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.

Season overview

International tours
Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches]
Test ODI T20I
8 April 2008  Pakistan  Bangladesh — 5–0 [5] 1–0 [1]
15 May 2008  England  New Zealand 2–0 [3] 1–3 [5] 1–0 [1]
22 May 2008  West Indies  Australia 0–2 [3] 0–5 [5] 1–0 [1]
28 June 2008  Canada  Bermuda — 1–2 [3] —
10 July 2008  England  South Africa 1–2 [4] 4–0 [5] 0–0 [1]
23 July 2008  Sri Lanka  India 2–1 [3] 2–3 [5] —
7 August 2008  Netherlands  Bermuda — 1–0 [2] —
12 August 2008  Ireland  Canada — 0–0 [1] —
18 August 2008  Scotland  England — 0–0 [1] —
24 August 2008  Ireland  Kenya — 1–0 [3] —
30 August 2008  Australia  Bangladesh — 3–0 [3] —
International tournaments
Start date Tournament Winners
8 June 2008 Bangladesh Tri-Series  Pakistan
24 June 2008 Pakistan Asia Cup  Sri Lanka
1 July 2008 Scotland Associates Tri-Series  New Zealand
18 August 2008 Canada Associates Tri-Series  West Indies
Minor tours
Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches]
First-class ODI
7 August 2008  Scotland  Kenya 0–0 [1] 0–0 [2]
Minor tournaments
Start date Tournament Winners
23 May 2008 Jersey ICC World Cricket League Division Five  Afghanistan
2 August 2008 Republic of Ireland ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier  Ireland
 Netherlands

Pre-season rankings

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

Bangladesh in Pakistan

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI series
ODI 2696 8 April Shoaib Malik Mohammad Ashraful Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore  Pakistan by 152 runs (D/L)
ODI 2698 11 April Shoaib Malik Mohammad Ashraful Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad  Pakistan by 7 wickets (D/L)
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
T20I
T20I 55 20 April Shoaib Malik Mohammad Ashraful National Stadium, Karachi  Pakistan by 102 runs

May

New Zealand in England

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test series
Test 1874 15–19 May Michael Vaughan Daniel Vettori Lord's, London Match drawn
Test 1876 23–27 May Michael Vaughan Daniel Vettori Old Trafford, Manchester  England by 6 wickets
Test 1878 5–9 June Michael Vaughan Daniel Vettori Trent Bridge, Nottingham  England by an innings and 9 runs
T20I
T20I 56 13 June Paul Collingwood Daniel Vettori Old Trafford, Manchester  England by 9 wickets
ODI series
ODI 2708 15 June Paul Collingwood Daniel Vettori Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street  England by 114 runs
ODI 2709 18 June Paul Collingwood Daniel Vettori Edgbaston, Birmingham Match abandoned
ODI 2710 21 June Paul Collingwood Daniel Vettori Country Ground, Bristol  New Zealand by 22 runs
ODI 2714 25 June Paul Collingwood Daniel Vettori The Oval, London  New Zealand by 1 wicket
ODI 2720 28 June Kevin Pietersen Daniel Vettori Lord's, London  New Zealand by 51 runs

Australia in West Indies

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test series
Test 1875 22–26 May Ramnaresh Sarwan Ricky Ponting Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica  Australia by 95 runs
Test 1877 30 May–3 June Ramnaresh Sarwan Ricky Ponting Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua Match drawn
Test 1879 12–16 June Chris Gayle Ricky Ponting Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados  Australia by 87 runs
T20I
T20I 57 21 June Dwayne Bravo Ricky Ponting Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados  West Indies by 7 wickets
ODI series
ODI 2713 24 June Chris Gayle Ricky Ponting Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent  Australia by 84 runs
ODI 2719 27 June Chris Gayle Ricky Ponting National Cricket Stadium, St. George's, Grenada, Grenada  Australia by 63 runs (D/L)
ODI 2724 29 June Chris Gayle Ricky Ponting National Cricket Stadium, St. George's, Grenada, Grenada  Australia by 7 wickets
ODI 2734 4 July Chris Gayle Michael Clarke Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, St Kitts  Australia by 1 run
ODI 2736 6 July Chris Gayle Michael Clarke Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, St Kitts  Australia by 169 runs

World Cricket League Division 5

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 A
Team Pld W L T NR NRR Pts
   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 Pld W L T NR NRR Pts
 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

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 Cricket Ground, 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 Cricket Ground, 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 BréladeNo 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 Cricket Ground, 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 Cricket Ground, St Saviour  United States by 7 wickets
14th Match 26 May A    Nepal BK Das  Norway Shahid Ahmed Farmers Cricket Club Ground, 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 Cricket Ground, 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 BréladeMatch 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 Cricket Ground, 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 ` are to be played on 29 May.

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 Brélade  Bahamas 6 wickets
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
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 Cricket Ground, 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

June

Bangladesh Tri-Series

Team Pld W L T NR NRR Pts
 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
Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 2704 8 June  Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful  Pakistan Shoaib Malik Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur  Pakistan by 70 runs
ODI 2705 10 June  Pakistan Shoaib Malik  India Mahendra Singh Dhoni Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur  India by 140 runs
ODI 2706 12 June  Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful  India Mahendra Singh Dhoni Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur  India by 7 wickets
Final
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 2707 14 June  India Mahendra Singh Dhoni  Pakistan Shoaib Malik Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur  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 Pld W L T NR NRR Pts
 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 Pld W L T NR NRR Pts
 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 Pld W L T NR NRR PCO Pts
 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

Bermuda in Canada

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 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

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts
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,  New Zealand by 290 runs
ODI 2729 2 July  Ireland Kyle McCallan  Scotland Ryan Watson Mannofield Park, Aberdeen,  Scotland by 5 wickets
ODI 2731 3 July  New Zealand Daniel Vettori  Scotland Ryan Watson Mannofield Park, Aberdeen,  New Zealand by 8 wickets

South Africa in England

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test series
Test 1880 10–14 July Michael Vaughan Graeme Smith Lord's, London Match drawn
Test 1881 18–22 July Michael Vaughan Graeme Smith Headingley, Leeds  South Africa by 10 wickets
Test 1883 30 July – 3 August Michael Vaughan Graeme Smith Edgbaston, Birmingham  South Africa by 5 wickets
Test 1885 7–11 August Kevin Pietersen Graeme Smith The Oval, London  England by 6 wickets
Twenty20 International
T20I 68a 20 August Kevin Pietersen Graeme Smith Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Match abandoned
ODI series
ODI 2748 22 August Kevin Pietersen Graeme Smith Headingley, Leeds  England by 20 runs
ODI 2754 26 August Kevin Pietersen Graeme Smith Trent Bridge, Nottingham  England by 10 wickets
ODI 2757 29 August Kevin Pietersen Jacques Kallis The Oval, London  England by 126 runs
ODI 2759 31 August Kevin Pietersen Jacques Kallis Lord's, London  England by 7 wickets (D/L)
ODI 2761 3 September Kevin Pietersen Jacques Kallis Sophia Gardens, Cardiff No result

India in Sri Lanka

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

August

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, Belfast  Netherlands by 19 runs
2nd Match 2 August A  Ireland William Porterfield  Scotland Ryan Watson Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast  Ireland by 4 wickets
3rd Match 2 August B  Canada Sanjayan Thuraisingam  Netherlands Jeroen Smits Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast  Canada by 4 wickets
4th Match 3 August A  Bermuda Irving Romaine  Scotland Ryan Watson Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast  Scotland by 8 wickets
5th Match 3 August B  Canada Sanjayan Thuraisingam  Kenya Steve Tikolo Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast  Kenya by 4 wickets
6th Match 3 August A  Bermuda Irving Romaine  Ireland William Porterfield Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast  Ireland by 4 runs (D/L)

Group A
Team Pld W L T NR NRR Pts
 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 Pld W L T NR NRR Pts
 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 4 August  Ireland William Porterfield  Kenya Steve Tikolo Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast  Ireland by 4 wickets
Semifinal 2 4 August  Scotland Ryan Watson  Netherlands Jeroen Smits Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast  Netherlands by 5 wickets
3rd Place Final 4 August  Kenya Steve Tikolo  Scotland Ryan Watson Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast  Scotland by 9 wickets
5th Place Final 5 August  Bermuda Rodney Trott  Canada Sanjayan Thuraisingam Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast  Canada by 8 wickets
1st Place Final 5 August  Ireland William Porterfield  Netherlands Jeroen Smits Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast Match abandoned

Bermuda in the Netherlands

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI series
ODI 2739a 7 August Jeroen Smits Irving Romaine VRA Ground, Amstelveen Match abandoned
ODI 2740 8 August Jeroen Smits Irving Romaine VRA Ground, Amstelveen  Netherlands by 6 wickets

Kenya in Scotland

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
First Class
First Class 7–10 August Ryan Watson Steve Tikolo Titwood, Glasgow Match abandoned
ODI series
ODI 2741 12 August Ryan Watson Steve Tikolo Cambusdoon New Ground, Ayr No result
ODI 2741a 13 August Ryan Watson Steve Tikolo Cambusdoon New Ground, Ayr Match abandoned

Canada in Ireland

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI
ODI 2740a 12 August Kyle McCallan Sanjayan Thuraisingam Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin Match abandoned

Kenya in the Netherlands

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
First Class
First Class 16–19 August Peter Borren Steve Tikolo VRA Ground, Amstelveen  Kenya won by an innings and 6 runs
ODI series
ODI 2747 21 August Jeroen Smits Steve Tikolo VRA Ground, Amstelveen  Netherlands won by 6 wickets

England in Scotland

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI
ODI 2743 18 August Ryan Watson Kevin Pietersen Grange Cricket Club Ground, Edinburgh No result

Associates Tri-Series in Canada

Pos Team Pld W L NR T Pts NRR
1  West Indies 2 2 0 0 0 4 +1.526
2  Canada 2 1 1 0 0 2 -0.240
3  Bermuda 2 0 2 0 0 0 -1.190
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 by 25 runs
ODI 2746 20 August  Bermuda Irving Romaine  West Indies Ramnaresh Sarwan Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City  West Indies by 6 wickets
ODI 2749 22 August  West Indies Chris Gayle  Canada Sunil Dhaniram Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City  West Indies by 49 runs
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  West Indies by 7 wickets

Kenya in Ireland

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI series
ODI 2751 24 August William Porterfield Steve Tikolo Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast  Ireland by 33 runs
ODI 2753 25 August William Porterfield Steve Tikolo Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast No result
ODI 2755 27 August William Porterfield Steve Tikolo Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast Match abandoned

New Zealand in Pakistan

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.

Bangladesh in Australia

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI series
ODI 2758 30 August Michael Clarke Mohammad Ashraful TIO Stadium, Darwin  Australia by 180 runs
ODI 2760 3 September Michael Clarke Mohammad Ashraful TIO Stadium, Darwin  Australia by 8 wickets
ODI 2762 6 September Michael Clarke Mohammad Ashraful TIO Stadium, Darwin  Australia by 73 runs

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