International cricket in 2019–20 explained

The 2019–20 international cricket season was from September 2019 to April 2020.^{[1] [2]} 29 Test matches, 78 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 145 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), as well as 23 Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) and 61 Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is), were scheduled to be played during this period. Additionally, a number of other T20I/WT20I matches were also scheduled to be played in minor series involving associate nations. The season started with India leading the Test cricket rankings, England leading the ODI rankings and Pakistan leading the Twenty20 rankings. In the women's rankings, Australia women lead both the WODI and WT20I tables. The 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia took place during this time, starting on 21 February 2020, with hosts Australia winning the tournament for the fifth time.^[3]

In July 2019, the International Cricket Council (ICC) suspended Zimbabwe Cricket, with the team barred from taking part in ICC events.^[4] It was the first time that a Full Member of the ICC had been suspended.^[5] As a result of Zimbabwe's suspension, they were replaced in the 2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament with Nigeria.^[6] In October 2019, the ICC lifted its suspension on Zimbabwe Cricket, allowing them to take part in future ICC events. The Cricket Association of Nepal, which was suspended in 2016, was also readmitted as an ICC member.^[7]

International men's cricket started with a one-off Test between Bangladesh and Afghanistan, which Afghanistan won. During the 2019 United States Tri-Nation Series, the United States recorded their first win in ODIs. During the 2020 Nepal Tri-Nation Series, the United States were bowled out for 35 in their final match against Nepal, which was the joint-lowest innings total in an ODI match.^[8] Leagues A and B of the World Cup Challenge League started in this season, with Canada winning the inaugural edition of the League A tournament.

In September 2019, Australia Women won the WODI series against the West Indies Women 3–0, becoming the first team to qualify for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup.^[9] In October 2019, Australia Women were confirmed as the champions of the 2017–20 ICC Women's Championship, following their win in the second WODI against Sri Lanka Women.^[10] Australia went on to win the third WODI by nine wickets, winning the series 3–0, and setting a new record for the most consecutive wins in WODIs, with 18.^[11]

In October and November 2019, the 2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament was held in the UAE. Papua New Guinea and Ireland became the first two teams to qualify directly to the 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia, when they won their respective groups.^{[12] [13]} Namibia, the Netherlands, Oman and Scotland also qualified for the 2020 ICC T20 World Cup, with the Netherlands winning the Qualifier tournament.^[14] The day after the final of the T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament, the 1,000th men's T20I match was played, between India and Bangladesh, in Delhi.^[15]

In December 2019, the Sri Lankan cricket team toured Pakistan playing two Test matches, marking the return of Test cricket in Pakistan after ten years.^[16] In February 2020, Bangladesh won the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, their first win in an ICC event at any level.^[17]

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted on several international cricket fixtures and tournaments.^[18] A women's quadrangular series was scheduled to take place in Thailand in April 2020,^[19] but was cancelled a month before it was due to start.^[20] The 2020 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A, scheduled to take place in March 2020, was postponed,^[21] along with two T20I matches between a World XI and Asia XI side.^[22] Australia Women's tour to South Africa in March 2020 became the first major international series not to go ahead as planned due to coronavirus.^[23] On 13 March 2020, the ICC confirmed that the 2020 United States Tri-Nation Series had been postponed due to the outbreak and travel restrictions to the United States.^[24] On the same day, the two-match Test series between Sri Lanka and England, scheduled to be played in March 2020, was also postponed.^[25] The last two ODIs between India and South Africa were cancelled,^[26] along with the Netherlands' tour to Namibia.^[27] On 14 March 2020, Australia cancelled the final two ODIs and their T20I series against New Zealand.^[28] On 16 March 2020, the Pakistan Cricket Board cancelled the third leg of the series against Bangladesh, which was scheduled to have a one-off ODI and a Test match.^[29] Later the same day, Ireland's tour to Zimbabwe was also cancelled.^[30] On 24 March 2020, the ICC confirmed that all ICC qualifying events scheduled to take place before 30 June 2020 had been postponed.^[31]

Season overview

Men's international tours
Start date	Home team	Away team	Results [Matches]
			width=100	Test	width=100	ODI	width=100	T20I
			0–1 [1]	—	—
			3–0 [3]	0–0 [3]	1–1 [3]
			1–0 [2]	2–0 [3]	0–3 [3]
			—	—	3–0 [3]
			1–0 [2]	—	2–3 [5]
			2–0 [2]	—	2–0 [3]
			2–0 [2]	—	2–1 [3]
			0–1 [1]	0–3 [3]	2–1 [3]
			—	2–1 [3]	2–1 [3]
			3–0 [3]	1–0 [3]	—
			1–3 [4]	1–1 [3]	1–2 [3]
			—	—	2–0 [3]
			—	3–0 [3]	1–1 [3]
			—	2–1 [3]	—
			0–1 [2]	—	—
			2–0 [2]	3–0 [3]	0–5 [5]
^[32]			1–0 [2]	[1]	2–0 [3]
			—	3–0 [3]	1–2 [3]
			1–0 [1]	3–0 [3]	2–0 [2]
			—	3–0 [3]	0–2 [2]
			—	—	2–1 [3]
^[33]			[2]	—	—
^[34]	Asia XI	World XI	—	—	[2]
^[35]			—	—	[3]
			—	[2]	[4]
^[36]			—	[3]	[3]
Men's international tournaments
Start date	Tournament			Winners
	2019–20 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series	and
	2019 United States Tri-Nation Series	style="text-align:left" colspan=2
	2019–20 Ireland Tri-Nation Series
	2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A	style="text-align:left" colspan=2
	2019–20 Singapore Tri-Nation Series
	2019–20 Oman Pentangular Series
	2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier
	2019 Oman Cricket World Cup Challenge League B	style="text-align:left" colspan=2
	2019 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series	style="text-align:left" colspan=2
	2020 Oman Tri-Nation Series	style="text-align:left" colspan=2
	2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
	2020 Nepal Tri-Nation Series	style="text-align:left" colspan=2
	2020 United States Tri-Nation Series	style="text-align:left" colspan=2
	2020 Namibia Tri-Nation Series

Women's international tours
Start date	Home team	Away team	Results [Matches]
			width=50	WTest	width=50	WODI	width=50	WT20I
			—	0–3 [3]	0–3 [3]
			—	3–0 [3]	3–1 [6]
			—	3–0 [3]	3–0 [3]
			—	1–1 [2]	3–0 [3]
			—	1–2 [3]	0–5 [5]
			—	0–2 [3]	0–3 [3]
			—	0–3 [3]	3–1 [5]
			—	[3]	[3]
Women's international tournaments
Start date	Tournament			Winners
	2020 Australia women's Tri-Nation Series
	2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
^[37]	2020 Thailand Women's Quadrangular Series

Rankings

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

ICC Men's Test Team Rankings 27 August 2019^[38]
Rank	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
1		32	3,631	113
2		26	2,829	109
3		27	2,917	108
4		35	3,663	105
5		27	2,640	98
6		40	3,795	95
7		27	2,263	84
8		29	2,381	82
9		25	1,898	65
10		9	140	16
Series in progress on 1 September are not included in this table

ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings 22 August 2019^[39]
Rank	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
1		54	6,745	125
2		58	7,071	122
3		43	4,837	112
4		50	5,543	111
5		47	5,193	110
6		49	4,756	97
7		46	3,963	86
8		54	4,425	82
9		49	3,740	76
10		40	2,359	59
11		29	1,466	51
12		35	1,538	44
13		6	222	37
14		15	534	36
15		8	174	22
16		8	152	19
Only the top 16 teams are shown

ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings 26 August 2019^[40]
Rank	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
1	style=text-align:left;		26	7,365	283
2	style=text-align:left;		16	4,253	266
3	style=text-align:left;		16	4,196	262
4	style=text-align:left;		31	8,099	261
5	style=text-align:left;		21	5,471	261
6	style=text-align:left;		16	4,056	254
7	style=text-align:left;		16	3,849	241
8	style=text-align:left;		18	4,093	227
9	style=text-align:left;		24	5,378	224
10	style=text-align:left;		16	3,525	220
11	style=text-align:left;		14	2,818	201
12	style=text-align:left;		11	2,185	199
13	style=text-align:left;		18	3,486	194
14	style=text-align:left;		13	2,376	183
15	style=text-align:left;		21	3,817	182
16	style=text-align:left;		15	2,710	181
Only the top 16 teams are shown

ICC Women's ODI Rankings 6 August 2019^[41]
Rank	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
1		28	4,121	147
2		33	4,018	122
3		36	4,368	121
4		33	3,714	113
5		42	4,097	98
6		25	2,139	86
7		29	2,272	78
8		29	1,617	56
9		13	632	49
10		10	211	21

ICC Women's T20I Rankings 20 August 2019^[42]
Rank	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
1		31	8,819	284
2		34	9,448	278
3		32	8,837	276
4		31	8,086	261
5		38	9,504	250
6		33	8,015	243
7		39	8,874	228
8		32	6,569	205
9		31	5,913	191
10		25	4,368	175
11		28	4,337	155
12		46	7,025	153
13		18	2,696	150
14		19	2,425	128
15		15	1,899	127
16		27	3,381	125
Only the top 16 teams are shown

On-going tournaments

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

2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship
Rank	Team	Series	Points
1		1	120
2		1	60
3		1	60
4		1	56
5		1	56
6		0	0
7		0	0
8		0	0
9		1	0
Full Table

2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2
Rank	Team	Matches	Points
1		4	6
2		4	6
3		0	0
4		0	0
5		0	0
6		0	0
7		4	0
Full Table

2017–20 ICC Women's Championship
Rank	Team	Matches	Points
1		18	24
2		12	22
3		15	16
4		15	16
5		15	15
6		15	14
7		15	11
8		15	2
Full Table

September

Afghanistan in Bangladesh

See main article: Afghan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2019–20.

Australia women in West Indies

See main article: Australian women's cricket team in the West Indies in 2019–20.

2017–20 ICC Women's Championship – WODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
WODI 1161	5 September				by 178 runs
WODI 1162	8 September				by 151 runs
WODI 1163	11 September				by 8 wickets
WT20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
WT20I 758	14 September				by 6 wickets
WT20I 759	16 September				by 9 wickets
WT20I 760	18 September				by 9 wickets

2019–20 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series

See main article: 2019–20 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series.

Tri-Nation Series
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
T20I 881	13 September						by 3 wickets
T20I 882	14 September				Hamilton Masakadza		by 28 runs
T20I 883	15 September					Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka	by 25 runs
T20I 886	18 September						by 39 runs
T20I 890	20 September						by 7 wickets
T20I 892	21 September						by 4 wickets
Final
T20I 893a	24 September						Match abandoned

2019 United States Tri-Nation Series

See main article: 2019 United States Tri-Nation Series.

2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 – Tri-series
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
ODI 4205	13 September						by 5 runs (DLS)
ODI 4206	17 September						by 5 wickets
ODI 4207	19 September						by 62 runs
ODI 4208	20 September						by 139 runs (DLS)
ODI 4209	22 September						by 4 wickets
ODI 4210	23 September						by 27 runs

2019–20 Ireland Tri-Nation Series

See main article: 2019–20 Ireland Tri-Nation Series.

T20I Tri-series
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
T20I 883a	15 September						Match abandoned
T20I 884	16 September						by 58 runs
T20I 885	17 September						by 4 wickets
T20I 887	18 September						by 6 wickets
T20I 889	19 September						by 6 wickets
T20I 891	20 September						by 1 run

South Africa in India

See main article: South African cricket team in India in 2019–20.

The last two ODI matches were cancelled in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[43]

T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 883b	15 September				Match abandoned
T20I 888	18 September				by 7 wickets
T20I 893	22 September				by 9 wickets
2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship – Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2363	2–6 October				by 203 runs
Test 2364	10–14 October				by an innings and 137 runs
Test 2365	19–23 October				by an innings and 202 runs
ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 4254a	12 March				Match abandoned
ODI 4255b	15 March
ODI 4255c	18 March

2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A

See main article: 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A.

2019–2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League – List A series
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
1st List A	16 September						by 44 runs
2nd List A	17 September						by 19 runs
3rd List A	17 September						by 5 wickets
4th List A	19 September						by 206 runs
5th List A	19 September						by 36 runs
6th List A	20 September						by 148 runs
7th List A	20 September						by 3 wickets
8th List A	22 September						by 115 runs
9th List A	22 September						by 42 runs
10th List A	23 September						by 4 wickets
11th List A	23 September						by 60 runs
12th List A	25 September						by 48 runs (DLS)
13th List A	25 September						by 13 runs
14th List A	26 September						by 5 runs (DLS)
15th List A	26 September						by 4 runs (DLS)

South Africa women in India

See main article: South African women's cricket team in India in 2019–20.

WT20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
WT20I 769	24 September				by 11 runs
WT20I 769a	26 September				Match abandoned
WT20I 770a	29 September				Match abandoned
WT20I 772	1 October				by 51 runs
WT20I 775	3 October				by 5 wickets
WT20I 779	4 October				by 105 runs
WODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
WODI 1167	9 October				by 8 wickets
WODI 1168	11 October				by 5 wickets
WODI 1169	14 October				by 6 runs

2019–20 Singapore Tri-Nation Series

See main article: 2019–20 Singapore Tri-Nation Series.

Tri-Nation Series
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
T20I 894	27 September						by 5 wickets
T20I 895	28 September						by 9 wickets
T20I 897	29 September				Sean Williams		by 4 runs
T20I 899	1 October						by 40 runs
T20I 900a	2 October						Match abandoned
T20I 902	3 October						by 8 wickets

Sri Lanka in Pakistan

See main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 2019–20.

ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 4210a	27 September				Match abandoned
ODI 4211	30 September				by 67 runs
ODI 4212	2 October				by 5 wickets
T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 914	5 October				by 64 runs
T20I 922	7 October				by 35 runs
T20I 925	9 October				by 13 runs
2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship – Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2373	11–15 December				Match drawn
Test 2375	19–23 December				by 263 runs

Sri Lanka women in Australia

See main article: Sri Lanka women's cricket team in Australia in 2019–20.

WT20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
WT20I 770	29 September				by 41 runs
WT20I 771	30 September				by 9 wickets
WT20I 773	2 October				by 132 runs
2017–20 ICC Women's Championship – WODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
WODI 1164	5 October				by 157 runs
WODI 1165	7 October				by 110 runs
WODI 1166	9 October				by 9 wickets

October

2019–20 Oman Pentangular Series

See main article: 2019–20 Oman Pentangular Series.

No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
T20I 910	5 October						by 7 wickets
T20I 911	5 October						by 6 wickets
T20I 917	6 October						by 43 runs
T20I 918	6 October						by 4 wickets
T20I 920	7 October						by 4 wickets
T20I 921	7 October						by 66 runs
T20I 923	9 October						by 13 runs
T20I 924	9 October						by 7 wickets
T20I 927	10 October						by 37 runs
T20I 928	10 October						by 6 wickets

2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier

See main article: 2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier.

Group stage
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
T20I 935	18 October						by 2 runs
T20I 936	18 October						by 8 wickets
T20I 937	18 October						by 30 runs
T20I 939	18 October						by 7 wickets
T20I 940	19 October						by 10 wickets
T20I 941	19 October						by 69 runs
T20I 942	19 October						by 44 runs
T20I 943	19 October						by 31 runs
T20I 944	19 October						by 5 wickets
T20I 946	20 October						by 81 runs
T20I 947	20 October						by 53 runs
T20I 948	20 October						by 5 wickets
T20I 949	20 October						by 7 wickets
T20I 950	21 October						by 4 runs
T20I 951	21 October						by 8 wickets
T20I 952	21 October						by 35 runs
T20I 953	21 October						by 45 runs
T20I 954	21 October						by 50 runs
T20I 955	22 October						by 24 runs
T20I 956	22 October						by 5 wickets
T20I 957	22 October						by 35 runs
T20I 958	23 October						by 6 wickets
T20I 959	23 October						by 7 wickets
T20I 960	23 October						by 7 wickets
T20I 961	23 October						by 10 runs
T20I 962	23 October						by 8 runs
T20I 963	24 October						by 5 wickets
T20I 964	24 October						by 5 wickets
T20I 965	24 October						by 32 runs
T20I 966	24 October						by 46 runs
T20I 967	25 October						by 43 runs
T20I 968	25 October						by 8 wickets
T20I 969	25 October						by 87 runs
T20I 971	25 October						by 8 wickets
T20I 972	26 October						by 8 wickets
T20I 974	26 October						by 92 runs
T20I 977	26 October						by 87 runs
T20I 979	27 October						by 45 runs
T20I 980	27 October					Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi	by 5 wickets
T20I 982	27 October						by 14 runs
T20I 983	27 October						by 4 wickets
T20I 985	27 October						by 14 runs
Playoffs
T20I 986	29 October						by 8 wickets
T20I 987	29 October						by 54 runs
T20I 989	30 October						by 90 runs
T20I 990	30 October						by 12 runs
T20I 991	31 October						by 5 wickets
T20I 994	1 November						by 21 runs
T20I 995	1 November						by 18 runs
T20I 996	2 November						by 27 runs
Final
T20I 997	2 November						by 7 wickets

Final standings

Position	Team
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th

Qualified for the 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup and 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier.

Bangladesh women in Pakistan

See main article: Bangladesh women's cricket team in Pakistan in 2019–20.

WT20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
WT20I 787	26 October				by 14 runs
WT20I 788	28 October				by 15 runs
WT20I 789	30 October				by 28 runs
WODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
WODI 1171	2 November				by 29 runs
WODI 1173	4 November				by 1 wicket

Sri Lanka in Australia

See main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 2019–20.

T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 978	27 October				by 134 runs
T20I 988	30 October				by 9 wickets
T20I 993	1 November				by 7 wickets

November

England in New Zealand

See main article: English cricket team in New Zealand in 2019–20.

T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 992	1 November				by 7 wickets
T20I 998	3 November				by 21 runs
T20I 1001	5 November				by 14 runs
T20I 1008	8 November				by 76 runs
T20I 1012	10 November				Match tied (won S/O)
Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2367	21–25 November				by an innings and 65 runs
Test 2371	29 November–3 December				Match drawn

India women in West Indies

See main article: India women's cricket team in the West Indies in 2019–20.

2017–20 ICC Women's Championship – WODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
WODI 1170	1 November				by 1 run
WODI 1172	3 November				by 53 runs
WODI 1174	6 November				by 6 wickets
WT20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
WT20I 796	9 November				by 84 runs
WT20I 798	10 November				by 10 wickets
WT20I 799	14 November				by 7 wickets
WT20I 800	17 November				by 5 runs
WT20I 801	20 November				by 61 runs

Pakistan in Australia

See main article: Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 2019–20.

T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 999	3 November				No result
T20I 1002	5 November				by 7 wickets
T20I 1009	8 November				by 10 wickets
2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship – Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2368	21–25 November				by an innings and 5 runs
Test 2372	29 November–3 December				by an innings and 48 runs

Bangladesh in India

See main article: Bangladeshi cricket team in India in 2019–20.

T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 1000	3 November				by 7 wickets
T20I 1007	7 November				by 8 wickets
T20I 1014	10 November				by 30 runs
2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship – Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2366	14–18 November				by an innings and 130 runs
Test 2369	22–26 November				by an innings and 46 runs

West Indies vs Afghanistan in India

See main article: West Indian cricket team against Afghanistan in India in 2019–20.

ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 4213	6 November				by 7 wickets
ODI 4214	9 November				by 47 runs
ODI 4215	11 November				by 5 wickets
T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 1015	14 November				by 30 runs
T20I 1016	16 November				by 41 runs
T20I 1017	17 November				by 29 runs
Only Test
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2370	27 November–1 December				by 9 wickets

December

2019 Oman Cricket World Cup Challenge League B

See main article: 2019 Oman Cricket World Cup Challenge League B.

2019–2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League – List A series
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
1st List A	2 December						by 25 runs
2nd List A	3 December						by 4 wickets
3rd List A	3 December						by 3 wickets
4th List A	5 December						by 4 wickets
5th List A	5 December						by 3 wickets
6th List A	6 December						by 7 wickets
7th List A	6 December						by 122 runs
8th List A	8 December						No result
9th List A	8 December						No result
10th List A	9 December						by 7 wickets
11th List A	9 December						by 38 runs
12th List A	11 December						by 6 wickets
13th List A	11 December						by 6 wickets
14th List A	12 December						by 5 wickets
15th List A	12 December						by 3 wickets

West Indies in India

See main article: West Indian cricket team in India in 2019–20.

T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 1020	6 December				by 6 wickets
T20I 1022	8 December				by 8 wickets
T20I 1024	11 December				by 67 runs
ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 4221	15 December				by 8 wickets
ODI 4222	18 December				by 107 runs
ODI 4223	22 December				by 4 wickets

2019 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series

See main article: 2019 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series.

2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 – Tri-series
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
ODI 4216	8 December						by 3 wickets
ODI 4217	9 December						by 35 runs
ODI 4217a	11 December						Match abandoned
ODI 4218	12 December						by 98 runs
ODI 4219	14 December						by 4 wickets
ODI 4220	15 December						by 7 wickets

England women against Pakistan women in Malaysia

See main article: England women's cricket team against Pakistan in Malaysia in 2019–20.

2017–20 ICC Women's Championship – WODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
WODI 1175	9 December				by 75 runs
WODI 1176	12 December				by 127 runs
WODI 1177	14 December				No result
WT20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
WT20I 817	17 December				by 29 runs
WT20I 818	19 December				by 84 runs
WT20I 819	20 December				by 26 runs

New Zealand in Australia

See main article: New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 2019–20.

The last two ODI matches were cancelled in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[44]

2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship, Trans-Tasman Trophy – Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2374	12–16 December				by 296 runs
Test 2376	26–30 December				by 247 runs
Test 2378	3–7 January				by 279 runs
Chappell–Hadlee Trophy – ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 4255	13 March				by 71 runs
ODI 4255a	15 March
ODI 4255d	20 March

England in South Africa

See main article: English cricket team in South Africa in 2019–20.

2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship – Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2377	26–30 December				by 107 runs
Test 2379	3–7 January				by 189 runs
Test 2380	16–20 January				by an innings and 53 runs
Test 2382	24–28 January				by 191 runs
ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 4234	4 February				by 7 wickets
ODI 4238	7 February				No result
ODI 4242	9 February				by 2 wickets
T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 1039	12 February				by 1 run
T20I 1041	14 February				by 2 runs
T20I 1043	16 February				by 5 wickets

January

2020 Oman Tri-Nation Series

See main article: 2020 Oman Tri-Nation Series.

2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 – Tri-series
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
ODI 4224	5 January						by 5 wickets
ODI 4225	6 January						by 8 runs
ODI 4227	8 January						by 52 runs
ODI 4228	9 January						by 8 wickets
ODI 4229a	11 January						Match abandoned
ODI 4229b	12 January						Match abandoned

Sri Lanka in India

See main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2019–20.

T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 1025	5 January				No result
T20I 1026	7 January				by 7 wickets
T20I 1027	10 January				by 78 runs

Ireland in West Indies

See main article: Irish cricket team in the West Indies in 2019–20.

ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 4226	7 January				by 5 wickets
ODI 4229	9 January				by 1 wicket
ODI 4230	12 January				by 5 wickets (DLS)
T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 1028	15 January				by 4 runs
T20I 1029	18 January				No result
T20I 1030	19 January				by 9 wickets

Australia in India

See main article: Australian cricket team in India in 2019–20.

ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 4231	14 January				by 10 wickets
ODI 4232	17 January				by 36 runs
ODI 4233	19 January				by 7 wickets

2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup

See main article: 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe

See main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2019–20.

Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2381	19–23 January				by 10 wickets
Test 2383	27–31 January				Match drawn

India in New Zealand

See main article: Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 2019–20.

T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 1031	24 January				by 6 wickets
T20I 1034	26 January				by 7 wickets
T20I 1035	29 January				Match tied (won S/O)
T20I 1036	31 January				Match tied (won S/O)
T20I 1037	2 February				by 7 runs
ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 4235	5 February				by 4 wickets
ODI 4239	8 February				by 22 runs
ODI 4243	11 February				by 5 wickets
2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship – Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2385	21–25 February				by 10 wickets
Test 2387	29 February–4 March				by 7 wickets

Bangladesh in Pakistan

See main article: Bangladeshi cricket team in Pakistan in 2019–20.

The one-off ODI and the second Test were cancelled in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[45]

T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 1032	24 January				by 5 wickets
T20I 1033	25 January				by 9 wickets
T20I 1034a	27 January				Match abandoned
2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship – Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2384	7–11 February				by an innings and 44 runs
2nd Test	5–9 April
Only ODI
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Only ODI	1 April

South Africa women in New Zealand

See main article: South Africa women's cricket team in New Zealand in 2019–20.

2017–20 ICC Women's Championship – WODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
WODI 1178	25 January				by 7 wickets
WODI 1179	27 January				by 8 wickets
WODI 1180	30 January				by 6 wickets
WT20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
WT20I 834	2 February				by 9 wickets
WT20I 837	6 February				by 5 wickets
WT20I 843	9 February				by 5 wickets
WT20I 844	10 February				by 69 runs
WT20I 845a	13 February				Match abandoned

2020 Australia women's Tri-Nation Series

See main article: 2020 Australia women's Tri-Nation Series.

WT20I Tri-series
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
WT20I 831	31 January						by 5 wickets
WT20I 832	1 February						Match tied (won S/O)
WT20I 833	2 February						by 4 wickets
WT20I 838	7 February						by 4 wickets
WT20I 840	8 February						by 7 wickets
WT20I 842	9 February						by 16 runs
Final
WT20I 845	12 February						by 11 runs

February

2020 Nepal Tri-Nation Series

See main article: 2020 Nepal Tri-Nation Series.

2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 – Tri-series
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
ODI 4236	5 February						by 18 runs
ODI 4237	6 February						by 6 wickets
ODI 4240	8 February						35 by runs
ODI 4241	9 February						by 8 wickets
ODI 4244	11 February						by 92 runs
ODI 4245	12 February						by 8 wickets

2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup

See main article: 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.

Group stage
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
WT20I 846	21 February						by 17 runs
WT20I 847	22 February						by 7 wickets
WT20I 848	22 February						by 7 wickets
WT20I 849	23 February						won by 6 wickets
WT20I 850	24 February						by 5 wickets
WT20I 851	24 February						by 18 runs
WT20I 852	26 February						by 98 runs
WT20I 853	26 February						by 8 wickets
WT20I 854	27 February						by 3 runs
WT20I 855	27 February						by 86 runs
WT20I 856	28 February						won by 113 runs
WT20I 857	28 February						by 42 runs
WT20I 858	29 February						by 17 runs
WT20I 859	29 February						by 7 wickets
WT20I 860	1 March						by 17 runs
WT20I 861	1 March						by 46 runs
WT20I 862	2 March						by 9 wickets
WT20I 863	2 March						by 4 runs
WT20I 864	3 March						No result
WT20I 864a	3 March						Match abandoned
Semi-finals
WT20I 864b	5 March						Match abandoned
WT20I 865	5 March						won by 5 runs (DLS)
Final
WT20I 866	8 March						won by 85 runs

Australia in South Africa

See main article: Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2019–20.

T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 1046	21 February				by 107 runs
T20I 1052	23 February				by 12 runs
T20I 1065	26 February				by 97 runs
ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 4248	29 February				by 74 runs
ODI 4252	4 March				by 6 wickets
ODI 4254	7 March				by 6 wickets

Zimbabwe in Bangladesh

See main article: Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh in 2019–20.

Only Test
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2386	22–26 February				by an innings and 106 runs
ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 4249	1 March				by 169 runs
ODI 4251	3 March				by 4 runs
ODI 4253	6 March				by 123 runs (DLS)
T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 1082	9 March				by 48 runs
T20I 1084	11 March				by 9 wickets

West Indies in Sri Lanka

See main article: West Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2019–20.

ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 4246	22 February				by 1 wicket
ODI 4247	26 February				by 161 runs
ODI 4250	1 March				by 6 runs
T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 1075	4 March				by 25 runs
T20I 1078	6 March				by 7 wickets

March

Ireland vs Afghanistan in India

See main article: Irish cricket team against Afghanistan in India in 2019–20.

T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 1077	6 March				by 11 runs (DLS)
T20I 1079	8 March				by 21 runs
T20I 1083	10 March				Match tied (won S/O)

England in Sri Lanka

The two Test matches were postponed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the series rescheduled for January 2021.^[46]

2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship - Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2387a	19–23 March
Test 2387b	27–31 March

Mujib 100 T20 Cup Bangladesh 2020

See main article: Mujib 100 T20 Cup Bangladesh 2020.

The two T20I matches were postponed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[47]

T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 1084a	21 March
T20I 1084b	22 March

Australia women in South Africa

See main article: Australia women's cricket team in South Africa in 2019–20. In early March 2020, the tour was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[48]

2017–20 ICC Women's Championship – WODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
WODI 1180a	22 March
WODI 1180b	25 March
WODI 1180c	28 March
WT20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
WT20I 866a	31 March
WT20I 866b	3 April
WT20I 866c	4 April

Australia in New Zealand

See main article: Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 2019–20.

The series was cancelled in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[49]

T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st T20I	24 March
2nd T20I	27 March
3rd T20I	29 March

Netherlands in Namibia

See main article: Dutch cricket team in Namibia in 2019–20.

The tour was cancelled in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[50]

T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st T20I	25 March
2nd T20I	26 March
3rd T20I	28 March
4th T20I	1 April
ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st ODI	29 March
2nd ODI	31 March

April

2020 United States Tri-Nation Series

See main article: 2020 United States Tri-Nation Series.

The ODI series was postponed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[51]

2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 – Tri-series
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
1st ODI	1 April
2nd ODI	2 April
3rd ODI	4 April
4th ODI	5 April
5th ODI	7 April
6th ODI	8 April

Ireland in Zimbabwe

See main article: Irish cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2019–20.

The tour was cancelled in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[52]

T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st T20I	2 April
2nd T20I	4 April
3rd T20I	5 April
ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st ODI	8 April
2nd ODI	10 April
3rd ODI	12 April

2020 Thailand Women's Quadrangular Series

A women's quadrangular series between Ireland, the Netherlands, Zimbabwe and the hosts Thailand was cancelled in early March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^{[19] [20]}

2020 Namibia Tri-Nation Series

See main article: 2020 Namibia Tri-Nation Series (April).

The ODI series was postponed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[31]

2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 – Tri-series
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
[1st ODI]	20 April
[2nd ODI]	21 April
[3rd ODI]	23 April
[4th ODI]	24 April
[5th ODI]	26 April
[6th ODI]	27 April

See also

• Associate international cricket in 2019–20
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cricket

Notes and References

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2. Web site: Men's Future Tours Programme . 11 October 2019 . International Cricket Council.
3. Web site: Women's T20 World Cup final: Australia beat India at MCG . BBC Sport . 8 March 2020.
4. Web site: ICC board and full council concludes in London . International Cricket Council . 18 July 2019.
5. Web site: Zimbabwe suspended by ICC over 'government interference' . ESPN Cricinfo . 18 July 2019.
6. Web site: Namibia and Nigeria to compete in ICC Women's and Men's T20 World Cup Qualifiers . International Cricket Council . 6 August 2019.
7. Web site: Zimbabwe and Nepal readmitted as ICC members . ESPN Cricinfo . 14 October 2019.
8. Web site: Della Penna . Peter . Career-best 6 for 16 'a fantastic feeling' for Sandeep Lamichhane . ESPNcricinfo . 19 April 2024 . 12 February 2020.
9. Web site: Australia seal spot in Women's World Cup 2021 . International Cricket Council . 12 September 2019.
10. Web site: Haynes, Jonassen see Aussies equal record win streak . Cricket Australia . 7 October 2019.
11. Web site: World record! Healy's ton seals win No.18 for Aussies . Cricket Australia . 9 October 2019.
12. Web site: Vanua, Bau dig PNG out of 19 for 6 hole to seal T20 World Cup qualification . ESPN Cricinfo . 27 October 2019.
13. Web site: Ireland qualify for T20 World Cup after Jersey shock Oman . RTE . 27 October 2019.
14. Web site: Roelof van der Merwe and Brandon Glover help Netherlands defend title . ESPN Cricinfo . 2 November 2019.
15. Web site: 1st T20I: Bangladesh up against India, history and pollution in 1000th T20I match . India Today . 3 November 2019.
16. Web site: Pakistan to host Sri Lanka for two-Test series in December . ESPN Cricinfo . 22 December 2019.
17. Web site: Akbar Ali and Shoriful Islam lead Bangladesh to Under-19 World Cup glory . ESPN Cricinfo . 9 February 2020.
18. Web site: List of all the cricket series affected by coronavirus: full coverage . ESPN Cricinfo . 13 March 2020.
19. Web site: Quadrangular tournament ahead for Ireland Women . Cricket Ireland . 23 February 2020.
20. Web site: Women's Quadrangular Series in Thailand called off . Royal Dutch Cricket Association . 2 March 2020.
21. Web site: Men's Cricket World Cup Challenge League A postponed due to Coronavirus outbreak . International Cricket Council . 5 March 2020.
22. Web site: World XI v Asia XI matches postponed amid coronavirus fears . ESPN Cricinfo . 11 March 2020.
23. Web site: Australia Women won't tour South Africa as scheduled because of coronavirus . ESPN Cricinfo . 12 March 2020.
24. Web site: Series six of Men's CWC League 2 in USA postponed due to Coronavirus outbreak . International Cricket Council . 13 March 2020.
25. Web site: England tour of Sri Lanka cancelled amid COVID-19 spread . ESPN Cricinfo . 13 March 2020.
26. Web site: Coronavirus: India v South Africa ODI series called off . ESPN Cricinfo . 13 March 2020.
27. Web site: SL-Eng Tests, Ind-SA ODIs postponed amid growing COVID-19 fears . International Cricket Council . 13 March 2020.
28. Web site: Australia v New Zealand cancelled with travel restrictions in place . ESPN Cricinfo . 14 March 2020.
29. Web site: Coronavirus: Final leg of Bangladesh's tour of Pakistan called off . ESPN Cricinfo . 16 March 2020.
30. Web site: Ireland tour of Zimbabwe to be called off . Cricket Europe . 16 March 2020.
31. Web site: COVID-19 update – ICC qualifying events . International Cricket Council . 26 March 2020.
32. The one-off ODI and the second Test were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
33. The two-match Test series was scheduled to take place, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
34. The two-match T20I series was scheduled to take place, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
35. The T20I series was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
36. The tour was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
37. The quadrangular series was scheduled to take place, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
38. Web site: Men's Test Team Rankings . International Cricket Council . 26 August 2019.
39. Web site: Men's ODI Team Rankings . International Cricket Council . 26 August 2019.
40. Web site: Men's T20I Team Rankings . International Cricket Council . 26 August 2019.
41. Web site: Women's ODI Rankings . International Cricket Council . 26 August 2019.
42. Web site: Women's T20I Rankings . International Cricket Council . 26 August 2019.
43. Web site: India vs South Africa: Lucknow, Kolkata ODIs cancelled amid coronavirus threat . Hindustan Times . 13 March 2020.
44. Web site: Australia-New Zealand ODIs, T20Is suspended amid Covid-19 outbreak . International Cricket Council . 14 March 2020.
45. Web site: Karachi ODI, Test and Pakistan Cup postponed . Pakistan Cricket Board . 16 March 2020.
46. Web site: Coronavirus: England Test series in Sri Lanka called-off . BBC Sport . 13 March 2020.
47. Web site: BCB postpones World XI-Asia XI clashes amid COVID-19 outbreak . CricBuzz . 11 March 2020.
48. Web site: COVID-19 pandemic sends ODIs behind closed doors . Cricket Australia . 13 March 2020.
49. Web site: AUSvNZ ODIs, T20s suspended due to COVID-19 . Cricket Australia . 14 March 2020.
50. Web site: Men’s tour to Namibia cancelled . Royal Dutch Cricket Association . 13 March 2020.
51. Web site: Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 in USA Postponed due to Coronavirus outbreak . USA Cricket . 13 March 2020.
52. Web site: Ireland's Zimbabwe tour to be cancelled . Belfast Telegraph . 16 March 2020.