The 2012 international cricket season was from April 2012 to August 2012.[1] One year after gaining the number-one ranking in the ICC Test Championship , England lost the ranking to South Africa in August 2012 following a 0–2 Test series defeat at home.[2] Also in August 2012, England rose to number one in the ICC ODI Championship following ten consecutive ODI victories and the annual update of the rankings. The update also put South Africa and India within one rankings point behind England.[3]
The previous number one ODI team was Australia , who slipped to number four after holding the top spot from September 2009. Shortly before they lost the ranking, they lost 0–4 in an ODI series in England .[4] It marked the end to their era of dominance in ODI cricket which included three consecutive World Cup wins, two ICC Champions Trophy wins and finishing nine of the past eleven years with the number-one ranking.[5] [6] The annual update also put South Africa at the top of the ICC T20I Championship rankings, replacing England.[7] However, the T20I rankings would change significantly as a result of the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 at the start of the following season .[8]
Season overview [ ]
International tours
Results [Matches]
Test
ODI
T20I
17 May 2012
England
West Indies
2–0 [3]
2–0 [3]
1–0 [1]
1 June 2012
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
1–0 [3]
3–1 [5]
1–1 [2]
23 June 2012
Ireland
Australia
—
0–0 [1]
—
29 June 2012
England
Australia
—
4–0 [5]
—
30 June 2012
West Indies
New Zealand
2–0 [2]
4–1 [5]
2–0 [2]
18 July 2012
Ireland
Bangladesh
—
—
0–3 [3]
19 July 2012
England
South Africa
0–2 [3]
2–2 [5]
1–1 [3]
21 July 2012
Sri Lanka
India
—
1–4 [5]
0–1 [1]
25 July 2012
Netherlands
Bangladesh
—
—
1–1 [2]
23 August 2012
India
New Zealand
2–0 [2]
—
0–1 [2]
25 August 2012
Afghanistan
Australia
—
0–1 [1]
—
28 August 2012
Pakistan
Australia
—
1–2 [3]
2–1 [3]
Other international series
Start date
Series
Winners
17 June 2012
Twenty20 Triangular Series
Zimbabwe
24 July 2012
Bangladesh vs Scotland T20I match
Scotland
6 September 2012
Trinidad Quadrangular T20
Afghanistan
Minor tours
Start date
Home team
Away team
Results [Matches]
First-class
ODI
3 July 2012
Ireland
Afghanistan
0–0 [1]
1–0 [2]
4 July 2012
Scotland
Canada
0–0 [1]
1–0 [2]
Minor tournaments
Start date
Series
Winners
3 September 2012
ICC World Cricket League Division Four
Nepal
15 September 2012
ICC World Cricket League Division Eight
Vanuatu
Pre-season rankings [ ]
ICC Test Championship 28 April 2012 [9]
Rank
Team
Matches
Points
Rating
1
England
44
5124
116
2
South Africa
32
3709
116
3
Australia
46
5153
112
4
India
46
5103
111
5
Pakistan
35
3781
108
6
Sri Lanka
38
3780
99
7
West Indies
34
2898
85
8
New Zealand
28
2366
85
9
Bangladesh
18
135
8
ICC ODI Championship 16 April 2012 [9]
Rank
Team
Matches
Points
Rating
1
Australia
49
6030
123
2
South Africa
30
3549
118
3
India
55
6409
117
4
England
39
4333
111
5
Sri Lanka
52
5745
110
6
Pakistan
45
4710
105
7
New Zealand
31
2667
86
8
West Indies
32
2753
86
9
Bangladesh
36
2408
67
10
Zimbabwe
33
1511
46
11
Ireland
14
504
36
12
Netherlands
9
137
15
13
Kenya
9
74
8
ICC T20I Championship 31 March 2012 [9]
Rank
Team
Matches
Points
Rating
1
England
14
1811
129
2
South Africa
12
1468
122
3
Sri Lanka
9
1056
117
4
New Zealand
14
1596
114
5
Pakistan
17
1817
107
6
Australia
15
1603
107
7
India
9
930
103
8
Ireland
10
946
95
9
West Indies
10
933
93
10
Afghanistan
6
500
83
11
Netherlands
5
321
64
12
Zimbabwe
9
463
51
13
Scotland
5
200
40
14
Canada
5
79
16
15
Kenya
6
75
13
Notes
Zimbabwe is currently unranked in Tests, as it has played insufficient matches. It has 167 points and a rating of 42 .
Bangladesh is currently unranked in T20Is, as it has played insufficient matches.
May [ ]
West Indies in England [ ]
Main article: West Indian cricket team in England in 2012
Test series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test 2043
17–21 May
Andrew Strauss
Darren Sammy
Lord's , London
England by 5 wickets
Test 2044
25–29 May
Andrew Strauss
Darren Sammy
Trent Bridge , Nottingham
England by 9 wickets
Test 2045
7–11 June
Andrew Strauss
Darren Sammy
Edgbaston , Birmingham
Match drawn
ODI series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI 3276
16 June
Alastair Cook
Darren Sammy
The Rose Bowl , Southampton
England by 114 runs (D/L )
ODI 3278
19 June
Alastair Cook
Darren Sammy
The Oval , London
England by 8 wickets
ODI 3278a
22 June
Alastair Cook
Darren Sammy
Headingley , Leeds
No result
Only T20I
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
T20I 246
24 June
Stuart Broad
Darren Sammy
Trent Bridge , Nottingham
England by 7 wickets
June [ ]
Pakistan in Sri Lanka [ ]
Main article: Pakistani cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2012
T20I series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
T20I 244
1 June
Mahela Jayawardene
Mohammad Hafeez
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium , Hambantota
Sri Lanka by 37 runs
T20I 245
3 June
Mahela Jayawardene
Mohammad Hafeez
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium , Hambantota
Pakistan by 23 runs
ODI series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI 3272
7 June
Mahela Jayawardene
Misbah-ul-Haq
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium , Pallekele
Pakistan by 6 wickets
ODI 3273
9 June
Mahela Jayawardene
Misbah-ul-Haq
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium , Pallekele
Sri Lanka by 76 runs
ODI 3274
13 June
Mahela Jayawardene
Misbah-ul-Haq
R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo
No result
ODI 3275
16 June
Mahela Jayawardene
Misbah-ul-Haq
R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo
Sri Lanka by 44 runs
ODI 3277
18 June
Mahela Jayawardene
Misbah-ul-Haq
R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo
Sri Lanka by 2 wickets
Test series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test 2046
22–26 June
Mahela Jayawardene
Mohammad Hafeez
Galle International Stadium , Galle
Sri Lanka by 209 runs
Test 2047
30 June–4 July
Mahela Jayawardene
Misbah-ul-Haq
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground , Colombo
Match drawn
Test 2048
8–12 July
Mahela Jayawardene
Misbah-ul-Haq
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium , Pallekele
Match drawn
Zimbabwe Twenty20 Triangular Series [ ]
Main article: Zimbabwe Twenty20 Triangular Series in 2012
Although contested by three ICC full member nations , this tournament does not have Twenty20 International status, because it was organised outside of the ICC Future Tours Programme . The matches are considered to be first-class-equivalent Twenty20 matches.[10]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
T
NR
BP
Pts
NRR
1
South Africa
4
2
2
0
0
0
8
0.378
2
Zimbabwe
4
2
2
0
0
0
8
−0.086
3
Bangladesh
4
2
2
0
0
0
8
−0.280
Twenty20 series
No.
Date
Team 1
Captain 1
Team 2
Captain 2
Venue
Result
Group stage
Match 1
17 June
Zimbabwe
Brendan Taylor
Bangladesh
Mushfiqur Rahim
Harare Sports Club , Harare
Zimbabwe by 11 runs
Match 2
19 June
Bangladesh
Mushfiqur Rahim
South Africa
Hashim Amla
Harare Sports Club , Harare
South Africa by 39 runs
Match 3
20 June
Zimbabwe
Brendan Taylor
South Africa
Hashim Amla
Harare Sports Club , Harare
Zimbabwe by 29 runs
Match 4
21 June
Zimbabwe
Brendan Taylor
Bangladesh
Mushfiqur Rahim
Harare Sports Club , Harare
Bangladesh by 6 wickets
Match 5
22 June
Bangladesh
Mushfiqur Rahim
South Africa
Hashim Amla
Harare Sports Club , Harare
Bangladesh by 3 wickets
Match 6
23 June
Zimbabwe
Brendan Taylor
South Africa
Hashim Amla
Harare Sports Club , Harare
South Africa by 6 wickets
Final
Final
24 June
Zimbabwe
Brendan Taylor
South Africa
Hashim Amla
Harare Sports Club , Harare
Zimbabwe by 9 wickets
Australia in Ireland [ ]
Main article: Australian cricket team in England and Ireland in 2012 § Ireland
ODI
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI 3279
23 June
William Porterfield
Michael Clarke
Civil Service Cricket Club Ground , Belfast
No result
Australia in England [ ]
Main article: Australian cricket team in England and Ireland in 2012 § England
ODI series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI 3280
29 June
Alastair Cook
Michael Clarke
Lord's , London
England by 15 runs
ODI 3281
1 July
Alastair Cook
Michael Clarke
The Oval , London
England by 6 wickets
ODI 3281b
4 July
Alastair Cook
Michael Clarke
Edgbaston , Birmingham
Match abandoned
ODI 3284
7 July
Alastair Cook
Michael Clarke
Riverside Ground , Chester-le-Street
England by 8 wickets
ODI 3286
10 July
Alastair Cook
Michael Clarke
Old Trafford , Manchester
England by 7 wickets
New Zealand vs West Indies in the United States [ ]
Main article: New Zealand cricket team in the West Indies in 2012
T20I series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
T20I 247
30 June
Darren Sammy
Ross Taylor
Central Broward Regional Park , Fort Lauderdale
West Indies by 56 runs
T20I 248
1 July
Darren Sammy
Ross Taylor
Central Broward Regional Park , Fort Lauderdale
West Indies by 61 runs
July [ ]
Afghanistan in Ireland [ ]
Canada in Scotland [ ]
New Zealand in West Indies [ ]
Main article: New Zealand cricket team in the West Indies in 2012
ODI series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI 3283
5 July
Darren Sammy
Ross Taylor
Sabina Park , Kingston , Jamaica
West Indies by 9 wickets (D/L)
ODI 3285
7 July
Darren Sammy
Ross Taylor
Sabina Park , Kingston , Jamaica
West Indies by 55 runs
ODI 3288
11 July
Darren Sammy
Ross Taylor
Warner Park Stadium , Basseterre , St Kitts
New Zealand by 88 runs
ODI 3289
14 July
Darren Sammy
Ross Taylor
Warner Park Stadium , Basseterre , St Kitts
West Indies by 24 runs
ODI 3290
16 July
Darren Sammy
Ross Taylor
Warner Park Stadium , Basseterre , St Kitts
West Indies by 20 runs
Test series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test 2050
25–29 July
Darren Sammy
Ross Taylor
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium , North Sound , Antigua
West Indies by 9 wickets
Test 2052
2–6 August
Darren Sammy
Ross Taylor
Sabina Park , Kingston , Jamaica
West Indies by 5 wickets
Bangladesh in Ireland [ ]
Main article: Bangladeshi cricket team in Ireland and Netherlands in 2012
T20I Series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
T20I 249
18 July
William Porterfield
Mushfiqur Rahim
Civil Service Cricket Club Ground , Belfast
Bangladesh by 71 runs
T20I 250
20 July
William Porterfield
Mushfiqur Rahim
Civil Service Cricket Club Ground , Belfast
Bangladesh by 1 run
T20I 251
21 July
William Porterfield
Mushfiqur Rahim
Civil Service Cricket Club Ground , Belfast
Bangladesh by 2 wickets
South Africa in England [ ]
Main article: South African cricket team in England in 2012
Test series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test 2049
19–23 July
Andrew Strauss
Graeme Smith
The Oval , London
South Africa by an innings and 12 runs
Test 2051
2–6 August
Andrew Strauss
Graeme Smith
Headingley , Leeds
Match drawn
Test 2053
16–20 August
Andrew Strauss
Graeme Smith
Lord's , London
South Africa by 51 runs
ODI series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI 3296
24 August
Alastair Cook
AB de Villiers
Sophia Gardens , Cardiff
No result
ODI 3298
28 August
Alastair Cook
AB de Villiers
The Rose Bowl , Southampton
South Africa by 80 runs
ODI 3300
31 August
Alastair Cook
AB de Villiers
The Oval , London
England by 4 wickets
ODI 3302
2 September
Alastair Cook
AB de Villiers
Lord's , London
England by 6 wickets
ODI 3304
5 September
Alastair Cook
AB de Villiers
Trent Bridge , Nottingham
South Africa by 7 wickets
T20I Series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
T20I 258
8 September
Stuart Broad
AB de Villiers
Riverside Ground , Chester-le-Street
South Africa by 7 wickets
T20I 260
10 September
Stuart Broad
AB de Villiers
Old Trafford , Manchester
No result
T20I 262
12 September
Stuart Broad
AB de Villiers
Edgbaston , Birmingham
England won by 28 runs
India in Sri Lanka [ ]
Main article: Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2012
ODI series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI 3291
21 July
Mahela Jayawardene
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium , Hambantota
India by 21 runs
ODI 3292
24 July
Mahela Jayawardene
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium , Hambantota
Sri Lanka by 9 wickets
ODI 3293
28 July
Mahela Jayawardene
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo
India by 5 wickets
ODI 3294
31 July
Mahela Jayawardene
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo
India by 6 wickets
ODI 3295
4 August
Angelo Mathews
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium , Pallekele
India by 20 runs
T20I
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
T20I 255
7 August
Mahela Jayawardene
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium , Pallekele
India by 39 runs
Bangladesh vs Scotland in the Netherlands [ ]
Main article: Bangladeshi cricket team in Ireland and Netherlands in 2012
T20I
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
T20I 252
24 July
Gordon Drummond
Mushfiqur Rahim
Sportpark Westvliet , The Hague
Scotland by 34 runs
Bangladesh in the Netherlands [ ]
Main article: Bangladeshi cricket team in Ireland and Netherlands in 2012
T20I
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
T20I 253
25 July
Peter Borren
Mushfiqur Rahim
Sportpark Westvliet , The Hague
Bangladesh by 8 wickets
T20I 254
26 July
Peter Borren
Mushfiqur Rahim
Sportpark Westvliet , The Hague
Netherlands by 1 wicket
August [ ]
New Zealand in India [ ]
Main article: New Zealand cricket team in India in 2012
Test series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test 2054
23–27 August
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Ross Taylor
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium , Hyderabad
India by an innings and 115 runs
Test 2055
31 August–4 September
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Ross Taylor
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium , Bangalore
India by 5 wickets
T20I series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
T20I 258a
8 September
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Ross Taylor
Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium , Visakhapatnam
Match abandoned
T20I 261
11 September
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Ross Taylor
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium , Chennai
New Zealand by 1 run
Bangladesh in Zimbabwe [ ]
Bangladesh were scheduled to tour Zimbabwe in August 2012, but the tour has been postponed to April 2013 as the pitches at both Queen's Park Oval , Bulawayo and Harare Sports Club , Harare are being relaid.[11]
Australia vs Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirates [ ]
Only ODI
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI 3297
25 August
Nawroz Mangal
Michael Clarke
Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah
Australia by 66 runs
Pakistan vs Australia in the United Arab Emirates [ ]
Main article: Australian cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2012
ODI series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI 3299
28 August
Misbah-ul-Haq
Michael Clarke
Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah
Australia by 4 wickets
ODI 3301
31 August
Misbah-ul-Haq
Michael Clarke
Sheikh Zayed Stadium , Abu Dhabi
Pakistan by 7 wickets
ODI 3303
3 September
Misbah-ul-Haq
Michael Clarke
Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah
Australia by 3 wickets
T20I series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
T20I 256
5 September
Mohammad Hafeez
George Bailey
Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai
Pakistan by 7 wickets
T20I 257
7 September
Mohammad Hafeez
George Bailey
Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai
Match tied; Pakistan won the Super Over
T20I 259
10 September
Mohammad Hafeez
George Bailey
Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai
Australia by 94 runs
September [ ]
Trinidad Quadrangular T20 [ ]
Main article: 2012 Trinidad and Tobago Quadrangular Twenty20
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
T
NR
Pts
NRR
1
Afghanistan
3
2
1
0
0
6
0.404
2
BCB XI
3
2
1
0
0
6
0.330
3
Trinidad and Tobago
3
2
1
0
0
6
0.105
4
Barbados
3
0
3
0
0
0
−0.928
Source:[citation needed ]
Twenty20 series
No.
Date
Team 1
Captain 1
Team 2
Captain 2
Venue
Result
Match 1
6 September
Barbados
Kirk Edwards
Bangladesh
Mushfiqur Rahim
Queen's Park Oval , Port of Spain , Trinidad
Bangladesh by 7 wickets
Match 2
6 September
Trinidad and Tobago
Rayad Emrit
Afghanistan
Nawroz Mangal
Queen's Park Oval , Port of Spain , Trinidad
Afghanistan by 3 wickets
Match 3
7 September
Afghanistan
Nawroz Mangal
Bangladesh
Mushfiqur Rahim
Queen's Park Oval , Port of Spain , Trinidad
Bangladesh by 8 wickets
Match 4
7 September
Trinidad and Tobago
Rayad Emrit
Barbados
Kirk Edwards
Queen's Park Oval , Port of Spain , Trinidad
Trinidad and Tobago by 5 wickets
Match 5
8 September
Afghanistan
Shamarh Brooks
Barbados
Kirk Edwards
Queen's Park Oval , Port of Spain , Trinidad
Afghanistan by 5 wickets
Match 6
8 September
Trinidad and Tobago
Rayad Emrit
Bangladesh
Mushfiqur Rahim
Queen's Park Oval , Port of Spain , Trinidad
Trinidad and Tobago by 4 wickets
References [ ]
External links [ ]
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