International cricket in 2014–15 explained
The 2014–2015 international cricket season was from October 2014 to April 2015.[1]
Season overview
Rankings
The following are the rankings at the beginning of the season.
ICC Test Championship 16 September 2014[2] |
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Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
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1 | | 27 | 3353 | 124 |
2 | | 32 | 3950 | 123 |
3 | | 39 | 4063 | 104 |
4 | | 31 | 3126 | 101 |
5 | | 29 | 2793 | 96 |
6 | | 23 | 2199 | 96 |
7 | | 30 | 2787 | 93 |
8 | | 26 | 1962 | 75 |
9 | | 9 | 352 | 39 |
10 | | 17 | 320 | 19 | |
ICC ODI Championship 6 September 2014[3] |
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Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
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1 | | 59 | 6696 | 113 |
2 | | 43 | 4868 | 113 |
3 | | 65 | 7245 | 111 |
4 | | 40 | 4455 | 111 |
5 | | 45 | 4804 | 107 |
6 | | 50 | 4998 | 100 |
7 | | 30 | 3031 | 98 |
8 | | 43 | 4107 | 96 |
9 | | 28 | 1940 | 69 |
10 | | 31 | 1784 | 58 |
11 | | 13 | 550 | 42 |
12 | | 9 | 297 | 33 | |
ICC T20I Championship 7 September 2014[4] |
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Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
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1 | | 23 | 3006 | 131 |
2 | | 16 | 2009 | 126 |
3 | | 26 | 3194 | 123 |
4 | | 23 | 2785 | 121 |
5 | | 22 | 2454 | 112 |
6 | | 20 | 2414 | 110 |
7 | | 25 | 2742 | 110 |
8 | | 25 | 2481 | 99 |
9 | | 12 | 1046 | 87 |
10 | | 16 | 1147 | 72 |
11 | | 14 | 951 | 68 |
12 | | 12 | 743 | 62 |
13 | | 11 | 573 | 52 |
14 | | 10 | 512 | 51 |
Insufficient matches |
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| | 3 | 190 | 63 |
| 3 | 90 | 30 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | |
October
Australia vs Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates
See main article: Australian cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2014–15.
T20I series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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T20I 406 | 5 October | | | | by 6 wickets |
ODI series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI 3530 | 7 October | | | | by 93 runs |
ODI 3532 | 10 October | | | | by 5 wickets |
ODI 3534 | 12 October | | | | by 1 run |
Test series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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Test 2140 | 22–26 October | | | | by 221 runs |
Test 2142 | 30 October–3 November | | | | by 356 runs | |
West Indies in India
See main article: West Indian cricket team in India in 2014–15.
ODI series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI 3531 | 8 October | | | | by 124 runs |
ODI 3533 | 11 October | | | | by 48 runs |
ODI 3534a | 14 October | | | | Match abandoned[5] |
ODI 3535 | 17 October | | | | by 59 runs |
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Tour was cancelled after the 4th ODI at
Dharamshala. The
West Indies tour of India in October was originally scheduled to consist of three
Test matches, five
One Day International matches and one
Twenty20 International match. During the 4th ODI, the rest of the tour was cancelled due to a pay dispute between the West Indies players, the
West Indies Cricket Board and the players association.
[6] [7] South Africa women in Sri Lanka
See main article: South Africa women's cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2014–15.
WODI series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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WODI 923 | 15 October | | | | by 53 runs |
WODI 924 | 17 October | | | | No result |
WODI 925 | 19 October | | | | by 4 wickets |
WODI 926 | 21 October | | | | by 5 wickets |
WT20I series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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WT20I 287 | 23 October | | | | by 7 runs |
WT20I 288 | 25 October | | | | by 7 wickets |
WT20I 289 | 26 October | | | | by 9 wickets | |
South Africa in New Zealand
See main article: South African cricket team in New Zealand in 2014–15.
ODI series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI 3536 | 21 October | | | | by 6 wickets |
ODI 3537 | 24 October | | | | by 72 runs |
ODI 3538 | 27 October | | | | No result | |
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh
See main article: Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh in 2014–15.
Test series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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Test 2141 | 25–29 October | | | | by 3 wickets |
Test 2143 | 3–7 November | | | | by 162 runs |
Test 2145 | 12–16 November | | | | by 186 runs |
ODI series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI 3550 | 21 November | | | | by 87 runs |
ODI 3552 | 23 November | | | | by 68 runs |
ODI 3553 | 26 November | | | | by 124 runs |
ODI 3555 | 28 November | | | | by 21 runs |
ODI 3559 | 1 December | | | | by 5 wickets | |
2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
See main article: 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three.
Points table
Final Placings
November
Sri Lanka in India
See main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2014–15.
ODI series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI 3539 | 2 November | | | | by 169 runs |
ODI 3540 | 6 November | | | | by 6 wickets |
ODI 3543 | 9 November | | | | by 6 wickets |
ODI 3544 | 13 November | | | | by 153 runs |
ODI 3547 | 16 November | | | | by 3 wickets | |
West Indies women in Australia
See main article: West Indies women's cricket team in Australia in 2014–15.
WT20I series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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WT20I 290 | 2 November | | | | by 4 wickets |
WT20I 291 | 5 November | | | | by 86 runs |
WT20I 292 | 7 November | | | | by 4 wickets |
WT20I 293 | 9 November | | | | by 8 wickets |
WODI series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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WODI 927 | 11 November | | | | by 3 wickets |
WODI 928 | 13 November | | | | by 53 runs |
WODI 929 | 16 November | | | | by 8 wickets |
WODI 930 | 18 November | | | | by 148 runs | |
South Africa in Australia
See main article: South African cricket team in Australia in 2014–15.
T20I series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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T20I 407 | 5 November | | | | by 7 wickets |
T20I 408 | 7 November | | | | by 7 wickets |
T20I 409 | 9 November | | | | by 2 wickets |
ODI series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI 3545 | 14 November | | | | by 32 runs |
ODI 3546 | 16 November | | | | by 3 wickets |
ODI 3548 | 19 November | | | | by 73 runs |
ODI 3549 | 21 November | | | | by 3 wickets |
ODI 3551 | 23 November | | | | by 2 wickets (DLS) | |
Hong Kong vs PNG in Australia
See main article: Hong Kong cricket team against Papua New Guinea in Australia in 2014–15.
ODI series |
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No. | Date | Team 1 captain | Team 2 captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI 3541 | 8 November | | | | by 4 wickets |
ODI 3542 | 9 November | | | | by 3 wickets |
FC series |
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No. | Date | Team 1 captain | Team 2 captain | Venue | Result |
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Only Match | 11–13 November | | | | by 133 runs |
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New Zealand vs Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates
See main article: New Zealand cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2014–15.
Test series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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Test 2144 | 9–13 November | | | | by 248 runs |
Test 2146 | 17–21 November | | | | Match drawn |
Test 2147 | 26 November - 1 December | | | | by an innings and 80 runs |
T20I series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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T20I 411 | 4 December | | | | by 7 wickets |
T20I 412 | 5 December | | | | by 17 runs |
ODI series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI 3564 | 8 December | | | | by 3 wickets |
ODI 3566 | 12 December | | | | by 4 wickets |
ODI 3568 | 14 December | | | | by 147 runs |
ODI 3570 | 17 December | | | | by 7 runs |
ODI 3571 | 19 December | | | | by 68 runs | |
South Africa women in India
See main article: South African women's cricket team in India in 2014–15.
WTEST series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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WTEST 137 | 16–19 November | | | | by an innings and 34 runs |
WODI series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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WODI 931 | 24 November | | | | by 2 wickets |
WODI 932 | 26 November | | | | by 6 wickets |
WODI 933 | 28 November | | | | by 4 wickets |
WT20I series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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WT20I 294 | 30 November | | | | by 16 runs | |
Hong Kong vs Nepal in Sri Lanka
See main article: Hong Kong cricket team against Nepal in Sri Lanka in 2014–15.
T20I series |
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No. | Date | Team 1 captain | Team 2 captain | Venue | Result |
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T20I 409a | 19 November | | | | Match abandoned |
T20I 409b | 20 November | | | | Match abandoned |
T20I 409c | 21 November | | | | Match abandoned |
T20I 409d | 22 November | | | | Cancelled[8] |
LA series |
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No. | Date | Team 1 captain | Team 2 captain | Venue | Result |
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Only List A | 23 November | | | | Match abandoned |
T20I series (rescheduled) |
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No. | Date | Team 1 captain | Team 2 captain | Venue | Result |
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T20I 410 | 24 November | | | | by 2 wickets | |
England in Sri Lanka
See main article: English cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2014–15.
2014 ICC East Asia-Pacific Men's Championship
See main article: 2014 ICC East Asia-Pacific Men's Championship.
Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirates
See main article: Afghan cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2014–15.
ODI series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI 3556 | 28 November | | | | by 5 wickets |
ODI 3558 | 30 November | | | | by 6 wickets |
ODI 3560 | 2 December | | | | by 2 wickets |
ODI 3562 | 4 December | | | | by 30 runs | |
December
India in Australia
See main article: Indian cricket team in Australia in 2014–15.
Test series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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Test 2148 | 9–13 December | | | | by 48 runs |
Test 2149 | 17–21 December | | | | by 4 wickets |
Test 2152 | 26–30 December | | | | Match drawn |
Test 2156 | 6–10 January | | | | Match drawn | |
Originally scheduled for 4–8 December. Postponed following the death of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes.[9]
West Indies in South Africa
See main article: West Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2014–15.
Test series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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Test 2150 | 17–21 December | | | | by an innings and 220 runs |
Test 2153 | 26–30 December | | | | Match drawn |
Test 2154 | 2–6 January | | | | by 8 wickets |
T20I series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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T20I 413 | 9 January | | | | by 4 wickets |
T20I 414 | 11 January | | | | by 4 wickets |
T20I 415 | 14 January | | | | by 69 runs |
ODI series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI 3579 | 16 January | | | | by 61 runs (DLS) |
ODI 3583 | 18 January | | | | by 148 runs |
ODI 3587 | 21 January | | | | by 9 wickets |
ODI 3591 | 25 January | | | | by 1 wicket |
ODI 3593 | 28 January | | | | by 131 runs | |
Sri Lanka in New Zealand
See main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 2014–15.
Test series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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Test 2151 | 26–30 December | | | | by 8 wickets |
Test 2155 | 3–7 January | | | | by 193 runs |
ODI series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI 3574 | 11 January | | | | by 3 wickets |
ODI 3577 | 15 January | | | | by 6 wickets |
ODI 3580 | 17 January | | | | No result |
ODI 3585 | 20 January | | | | by 4 wickets |
ODI 3588 | 23 January | | | | by 108 runs |
ODI 3590 | 25 January | | | | by 120 runs |
ODI 3594 | 29 January | | | | by 34 runs | |
January
2014–15 Dubai Triangular Series
See main article: Dubai Triangular Series 2014–15.
Pos | Team | | | | | | | | |
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1 | | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -0.161 |
2 | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.402 |
3 | | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +0.705 | |
Sri Lanka women vs Pakistan women in UAE
See main article: Sri Lanka women's cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2014–15.
WODI series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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WODI 934 | 9 January | | | | by 5 wickets |
WODI 935 | 11 January | | | | by 12 runs |
WODI 936 | 13 January | | | | by 7 wickets |
WT20I series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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WT20I 295 | 15 January | | | | by 8 runs |
WT20I 296 | 16 January | | | | by 55 runs |
WT20I 297 | 17 January | | | | by 5 wickets | |
2014–15 Carlton Mid Triangular Series
See main article: Carlton Mid Triangular Series in Australia in 2014–15.
Pos | Team | | | | | | | | |
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1 | | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | +0.467 |
2 | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | +0.425 |
3 | | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −0.942 | |
Group stage |
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No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
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ODI 3578 | 16 January | | | | | | by 3 wickets |
ODI 3582 | 18 January | | | | | | by 4 wickets |
ODI 3586 | 20 January | | | | | | by 9 wickets |
ODI 3589 | 23 January | | | | | | by 3 wickets |
ODI 3592 | 26 January | | | | | | No result |
ODI 3595 | 30 January | | | | | | by 3 wickets |
Final |
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ODI 3597 | 1 February | | | | | | by 112 runs | |
2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two
See main article: 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two.
Points table
Final placings
2015 ACC Twenty20 Cup
See main article: 2015 ACC Twenty20 Cup.
Points table
Final placings
Pakistan in New Zealand
See main article: Pakistani cricket team in New Zealand in 2014–15.
ODI series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI 3596 | 31 January | | | | by 7 wickets |
ODI 3598 | 3 February | | | | by 119 runs | |
February
England women in New Zealand
See main article: England women's cricket team in New Zealand in 2014–15.
WODI series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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WODI 937 | 11 February | | | | by 67 runs |
WODI 938 | 13 February | | | | by 90 runs |
WODI 939 | 17 February | | | | by 9 wickets |
WODI 940 | 26 February | | | | by 9 wickets |
WODI 941 | 28 February | | | | by 5 wickets |
WT20I series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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WT20I 298 | 19 February | | | | by 8 wickets |
WT20I 299 | 20 February | | | | by 6 wickets |
WT20I 300 | 24 February | | | | by 5 wickets | |
2015 Cricket World Cup
See main article: 2015 Cricket World Cup.
Group stage
Knockout
See main article: 2015 Cricket World Cup knockout stage.
Knockout stage |
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No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
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Quarterfinals |
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ODI 3640 | 18 March | | | | | | by 9 wickets |
ODI 3641 | 19 March | | | | | | by 109 runs |
ODI 3642 | 20 March | | | | | | by 6 wickets |
ODI 3643 | 21 March | | | | | | by 143 runs |
Semifinals |
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ODI 3644 | 24 March | | | | | | by 4 wickets (DLS) |
ODI 3645 | 26 March | | | | | | by 95 runs |
Final |
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ODI 3646 | 29 March | | | | | | by 7 wickets | |
March
South Africa women vs Pakistan women in UAE
See main article: South Africa women's cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2014–15.
WODI series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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WODI 942 | 13 March | | | | by 57 runs |
WODI 943 | 15 March | | | | by 3 wickets |
WODI 944 | 17 March | | | | by 5 wickets |
WT20I series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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WT20I 301 | 19 March | | | | by 5 wickets |
WT20I 302 | 20 March | | | | by 6 wickets |
WT20I 303 | 22 March | | | | by 7 wickets | |
2015 ICC Africa Twenty20 Championship
See main article: 2015 ICC Africa Twenty20 Championship.
Points table
Final placings
April
England in West Indies
See main article: English cricket team in the West Indies in 2014–15.
Pakistan in Bangladesh
See main article: Pakistani cricket team in Bangladesh in 2014–15.
ODI series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI 3647 | 17 April | | | | by 79 runs |
ODI 3648 | 19 April | | | | by 7 wickets |
ODI 3649 | 22 April | | | | by 8 wickets |
T20I series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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T20I 416 | 24 April | | | | by 7 wickets |
Test series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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Test 2159 | 28 April – 2 May | | | | Match drawn |
Test 2161 | 6–10 May | | | | by 328 runs |
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Future Tours Programme. 25 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140112115817/http://static.icc-cricket.com/ugc/documents/DOC_C8FEA718BB0062C236F6065FDEB954F7_1303878442268_601.pdf. 12 January 2014. dead.
- Web site: Reliance ICC Rankings – ICC Team Rankings, ICC Test Rankings, ICC ODI Rankings . International Cricket Council . 2014-07-01 .
- Web site: Reliance ICC ODI Ranking . International Cricket Council . 2014-09-06 .
- Web site: Reliance ICC T20I Ranking . International Cricket Council . 2014-02-20 .
- Web site: Third ODI abandoned because of cyclone . ESPNcricinfo (ESPN Sports Media) . 12 October 2014 . 12 October 2014 .
- Web site: West Indies to pull out of India tour . ESPNcricinfo (ESPN Sports Media) . 17 October 2014 . 17 October 2014 .
- Web site: West Indies: India tour to end early over payment dispute . BBC Sport . 17 October 2014 . 17 October 2014 .
- Web site: Nepal, HK likely to play T20I in Colombo . 21 November 2014 . My Republica . https://web.archive.org/web/20150131013602/http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=87106 . 31 January 2015 . dead .
- News: Cricket Australia postpones Gabba Test with funeral to be held Wednesday afternoon. ABC News. 29 November 2014.