The International cricket in 2008 is defined as the season of international cricket between April and August 2008 in all cricket playing countries, as well as all international matches scheduled for the 2008 English Cricket Season. Matches between January and April are defined as belonging to the 2007–08 season, while matches between September and December will fall under the 2008–09 season.
| International tours | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | ||
| width=50 | Test | width=50 | ODI | width=50 | T20I |
| — | 5–0 [5] | 1–0 [1] | |||
| 2–0 [3] | 1–3 [5] | 1–0 [1] | |||
| 0–2 [3] | 0–5 [5] | 1–0 [1] | |||
| — | 1–2 [3] | — | |||
| 1–2 [4] | 4–0 [5] | 0–0 [1] | |||
| 2–1 [3] | 2–3 [5] | — | |||
| — | 1–0 [2] | — | |||
| — | 0–0 [1] | — | |||
| — | 0–0 [1] | — | |||
| — | 1–0 [3] | — | |||
| — | 3–0 [3] | — | |||
| International tournaments | |||||
| Start date | Tournament | Winners | |||
| Tri-Series | |||||
 Asia Cup | |||||
| Associates Tri-Series | |||||
 Associates Tri-Series | |||||
| Minor tours | |||||
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | ||
| First-class | ODI | ||||
| 0–0 [1] | 0–0 [2] | ||||
| Minor tournaments | |||||
| Start date | Tournament | Winners | |||
| ICC World Cricket League Division Five | |||||
| ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier | |||||
| Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | 4650 | 141 | ||
| 2 | 42 | 4242 | 111 | ||
| 3 | 44 | 4789 | 109 | ||
| 4 | 44 | 4771 | 108 | ||
| 5 | 35 | 3709 | 106 | ||
| 6 | 33 | 3107 | 100 | ||
| 7 | 25 | 2277 | 84 | ||
| 8 | 31 | 2380 | 83 | ||
| 9 | 24 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49 | 5434 | 129 | ||
| 2 | 47 | 5597 | 127 | ||
| 3 | 72 | 7230 | 113 | ||
| 4 | 38 | 4312 | 113 | ||
| 5 | 36 | 3943 | 110 | ||
| 6 | 40 | 4200 | 105 | ||
| 7 | 46 | 4810 | 105 | ||
| 8 | 39 | 3880 | 99 | ||
| 9 | 38 | 1798 | 47 | ||
| 10 | 11 | 217 | 20 | ||
| 11 | 31 | 552 | 18 | ||
| 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
See main article: Bangladesh cricket team in Pakistan in 2008.
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI series | ||||||
| ODI 2696 | 8 April | by 152 runs (D/L) | ||||
| ODI 2698 | 11 April | by 7 wickets (D/L) | ||||
| ODI 2700 | 13 April | by 23 runs | ||||
| ODI 2702 | 16 April | by 7 wickets | ||||
| ODI 2703 | 19 April | by 150 runs | ||||
| T20I | ||||||
| T20I 55 | 20 April | by 102 runs | ||||
See main article: New Zealand cricket team in England in 2008.
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test series | ||||||
| Test 1874 | 15–19 May | Match drawn | ||||
| Test 1876 | 23–27 May | by 6 wickets | ||||
| Test 1878 | 5–9 June | by an innings and 9 runs | ||||
| T20I | ||||||
| T20I 56 | 13 June | by 9 wickets | ||||
| ODI series | ||||||
| ODI 2708 | 15 June | by 114 runs | ||||
| ODI 2709 | 18 June | Match abandoned | ||||
| ODI 2710 | 21 June | by 22 runs | ||||
| ODI 2714 | 25 June | by 1 wicket | ||||
| ODI 2720 | 28 June | by 51 runs | ||||
See main article: Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 2008.
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test series | ||||||
| Test 1875 | 22–26 May | by 95 runs | ||||
| Test 1877 | 30 May – 3 June | Match drawn | ||||
| Test 1879 | 12–16 June | by 87 runs | ||||
| T20I | ||||||
| T20I 57 | 21 June | by 7 wickets | ||||
| ODI series | ||||||
| ODI 2713 | 24 June | by 84 runs | ||||
| ODI 2719 | 27 June | by 63 runs (D/L) | ||||
| ODI 2724 | 29 June | by 7 wickets | ||||
| ODI 2734 | 4 July | by 1 run | ||||
| ODI 2736 | 6 July | by 169 runs | ||||
See main article: 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five. The 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five took place in May 2008 in Jersey. 12 teams took part in the tournament, including Afghanistan, Bahamas, Botswana, Germany, Japan, Jersey, Mozambique, Nepal, Norway, Singapore, USA, Vanuatu.
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3.04 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2.10 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.67 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | −2.15 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −0.54 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | −3.52 | 1 |
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2.46 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1.63 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +0.24 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | −0.75 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | −1.35 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | −2.65 | 2 |
| Group stage | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Group | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
| 1st Match | 23 May | A | by 9 wickets | ||||||
| 2nd Match | 23 May | A | by 7 wickets | ||||||
| 3rd Match | 23 May | A | by 183 runs | ||||||
| 4th Match | 23 May | B | Ko Irie | by 93 runs | |||||
| 5th Match | 23 May | B | by 93 runs | ||||||
| 6th Match | 23 May | B | Tshepo Mhozya | by 70 runs | |||||
| 7th Match | 24 May | A | Victoria College Ground, St Helier | No result | |||||
| 8th Match | 24 May | A | No result | ||||||
| 9th Match | 24 May | A | Patrick Haines | by 6 wickets | |||||
| 10th Match | 24 May | B | No result | ||||||
| 11th Match | 24 May | B | Ko Irie | Les Quennevais No. 2, St Brélade | No result | ||||
| 12th Match | 24 May | B | Abdul Patel | No result | |||||
| Replay of 7th Match | 25 May | A | by 10 wickets | ||||||
| Replay of 8th Match | 25 May | A | by 219 runs | ||||||
| Replay of 10th Match | 25 May | B | by 5 wickets | ||||||
| Replay of 11th Match | 25 May | B | Ko Irie | by 8 wickets | |||||
| Replay of 12th Match | 25 May | B | Abdul Patel | by 3 wickets | |||||
| 13th Match | 26 May | A | Patrick Haines | by 7 wickets | |||||
| 14th Match | 26 May | A | by 108 runs | ||||||
| 15th Match | 26 May | A | by 7 wickets | ||||||
| 16th Match | 26 May | B | ARM Patel | by 7 wickets | |||||
| 17th Match | 26 May | B | Ko Irie | Match abandoned | |||||
| 18th Match | 26 May | B | by 128 runs | ||||||
| 19th Match | 27 May | A | by 6 wickets | ||||||
| 20th Match | 27 May | A | A Mansale | Victoria College Ground, St Helier | by 137 runs | ||||
| 21st Match | 27 May | A | by 3 wickets | ||||||
| 22nd Match | 27 May | B | Singapore by 69 runs | ||||||
| 23rd Match | 27 May | B | Ko Irie | Match Tied | |||||
| 24th Match | 27 May | B | Tshepo Mhozya | Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin | by 7 wickets | ||||
| 25th Match* | 28 May | A | Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brélade | Match abandoned | |||||
| 26th Match* | 28 May | A | Match abandoned | ||||||
| 27th Match* | 28 May | A | Match abandoned | ||||||
| 28th Match* | 28 May | B | Match abandoned | ||||||
| 29th Match* | 28 May | B | Tshepo Mhozya | Ko Irie | Match abandoned | ||||
| 30th Match* | 28 May | B | Match abandoned | ||||||
| Replay of 17th Match | 29 May | B | Ko Irie | by 52 runs (D/L) | |||||
| Replay of 25th Match | 29 May | A | by 6 wickets | ||||||
| Replay of 26th Match | 29 May | A | No result | ||||||
| Replay of 27th Match | 29 May | A | No result | ||||||
*The ICC Event Technical Committee, as per 12.1.6 of the ICC World Cricket League Division 5 Playing Conditions, decided not to replay all of group B's abandoned games. The abandoned match between Japan and Singapore will be played on 29 May to ensure that all teams in Group ` are to be played on 29 May.
| 9th Place Playoffs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
| 9th Place Semifinal 1 | 30 May | by 52 runs | ||||||
| 9th Place Semifinal 2 | 30 May | Patrick Haines | Ko Irie | by 99 runs | ||||
| 9th Place Playoff | 31 May | Ko Irie | by 7 wickets | |||||
| 11th Place Playoff | 31 May | Patrick Haines | 6 wickets | |||||
| 5th Place Playoffs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
| 5th Place Semifinal 1 | 30 May | by 54 runs | ||||||
| 5th Place Semifinal 2 | 30 May | ARM Patel | Botswana by 9 runs | |||||
| 5th Place Playoff | 31 May | ARM Patel | by 15 runs | |||||
| 7th Place Playoff | 31 May | by 2 wickets | ||||||
| 1st Place Playoffs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
| Semifinal 1 | 30 May | by 84 runs | ||||||
| Semifinal 2 | 30 May | Afghanistan by 37 runs | ||||||
| Final | 31 May | by 2 wickets | ||||||
| 3rd Place Playoff | 31 May | by 96 runs | ||||||
| width=50 | Pos | width=175 | Team | width=275 | Promotion/Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Promoted to 2008 Division Four | ||||
| 2nd | |||||
| 3rd | Remain in 2010 Division Five | ||||
| 4th | |||||
| 5th | Relegated to regional competitions[1] | ||||
| 6th | |||||
| 7th | |||||
| 8th | |||||
| 9th | |||||
| 10th | |||||
| 11th | |||||
| 12th |
See main article: 2008 Kitply Cup.
| Group stage | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
| ODI 2704 | 8 June | by 70 runs | ||||||
| ODI 2705 | 10 June | by 140 runs | ||||||
| ODI 2706 | 12 June | by 7 wickets | ||||||
See main article: 2008 Asia Cup. The 2008 Asia Cup took place in June 2008 in Pakistan. Six teams took part in the tournament, including Bangladesh, India, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and UAE.
| Group stage | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Group | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
| 1st Match | 24 June | A | by 96 runs | ||||||
| 2nd Match | 24 June | B | by 155 runs | ||||||
| 3rd Match | 25 June | A | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan | by 131 runs | |||||
| 4th Match | 25 June | B | by 256 runs | ||||||
| 5th Match | 26 June | A | by 142 runs | ||||||
| 6th Match | 26 June | B | by 6 wickets | ||||||
| Super Fours | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
| 7th Match | 28 June | by 7 wickets | ||||||
| 8th Match | 29 June | by 64 runs | ||||||
| 9th Match | 30 June | by 158 runs | ||||||
| 10th Match | 2 July | by 8 wickets | ||||||
| 11th Match | 3 July | by 6 wickets | ||||||
| 12th Match | 4 July | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | by 10 wickets | |||||
See main article: Bermudian cricket team in Canada in 2008.
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI series | |||||
| ODI 2722 | 28 June | by 3 wickets | |||
| ODI 2725 | 29 June | by 11 runs (D/L) | |||
| ODI 2728 | 1 July | by 77 runs | |||
See main article: 2008 Associates Tri-Series in Scotland.
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-Series | ||||||||
| ODI 2727 | 1 July | Mannofield Park, Aberdeen, | by 290 runs | |||||
| ODI 2729 | 2 July | Mannofield Park, Aberdeen, | by 5 wickets | |||||
| ODI 2731 | 3 July | Ryan Watson | Mannofield Park, Aberdeen, | by 8 wickets | ||||
See main article: South African cricket team in England in 2008.
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test series | |||||
| Test 1880 | 10–14 July | Match drawn | |||
| Test 1881 | 18–22 July | by 10 wickets | |||
| Test 1883 | 30 July – 3 August | by 5 wickets | |||
| Test 1885 | 7–11 August | by 6 wickets | |||
| Twenty20 International | |||||
| T20I 68a | 20 August | Match abandoned | |||
| ODI series | |||||
| ODI 2748 | 22 August | by 20 runs | |||
| ODI 2754 | 26 August | by 10 wickets | |||
| ODI 2757 | 29 August | by 126 runs | |||
| ODI 2759 | 31 August | by 7 wickets (D/L) | |||
| ODI 2761 | 3 September | No result | |||
See main article: Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2008.
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test series | |||||
| Test 1882 | 23–27 July | by an innings and 239 runs | |||
| Test 1884 | 31 July – 4 August | by 170 runs | |||
| Test 1886 | 8–12 August | by 8 wickets | |||
| ODI series | |||||
| ODI 2742 | 18 August | by 8 wickets | |||
| ODI 2745 | 20 August | by 3 wickets | |||
| ODI 2750 | 24 August | by 33 runs | |||
| ODI 2755 | 26 August | by 46 runs | |||
| ODI 2756 | 29 August | by 112 runs | |||
See main article: 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier.
| Group stage | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Group | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
| 1st Match | 2 August | B | by 19 runs | ||||||
| 2nd Match | 2 August | A | by 4 wickets | ||||||
| 3rd Match | 2 August | B | by 4 wickets | ||||||
| 4th Match | 3 August | A | by 8 wickets | ||||||
| 5th Match | 3 August | B | by 4 wickets | ||||||
| 6th Match | 3 August | A | by 4 runs (D/L) | ||||||
| 1st Place Playoffs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
| Semifinal 1 | 4 August | by 4 wickets | ||||||
| Semifinal 2 | 4 August | by 5 wickets | ||||||
| 3rd Place Final | 4 August | by 9 wickets | ||||||
| 5th Place Final | 5 August | by 8 wickets | ||||||
| 1st Place Final | 5 August | Match abandoned | ||||||
See main article: Bermudian cricket team in the Netherlands in 2008.
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI series | ||||||
| ODI 2739a | 7 August | Match abandoned | ||||
| ODI 2740 | 8 August | by 6 wickets | ||||
See main article: Kenyan cricket team in Scotland in 2008.
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class | ||||||
| First Class | 7–10 August | Match abandoned | ||||
| ODI series | ||||||
| ODI 2741 | 12 August | No result | ||||
| ODI 2741a | 13 August | Match abandoned | ||||
See main article: Canadian cricket team in Ireland in 2008.
See main article: Kenyan cricket team in the Netherlands in 2008.
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class | ||||||
| First Class | 16–19 August | won by an innings and 6 runs | ||||
| ODI series | ||||||
| ODI 2747 | 21 August | won by 6 wickets | ||||
See main article: England cricket team in Scotland in 2008.
See main article: 2008 Associates Tri-Series in Canada.
| Pos | Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.526 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.240 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.190 |
| Group stage | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
| ODI 2744 | 18 August | by 25 runs | ||||||
| ODI 2746 | 20 August | by 6 wickets | ||||||
| ODI 2749 | 22 August | by 49 runs | ||||||
See main article: Kenyan cricket team in Ireland in 2008.
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI series | ||||||
| ODI 2751 | 24 August | by 33 runs | ||||
| ODI 2753 | 25 August | No result | ||||
| ODI 2755 | 27 August | Match abandoned | ||||
See main article: New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan in 2008. The New Zealand national cricket team was due to tour Pakistan during the northern summer of 2008. They would have played three One Day Internationals against Pakistan. The tour was cancelled due to the political situation in the country.
See main article: Bangladesh cricket team in Australia in 2008.
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI series | ||||||
| ODI 2758 | 30 August | by 180 runs | ||||
| ODI 2760 | 3 September | by 8 wickets | ||||
| ODI 2762 | 6 September | by 73 runs | ||||