International cricket in 2015–16 explained
The 2015–2016 international cricket season was from October 2015 to April 2016.
Season overview
Men's international tours |
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Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] |
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| | | 3–0 [4] | 2–3 [5] | 0–2 [3] | — | — |
| | | — | 2–1 [3] | — | — | — |
| | | 2–0 [3] | 1–3 [4] | 0–3 [3] | — | — |
| | | 2–0 [2] | 3–0 [3] | 1–1 [2] | — | — |
| | | — | 2–3 [5] | 0–2 [2] | — | — |
24 October 2015 | | | — | — | — | 0–1 [1] | — |
30 October 2015 | | | — | — | — | — | 0–2 [2] |
| | | 2–0 [3] | — | — | — | — |
| | | — | 3–0 [3] | 1–1 [2] | — | — |
11 November 2015 | | | — | 0–2 [2] | — | 0–1 [1] | — |
16 November 2015 | | | — | — | — | — | 0–2 [2] |
21 November 2015 | | | — | — | — | 1–0 [1] | — |
| | | — | — | 1–2 [3] | — | — |
| | | — | — | 1–0 [1] | — | — |
| | | — | — | 0–1 [1] | — | — |
| | | — | — | 2–0 [2] | — | — |
| | | 2–0 [3] | — | — | — | — |
| | | 2–0 [2] | 3–1 [5] | 2–0 [2] | — | — |
| | | — | 3–2 [5] | 2–0 [2] | — | — |
| | | 1–2 [4] | 3–2 [5] | 2–0 [2] | — | — |
| | | — | 4–1 [5] | 0–3 [3] | — | — |
| | | — | 2–0 [3] | 2–1 [3] | — | — |
| | | — | — | 2–2 [4] | — | — |
| | | — | 1–0 [2] | 1–1 [2] | 0–0 [1] | — |
| | | — | — | 0–1 [1] | 0–1 [1] | 0–2 [2] |
| | | — | — | 1–2 [3] | 0–1 [1] | — |
| | | 0–2 [2] | 2–1 [3] | — | — | — |
| | | — | — | 1–0 [1] | — | — |
| | | — | — | 0–1 [1] | — | — |
| | | — | — | 2–1 [3] | — | — |
| | | — | — | 1–1 [2] | — | — |
| | | — | — | 1–2 [3] | — | — |
| | | — | — | — | 1–0 [1] | — |
| | | — | — | — | — | 2–0 [2] |
Men's international tournaments |
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Start date | Tournament | Winners |
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| 2016 Asia Cup Qualifier | |
| 2016 Asia Cup | |
| 2016 ICC World Twenty20 | |
| 2016 ICC Africa Twenty20 Division Two | | |
Women's International Tours |
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Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] |
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13 October 2015 | | | 3–1 [4] | 3–0 [3] | — |
3 November 2015 | | | 5–0 [5] | 3–0 [3] | — |
17 November 2015 | | | — | — | 2–0 [2] |
26 January 2016 | | | 2–1 [3] | 1–2 [3] | — |
2 February 2016 | | | 1–2 [3] | 1–2 [3] | — |
15 February 2016 | | | 3–0 [3] | 3–0 [3] | — |
20 February 2016 | | | 1–2 [3] | 2–1 [3] | — |
22 February 2016 | | | 1–2 [3] | 2–1 [3] | — |
Women's international tournaments |
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Start date | Tournament | Winners |
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| 2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier | |
| 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20 | | |
Rankings
The following are the rankings at the beginning of the season.
ICC Test Championship 1 September 2015[1] |
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Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
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1 | | 24 | 3008 | 125 |
2 | | 32 | 3376 | 106 |
3 | | 36 | 3686 | 102 |
4 | | 24 | 2419 | 101 |
5 | | 27 | 2710 | 100 |
6 | | 29 | 2875 | 99 |
7 | | 29 | 2595 | 89 |
8 | | 26 | 2101 | 81 |
9 | | 22 | 1026 | 47 |
10 | | 10 | 53 | 5 | |
ICC ODI Championship 11 September 2015[2] |
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Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
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1 | | 43 | 5419 | 126 |
2 | | 51 | 5875 | 115 |
3 | | 52 | 5739 | 110 |
4 | | 48 | 5250 | 109 |
5 | | 60 | 6204 | 103 |
6 | | 51 | 5108 | 100 |
7 | | 34 | 3253 | 96 |
8 | | 50 | 4487 | 90 |
9 | | 35 | 3094 | 88 |
10 | | 12 | 589 | 49 |
11 | | 36 | 1624 | 45 |
12 | | 15 | 618 | 41 | |
ICC T20I Championship 31 August 2015[3] |
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Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
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1 | | 15 | 1891 | 126 |
2 | | 22 | 2642 | 120 |
3 | | 17 | 2006 | 118 |
4 | | 12 | 1413 | 118 |
5 | | 17 | 1994 | 117 |
6 | | 23 | 2548 | 111 |
7 | | 19 | 2047 | 108 |
8 | | 17 | 1825 | 107 |
9 | | 12 | 926 | 77 |
10 | | 10 | 733 | 73 |
11 | | 7 | 503 | 72 |
12 | | 10 | 661 | 66 |
13 | | 14 | 859 | 61 |
14 | | 10 | 556 | 56 |
15 | | 10 | 422 | 42 |
Insufficient matches |
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| | 3 | 0 | 70 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | |
ICC Women's Rankings 1 October 2015[4] |
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Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
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1 | | 41 | 5490 | 134 |
2 | | 39 | 4851 | 124 |
3 | | 37 | 4040 | 109 |
4 | | 29 | 3034 | 105 |
5 | | 41 | 4056 | 99 |
6 | | 40 | 3668 | 92 |
7 | | 36 | 2904 | 81 |
8 | | 37 | 2735 | 74 |
9 | | 13 | 742 | 57 |
10 | | 15 | 392 | 26 | |
October
South Africa in India
See main article: South African cricket team in India in 2015–16.
Australia in Bangladesh
See main article: Australian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2015–16. Australia were scheduled to tour Bangladesh for 2 Tests in October, but the tour was cancelled by Cricket Australia due to security concerns.
Ireland in Zimbabwe
See main article: Irish cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2015–16.
ODI series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI 3688 | 9 October | | | | by 2 wickets |
ODI 3690 | 11 October | | | | by 5 wickets |
ODI 3691 | 13 October | | | | by 2 wickets | |
England vs. Pakistan in United Arab Emirates
See main article: English cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2015–16.
Test series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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Test 2180 | 13–17 October | | | | Match drawn |
Test 2183 | 22–26 October | | | | by 178 runs |
Test 2184 | 1–5 November | | | | by 127 runs |
ODI series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI 3707 | 11 November | | | | by 6 wickets |
ODI 3708 | 13 November | | | | by 95 runs |
ODI 3710 | 17 November | | | | by 6 wickets |
ODI 3712 | 20 November | | | | by 84 runs |
T20I series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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T20I 468 | 26 November | | | | by 14 runs |
T20I 469 | 27 November | | | | by 3 runs |
T20I 473 | 30 November | | | | Match tied (won S/O) |
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2015 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
See main article: 2015 Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
West Indies in Sri Lanka
See main article: West Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2015–16.
Afghanistan in Zimbabwe
See main article: Afghan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2015–16.
ODI series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI 3693 | 16 October | | | | by 8 wickets |
ODI 3694 | 18 October | | | | by 58 runs |
ODI 3696 | 20 October | | | | by 6 wickets |
ODI 3697 | 22 October | | | | by 3 wickets |
ODI 3699 | 24 October | | | | by 73 runs |
T20I series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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T20I 458 | 26 October | | | | by 6 wickets |
T20I 459 | 28 October | | | | by 5 wickets | |
Pakistan Women in West Indies
See main article: Pakistan women's cricket team in West Indies in 2015-16.
WODI series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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WODI 959 | 16 October | | | | by 6 wickets |
WODI 960 | 18 October | | | | by 3 wickets |
WODI 961 | 21 October | | | | by 109 runs |
WODI 962 | 24 October | | | | by 6 wickets |
WT20I series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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WT20I 318 | 29 October | | | | by 8 wickets |
WT20I 319 | 31 October | | | | by 11 runs (DLS) |
WT20I 320 | 1 November | | | | Match tied (DLS) (won S/O) | |
Kenya in Namibia
November
Sri Lanka Women in New Zealand
See main article: Sri Lankan women's cricket team in New Zealand in 2015–16.
WODI series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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WODI 963 | 3 November | | | | by 96 runs |
WODI 964 | 5 November | | | | by 10 wickets |
WODI 965 | 7 November | | | | by 188 runs |
WODI 966 | 10 November | | | | by 10 wickets |
WODI 967 | 13 November | | | | by 8 wickets |
WT20I series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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WT20I 321 | 15 November | | | | by 102 runs |
WT20I 322 | 20 November | | | | by 11 runs |
WT20I 323 | 22 November | | | | by 9 wickets | |
New Zealand in Australia
See main article: New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 2015–16.
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh
See main article: Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh in 2015–16.
ODI series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI 3703 | 7 November | | | | by 145 runs |
ODI 3705 | 9 November | | | | by 58 runs |
ODI 3706 | 11 November | | | | by 61 runs |
T20I series (November 2015) |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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T20I 462 | 13 November | | | | by 4 wickets |
T20I 463 | 15 November | | | | by 3 wickets |
T20I series (January 2016) |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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T20I 479 | 15 January | | | | by 4 wickets |
T20I 481 | 17 January | | | | by 42 runs |
T20I 482 | 20 January | | | | by 31 runs |
T20I 484 | 22 January | | | | by 18 runs | |
Hong Kong in United Arab Emirates
Papua New Guinea vs. Nepal in United Arab Emirates
Zimbabwe Women in Bangladesh
See main article: Zimbabwean women's cricket team in Bangladesh in 2015–16.
WT20 series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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1st WT20 | 17 November | | | | by 35 runs |
2nd WT20 | 19 November | | | | by 8 wickets | |
Hong Kong vs. Oman in United Arab Emirates
See main article: Hong Kong cricket team against Oman in the UAE in 2015–16.
T20I series |
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No. | Date | Team 1 captain | Team 2 captain | Venue | Result |
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T20I 464 | 21 November | | | | by 6 wickets |
T20I 466 | 25 November | | | | by 4 runs |
T20I 467 | 26 November | | | | by 8 wickets | |
Oman in United Arab Emirates
See main article: Omani cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2015–16.
Afghanistan vs. Hong Kong in United Arab Emirates
See main article: Afghan cricket team against Hong Kong in the UAE in 2015–16.
Afghanistan vs. Oman in United Arab Emirates
See main article: Afghan cricket team against Oman in the UAE in 2015–16.
T20I series |
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No. | Date | Team 1 captain | Team 2 captain | Venue | Result |
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T20I 471 | 29 November | | | | by 27 runs |
T20I 472 | 30 November | | | | by 12 runs | |
2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier
See main article: 2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier.
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2.518 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.048 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.831 |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.603 |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.743 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.221 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.489 |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.036 |
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Group stage |
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No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
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Match 1 | 28 November | | Somnarin Tippoch | | | | by 73 runs |
Match 2 | 28 November | | | | | | by 8 wickets |
Match 3 | 28 November | | Norma Ovasuru | | Abbi Aitken | | by 8 wickets |
Match 4 | 28 November | | Huang Zhuo | | | | by 10 wickets |
Match 5 | 29 November | | Huang Zhuo | | | | by 28 runs |
Match 6 | 29 November | | | | Abbi Aitken | | by 8 wickets |
Match 7 | 29 November | | | | | | by 2 runs |
Match 8 | 29 November | | Somnarin Tippoch | | Norma Ovasuru | | by 7 wickets |
Match 9 | 1 December | | Somnarin Tippoch | | Abbi Aitken | | by 6 wickets |
Match 10 | 1 December | | | | Norma Ovasuru | | by 41 runs |
Match 11 | 1 December | | | | | | by 7 wickets |
Match 12 | 1 December | | Huang Zhuo | | | | by 5 wickets |
Playoffs |
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Match 13 | 3 December | | | | | | by 31 runs |
Match 14 | 3 December | | Norma Ovasuru | | | | by 1 wicket |
Match 15 | 3 December | | | | Abbi Aitken | | by 9 wickets |
Match 16 | 3 December | | Huang Zhuo | | Somnarin Tippoch | | by 5 runs |
Match 17 | 5 December | | | | Somnarin Tippoch | | by 9 wickets |
Match 18 | 5 December | | Abbi Aitken | | | | by 3 wickets |
Match 19 | 5 December | | Norma Ovasuru | | Huang Zhuo | | by 7 wickets |
Match 20 | 5 December | | | | | | by 2 wickets | |
Final standings
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1st | |
2nd | |
3rd | |
4th | |
5th | |
6th | |
7th | |
8th | | |
Qualified for the 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20.
December
Sri Lanka in New Zealand
See main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 2015–16.
Test series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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Test 2192 | 10–14 December | | | | by 122 runs |
Test 2194 | 18–22 December | | | | by 5 wickets |
ODI series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI 3714 | 26 December | | | | by 7 wickets |
ODI 3715 | 28 December | | | | by 10 wickets |
ODI 3717 | 31 December | | | | by 8 wickets |
ODI 3718 | 2 January | | | | No result |
ODI 3721 | 5 January | | | | by 36 runs |
T20I series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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T20I 474 | 7 January | | | | by 3 runs |
T20I 476 | 10 January | | | | by 9 wickets | |
West Indies in Australia
See main article: West Indian cricket team in Australia in 2015–16.
Zimbabwe vs. Afghanistan in United Arab Emirates
See main article: Afghan cricket team against Zimbabwe in the UAE in 2015–16.
ODI series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI 3713 | 25 December | | | | by 49 runs |
ODI 3716 | 29 December | | | | by 4 wickets |
ODI 3719 | 2 January | | | | by 117 runs |
ODI 3720 | 4 January | | | | by 65 runs |
ODI 3722 | 6 January | | | | by 2 wickets |
T20I series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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T20I 475 | 8 January | | | | by 5 runs |
T20I 477 | 10 January | | | | by 81 runs | |
England in South Africa
See main article: English cricket team in South Africa in 2015–16.
India vs. Pakistan in Sri Lanka
See main article: Indian cricket team against Pakistan in Sri Lanka in 2015–16.
India and Pakistan were scheduled to play a limited-overs series in December but the tour was eventually cancelled because the Indian cricket team did not receive security clearance from the government.
January
India in Australia
See main article: Indian cricket team in Australia in 2015–16.
ODI series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI 3723 | 12 January | | | | by 5 wickets |
ODI 3724 | 15 January | | | | by 7 wickets |
ODI 3725 | 17 January | | | | by 3 wickets |
ODI 3726 | 20 January | | | | by 25 runs |
ODI 3727 | 23 January | | | | by 6 wickets |
T20I series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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T20I 485 | 26 January | | | | by 37 runs |
T20I 486 | 29 January | | | | by 27 runs |
T20I 489 | 31 January | | | | by 7 wickets | |
Pakistan in New Zealand
See main article: Pakistani cricket team in New Zealand in 2015–16.
T20I series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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T20I 478 | 15 January | | | | by 16 runs |
T20I 480 | 17 January | | | | by 10 wickets |
T20I 483 | 22 January | | | | by 95 runs |
ODI series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI 3728 | 25 January | | | | by 70 runs |
ODI 3729a | 28 January | | | | Match abandoned |
ODI 3730 | 31 January | | | | by 3 wickets (DLS) | |
Scotland in Hong Kong
See main article: Scottish cricket team in Hong Kong in 2015–16.
Netherlands in United Arab Emirates
See main article: Dutch cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2015–16.
Ireland vs. Papua New Guinea in Australia
See main article: Irish cricket team against Papua New Guinea in Australia in 2015–16.
2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
See main article: 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
India Women in Australia
See main article: Indian women's cricket team in Australia in 2015-16.
February
Australia in New Zealand
See main article: Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 2015–16.
Scotland in United Arab Emirates
See main article: Scottish cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2015–16.
Scotland vs. Netherlands in United Arab Emirates
See main article: Scottish cricket team against the Netherlands in the UAE in 2015–16.
England Women in South Africa
See main article: English women's cricket team in South Africa in 2015–16.
Sri Lanka in India
See main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2015–16.
T20I series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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T20I 496 | 9 February | | | | by 5 wickets |
T20I 497 | 12 February | | | | by 69 runs |
T20I 499 | 14 February | | | | by 9 wickets | |
Ireland in United Arab Emirates
See main article: Irish cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2015–16.
T20I series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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T20I 498 | 14 February | | | | by 34 runs |
T20I 500 | 16 February | | | | by 5 runs | |
Sri Lanka Women in India
See main article: Sri Lankan women's cricket team in India in 2015–16.
Australia Women in New Zealand
See main article: Australian women's cricket team in New Zealand in 2015–16.
West Indies Women in South Africa
See main article: West Indian women's cricket team in South Africa in 2015–16.
2016 Asia Cup Qualifier
See main article: 2016 Asia Cup Qualifier.
Group stage |
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No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
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T20I 501 | 19 February | | | | | | by 16 runs |
T20I 502 | 19 February | | | | | | by 5 runs |
T20I 504 | 20 February | | | | | | by 3 wickets |
T20I 505 | 21 February | | | | | | by 6 wickets |
T20I 507 | 22 February | | | | | | by 66 runs |
T20I 508 | 22 February | | | | | | by 71 runs | |
2016 Asia Cup
See main article: 2016 Asia Cup.
March
Australia in South Africa
See main article: Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2015–16.
T20I series |
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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T20I 519 | 4 March | | | | by 3 wickets |
T20I 520 | 6 March | | | | by 5 wickets |
T20I 526 | 9 March | | | | by 6 wickets | |
2016 ICC World Twenty20
See main article: 2016 ICC World Twenty20.
First round
Super 10
2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20
See main article: 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20.
April
Namibia in Nepal
2016 ICC Africa Twenty20 Division Two
See main article: 2016 ICC Africa Twenty20 Division Two.
Points table
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| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +1.905 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –1.156 |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.742 | |
Round Robin matches |
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No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
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Match 1 | 16 April | | | | Lansana Lamin | | by 6 wickets |
Match 2 | 16 April | | Eric Dusingizimana | | | | by 6 wickets |
Match 3 | 17 April | | Lansana Lamin | | | | by 22 runs |
Match 4 | 17 April | | Lansana Lamin | | | | by 79 runs |
Match 5 | 19 April | | Lansana Lamin | | | | by 24 runs |
Match 6 | 19 April | | | | Eric Dusingizimana | | by 2 runs | |
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Reliance ICC Rankings – ICC Team Rankings, ICC Test Rankings, ICC ODI Rankings . International Cricket Council . 1 May 2015.
- Web site: Reliance ICC ODI Ranking . International Cricket Council . 1 May 2015.
- Web site: Reliance ICC ODI Ranking . International Cricket Council . 1 May 2015.
- Web site: Reliance ICC Women's ODI Ranking . International Cricket Council. 1 May 2015.