International cricket in 2008–09

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International cricket
in 2008 | in 2009

The 2008–09 international cricket season was between September 2008 and March 2009.[1] The season saw the security concerns for cricket in Pakistan reach a pinnacle. The ICC Champions Trophy, scheduled to be held in Pakistan in September 2008, was postponed to 2009 after five of the participating nations refused to send their teams for the event.[2] In November 2008, a Pakistani militant group launched terror attacks in Mumbai.[3] This led to India cancelling their tour of Pakistan originally scheduled for January and February 2009.[4] Sri Lanka agreed to tour Pakistan in place of India but the tour was jeopardised by a terror attack in Lahore where gunmen fired at a bus carrying the Sri Lankan team, injuring six members of the team.[5] The Champions Trophy was later relocated to South Africa and no international cricket were played in Pakistan for more than five years.[6] This period of isolation ended when Zimbabwe toured Pakistan in May 2015. After successfully hosting few T20Is against World-XI, Sri Lanka cricket team and the West Indians from 2017 to 2018, few matches of Pakistan Super League from 2017 to 2019, whole season in 2020 as well as hosting complete tours against Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi cricket teams respectively during the 2019–20 season, built good reputation of Pakistan. Hence, by the end of 2019, the Pakistan Cricket Board, announced that they would no longer play any of their future home matches at a neutral venue, indicating that International Cricket has returned to the country on full-time basis.[7]

Season overview[]

International tours
Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches]
Test ODI T20I
9 October 2008  India  Australia 2–0 [4] — —
9 October 2008  Bangladesh  New Zealand 0–1 [2] 1–2 [3] —
31 October 2008  South Africa  Kenya — 2–0 [2] —
5 November 2008  South Africa  Bangladesh 2–0 [2] 2–0 [3] 1–0 [1]
12 November 2008  Pakistan  West Indies — 3–0 [3] —
14 November 2008  India  England 1–0 [2] 5–0 [5] —
20 November 2008  Australia  New Zealand 2–0 [2] 2–2 [5] 1–0 [1]
20 November 2008  Zimbabwe  Sri Lanka — 0–5 [5] —
11 December 2008  New Zealand  West Indies 0–0 [2] 2–1 [5] 1–0 [2]
17 December 2008  Australia  South Africa 1–2 [3] 1–4 [5] 2–0 [2]
26 December 2008  Bangladesh  Sri Lanka 0–2 [2] — —
19 January 2009  Bangladesh  Zimbabwe — 2–1 [3] —
20 January 2009  Pakistan  Sri Lanka 0–0 [1] 1–2 [3] —
27 January 2009  Kenya  Zimbabwe — 0–5 [5] —
28 January 2009  Sri Lanka  India — 1–4 [5] 0–1 [1]
4 February 2009  West Indies  England 1–0 [5] 2–3 [5] 1–0 [1]
26 February 2009  South Africa  Australia 1–2 [3] 3–2 [5] 2–0 [2]
25 February 2009  New Zealand  India 0–1 [3] 1–3 [5] 2–0 [2]
International tournaments
Start date Tournament Winners
10 October 2008 Canada Quadrangular Twenty20 Series  Sri Lanka
10 January 2009 Bangladesh Tri-Series  Sri Lanka
6 February 2009 Bangladesh Women's Tri-Series  Sri Lanka
Minor tournaments
Start date Tournament Winners
30 October 2008 South Africa ICC Intercontinental Cup Final  Ireland
4 October 2008 Tanzania ICC World Cricket League Division Four  Afghanistan
17 October 2008 Kenya Associates Tri-Series  Zimbabwe
25 November 2008 United States ICC Americas Championship  United States
24 January 2009 Argentina ICC World Cricket League Division Three  Afghanistan

Pre-season rankings[]

ICC Test Championship 1 August 2008
Rank Team Matches Points Rating
1  Australia 26 3597 118
2  India 27 3082 115
3  South Africa 30 3394 113
4  England 31 3274 104
5  Sri Lanka 23 2364 103
6  Pakistan 19 1905 100
7  New Zealand 21 1738 83
8  West Indies 22 1791 81
9  Bangladesh 14 0 0
Reference: ICC Official Rankings List, 1 August 2008
ICC ODI Championship 31 August 2008
Rank Team Matches Points Rating
1  Australia 26 3378 130
2  South Africa 25 2938 118
3  England 27 3142 116
4  New Zealand 21 2443 116
5  India 36 4051 113
6  Pakistan 25 2752 110
7  Sri Lanka 27 2838 105
8  West Indies 21 1994 95
9  Bangladesh 25 1138 46
10  Ireland 8 174 22
11  Zimbabwe 15 237 16
12  Kenya 3 0 0
Reference: ICC Official Rankings List, 31 August 2008

September[]

ICC Intercontinental Cup[]

Main article: 2007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup
Team Pts Pld W L D FI A
 Namibia 108 7 6 1 0 4 0
 Ireland 106 7 5 0 2 5 0
 Kenya 96 7 4 2 0 5 1
 Scotland 82 7 3 1 2 4 1
 Netherlands 48 7 3 4 0 1 0
 United Arab Emirates 29 7 1 5 1 2 0
 Canada 29 7 1 5 1 2 0
 Bermuda 26 7 1 6 0 2 0
  • Win – 14 points
  • Draw if more than 8 hours of play lost – 3 points (otherwise 0 points)
  • First Innings leader – 6 points (independent of final result)
  • Abandoned without a ball played – 10 points.[8]
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
First-class 3–6 September  Bermuda Irving Romaine  Namibia Louis Burger National Stadium, Hamilton  Namibia by 103 runs
First-class 3–6 October  Namibia Louis Burger  Ireland William Porterfield Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek  Ireland by 8 runs
First-class 11–14 October  Kenya Steve Tikolo  Ireland William Porterfield Nairobi Gymkhana Club, Nairobi  Ireland by innings and 65 runs
Final
First-class 30 October–2 November  Namibia Louis Burger  Ireland William Porterfield St George's Park, Port Elizabeth  Ireland by 9 wickets

Note: For matches in previous seasons, see the main article

October[]

World Cricket League Division 4[]

Main article: 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Four
Pos Team
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 Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  Afghanistan 5 5 0 0 0 10 1.329
2  Hong Kong 5 4 1 0 0 8 1.672
3  Italy 5 3 2 0 0 6 0.907
4  Tanzania 5 1 4 0 0 2 −0.658
5  Jersey 5 1 4 0 0 2 −0.912
6  Fiji 5 1 4 0 0 2 −2.385
Source:[citation needed]
Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
1st Match 4 October  Afghanistan Nowroz Mangal  Fiji Kinondoni Ground, Dar es Salaam  Afghanistan by 80 runs
2nd Match 4 October  Hong Kong Tabarak Dar  Italy Joe Scuderi University of Dar es Salaam Ground, Dar es Salaam  Hong Kong by 46 runs
3rd Match 4 October  Tanzania Hamisi Abdallah  Jersey Annil Burhani Ground, Dar es Salaam  Tanzania by 34 runs
4th Match 5 October  Afghanistan Nowroz Mangal  Jersey University of Dar es Salaam Ground, Dar es Salaam  Afghanistan by 122 runs
5th Match 5 October  Fiji  Italy Joe Scuderi Annil Burhani Ground, Dar es Salaam  Italy by 254 runs
6th Match 5 October  Tanzania Hamisi Abdallah  Hong Kong Tabarak Dar Kinondoni Ground, Dar es Salaam  Hong Kong by 134 runs
7th Match 7 October  Fiji  Hong Kong Tabarak Dar University of Dar es Salaam Ground, Dar es Salaam  Hong Kong by 129 runs
8th Match 7 October  Italy Joe Scuderi  Jersey Kinondoni Ground, Dar es Salaam  Italy by 29 runs (D/L)
9th Match 7 October  Tanzania Hamisi Abdallah  Afghanistan Nowroz Mangal Annil Burhani Ground, Dar es Salaam  Afghanistan by 8 runs (D/L)
10th Match 8 October  Afghanistan Nowroz Mangal  Hong Kong Tabarak Dar Annil Burhani Ground, Dar es Salaam  Afghanistan by 4 wickets
11th Match 8 October  Fiji Colin Rika  Jersey Kinondoni Ground, Dar es Salaam  Jersey by 79 runs
12th Match 8 October  Tanzania Hamisi Abdallah  Italy Joe Scuderi University of Dar es Salaam Ground, Dar es Salaam No result
Replay of
12th Match		 9 October  Tanzania Hamisi Abdallah  Italy Joe Scuderi University of Dar es Salaam Ground, Dar es Salaam  Italy by 9 wickets
13th Match 10 October  Afghanistan Nowroz Mangal  Italy Joe Scuderi Kinondoni Ground, Dar es Salaam  Afghanistan 93 runs
14th Match 10 October  Hong Kong Tabarak Dar  Jersey Annil Burhani Ground, Dar es Salaam  Hong Kong by 100 runs
15th Match 10 October  Tanzania Hamisi Abdallah  Fiji University of Dar es Salaam Ground, Dar es Salaam  Fiji by 4 runs
Playoff matches
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
1st Place Playoff 11 October  Afghanistan Nowroz Mangal  Hong Kong Tabarak Dar University of Dar es Salaam Ground, Dar es Salaam  Afghanistan by 57 runs
3rd Place Playoff 11 October  Italy Nicholas Northcote  Tanzania Hamisi Abdallah Annil Burhani Ground, Dar es Salaam  Italy by 70 runs
5th Place Playoff 11 October  Fiji  Jersey Kinondoni Ground, Dar es Salaam  Fiji by 27 runs

Final Placings[]

Pos Team Promotion/Relegation
1st  Afghanistan Promoted to Global Division Three for 2009
2nd  Hong Kong
3rd  Italy Remained in Global Division Four for 2010
4th  Tanzania
5th  Fiji Relegated to Global Division Five for 2010
6th  Jersey

Australia in India[]

Main article: Australian cricket team in India in 2008–09
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1887 9–13 October Anil Kumble Ricky Ponting M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Match drawn
Test 1889 17–21 October Mahendra Singh Dhoni Ricky Ponting Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali  India by 320 runs
Test 1891 29 October–2 November Anil Kumble Ricky Ponting Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Match drawn
Test 1892 6–10 November Mahendra Singh Dhoni Ricky Ponting Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur  India by 172 runs

New Zealand in Bangladesh[]

Main article: New Zealand cricket team in Bangladesh in 2008–09
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI series
ODI 2763 9 October Mohammad Ashraful Daniel Vettori Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur  Bangladesh by 7 wickets
ODI 2764 11 October Mohammad Ashraful Daniel Vettori Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur  New Zealand by 75 runs
ODI 2765 14 October Mohammad Ashraful Daniel Vettori Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong  New Zealand by 79 runs
Test series
Test 1888 17–21 October Mohammad Ashraful Daniel Vettori Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong  New Zealand by 3 wickets
Test 1890 25–29 October Mohammad Ashraful Daniel Vettori Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Match drawn

Quadrangular Twenty20 Series in Canada[]

Main article: 2008 Quadrangular Twenty20 Series in Canada
Pos Team
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 Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  Pakistan 3 3 0 0 0 6 0.828
2  Sri Lanka 3 2 1 0 0 4 0.315
3  Zimbabwe 3 1 2 0 0 2 −0.295
4  Canada 3 0 3 0 0 0 −0.833
Source:[citation needed]
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
Group stage
T20I 69 10 October  Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene  Zimbabwe Prosper Utseya Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City  Sri Lanka by 5 wickets
T20I 70 10 October  Canada Sunil Dhaniram  Pakistan Shoaib Malik Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City  Pakistan by 35 runs
T20I 71 11 October  Canada Sunil Dhaniram  Zimbabwe Prosper Utseya Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City Match tied;  Zimbabwe won bowl-off
T20I 72 11 October  Sri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan  Pakistan Shoaib Malik Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City  Pakistan by 3 wickets
T20I 73 12 October  Pakistan Shoaib Malik  Zimbabwe Prosper Utseya Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City  Pakistan by 7 wickets
T20I 74 12 October  Canada Sunil Dhaniram  Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City  Sri Lanka by 15 runs
Third place playoff
T20I 75 13 October  Zimbabwe Prosper Utseya  Canada Sunil Dhaniram Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City  Zimbabwe by 109 runs
Final
T20I 76 13 October  Pakistan Shoaib Malik  Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City  Sri Lanka by 5 wickets

Associates Tri-Series in Kenya[]

Main article: 2008 Associates Tri-Series in Kenya
Pos Team
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 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1  Zimbabwe 4 1 1 2 9 0.610
2  Kenya 4 1 1 2 9 0.093
3  Ireland 4 1 1 2 9 −0.722
Source:[citation needed]
Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 2766 17 October  Ireland William Porterfield  Zimbabwe Prosper Utseya Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi  Zimbabwe by 156 runs
ODI 2767 18 October  Kenya Steve Tikolo  Ireland William Porterfield Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi  Ireland by 86 runs
ODI 2768 19 October  Kenya Steve Tikolo  Zimbabwe Prosper Utseya Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi  Kenya by 95 runs
ODI 2768a 21 October  Ireland William Porterfield  Zimbabwe Prosper Utseya Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi No result
ODI 2768b 22 October  Kenya Steve Tikolo  Ireland William Porterfield Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi No result
ODI 2768c 23 October  Kenya Steve Tikolo  Zimbabwe Prosper Utseya Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi No result
Final
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 2768d 25 October  Zimbabwe Prosper Utseya  Kenya Steve Tikolo Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi No result

Kenya in South Africa[]

Main article: Kenyan cricket team in South Africa in 2008–09
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI series
ODI 2769 31 October Johan Botha Steve Tikolo OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein  South Africa by 159 runs
ODI 2770 2 November Johan Botha Steve Tikolo De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley  South Africa by 7 wickets

November[]

Bangladesh in South Africa[]

Main article: Bangladeshi cricket team in South Africa in 2008–09
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Only T20I
T20I 77 5 November Johan Botha Mohammad Ashraful New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg  South Africa by 12 runs (D/L)
ODI series
ODI 2771 7 November Johan Botha Mohammad Ashraful Senwes Park, Potchefstroom  South Africa by 61 runs
ODI 2772 9 November Graeme Smith Mohammad Ashraful Willowmoore Park, Benoni  South Africa by 128 runs
ODI 2773a 12 November Graeme Smith Mohammad Ashraful Buffalo Park, East London No result
Test series
Test 1893 19–23 November Graeme Smith Mohammad Ashraful OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein  South Africa by an innings and 129 runs
Test 1895 26–30 November Graeme Smith Mohammad Ashraful SuperSport Park, Centurion  South Africa by an innings and 48 runs

Pakistan vs West Indies in the United Arab Emirates[]

Main article: Pakistan vs West Indies ODI Series in 2008–09
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI series
ODI 2773 12 November Shoaib Malik Chris Gayle Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Pakistan by 4 wickets
ODI 2775 14 November Shoaib Malik Chris Gayle Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Pakistan by 24 runs
ODI 2776 16 November Shoaib Malik Chris Gayle Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Pakistan by 31 runs

England in India[]

Main article: English cricket team in India in 2008–09
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI series
ODI 2774 14 November Mahendra Dhoni Kevin Pietersen Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot  India by 158 runs
ODI 2777 17 November Mahendra Dhoni Kevin Pietersen Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground, Indore  India by 54 runs
ODI 2778 20 November Mahendra Dhoni Kevin Pietersen Green Park Stadium, Kanpur  India by 16 runs (D/L)
ODI 2781 23 November Mahendra Dhoni Kevin Pietersen M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore  India by 19 runs (D/L)
ODI 2783 26 November Mahendra Dhoni Kevin Pietersen Barabati Stadium, Cuttack  India by 6 wickets
Test series
Test 1898 11–15 December Mahendra Dhoni Kevin Pietersen MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai  India by 6 wickets
Test 1901 19–23 December Mahendra Dhoni Kevin Pietersen Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Match drawn
  • 2 further ODIs were scheduled for Guwahati (29 November) and Delhi (2 December) but were cancelled for security reasons following the 2008 Mumbai Terrorist Attacks.[9] The 1st Test was moved from Ahmedabad to Chennai and the 2nd Test from Mumbai to Mohali.[10] After initially flying home, England flew out to Abu Dhabi on 4 December for a training camp, before then returning to India for the test series.

New Zealand in Australia[]

Main article: New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 2008–09
No. Date Home Captain Away Captain Venue Result
Test series
Test 1894 20–24 November Ricky Ponting Daniel Vettori The Gabba, Brisbane  Australia by 149 runs
Test 1896 28 November – 2 December Ricky Ponting Daniel Vettori Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  Australia by an innings and 62 runs
ODI series
ODI 2811 1 February Ricky Ponting Daniel Vettori WACA Ground, Perth  New Zealand by 2 wickets
ODI 2816 6 February Michael Clarke Daniel Vettori Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  New Zealand by 6 wickets
ODI 2817 8 February Ricky Ponting Daniel Vettori Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Australia by 32 runs
ODI 2819 10 February Ricky Ponting Daniel Vettori Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  Australia by 6 wickets
ODI 2820 13 February Ricky Ponting Daniel Vettori The Gabba, Brisbane No result
Only T20I
T20I 83 15 February Brad Haddin Daniel Vettori Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Australia by 1 run

Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe[]

Main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2008–09
No. Date Home Captain Away Captain Venue Result
ODI series
ODI 2779 20 November Prosper Utseya Kumar Sangakkara Harare Sports Club, Harare  Sri Lanka by 6 wickets
ODI 2780 22 November Prosper Utseya Kumar Sangakkara Harare Sports Club, Harare  Sri Lanka by 9 wickets
ODI 2782 24 November Prosper Utseya Mahela Jayawardene Harare Sports Club, Harare  Sri Lanka by 5 runs
ODI 2784 28 November Prosper Utseya Mahela Jayawardene Harare Sports Club, Harare  Sri Lanka by 2 wickets
ODI 2785 30 November Prosper Utseya Mahela Jayawardene Harare Sports Club, Harare  Sri Lanka by 19 runs

ICC Americas Division 1 Championship[]

Main article: 2008 ICC Americas Championship

The ICC Americas Division 1 Championship took place Fort Lauderdale in Florida from 25 November. Six nations took part: hosts USA, holders Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Argentina and debutants Suriname.[11] United States won the tournament.[12]

Pos Team
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 Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  United States 5 5 0 0 0 20 2.822
2  Bermuda 5 3 1 0 1 14 1.785
3  Canada 5 3 1 0 1 14 1.714
4  Cayman Islands 5 2 3 0 0 8 −0.719
5  Argentina 5 1 4 0 0 4 −1.253
6  Suriname 5 0 5 0 0 0 −3.698
Source:[citation needed]
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
Match 1 25 November  Argentina Esteban MacDermott  Canada Umar Bhatti Brian Piccolo Park, Fort Lauderdale  Canada by 1 wicket
Match 2 25 November  Bermuda Irving Romaine  Cayman Islands Pearson Best Central Broward Regional Park, Fort Lauderdale  Bermuda by 73 runs
Match 3 25 November  United States Steve Massiah  Suriname Central Broward Regional Park Artificial Ground, Fort Lauderdale  United States by 305 runs
Match 4 26 November  Bermuda Irving Romaine  Suriname Central Broward Regional Park, Fort Lauderdale  Bermuda by 224 runs
Match 5 26 November  Canada Umar Bhatti  Cayman Islands Pearson Best Central Broward Regional Park Artificial Ground, Fort Lauderdale  Canada by 206 runs
Match 6 26 November  Argentina Esteban MacDermott  United States Steve Massiah Brian Piccolo Park, Fort Lauderdale  United States by 7 wickets
Match 7 27 November  Cayman Islands Pearson Best  Argentina Esteban MacDermott Central Broward Regional Park, Fort Lauderdale  Cayman Islands by 108 runs
Match 8 27 November  Canada Umar Bhatti  Suriname Central Broward Regional Park Artificial Ground, Fort Lauderdale  Canada by 206 runs
Match 9 27 November  United States Steve Massiah  Bermuda Irving Romaine Brian Piccolo Park, Fort Lauderdale  United States by 86 runs
Match 10 29 November  Bermuda Irving Romaine  Argentina Esteban MacDermott Central Browards Regional Park Artificial Ground, Fort Lauderdale  Bermuda by 146 runs
Match 11 29 November  Suriname  Cayman Islands Pearson Best Brian Piccolo Park, Fort Lauderdale  Cayman Islands by 8 wickets
Match 12 29 November  United States Steve Massiah  Canada Umar Bhatti Central Broward Regional Park, Fort Lauderdale  United States by 81 runs
Match 13 30 November  Suriname  Argentina Esteban MacDermott Central Broward Regional Park Artificial Ground, Fort Lauderdale  Argentina by 6 wickets
Match 14 30 November  Canada Umar Bhatti  Bermuda Irving Romaine Central Broward Regional Park, Fort Lauderdale No result
Match 15 30 November  United States Steve Massiah  Cayman Islands Pearson Best Brian Piccolo Park, Fort Lauderdale  United States by 87 runs (D/L)

December[]

West Indies in New Zealand[]

Main article: West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 2008–09
No. Date Home Captain Away Captain Venue Result
Test series
Test 1897 11–15 December Daniel Vettori Chris Gayle University Oval, Dunedin Match drawn
Test 1900 19–23 December Daniel Vettori Chris Gayle McLean Park, Napier Match drawn
T20I series
T20I 78 26 December Daniel Vettori Chris Gayle Eden Park, Auckland Match tied;  West Indies won by Super Over
T20I 79 28 December Daniel Vettori Chris Gayle Seddon Park, Hamilton  New Zealand by 36 runs
ODI series
ODI 2786 31 December Daniel Vettori Chris Gayle Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown No result
ODI 2787 3 January Daniel Vettori Chris Gayle AMI Stadium, Christchurch  West Indies by 5 wickets (D/L)
ODI 2788 7 January Daniel Vettori Chris Gayle Westpac Stadium, Wellington  New Zealand by 7 wickets
ODI 2789 10 January Daniel Vettori Chris Gayle Eden Park, Auckland No result
ODI 2792 13 January Daniel Vettori Chris Gayle McLean Park, Napier  New Zealand by 9 runs (D/L)

South Africa in Australia[]

Main article: South African cricket team in Australia in 2008–09
No. Date Home Captain Away Captain Venue Result
Test series
Test 1899 17–21 December Ricky Ponting Graeme Smith WACA Ground, Perth  South Africa by 6 wickets
Test 1902 26–30 December Ricky Ponting Graeme Smith Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  South Africa by 9 wickets
Test 1904 3–7 January Ricky Ponting Graeme Smith Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Australia by 103 runs
T20I series
T20I 80 11 January Ricky Ponting Johan Botha Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Australia by 52 runs
T20I 81 13 January Ricky Ponting Johan Botha The Gabba, Brisbane  Australia by 6 wickets
ODI series
ODI 2795 16 January Ricky Ponting Johan Botha Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  South Africa by 3 wickets
ODI 2796 18 January Ricky Ponting Johan Botha Bellerive Oval, Hobart  Australia by 5 runs
ODI 2802 23 January Ricky Ponting Johan Botha Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  South Africa by 3 wickets
ODI 2804 26 January Ricky Ponting Johan Botha Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  South Africa by 8 wickets
ODI 2808 30 January Ricky Ponting Johan Botha WACA Ground, Perth  South Africa by 39 runs

Sri Lanka in Bangladesh[]

Main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2008–09
No. Date Home Captain Away Captain Venue Result
Test 1903 26–31 December Mohammad Ashraful Mahela Jayawardene Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur  Sri Lanka by 107 runs
Test 1905 3–7 January Mohammad Ashraful Mahela Jayawardene Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong  Sri Lanka by 465 runs

January[]

Tri-Series in Bangladesh[]

Main article: Tri-Series in Bangladesh in 2008–09
Group Stage
Pos Team
 Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR For Against
1  Sri Lanka 2 1 1 0 0 1 5 1.279 357/81 231/73.5
2  Bangladesh 2 1 1 0 0 1 5 −0.039 318/73.5 352/81
3  Zimbabwe 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 −0.920 285/100 377/100
Source:[citation needed]
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 2790 10 January  Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful  Zimbabwe Prosper Utseya Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur  Zimbabwe by 38 runs
ODI 2791 12 January  Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene  Zimbabwe Prosper Utseya Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur  Sri Lanka by 130 runs
ODI 2793 14 January  Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene  Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur  Bangladesh by 5 wickets
ODI 2794 16 January  Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful  Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur  Sri Lanka by 2 wickets

Zimbabwe in Bangladesh[]

Main article: Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh in 2008–09
No. Date Home Captain Away Captain Venue Result
ODI 2797 19 January Mohammad Ashraful Prosper Utseya Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur  Zimbabwe by 2 wickets
ODI 2799 21 January Mohammad Ashraful Prosper Utseya Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur  Bangladesh by 6 wickets
ODI 2801 23 January Mohammad Ashraful Prosper Utseya Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur  Bangladesh by 6 wickets

Sri Lanka in Pakistan[]

Main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 2008–09
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI series
ODI 2798 20 January Shoaib Malik Mahela Jayawardene National Stadium, Karachi  Pakistan by 8 wickets
ODI 2800 21 January Shoaib Malik Mahela Jayawardene National Stadium, Karachi  Sri Lanka by 129 runs
ODI 2803 24 January Shoaib Malik Mahela Jayawardene Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore  Sri Lanka by 234 runs
Test series
Test 1909 21–25 February Younis Khan Mahela Jayawardene National Stadium, Karachi Match drawn
Test 1912 1–5 March Younis Khan Mahela Jayawardene Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Match abandoned
  • As a result of the firing in Lahore where several Sri Lankan players were injured, the 2nd Test was abandoned and Sri Lanka immediately returned home.[13]

ICC World Cricket League Division Three[]

Main article: 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
Pos Team
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 Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Qualification or relegation
1  Afghanistan 5 4 1 0 0 8 0.971 Team qualifies for 2009 World Cup Qualifier
2  Uganda 5 4 1 0 0 8 0.768
3  Papua New Guinea 5 4 1 0 0 8 0.665 Team remains in 2011 Division Three
4  Hong Kong 5 2 3 0 0 4 −0.005
5  Cayman Islands 5 1 4 0 0 2 −1.384 Team is relegated to 2010 Division Four
6  Argentina 5 0 5 0 0 0 −1.031
Source: [14]
Group Stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
1st Match 24 January  Afghanistan Nowroz Mangal  Uganda JZ Kwebiha St Albans Club, Buenos Aires  Uganda by 14 runs
2nd Match 24 January  Cayman Islands PI Best  Papua New Guinea R Dikana Belgrano Athletic Club Ground, Buenos Aires  Papua New Guinea by 6 wickets
3rd Match 24 January  Argentina E MacDermott  Hong Kong Tabarak Dar Hurlingham Club Ground, Buenos Aires  Hong Kong by 7 wickets
4th Match 25 January  Afghanistan Nowroz Mangal  Hong Kong Tabarak Dar Belgrano Athletic Club Ground, Buenos Aires  Afghanistan by 13 runs
5th Match 25 January  Papua New Guinea R Dikana  Argentina E MacDermott St Albans Club, Buenos Aires  Papua New Guinea by 21 runs
6th Match 25 January  Cayman Islands PI Best  Uganda JZ Kwebiha Hurlingham Club Ground, Buenos Aires  Uganda by 9 wickets
7th Match 27 January  Afghanistan Karim Khan  Argentina E MacDermott Hurlingham Club Ground, Buenos Aires  Afghanistan by 19 runs
8th Match 27 January  Hong Kong Tabarak Dar  Cayman Islands PI Best St Albans Club, Buenos Aires  Hong Kong by 49 runs
9th Match 27 January  Papua New Guinea R Dikana  Uganda JZ Kwebiha Belgrano Athletic Club Ground, Buenos Aires  Papua New Guinea by 26 runs
10th Match 28 January  Afghanistan Karim Khan  Papua New Guinea R Dikana Hurlingham Club Ground, Buenos Aires  Afghanistan by 8 wickets
11th Match 28 January  Argentina E MacDermott  Cayman Islands SC Gordon Belgrano Athletic Club Ground, Buenos Aires  Cayman Islands by 6 wickets
12th Match 28 January  Uganda JZ Kwebiha  Hong Kong Tabarak Dar St Albans Club, Buenos Aires  Uganda by 1 run
13th Match 30 January  Afghanistan Nowroz Mangal  Cayman Islands SC Gordon St Albans Club, Buenos Aires No result
14th Match 30 January  Uganda JZ Kwebiha  Argentina E MacDermott Belgrano Athletic Club Ground, Buenos Aires No result
15th Match 30 January  Hong Kong Tabarak Dar  Papua New Guinea R Dikana Hurlingham Club Ground, Buenos Aires  Papua New Guinea by 9 wickets (D/L)
Replay of 13th Match 31 January  Afghanistan Nowroz Mangal  Cayman Islands PI Best St Albans Club, Buenos Aires  Afghanistan 82 runs
Replay of 14th Match 31 January  Uganda JZ Kwebiha  Argentina E MacDermott Belgrano Athletic Club Ground, Buenos Aires  Uganda by 100 runs

Zimbabwe in Kenya[]

Main article: Zimbabwean cricket team in Kenya in 2008–09
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 2805 27 January Steve Tikolo Prosper Utseya Mombasa Sports Club, Mombasa  Zimbabwe by 109 runs
ODI 2807 29 January Steve Tikolo Prosper Utseya Mombasa Sports Club, Mombasa  Zimbabwe by 151 runs
ODI 2809 31 January Steve Tikolo Prosper Utseya Nairobi Gymkhana Club, Nairobi  Zimbabwe by 4 wickets
ODI 2812 1 February Steve Tikolo Prosper Utseya Nairobi Gymkhana Club, Nairobi  Zimbabwe by 66 runs
ODI 2814 4 February Steve Tikolo Prosper Utseya Nairobi Gymkhana Club, Nairobi  Zimbabwe by 7 wickets

India in Sri Lanka[]

Main article: Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2008–09
No. Date Home Captain Away Captain Venue Result
ODI series
ODI 2806 28 January Mahela Jayawardene Mahendra Singh Dhoni Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla  India by 6 wickets
ODI 2810 31 January Mahela Jayawardene Mahendra Singh Dhoni R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  India by 15 runs
ODI 2813 3 February Mahela Jayawardene Mahendra Singh Dhoni R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  India by 147 runs
ODI 2815 5 February Mahela Jayawardene Mahendra Singh Dhoni R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  India by 67 runs
ODI 2818 8 February Mahela Jayawardene Mahendra Singh Dhoni Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo  Sri Lanka by 68 runs
Only T20I
T20I 82 10 February Tillakaratne Dilshan Mahendra Singh Dhoni R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  India by 3 wickets

February[]

England in West Indies[]

Main article: English cricket team in West Indies in 2008–09
No. Date Home Captain Away Captain Venue Result
Test series
Test 1906 4–8 February Chris Gayle Andrew Strauss Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica  West Indies by an innings and 23 runs
Test 1907 13–17 February Chris Gayle Andrew Strauss Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua Match drawn
Test 1908 15–19 February Chris Gayle Andrew Strauss Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua Match drawn
Test 1911 26 February–2 March Chris Gayle Andrew Strauss Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Match drawn
Test 1914 6–10 March Chris Gayle Andrew Strauss Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad Match drawn
Only T20I
T20I 86 15 March Denesh Ramdin Andrew Strauss Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad  West Indies by 6 wickets
ODI series
ODI 2826 20 March Chris Gayle Andrew Strauss Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana  England by 1 run (D/L)
ODI 2827 22 March Chris Gayle Andrew Strauss Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana  West Indies by 21 runs
ODI 2828 27 March Chris Gayle Andrew Strauss Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados  West Indies by 8 wickets (D/L)
ODI 2829 29 March Chris Gayle Andrew Strauss Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados  England by 9 wickets (D/L)
ODI 2833 3 April Chris Gayle Andrew Strauss Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia  England by 26 runs
  • The 2nd Test was abandoned due to an unfit outfield.[15] Therefore, an extra test was arranged to be played at the Antigua Recreation Ground, starting 2 days after the abandonment.[16]

Women's Tri-Series in Bangladesh[]

Main article: 2008–09 Bangladesh women's Tri-Nation Series
Team[17] P W L T NR Pts NRR
 Sri Lanka 4 3 1 0 0 15 +1.160
 Pakistan 4 2 1 1 0 10 –0.218
 Bangladesh 4 1 3 0 0 5 –0.893

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India in New Zealand[]

Main article: Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 2008–09
No. Date Home Captain Away Captain Venue Result
T20I series
T20I 84 25 February Daniel Vettori Mahendra Singh Dhoni AMI Stadium, Christchurch  New Zealand by 7 wickets
T20I 85 27 February Daniel Vettori Mahendra Singh Dhoni Westpac Stadium, Wellington  New Zealand by 5 wickets
ODI series
ODI 2821 3 March Daniel Vettori Mahendra Singh Dhoni McLean Park, Napier  India by 53 runs
ODI 2822 6 March Daniel Vettori Mahendra Singh Dhoni Seddon Park, Hamilton No result
ODI 2823 8 March Brendon McCullum Mahendra Singh Dhoni AMI Stadium, Christchurch  India by 58 runs
ODI 2824 11 March Daniel Vettori Mahendra Singh Dhoni Westpac Stadium, Wellington  India by 84 runs (D/L)
ODI 2825 14 March Daniel Vettori Mahendra Singh Dhoni AMI Stadium, Christchurch  New Zealand by 8 wickets
Test series
Test 1915 18–22 March Daniel Vettori Mahendra Singh Dhoni Seddon Park, Hamilton  India by 10 wickets
Test 1917 26–30 March Daniel Vettori Virender Sehwag McLean Park, Napier Match drawn
Test 1918 3–7 April Daniel Vettori Mahendra Singh Dhoni Basin Reserve, Wellington Match drawn

Australia in South Africa[]

Main article: Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2008–09
No. Date Home Captain Away Captain Venue Result
Test series
Test 1910 26 February–2 March Graeme Smith Ricky Ponting New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg  Australia by 162 runs
Test 1913 6–10 March Graeme Smith Ricky Ponting Kingsmead, Durban  Australia by 175 runs
Test 1916 19–23 March Jacques Kallis Ricky Ponting Newlands, Cape Town  South Africa by an innings and 20 runs
T20I series
T20I 87 27 March Johan Botha Ricky Ponting New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg  South Africa by 4 wickets
T20I 88 29 March Johan Botha Ricky Ponting SuperSport Park, Centurion  South Africa by 17 runs
ODI series
ODI 2832 3 April Graeme Smith Ricky Ponting Kingsmead, Durban  Australia by 141 runs
ODI 2834 5 April Graeme Smith Ricky Ponting SuperSport Park, Centurion  South Africa by 7 wickets
ODI 2839 9 April Graeme Smith Ricky Ponting Newlands, Cape Town  South Africa by 25 runs
ODI 2840 13 April Graeme Smith Ricky Ponting St George's Park, Port Elizabeth  South Africa by 61 runs
ODI 2841 17 April Graeme Smith Ricky Ponting New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg  Australia by 47 runs

March[]

Women's World Cup[]

Main article: 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup

Season summary[]

Result Summary[]

Test ODI T20I
Matches Wins Loss Draw Tied Matches Wins Loss Tied No result Matches Wins Loss Tied No result
 Australia 12 5 5 2 0 15 5 9 0 1 5 3 2 0 0
 Bangladesh 6 0 5 1 0 11 4 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
 Canada No Test Status No Matches 4 0 3 1 0
 England 7 0 2 5 0 10 3 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
 India 9 4 0 5 0 15 12 2 0 1 3 1 2 0 0
 Ireland No Test Status 2 1 1 0 0 No Matches
 Kenya No Test Status 9 1 8 0 0 No Matches
 New Zealand 9 1 3 5 0 18 7 7 0 4 5 3 1 1 0
 Pakistan 2 0 0 2 0 6 4 2 0 0 4 3 1 0 0
 South Africa 8 5 3 0 0 14 11 3 0 0 5 3 2 0 0
 Sri Lanka 4 2 0 2 0 16 10 6 0 0 5 3 2 0 0
 West Indies 7 1 0 6 0 13 3 8 0 2 3 1 1 1 0
 Zimbabwe No Test Status 17 8 9 0 0 4 1 2 1 0
Source: Cricinfo Cricinfo Cricinfo

Stats Leaders[]

Test[]

ODI[]

T20I[]

Milestones[]

Test[]

  • India Sachin Tendulkar reached 12,000 runs in Test on 17 October (vs Australia) 1st All Time[18]
  • India Sourav Ganguly reached 7,000 runs in Test on 18 October (vs Australia) 33rd All Time
  • India V. V. S. Laxman played his 100th Test match on 6 November (vs Australia) 46th All Time
  • India Harbhajan Singh reached 300 wickets in Test on 7 November (vs Australia) 22nd All Time[19]
  • India Sachin Tendulkar reached 100 catches in Test on 10 November (vs Australia) 27th All Time
  • Australia Brett Lee reached 300 wickets in Test on 22 November (vs New Zealand) 23rd All Time[20]
  • Australia Matthew Hayden played his 100th Test match on 28 November (vs New Zealand) 47th All Time
  • Australia Ricky Ponting captained his 50th Test match on 28 November (vs New Zealand) 12th All Time
  • New Zealand Billy Bowden umpired his 50th Test match ( India vs  Australia) on 11 December 10th All time
  • South Africa Graeme Smith reached 6,000 runs in Test on 20 December (vs Australia) 49th All time
  • West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayle reached 5,000 runs in Test on 20 December (vs New Zealand) 72nd All time
  • South Africa Jacques Kallis took his 250th wicket in Test on 26 December (vs Australia) 31st All time
  • Sri Lanka Chaminda Vaas took his 350th wicket in Test on 26 December (Bangladesh) 19th All time
  • Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene played his 100th Test match on 3 January (vs Bangladesh) 48th All time
  • West Indies Cricket Board Ramnaresh Sarwan reached 5,000 runs in Test on 6 January (vs England) 73rd All time
  • Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene reached 8,000 runs in Test on 21 February (vs Pakistan) 20th All time
  • Pakistan Younis Khan reached 5,000 runs in Test on 24 February (vs Sri Lanka) 74th All time
  • Pakistan Younis Khan scored triple century in Test on 24 February (vs Sri Lanka) 23rd All time[21]
  • South Africa Jacques Kallis reached 10,000 runs in Test on 27 February (vs Australia) 8th All time[22]

ODI[]

  • Bangladesh Mashrafe Mortaza scored 1,000 runs on 14 October (vs New Zealand), becoming in the 43rd All time cricketer with 1,000 runs and 100 wickets
  • West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayle took 150 wickets on 16 November (vs Pakistan) 46th All time
  • India Harbhajan Singh took 200 wickets on 20 November (vs England) 30th All time
  • India Virender Sehwag reached 6,000 runs on 23 November (vs England) 39th All time
  • Zimbabwe Tatenda Taibu reached 100 dismissals on 30 November (vs Sri Lanka) 21st All time
  • West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayle scored his 7,000th run on 13 January (vs New Zealand) 26th All time
  • Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara scored his 7,000th run on 16 January (vs Bangladesh) 27th All time
  • South Africa Jacques Kallis scored his 10,000th run on 23 January (vs Australia) 8th All time[23]
  • Australia Nathan Bracken took 150 wickets on 23 January (vs South Africa) 47th All time
  • Sri Lanka Muttiah Muralitharan got his 500th wicket on 24 January (vs Pakistan) 2nd All Time[24]
  • Sri Lanka Sanath Jayasuriya scored his 13,000th run on 28 January (vs India) 2nd All Time[25]
  • Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene scored his 8,000th run on 3 February (vs India) 18th All Time
  • India Irfan Pathan took 150 wickets on 5 February (vs Sri Lanka) 48th All time

Records[]

Test[]

  • India Sachin Tendulkar broke the record of runs on 17 October (vs Australia) with runs scored off Peter Siddle.
  • Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera broke the record for the 4th wicket with 437 runs vs Pakistan on 22 February. Shoaib Malik ended the partnership by dismissing Jayawardene. The partnership faced 651 balls and Jayawardene contributed 199 runs, Samaraweera 231 runs.[26]
  • India Rahul Dravid broke the record of most catches on 6 April (vs New Zealand) upon helping dismiss Tim McIntosh.[27]

ODI[]

  • Sri Lanka Ajantha Mendis was fastest to reach 50 wickets on 12 January in his 19th match when he dismissed Ray Price (Zimbabwe).[28]
  • Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene broke the record of catches by non-wicket keeper vs. Pakistan with 157, when he caught Salman Butt on 21 January.[29]
  •  Zimbabwe achieved their highest score in an ODI with 351 for 7 in the victory over Kenya[30] (29 January)
  • Sri Lanka Muttiah Muralitharan broke the record of wickets taken with 503, when he dismissed Gautam Gambhir on 5 February.[31]

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