International cricket in 2011–12 explained

The 2011–12 international cricket season was from October 2011 to April 2012 and included a number of Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International series.^[1] The season saw the launch of the ICC T20I Championship in October 2011. England, the reigning ICC World Twenty20 champions, were ranked number one.^[2] England had their first defences of the ICC Test Championship number-one ranking they acquired at home in August 2011. While they retained the spot throughout the season,^[3] ^[4] they showed their weaknesses in Asian conditions as they were whitewashed in a three-Test series against Pakistan.^[5] Australia were the best ranked in the ICC ODI Championship throughout the season but their rating dropped from 130 to 123 after average performances in the season.^[6] ^[7] They would drop to number four in the following season.^[8]

Season overview

International tours
Start date	Home team	Away team	Results [Matches]
Start date	Home team	Away team	width=50	Test	width=50	ODI	width=50	T20I
			0–1 [2]	1–2 [3]	1–0 [1]
			1–1 [2]	1–2 [3]	1–1 [2]
			—	5–0 [5]	0–1 [1]
			0–1 [1]	1–2 [3]	0–2 [2]
			1–0 [3]	4–1 [5]	1–0 [1]
			2–0 [3]	4–1 [5]	—
			0–2 [2]	0–3 [3]	0–1 [1]
			1–1 [2]	—	—
			2–1 [3]	3–2 [5]	—
			4–0 [4]	—	1–1 [2]
			3–0 [3]	0–4 [4]	1–2 [3]
			1–0 [1]	3–0 [3]	2–0 [2]
			—	1–0 [1]	—
			0–1 [3]	0–3 [3]	1–2 [3]
			0–2 [3]	2–2 [5]	1–1 [2]
			1–1 [2]	—	—
			—	—	1–0 [1]
International tournaments
Start date	Tournament			Winners
	Commonwealth Bank Series
	Asia Cup
Women's international tours
Start date	Home team	Away team	Results [Matches]
Start date	Home team	Away team	width=50	WTest	width=50	WODI	width=50	WT20I
			—	2–1 [3]	3–2 [5]
Minor tours
Start date	Home team	Away team	Results [Matches]
Start date	Home team	Away team	FC	List A	T20
			0–0 [1]	2–0 [2]	—
			0–1 [1]	1–1 [2]	0–3 [3]
			1–0 [1]	1–1 [2]	—
Minor tournaments
Start date	Tournament			Winners
	Hong Kong Cricket Sixes
	ICC World Cricket League Division Five
	ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier

Pre-season rankings

ICC Test Championship 20 September 2011^[9]
Rank	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
1		37	4634	125
2		21	2469	118
3		37	4336	117
4		31	3224	104
5		27	2786	103
6		24	2245	94
7		23	2039	89
8		19	1485	78
9		12	94	8

ICC ODI Championship 20 September 2011
Rank	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
1		30	3894	130
2		28	3327	119
3		19	2197	116
4		30	3383	113
5		34	3804	112
6		29	2931	101
7		22	1973	90
8		19	1475	78
9		26	1648	63
10		27	1200	44
11		12	492	41
12		9	137	15
13		7	0	0

ICC T20I Championship 5 November 2011
Rank	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
1		11	1435	130
2		8	1009	126
3		9	1056	117
4		8	900	113
5		11	1223	111
6		6	635	106
7		12	1164	97
8		8	711	89
9		3	224	75
10		7	376	54

Note: Zimbabwe are currently unranked in Tests as they have played insufficient matches. They have 106 points and a rating of 53.

October

West Indies in Bangladesh

See main article: West Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2011–12.

Only T20I
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 209	11 October				by 3 wickets
ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 3198	13 October				by 40 runs
ODI 3200	15 October				by 8 wickets
ODI 3202	18 October				by 8 wickets
Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2010	21–25 October				Match drawn
Test 2012	29 October – 2 November				by 229 runs

Afghanistan in the UAE

See main article: Afghanistan cricket team in the United Arab Emirates, 2011–12.

2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
First-class	5–8 October				Match drawn
2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
List A	10 October				by 15 runs
List A	12 October				by 69 runs

Australia in South Africa

See main article: Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2011–12.

T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 210	13 October				by 5 wickets
T20I 212	16 October				by 3 wickets
ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 3203	19 October				by 93 runs (D/L)
ODI 3208	23 October				by 80 runs
ODI 3211	28 October				by 3 wickets
Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2016	9–13 November				by 8 wickets
Test 2018	17–21 November				by 2 wickets

England in India

See main article: English cricket team in India in 2011–12.

ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 3199	14 October				by 126 runs
ODI 3201	17 October				by 8 wickets
ODI 3205	20 October				by 5 wickets
ODI 3207	23 October				by 6 wickets
ODI 3210	25 October				by 95 runs
Only T20I
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 214	29 October				by 6 wickets

New Zealand in Zimbabwe

See main article: New Zealand cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2011–12.

T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 211	15 October				by 10 wickets
T20I 213	17 October				by 34 runs (D/L)
ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 3204	20 October		Ross Taylor		by 9 wickets
ODI 3206	22 October				by 4 wickets
ODI 3209	25 October				by 1 wicket
Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2013	1–5 November		Ross Taylor		by 34 runs

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan in United Arab Emirates

See main article: Pakistani cricket team vs Sri Lanka in the UAE in 2011–12.

Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2009	18–22 October				Match drawn
Test 2011	26–30 October				by 9 wickets
Test 2014	3–7 November				Match drawn
ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 3212	11 November				by 8 wickets
ODI 3213	14 November				by 25 runs
ODI 3214	18 November				by 21 runs
ODI 3215	20 November				by 26 runs
ODI 3216	23 November				by 3 wickets
Only T20I
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 215	25 November				by 5 wickets

November

West Indies in India

See main article: West Indian cricket team in India in 2011–12.

Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2015	6–10 November				by 5 wickets
Test 2017	14–18 November				by an innings and 15 runs
Test 2019	22–26 November				Match drawn
ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 3217	29 November				by 1 wicket
ODI 3219	2 December				by 5 wickets
ODI 3221	5 December				by 16 runs
ODI 3223	8 December				by 153 runs
ODI 3224	11 December				by 34 runs

Pakistan in Bangladesh

See main article: Pakistani cricket team in Bangladesh in 2011–12.

Only T20I
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 216	29 November				by 50 runs
ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 3218	1 December				by 5 wickets
ODI 3220	3 December				by 76 runs
ODI 3222	6 December				by 58 runs
Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2022	9–13 December				by an innings and 184 runs
Test 2024	17–21 December				by 7 wickets

December

New Zealand in Australia

See main article: New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 2011–12.

Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2020	1–5 December				by 9 wickets
Test 2021	9–13 December				by 7 runs

Sri Lanka in South Africa

See main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2011–12.

Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2023	15–19 December				by an innings and 81 runs
Test 2026	26–30 December				by 208 runs
Test 2028	3–7 January				by 10 wickets
ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 3225	11 January				by 258 runs
ODI 3226	14 January				by 5 wickets
ODI 3227	17 January				by 4 runs (D/L)
ODI 3228	20 January				by 5 wickets
ODI 3229	22 January				by 2 wickets

India in Australia

See main article: Indian cricket team in Australia in 2011–12.

Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2025	26–30 December				by 122 runs
Test 2027	3–7 January	Michael Clarke			by an innings and 68 runs
Test 2029	13–17 January	Michael Clarke			by an innings and 37 runs
Test 2031	24–28 January	Michael Clarke			by 298 runs
T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 217	1 February				by 31 runs
T20I 218	3 February				by 8 wickets

January

England vs Pakistan in United Arab Emirates

See main article: Pakistani cricket team vs England in the UAE in 2011–12.

Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2030	17–21 January				by 10 wickets
Test 2032	25–29 January				by 72 runs
Test 2034	3–7 February				by 71 runs
ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 3238	13 February				by 130 runs
ODI 3240	15 February				by 20 runs
ODI 3243	18 February				by 9 wickets
ODI 3247	21 February				by 4 wickets
T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 226	23 February				by 8 runs
T20I 228	25 February				by 38 runs
T20I 229	27 February				by 5 runs

Zimbabwe in New Zealand

See main article: Zimbabwean cricket team in New Zealand in 2011–12.

Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2033	26–30 January				by an innings and 301 runs
ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 3230	3 February				by 90 runs
ODI 3232	6 February				by 141 runs
ODI 3234	9 February				by 202 runs
T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 219	12 February				by 7 wickets
T20I 220	14 February				by 5 wickets

February

Commonwealth Bank Series

See main article: 2011–12 Commonwealth Bank Series.

ODI series
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
ODI 3231	5 February						by 65 runs (D/L)
ODI 3233	8 February						by 4 wickets
ODI 3235	10 February						by 5 runs
ODI 3237	12 February						by 4 wickets
ODI 3239	14 February						Match tied
ODI 3241	17 February						by 8 wickets (D/L)
ODI 3244	19 February						by 110 runs
ODI 3246	21 February						by 51 runs
ODI 3248	24 February						by 3 wickets
ODI 3250	26 February						by 87 runs
ODI 3251	28 February						by 7 wickets
ODI 3253	2 March						by 9 runs
Finals
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
ODI 3255	4 March						by 15 runs
ODI 3256	6 March						by 8 wickets
ODI 3257	8 March						by 16 runs

Afghanistan against Pakistan in UAE

See main article: Afghan cricket team vs Pakistan in the UAE in 2011–12.

Ireland in Kenya

See main article: Irish cricket team in Kenya in 2011-12.

2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
First-class	12–15 February				by 10 runs
2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 3242	18 February				by 7 wickets
ODI 3245	20 February				by 117 runs
T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 224	22 February				by 6 wickets
T20I 225	23 February				by 8 wickets
T20I 227	24 February				by 2 runs

South Africa in New Zealand

See main article: South African cricket team in New Zealand in 2011–12.

T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 221	17 February				by 6 wickets
T20I 222	19 February				by 8 wickets
T20I 223	22 February				by 3 runs
ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 3249	25 February				by 6 wickets
ODI 3252	29 February				by 6 wickets
ODI 3254	3 March				by 5 wickets
Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2035	7–11 March				Match drawn
Test 2036	15–19 March				by 9 wickets
Test 2037	23–27 March				Match drawn

India women in West Indies

See main article: Indian women's cricket team in West Indies in 2011–12.

WT20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
WT20I 131	18 February				by 8 wickets
WT20I 133	19 February				by 3 runs
WT20I 135	22 February				by 2 wickets
WT20I 136	23 February				by 6 wickets
WT20I 138	27 February				by 6 wickets
WODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
WODI 810	29 February				by 76 runs
WODI 812	2 March				by 42 runs
WODI 814	4 March				by 3 wickets

World Cricket League Division Five

See main article: 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Five.

Group stage

Group stage
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
Match 1	18 February		Ahmed Faiz (cricketer)	Ahmed Faiz				by 47 runs (D/L)
Match 2	18 February		Yaser Sadeq		Stuart Le Prevost		by 9 wickets
Match 3	18 February						by 80 runs (D/L)
Match 4	19 February		Yaser Sadeq				by 65 runs
Match 5	19 February				Ahmed Faiz (cricketer)	Ahmed Faiz		by 9 wickets
Match 6	19 February				Stuart Le Prevost		by 78 runs
Match 7	21 February				Stuart Le Prevost		by 29 runs (D/L)
Match 8	21 February		Yaser Sadeq				by 8 wickets (D/L)
Match 9	21 February						by 27 runs (D/L)
Match 10	22 February						by 10 wickets
Match 11	22 February		Stuart Le Prevost				by 4 runs
Match 12	22 February				Yaser Sadeq		by 102 runs
Match 13	24 February		Yaser Sadeq				by 2 wickets
Match 14	24 February				Stuart Le Prevost		by 6 wickets
Match 15	24 February						by 146 runs
Playoffs
5th place playoff	25 February				Yaser Sadeq		by 5 wickets
3rd place playoff	25 February				Stuart Le Prevost		by 1 run
Final	25 February						by 9 wickets

Final Placings

Pos	Team	Status
1st		Promoted to Division Four for 2012
2nd		Promoted to Division Four for 2012
3rd		Remained in Division Five for 2014
4th		Remained in Division Five for 2014
5th		Relegated to Division Six for 2013
6th		Relegated to Division Six for 2013

March

Asia Cup

See main article: 2012 Asia Cup.

Group stage
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
ODI 3258	11 March						by 21 runs
ODI 3259	13 March						by 50 runs
ODI 3260	15 March						by 6 wickets
ODI 3261	16 March						by 5 wickets
ODI 3263	18 March						by 6 wickets
ODI 3265	20 March						by 5 wickets (D/L)
Final
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
ODI 3267	22 March						by 2 runs

ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier

See main article: 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier.

Group stage
No.	Date	Group	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
Match 1	13 March	A						by 6 wickets
Match 2	13 March	B						by 9 wickets
Match 3	13 March	B						by 4 runs
Match 4	13 March	B						by 4 wickets
T20I 230	13 March	A						by 42 runs
T20I 231	13 March	B						by 14 runs
Match 7	13 March	A						by 28 runs
Match 8	13 March	A						by 7 wickets
T20I 232	14 March	B						by 10 wickets
Match 10	14 March	A						by 6 runs
Match 11	14 March	A						by 8 wickets
Match 12	14 March	B						by 8 runs
T20I 233	14 March	A						by 4 wickets
Match 14	14 March	A						by 9 wickets
Match 15	14 March	B						by 3 wickets
Match 16	14 March	B						by 49 runs
Match 17	15 March	A						by 8 wickets
Match 18	15 March	B						by 17 runs
Match 19	15 March	B						by 2 wickets
Match 20	15 March	A						by 89 runs
Match 21	15 March	B						by 34 runs
Match 22	15 March	B						by 35 runs
Match 23	15 March	A						by 4 runs
Match 24	15 March	A						by 35 runs
Match 25	16 March	A						by 72 runs
Match 26	16 March	A						by 7 wickets
Match 27	16 March	B						by 4 runs
Match 28	16 March	B						by 52 runs
Match 29	16 March	A						by 4 wickets
Match 30	16 March	B						by 64 runs
Match 31	16 March	B						by 7 wickets
Match 32	16 March	A						by 34 runs
Match 33	18 March	B						by 30 runs
Match 34	18 March	A						by 35 runs
Match 35	18 March	A						by 9 wickets
Match 36	18 March	B						by 13 runs
T20I 234	18 March	A						by 41 runs
T20I 235	18 March	B						by 17 runs
Match 39	18 March	A						by 24 runs
Match 40	18 March	B						by 7 wickets
Match 41	19 March	A						by 6 wickets
Match 42	19 March	B						by 7 wickets
Match 43	19 March	B						by 9 wickets
Match 44	19 March	A						by 9 wickets
Match 45	19 March	A						by 5 wickets
Match 46	19 March	B						by 82 runs
Match 47	19 March	A						by 55 runs
Match 48	19 March	B				Qais Bin Khalid Al Said	Qais Al Said		by 36 runs
Match 49	20 March	A						by 15 runs
Match 50	20 March	B						by 48 runs
Match 51	20 March	B						by 44 runs
Match 52	20 March	A						by 83 runs
Match 53	20 March	B						by 27 runs
Match 54	20 March	B				Aditya Mishra		by 7 wickets
Match 55	20 March	A						by 14 runs
Match 56	20 March	A						by 18 runs
15th place playoff
15th place playoff	22 March							by 17 runs
11th place playoff
No.	Date		Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
Semi-final 1	22 March							by 5 wickets
Semi-final 2	22 March			Aditya Mishra				by 34 runs
13th place	23 March							by 41 runs
11th place	23 March							by 77 runs
7th place playoff
Semi-final 1	22 March							by 5 wickets
Semi-final 2	22 March							by 12 runs
9th place	23 March							by 38 runs
7th place	23 March							by 6 wickets
1st place playoff
Elimination play-offs
T20I 236	22 March							by 10 wickets
T20I 237	22 March							by 3 wickets
5th place playoff
T20I 239	23 March							by 4 wickets
Qualifier 1
Qualifier 1	22 March							by 47 runs
Elimination semi-final
T20I 238	23 March							by 7 wickets
Qualifier 2
Qualifier 2	24 March							by 9 wickets
Final
T20I 240	24 March							by 5 wickets

Final Placings

Pos	Team	Status
	Qualified for 2012 ICC World Twenty20
2nd	Qualified for 2012 ICC World Twenty20
3rd		Automatic qualification for 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th

Australia in West Indies

See main article: Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 2011–12.

ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 3262	16 March				by 64 runs
ODI 3264	18 March				by 5 wickets (D/L)
ODI 3266	20 March				Match tied
ODI 3268	23 March				by 42 runs
ODI 3269	25 March				by 30 runs
T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 241	27 March				by 8 wickets
T20I 243	30 March				by 14 runs
Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2040	7–11 April				by 3 wickets
Test 2041	15–19 April				Match drawn
Test 2042	23–27 April				by 75 runs

England in Sri Lanka

See main article: English cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2011–12.

Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2038	26–29 March				by 75 runs
Test 2039	3–7 April				by 8 wickets

Afghanistan vs Netherlands in United Arab Emirates

ODI series
No.	Date	Afghanistan captain	Netherlands captain	Venue	Result
ODI 3270	29 March				by 9 wickets
ODI 3271	31 March				by 5 wickets
2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup
No.	Date	Afghanistan Captain	Netherlands Captain	Venue	Result
First-class	2–5 April				by 3 wickets

India in South Africa

External links

2011/12 season in ESPN CricInfo

Notes and References

Web site: Results: 2011–12 . . 21 December 2012.
News: ICC officially launches T20 rankings . 24 October 2011 . Rediff . 18 December 2012 .
Web site: 2011 Test Rankings . . 21 December 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130320093433/http://www.icc-cricket.com/match_zone/test_ranking.php?year=2011#SEPTEMBER . 20 March 2013 . dead .
Web site: 2012 Test Rankings . International Cricket Council . 21 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130320090830/http://www.icc-cricket.com/match_zone/test_ranking.php?year=2012 . 20 March 2013 .
News: Pakistan secure series whitewash . David . Hopps . 6 February 2012 . ESPN . Cricinfo . 6 January 2013 .
Web site: 2011 ODI Rankings . International Cricket Council . 21 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130320093324/http://www.icc-cricket.com/match_zone/odi_ranking.php?year=2011 . 20 March 2013 .
News: Harsh lessons for Watson and Australia . Daniel . Brettig . 26 March 2012 . ESPN . Cricinfo . 6 January 2013 .
News: England move top of ICC one-day international rankings . 8 August 2012 . BBC . 18 December 2012 .
Web site: Reliance ICC Rankings – ICC Team Rankings, ICC Test Rankings, ICC ODI Rankings . Icc-cricket.yahoo.net . 3 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110923151159/http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/match_zone/team_ranking.php . 23 September 2011 .