
Playoffs
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
5th place playoff 30 October  USA Steve Massiah  Bermuda Janeiro Tucker Selangor Turf Club, Selangor  USA by 10 wickets
3rd place playoff 30 October  Malaysia Ahmed Faiz  Singapore Saad Janjua Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia by 7 wickets
Final 30 October    Nepal Paras Khadka  Uganda Frank Nsubuga Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur    Nepal by 62 runs

Final Standings

Pos Team Status
1st    Nepal Promoted to 2015 Division Two
2nd  Uganda
3rd  Malaysia Remain in 2016 Division Three
4th  Singapore
5th  USA Relegated to 2016 Division Four
6th  Bermuda

November

Sri Lanka in India

ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 3539 2 November Virat Kohli Angelo Mathews Barabati Stadium, Cuttack  India by 169 runs
ODI 3540 6 November Virat Kohli Angelo Mathews Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad  India by 6 wickets
ODI 3543 9 November Virat Kohli Angelo Mathews Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad  India by 6 wickets
ODI 3544 13 November Virat Kohli Angelo Mathews Eden Gardens, Kolkata  India by 153 runs
ODI 3547 16 November Virat Kohli Angelo Mathews JSCA International Cricket Stadium, Ranchi  India by 3 wickets

South Africa in Australia

T20I series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
T20I 407 5 November Aaron Finch JP Duminy Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  South Africa by 7 wickets
T20I 408 7 November Aaron Finch JP Duminy Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Australia by 7 wickets
T20I 409 9 November Aaron Finch JP Duminy Stadium Australia, Sydney  Australia by 2 wickets
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 3545 14 November Michael Clarke AB de Villiers WACA Ground, Perth  Australia by 32 runs
ODI 3546 16 November George Bailey AB de Villiers WACA Ground, Perth  South Africa by 3 wickets
ODI 3548 19 November George Bailey AB de Villiers Manuka Oval, Canberra  Australia by 73 runs
ODI 3549 21 November George Bailey AB de Villiers Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Australia by 3 wickets
ODI 3551 23 November George Bailey Hashim Amla Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Australia by 2 wickets (D/L)

Hong Kong vs PNG in Australia

ODI series
No. Date Team 1 captain Team 2 captain Venue Result
ODI 3541 8 November Jamie Atkinson Chris Amini Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville  PNG by 4 wickets
ODI 3542 9 November Jamie Atkinson Chris Amini Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville  PNG by 3 wickets
Only 3-Day Match
No. Date Team 1 captain Team 2 captain Venue Result
Only Match 11–13 November Jamie Atkinson Chris Amini Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville  PNG by 133 runs

New Zealand vs Pakistan in the UAE

Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 2144 9–13 November Misbah-ul-Haq Brendon McCullum Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Pakistan by 248 runs
Test 2146 17–21 November Misbah-ul-Haq Brendon McCullum Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Match drawn
Test 2147 26 November - 1 December Misbah-ul-Haq Brendon McCullum Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  New Zealand by an innings and 80 runs
T20I series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
T20I 411 4 December Shahid Afridi Kane Williamson Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai  Pakistan by 7 wickets
T20I 412 5 December Shahid Afridi Kane Williamson Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai  New Zealand by 17 runs
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 3564 8 December Misbah-ul-Haq Kane Williamson Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai  Pakistan by 3 wickets
ODI 3566 12 December Misbah-ul-Haq Kane Williamson Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  New Zealand by 4 wickets
ODI 3568 14 December Shahid Afridi Kane Williamson Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  Pakistan by 147 runs
ODI 3570 17 December Shahid Afridi Kane Williamson Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi  New Zealand by 7 runs
ODI 3571 19 December Shahid Afridi Kane Williamson Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi  New Zealand by 68 runs

Hong Kong vs Nepal in Sri Lanka

T20I series
No. Date Team 1 captain Team 2 captain Venue Result
T20I 409a 19 November Jamie Atkinson Paras Khadka Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla Match abandoned
T20I 409b 20 November Jamie Atkinson Paras Khadka Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla Match abandoned
T20I 409c 21 November Jamie Atkinson Paras Khadka Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla Match abandoned
T20I 409d 22 November Jamie Atkinson Paras Khadka Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla Cancelled[6]
List A series
No. Date Team 1 captain Team 2 captain Venue Result
Only List A 23 November Jamie Atkinson Paras Khadka Colombo Match abandoned
T20I series (rescheduled)
No. Date Team 1 captain Team 2 captain Venue Result
T20I 410 24 November Jamie Atkinson Paras Khadka Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo  Hong Kong by 2 wickets

England in Sri Lanka

ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 3554 26 November Angelo Mathews Alastair Cook R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  Sri Lanka by 25 runs
ODI 3557 29 November Angelo Mathews Alastair Cook R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  Sri Lanka by 8 wickets
ODI 3561 3 December Angelo Mathews Alastair Cook Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota  England by 5 wickets
ODI 3563 7 December Angelo Mathews Eoin Morgan R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  Sri Lanka by 6 wickets
ODI 3565 10 December Angelo Mathews Alastair Cook Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele  England by 5 wickets
ODI 3567 13 December Angelo Mathews Alastair Cook Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele  Sri Lanka by 90 runs
ODI 3569 16 December Angelo Mathews Alastair Cook R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  Sri Lanka by 87 runs

ICC East Asia-Pacific Men's Championship

Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1  PNG 7 7 0 0 0 0 14 +6.141
2  Vanuatu 7 6 1 0 0 0 12 +2.643
3  Fiji 4 5 2 0 0 0 10 +2.824
4  Samoa 7 4 3 0 0 0 8 +0.357
5  Philippines 7 3 4 0 0 0 6 -1.734
6  Japan 7 2 5 0 0 0 4 -1.665
7  Indonesia 7 2 5 0 0 0 4 -4.624
8  Cook Islands 7 1 6 0 0 0 2 -3.521

Afghanistan in UAE

ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 3556 28 November Khurram Khan Mohammad Nabi ICC Global Cricket Academy, Dubai  UAE by 5 wickets
ODI 3558 30 November Khurram Khan Mohammad Nabi ICC Global Cricket Academy, Dubai  UAE by 6 wickets
ODI 3560 2 December Khurram Khan Mohammad Nabi ICC Global Cricket Academy, Dubai  Afghanistan by 2 wickets
ODI 3562 4 December Ahmed Raza Mohammad Nabi ICC Global Cricket Academy, Dubai  UAE by 30 runs

December

India in Australia

Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 2148 9–13 December Michael Clarke Virat Kohli Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  Australia by 48 runs
Test 2149 17–21 December[nb1] Steve Smith Mahendra Singh Dhoni The Gabba, Brisbane  Australia by 4 wickets
Test 2152 26–30 December Steve Smith Mahendra Singh Dhoni Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Match drawn
Test 2156 6–10 January Steve Smith Virat Kohli Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Match drawn
nb1 Originally scheduled for 4–8 December. Postponed following the death of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes.[7]

West Indies in South Africa

Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 2150 17–21 December Hashim Amla Denesh Ramdin SuperSport Park, Centurion  South Africa by an innings and 220 runs
Test 2153 26–30 December Hashim Amla Denesh Ramdin St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Match drawn
Test 2154 2–6 January Hashim Amla Denesh Ramdin Newlands, Cape Town  South Africa by 8 wickets
T20I series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
T20I 413 9 January Faf du Plessis Darren Sammy Newlands, Cape Town  West Indies by 4 wickets
T20I 414 11 January Faf du Plessis Darren Sammy New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg  West Indies by 4 wickets
T20I 415 14 January Justin Ontong Darren Sammy Kingsmead, Durban  South Africa by 69 runs
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 3579 16 January AB de Villiers Jason Holder Kingsmead, Durban  South Africa by 61 runs (D/L)
ODI 3583 18 January AB de Villiers Jason Holder New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg  South Africa by 148 runs
ODI 3587 21 January AB de Villiers Jason Holder Buffalo Park, East London  South Africa by 9 wickets
ODI 3591 25 January AB de Villiers Jason Holder St George's Park, Port Elizabeth  West Indies by 1 wicket
ODI 3593 28 January AB de Villiers Jason Holder SuperSport Park, Centurion  South Africa by 131 runs

Sri Lanka in New Zealand

Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 2151 26–30 December Brendon McCullum Angelo Mathews Hagley Oval, Christchurch  New Zealand by 8 wickets
Test 2155 3–7 January Brendon McCullum Angelo Mathews Basin Reserve, Wellington  New Zealand by 193 runs
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 3574 11 January Brendon McCullum Angelo Mathews Hagley Oval, Christchurch  New Zealand by 3 wickets
ODI 3577 15 January Brendon McCullum Angelo Mathews Seddon Park, Hamilton  Sri Lanka by 6 wickets
ODI 3580 17 January Brendon McCullum Angelo Mathews Eden Park, Auckland No result
ODI 3585 20 January Brendon McCullum Angelo Mathews Saxton Oval, Nelson  New Zealand by 4 wickets
ODI 3588 23 January Brendon McCullum Lahiru Thirimanne University Oval, Dunedin  New Zealand by 108 runs
ODI 3590 25 January Brendon McCullum Lahiru Thirimanne University Oval, Dunedin  New Zealand by 120 runs
ODI 3594 29 January Brendon McCullum Lahiru Thirimanne Westpac Stadium, Wellington  Sri Lanka by 34 runs

January

Dubai Triangular Series 2014–15

Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1  Ireland 4 2 1 0 1 0 5 -0.161
2  Afghanistan 4 2 2 0 0 0 4 -0.402
3  Scotland 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 +0.705
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 3572 8 January  Afghanistan Mohammad Nabi  Scotland Preston Mommsen ICC Global Cricket Academy, Dubai  Afghanistan by 8 wickets
ODI 3573 10 January  Afghanistan Mohammad Nabi  Ireland William Porterfield Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai  Ireland by 3 wickets
ODI 3575 12 January  Ireland William Porterfield  Scotland Preston Mommsen Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai  Ireland by 3 wickets
ODI 3576 14 January  Afghanistan Mohammad Nabi  Scotland Preston Mommsen Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Scotland by 150 runs
ODI 3581 17 January  Afghanistan Mohammad Nabi  Ireland William Porterfield Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai  Afghanistan by 71 runs
ODI 3584 19 January  Ireland William Porterfield  Scotland Preston Mommsen ICC Global Cricket Academy, Dubai No result

Tri-Series in Australia

Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Australia 4 3 0 0 1 1 15 +0.467
2 England 4 2 2 0 0 1 9 +0.425
3 India 4 0 3 0 1 0 2 −0.942
Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 3578 16 January  Australia George Bailey  England Eoin Morgan Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Australia by 3 wickets
ODI 3582 18 January  Australia George Bailey  India Mahendra Singh Dhoni Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Australia by 4 wickets
ODI 3586 20 January  England Eoin Morgan  India Mahendra Singh Dhoni The Gabba, Brisbane  England by 9 wickets
ODI 3589 23 January  Australia Steve Smith  England Eoin Morgan Bellerive Oval, Hobart  Australia by 3 wickets
ODI 3592 26 January  Australia George Bailey  India Mahendra Singh Dhoni Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney No result
ODI 3595 30 January  England Eoin Morgan  India Mahendra Singh Dhoni WACA Ground, Perth  England by 3 wickets
Final
ODI 3597 1 February  Australia George Bailey  England Eoin Morgan WACA Ground, Perth  Australia by 112 runs

ICC Division Two

Points Table

Team P W L T NR Points NRR
 Namibia 5 4 1 0 0 8 +1.025
 Netherlands 5 3 2 0 0 6 +0.642
   Nepal 5 3 2 0 0 6 +0.388
 Kenya 5 2 3 0 0 4 -0.197
 Canada 5 2 3 0 0 4 -0.317
 Uganda 5 1 4 0 0 2 -1.599
Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
Match 1 17 January  Namibia Nicolaas Scholtz  Kenya Rakep Patel Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek  Namibia by 5 wickets
Match 2 17 January    Nepal Paras Khadka  Uganda Frank Nsubuga Wanderers Affies Park, Windhoek  Uganda by 2 runs
Match 3 17 January  Canada Amarbir Hansra  Netherlands Peter Borren United Cricket Club Ground, Windhoek  Netherlands by 67 runs
Match 4 18 January  Namibia Nicolaas Scholtz  Uganda Frank Nsubuga Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek  Namibia by 4 wickets
Match 5 18 January  Canada Amarbir Hansra  Kenya Rakep Patel Wanderers Affies Park, Windhoek  Canada by 46 runs
Match 6 18 January  Netherlands Peter Borren    Nepal Paras Khadka United Cricket Club Ground, Windhoek    Nepal by 2 wickets
Match 7 20 January  Canada Amarbir Hansra    Nepal Paras Khadka Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek    Nepal by 7 wickets
Match 8 20 January  Namibia Nicolaas Scholtz  Netherlands Peter Borren Wanderers Affies Park, Windhoek  Namibia by 188 runs
Match 9 20 January  Kenya Rakep Patel  Uganda Frank Nsubuga United Cricket Club Ground, Windhoek  Kenya by 5 wickets
Match 10 21 January  Kenya Rakep Patel  Netherlands Peter Borren Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek  Netherlands by 5 wickets
Match 11 21 January  Canada Amarbir Hansra  Uganda Frank Nsubuga Wanderers Affies Park, Windhoek  Canada by 111 runs
Match 12 21 January  Namibia Nicolaas Scholtz    Nepal Paras Khadka United Cricket Club Ground, Windhoek    Nepal by 3 wickets
Match 13 23 January  Netherlands Peter Borren  Uganda Frank Nsubuga Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek  Netherlands by 7 wickets
Match 14 23 January  Kenya Rakep Patel    Nepal Paras Khadka Wanderers Affies Park, Windhoek  Kenya by 5 wickets
Match 15 23 January  Namibia Nicolaas Scholtz  Canada Amarbir Hansra United Cricket Club Ground, Windhoek  Namibia by 8 wickets
Play offs
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
5th place Play-off 24 January  Canada Amarbir Hansra  Uganda Frank Nsubuga United Cricket Club Ground, Windhoek  Uganda by 8 wickets
3rd Place play-off 24 January    Nepal Paras Khadka  Kenya Rakep Patel Wanderers Affies Park, Windhoek  Kenya by 15 runs
Final24 January  Namibia Nicolaas Scholtz  Netherlands Peter Borren Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek  Netherlands by 8 wickets

Final Standings

Pos Team Status
1st  Netherlands Promoted to 2015-17 ICC World Cricket League Championship & 2015-17 ICC Intercontinental Cup
2nd  Namibia
3rd  Kenya Qualified for 2015-17 ICC World Cricket League Championship
4th    Nepal
5th  Uganda Relegated to 2017 Division Three
6th  Canada

ACC Twenty20 Cup

Main article: 2015 ACC Twenty20 Cup

Points Table

Team P W L T NR Points NRR
 Oman 5 4 1 0 0 8 +1.815
 Kuwait 5 4 1 0 0 8 +1.125
 Saudi Arabia 5 3 2 0 0 6 +0.163
 Malaysia 5 2 3 0 0 4 -0.183
 Singapore 5 2 30 0 4 +0.550
 Maldives 5 0 5 0 0 0 -3.288
Round Robin Matches
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
Match 1 25 January  Malaysia Ahmed Faiz  Maldives Afzal Faiz Al Dhaid Cricket Village, Al Dhaid  Malaysia by 56 runs
Match 2 25 January  Oman Sultan Ahmed  Saudi Arabia Shoaib Ali Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah  Oman by 51 runs
Match 3 25 January  Kuwait Aamir Javed  Singapore Chetan Suryawanshi Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah  Kuwait by 10 runs
[ Match 4] 26 January  Kuwait Aamir Javed  Saudi Arabia Shoaib Ali Al Dhaid Cricket Village, Al Dhaid  Kuwait by 3 runs
[ Match 5] 26 January  Maldives Afzal Faiz  Singapore Chetan Suryawanshi Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah  Singapore by 68 runs
[ Match 6] 26 January  Malaysia Ahmed Faiz  Oman Sultan Ahmed Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah  Oman by 46 runs
[ Match 7] 27 January  Oman Sultan Ahmed  Singapore Chetan Suryawanshi Al Dhaid Cricket Village , Al Dhaid  Singapore by 23 runs
[ Match 8] 27 January  Kuwait Aamir Javed  Maldives Afzal Faiz Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah  Kuwait by 9 wickets
[ Match 9] 27 January  Malaysia Ahmed Faiz  Saudi Arabia Shoaib Ali Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah  Saudi Arabia by 43 runs
[ Match 10] 29 January  Maldives Afzal Faiz  Oman Sultan Ahmed Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah  Oman by 7 wickets
[ Match 11] 29 January  Saudi Arabia Shoaib Ali  Singapore Chetan Suryawanshi Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah  Saudi Arabia by 8 runs
[ Match 12] 29 January  Kuwait Aamir Javed  Malaysia Ahmed Faiz Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah  Kuwait by 2 wickets
[ Match 13] 30 January  Maldives Afzal Faiz  Saudi Arabia Shoaib Ali Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah  Saudi Arabia by 3 wickets
[ Match 14] 30 January  Kuwait Aamir Javed  Oman Sultan Ahmed Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah  Oman by 11 runs
[ Match 15] 30 January  Malaysia Ahmed Faiz  Singapore Chetan Suryawanshi Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah  Malaysia by 6 wickets

Final standing

Position Team Status
1  Oman Qualified for 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
2  Kuwait
3  Saudi Arabia
4  Malaysia
5  Singapore
6  Maldives

Pakistan in New Zealand

ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 3596 31 January Brendon McCullum Misbah-ul-Haq Westpac Stadium, Wellington  New Zealand by 7 wickets
ODI 3598 3 February Brendon McCullum Misbah-ul-Haq McLean Park, Napier  New Zealand by 119 runs

February

World Cup

Group stage

Team Pld W L T NR NRR Pts
 New Zealand 6 6 0 0 0 +2.564 12
 Australia 6 4 1 0 1 +2.257 9
 Sri Lanka 6 4 2 0 0 +0.371 8
 Bangladesh 6 3 2 0 1 +0.136 7
 England 6 2 4 0 0 −0.753 4
 Afghanistan 6 1 5 0 0 −1.853 2
 Scotland 6 0 6 0 0 −2.218 0
Team Pld W L T NR NRR Pts
 India 6 6 0 0 0 +1.827 12
 South Africa 6 4 2 0 0 +1.707 8
 Pakistan 6 4 2 0 0 −0.085 8
 West Indies 6 3 3 0 0 −0.053 6
 Ireland 6 3 3 0 0 −0.933 6
 Zimbabwe 6 1 5 0 0 −0.527 2
 United Arab Emirates 6 0 6 0 0 −2.032 0

Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 3599 14 February  New Zealand Brendon McCullum  Sri Lanka Angelo Mathews Hagley Oval, Christchurch  New Zealand by 98 runs
ODI 3600 14 February  Australia George Bailey  England Eoin Morgan Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Australia by 111 runs
ODI 3601 15 February  South Africa AB de Villiers  Zimbabwe Elton Chigumbura Seddon Park, Hamilton  South Africa by 62 runs
ODI 3602 15 February  India Mahendra Singh Dhoni  Pakistan Misbah-ul-Haq Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  India by 76 runs
ODI 3603 16 February  Ireland William Porterfield  West Indies Jason Holder Saxton Oval, Nelson  Ireland by 4 wickets
ODI 3604 17 February  New Zealand Brendon McCullum  Scotland Preston Mommsen University Oval, Dunedin  New Zealand by 3 wickets
ODI 3605 18 February  Bangladesh Mashrafe Mortaza  Afghanistan Mohammad Nabi Manuka Oval, Canberra  Bangladesh by 105 runs
ODI 3606 19 February  Zimbabwe Elton Chigumbura  UAE Mohammad Tauqir Saxton Oval, Nelson  Zimbabwe by 4 wickets
ODI 3607 20 February  New Zealand Brendon McCullum  England Eoin Morgan Westpac Stadium, Wellington  New Zealand by 8 wickets
ODI 3608 21 February  West Indies Jason Holder  Pakistan Misbah-ul-Haq Hagley Oval, Christchurch  West Indies by 150 runs
ODI 3608a 21 February  Australia Michael Clarke  Bangladesh Mashrafe Mortaza The Gabba, Brisbane No result
ODI 3609 22 February  Sri Lanka Angelo Mathews  Afghanistan Mohammad Nabi University Oval, Dunedin  Sri Lanka by 4 wickets
ODI 3610 22 February  India Mahendra Singh Dhoni  South Africa AB de Villiers Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  India by 130 runs
ODI 3611 23 February  England Eoin Morgan  Scotland Preston Mommsen Hagley Oval, Christchurch  England by 119 runs
ODI 3612 24 February  West Indies Jason Holder  Zimbabwe Elton Chigumbura Manuka Oval, Canberra  West Indies by 73 runs (D/L)
ODI 3613 25 February  Ireland William Porterfield  UAE Mohammad Tauqir The Gabba, Brisbane  Ireland by 2 wickets
ODI 3614 26 February  Afghanistan Mohammad Nabi  Scotland Preston Mommsen University Oval, Dunedin  Afghanistan by 1 wicket
ODI 3615 26 February  Bangladesh Mashrafe Mortaza  Sri Lanka Angelo Mathews Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Sri Lanka by 92 runs
ODI 3616 27 February  South Africa AB de Villiers  West Indies Jason Holder Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  South Africa by 257 runs
ODI 3617 28 February  New Zealand Brendon McCullum  Australia Michael Clarke Eden Park, Auckland  New Zealand by 1 wicket
ODI 3618 28 February  India Mahendra Singh Dhoni  UAE Mohammad Tauqir WACA Ground, Perth  India by 9 wickets
ODI 3619 1 March  England Eoin Morgan  Sri Lanka Angelo Mathews Westpac Stadium, Wellington  Sri Lanka by 9 wickets
ODI 3620 1 March  Pakistan Misbah-ul-Haq  Zimbabwe Elton Chigumbura The Gabba, Brisbane  Pakistan by 20 runs
ODI 3621 3 March  Ireland William Porterfield  South Africa AB de Villiers Manuka Oval, Canberra  South Africa by 201 runs
ODI 3622 4 March  Pakistan Misbah-ul-Haq  UAE Mohammad Tauqir McLean Park, Napier  Pakistan by 129 runs
ODI 3623 4 March  Australia Michael Clarke  Afghanistan Mohammad Nabi WACA Ground, Perth  Australia by 275 runs
ODI 3624 5 March  Bangladesh Mashrafe Mortaza  Scotland Preston Mommsen Saxton Oval, Nelson  Bangladesh by 6 wickets
ODI 3625 6 March  India Mahendra Singh Dhoni  West Indies Jason Holder WACA Ground, Perth  India by 4 wickets
ODI 3626 7 March  Pakistan Misbah-ul-Haq  South Africa AB de Villiers Eden Park, Auckland  Pakistan by 29 runs (D/L)
ODI 3627 7 March  Ireland William Porterfield  Zimbabwe Brendan Taylor Bellerive Oval, Hobart  Ireland by 5 runs
ODI 3628 8 March  New Zealand Brendon McCullum  Afghanistan Mohammad Nabi McLean Park, Napier  New Zealand by 6 wickets
ODI 3629 8 March  Australia Michael Clarke  Sri Lanka Angelo Mathews Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Australia by 64 runs
ODI 3630 9 March  England Eoin Morgan  Bangladesh Mashrafe Mortaza Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  Bangladesh by 15 runs
ODI 3631 10 March  India Mahendra Singh Dhoni  Ireland William Porterfield Seddon Park, Hamilton  India by 8 wickets
ODI 3632 11 March  Sri Lanka Angelo Mathews  Scotland Preston Mommsen Bellerive Oval, Hobart  Sri Lanka by 148 runs
ODI 3633 12 March  South Africa AB de Villiers  UAE Mohammad Tauqir Westpac Stadium, Wellington  South Africa by 146 runs
ODI 3634 13 March  New Zealand Brendon McCullum  Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasan Seddon Park, Hamilton  New Zealand by 3 wickets
ODI 3635 13 March  England Eoin Morgan  Afghanistan Mohammad Nabi Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  England by 9 wickets (D/L)
ODI 3636 14 March  India Mahendra Singh Dhoni  Zimbabwe Brendan Taylor Eden Park, Auckland  India by 6 wickets
ODI 3637 14 March  Australia Michael Clarke  Scotland Preston Mommsen Bellerive Oval, Hobart  Australia by 7 wickets
41st Match 15 March  West Indies Jason Holder  UAE Mohammad Tauqir McLean Park, Napier  West Indies by 6 wickets
42nd Match 15 March  Ireland William Porterfield  Pakistan Misbah-ul-Haq Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  Pakistan by 7 wickets

Knockout

Knockout stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
Quarterfinals
ODI 3640 18 March  Sri Lanka Angelo Mathews  South Africa AB de Villiers Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  South Africa by 9 wickets
ODI 3641 19 March  Bangladesh Mashrafe Mortaza  India Mahendra Singh Dhoni Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  India by 109 runs
ODI 3642 20 March  Australia Michael Clarke  Pakistan Misbah-ul-Haq Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  Australia by 6 wickets
ODI 3643 21 March  New Zealand Brendon McCullum  West Indies Jason Holder Westpac Stadium, Wellington  New Zealand by 143 runs
Semifinals
ODI 3644 24 March  New Zealand Brendon McCullum  South Africa AB de Villiers Eden Park, Auckland  New Zealand by 4 wickets (D/L)
ODI 3645 26 March  Australia Michael Clarke  India Mahendra Singh Dhoni Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Australia by 95 runs
Final
ODI 3646 29 March  Australia Michael Clarke  New Zealand Brendon McCullum Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Australia by 7 wickets

March

Africa Twenty20 Championship

Points Table

Team P W L T NR Points NRR
 Namibia 5 4 1 0 0 8 +2.182
 Kenya 5 4 1 0 0 8 +1.663
 Uganda 5 3 2 0 0 6 +0.612
 Ghana 5 3 2 0 0 4 –1.450
 Botswana 5 1 4 0 0 2 –1.259
 Tanzania 5 0 5 0 0 0 –1.774
Round Robin Matches
No. Date Team 1 Team 2 Venue Result
[ Match 1] 27 March  Ghana  Namibia Willowmoore Park, Benoni  Namibia by 90 runs
[ Match 2] 27 March  Botswana  Kenya Willowmoore Park, Benoni  Kenya by 6 wickets
[ Match 3] 27 March  Tanzania  Uganda Willowmoore Park, Benoni  Uganda by 8 wickets
[ Match 4] 28 March  Botswana  Namibia Willowmoore Park, Benoni  Namibia by 61 runs
[ Match 5] 28 March  Ghana  Tanzania Willowmoore Park, Benoni  Ghana by 5 wickets
[ Match 6] 28 March  Kenya  Uganda Willowmoore Park, Benoni  Kenya by 8 wickets
[ Match 7] 29 March  Namibia  Tanzania Willowmoore Park, Benoni  Namibia by 42 runs
[ Match 8] 29 March  Botswana  Uganda Willowmoore Park, Benoni  Uganda by 58 runs
[ Match 9] 29 March  Ghana  Kenya Willowmoore Park, Benoni  Kenya by 78 runs
[ Match 10] 30 March  Namibia  Uganda Willowmoore Park, Benoni  Uganda by 2 wickets
[ Match 11] 30 March  Kenya  Tanzania Willowmoore Park, Benoni  Kenya by 8 wickets
[ Match 12] 30 March  Botswana  Ghana Willowmoore Park, Benoni  Ghana by 4 wickets
[ Match 13] 31 March  Kenya  Namibia Willowmoore Park, Benoni  Namibia by 30 runs
[ Match 14] 31 March  Ghana  Uganda Willowmoore Park, Benoni  Ghana by 5 runs
[ Match 15] 31 March  Botswana  Tanzania Willowmoore Park, Benoni  Botswana by 35 runs
WCL Division Six Qualifier
No. Date Team 1 Team 2 Venue Result
[ Only Match] 2 April  Botswana  Ghana Willowmoore Park, Benoni  Botswana by 8 wickets

Final standing

Position Team Status
1  Namibia Qualified for 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
2  Kenya
3  Uganda
4  Ghana
5  Botswana
6  Tanzania

April

England in the West Indies

Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 2157 13–17 April Denesh Ramdin Alastair Cook Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda Match drawn
Test 2158 21–25 April Denesh Ramdin Alastair Cook National Cricket Stadium, St. George's, Grenada  England by 9 wickets
3rd Test 1–5 May Denesh Ramdin Alastair Cook Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Pakistan in Bangladesh

ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 3647 17 April Shakib Al Hasan Azhar Ali Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur  Bangladesh by 79 runs
ODI 3648 19 April Mashrafe Mortaza Azhar Ali Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur  Bangladesh by 7 wickets
ODI 3649 22 April Mashrafe Mortaza Azhar Ali Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur  Bangladesh by 8 wickets
Only T20I
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
T20I 416 24 April Mashrafe Mortaza Shahid Afridi Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur  Bangladesh by 7 wickets
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
1st Test 28 April – 2 May Mushfiqur Rahim Misbah-ul-Haq Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna
2nd Test 6-10 May Mushfiqur Rahim Misbah-ul-Haq Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

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