International cricket in 2017 explained

The 2017 international cricket season was from May 2017 to September 2017.[1] 13 Test matches, 52 One-day Internationals (ODIs), 12 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), and 31 Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) were played during this period. The season started with India leading the Test cricket rankings, South Africa leading the ODI rankings, New Zealand leading the Twenty20 rankings, and Australia women leading the Women's rankings.

The season started with a two match ODI series between England and Ireland, followed by a tri-nation ODI series in Ireland (also containing New Zealand and Bangladesh), and a three match ODI series between England and South Africa. These matches served as preparation for the ICC Champions Trophy, which was held in England in June. This was the first Champions Trophy that the West Indies did not participate in, due to them having been outside the top 8 in the ODI rankings on the cut-off date of 30 September 2015. This was immediately followed by the Women's Cricket World Cup, which was also held in England. After these two major events, international cricket resumed with many bilateral series that occurred during the rest of the season including Afghanistan's first ever bilateral tour to the West Indies. Important series included the 6th edition of the Basil D'Oliveira Trophy and the 26th edition of the Wisden Trophy, the latter of which included the first day/night Test match to be played in England. Pakistan were scheduled to tour Bangladesh in July, but the series was cancelled. The season also included Zimbabwe's first bilateral tour of Sri Lanka in 15 years, with Zimbabwe recording their first series win over Sri Lanka.

During the season, many important steps of 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup qualification process took place. ODIs between the 12 teams competing in the ICC ODI Championship were of special importance as only those that are ranked in the top 8 at the end of this season (30 September 2017) qualified directly for the World Cup. This was different from previous World Cups, as Full Members were granted automatic qualification in those tournaments. Those ranked in the bottom four will compete in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier and will be joined by the top four teams in the World Cricket League Championship and the top two teams from World Cricket League Division Two. Matches in rounds 5 and 6 of the World Cricket League Championship and the Intercontinental Cup took place during this season. The World Cricket League Division Three tournament were also held in this season, with the top 2 teams, Oman and Canada, being promoted to Division 2.

Pakistan were also scheduled to tour Bangladesh in July 2017, to play two Test, three ODIs and a T20I match. However, in April 2017, the tour was cancelled.[2]

Season overview

Men's international tours
Start dateHome teamAway teamResults [Matches]
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2–0 [2]
3–1 [4] 2–1 [3] 2–1 [3]
1–1 [3] 3–0 [3]
0–0 [1] 1–1 [2]
1–1 [2]
1–2 [3]
1–3 [5] 1–0 [1]
1–0 [1] 2–3 [5]
1–2 [3]
0–3 [3] 0–5 [5] 0–1 [1]
0–0 [1]
2–1 [3] 4–0 [5] 0–1 [1]
1–1 [2]
World XI2–1 [3]
0–0 [1]
0–1 [1] 1–1 [2]
Men's international tournaments
Start dateTournamentWinners
2017 Ireland Tri-Nation Series
2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
2017 ICC Champions Trophy
2017 South Africa A Team Tri-Series India A
2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
Women's international tours
Start dateHome teamAway teamResults [Matches]
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Women's international tournaments
Start dateTournamentWinners
2017 South Africa Women's Quadrangular Series
2017 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup

Rankings

The following are the rankings at the beginning of the season:

ICC Test Championship 18 May 2017[3] [4]
RankTeamMatchesPointsRating
1 32 3925 123
2 26 3050 117
3 31 3087 100
4 34 3362 99
5 32 3114 97
6 31 2868 93
7 31 2836 91
8 26 1940 75
9 17 1171 69
10 9 0 0
ICC ODI Championship 1 May 2017[5] [6]
Rank Team Matches Points Rating
1 44 5428 123
2 46 5442 118
3 31 3632 117
4 40 4586 115
5 41 4475 109
6 46 4273 93
7 25 2282 91
8 36 3170 88
9 30 2355 79
10 28 1463 52
11 36 1640 46
12 20 866 43
ICC T20I Championship 2 May 2017[7] [8]
RankTeamMatchesPointsRating
1 13 1625 125
2 13 1579 121
3 20 2417 121
4 18 2119 118
5 15 1668 111
6 13 1431 110
7 15 1639 109
8 20 1896 95
9 22 1974 90
10 15 1168 78
11 11 737 67
12 13 842 65
13 16 827 52
14 9 441 49
15 13 599 46
16 6 235 39
17 9 345 38
18 15 534 36
ICC Women's Rankings 12 April 2017[9]
RankTeamMatchesPointsRating
1 546887 128
2 47 5742 122
3 59 7029 119
4 47 5221 111
5 52 5607 108
6 66 5972 90
7 56 4247 76
8 53 3576 67
9 30 1254 42
10 27 922 34

May

Ireland in England

See main article: Irish cricket team in England in 2017.

ODI series
No.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResult
ODI 3864 5 May by 7 wickets
ODI 3865 7 May by 85 runs

2017 South Africa Women's Quadrangular Series

See main article: 2017 South Africa Women's Quadrangular Series.

Group stage
No.DateTeam 1Captain 1Team 2Captain 2VenueResult
1st Match 7 May by 8 wickets
2nd Match 7 May by 10 wickets
3rd Match 9 May by 7 wickets
4th Match 9 May by 6 wickets
5th Match 11 May by 178 runs
6th Match 11 May by 9 wickets
7th Match 15 May by 7 wickets
8th Match 15 May by 249 runs
9th Match 17 May by 8 runs
10th Match 17 May by 5 wickets
11th Match 19 May by 120 runs
12th Match 19 May by 10 wickets
Final
3rd-Place Playoff 21 May by 19 runs
Final 21 May by 8 wickets

2017 Ireland Tri-Nation Series

See main article: 2017 Ireland Tri-Nation Series.

Tri-series
No.DateTeam 1Captain 1Team 2Captain 2VenueResult
ODI 3866 12 May No result
ODI 3867 14 May by 51 runs
ODI 3868 17 May by 4 wickets
ODI 3869 19 May by 8 wickets
ODI 3870 21 May by 190 runs
ODI 3871 24 May by 5 wickets

2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three

See main article: 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three.

Group stage
No.DateTeam 1Captain 1Team 2Captain 2VenueResult
1st Match 23 May by 66 runs (DLS)
2nd Match 23 May by 7 wickets (DLS)
3rd Match 23 May by 4 wickets (DLS)
4th Match 24 May by 83 runs
5th Match 24 May by 6 wickets
6th Match 24 May by 66 runs
7th Match 26 May by 7 wickets
8th Match 26 May by 6 wickets
9th Match 26 May by 6 wickets
10th Match 27 May by 4 wickets
11th Match 27 May by 96 runs
12th Match 27 May by 5 wickets
13th Match 29 May by 131 runs
14th Match 29 May by 2 runs
15th Match 29 May by 13 runs
Playoffs
Fifth-place playoff 30 May Match abandoned
Third-place playoff 30 May No result
First-place playoff 30 May No result

Final standings

width=50 Poswidth=175 Teamwidth=275 Status
1st Promoted to Division Two for 2018
2nd
3rd Remained in Division Three
4th
5th Relegated to Division Four for 2018
6th

South Africa in England

See main article: South African cricket team in England in 2017.

ODI series
No.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResult
ODI 3872 24 May by 72 runs
ODI 3873 27 May by 2 runs
ODI 3874 29 May by 7 wickets
T20I series
No.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResult
T20I 614 21 June by 9 wickets
T20I 615 23 June by 3 runs
T20I 616 25 June by 19 runs
2017 Basil D'Oliveira Trophy - Test series
No.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResult
Test 2262 6–10 July by 211 runs
Test 2264 14–18 July by 340 runs
Test 2266 27–31 July by 239 runs
Test 2268 4–8 August by 177 runs

June

2017 ICC Champions Trophy

See main article: 2017 ICC Champions Trophy.

Group stage
No.DateTeam 1Captain 1Team 2Captain 2VenueResult
ODI 3875 1 June by 8 wickets
ODI 3876 2 June No result
ODI 3877 3 June by 96 runs
ODI 3878 4 June by 124 runs (DLS)
ODI 3879 5 June No result
ODI 3880 6 June by 87 runs
ODI 3881 7 June by 19 runs (DLS)
ODI 3882 8 June by 7 wickets
ODI 3883 9 June by 5 wickets
ODI 3885 10 June by 40 runs (DLS)
ODI 3886 11 June by 8 wickets
ODI 3888 12 June by 3 wickets
Knockout stage
ODI 3889 14 June by 8 wickets
ODI 3891 15 June by 9 wickets
ODI 3894 18 June by 180 runs

Afghanistan in West Indies

See main article: Afghan cricket team in the West Indies in 2017.

T20I series
No.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResult
T20I 611 2 June by 6 wickets
T20I 612 3 June by 29 runs (DLS)
T20I 613 5 June by 7 wickets
ODI series
No.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResult
ODI 3884 9 June by 63 runs
ODI 3887 11 June by 4 wickets
ODI 3890 14 June No result

Namibia in Scotland

2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup - FC series
No.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResult
First-class 6–9 June Match drawn
2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship - List A series
No.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResult
List A 11 June by 51 runs (DLS)
List A 13 June by 50 runs

Zimbabwe in Scotland

See main article: Zimbabwean cricket team in Scotland in 2017.

ODI series
No.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResult
ODI 3892 15 June by 26 runs (DLS)
ODI 3893 17 June by 6 wickets

Zimbabwe in Netherlands

See main article: Zimbabwean cricket team in the Netherlands in 2017.

List A series
No.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResult
1st List A 20 June by 6 wickets
2nd List A 22 June by 6 wickets (DLS)
3rd List A 24 June by 149 runs

India in West Indies

See main article: Indian cricket team in the West Indies in 2017.

ODI series
No.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResult
ODI 3895 23 June No result
ODI 3896 25 June by 105 runs
ODI 3898 30 June by 93 runs
ODI 3900 2 July by 11 runs
ODI 3902 6 July by 8 wickets
T20I series
No.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResult
T20I 617 9 July by 9 wickets

2017 Women's Cricket World Cup

See main article: 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup.

Group stage
No.DateTeam 1Captain 1Team 2Captain 2VenueResult
WODI 1056 24 June by 9 wickets
WODI 1057 24 June by 35 runs
WODI 1058 25 June by 3 wickets
WODI 1059 26 June by 8 wickets
WODI 1060 27 June by 107 runs (DLS)
WODI 1060a 28 June Match abandoned
WODI 1061 29 June by 7 wickets
WODI 1062 29 June by 8 wickets
WODI 1063 2 July by 7 wickets
WODI 1064 2 July by 5 wickets
WODI 1065 2 July by 95 runs
WODI 1066 2 July by 10 wickets
WODI 1067 5 July by 68 runs
WODI 1068 5 July by 16 runs
WODI 1069 5 July by 159 runs
WODI 1070 6 July by 8 wickets
WODI 1071 8 July by 8 wickets
WODI 1072 8 July by 115 runs
WODI 1073 9 July by 3 runs
WODI 1074 9 July by 47 runs
WODI 1075 11 July by 19 runs (DLS)
WODI 1076 12 July by 8 wickets
WODI 1077 12 July by 8 wickets
WODI 1078 12 July won by 75 runs
WODI 1079 15 July by 59 runs
WODI 1080 15 July by 92 runs
WODI 1081 15 July by 186 runs
WODI 1082 15 July by 15 runs
Knockout stage
WODI 1083 18 July by 2 wickets
WODI 1084 20 July by 36 runs
WODI 1085 23 July by 9 runs

Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka

See main article: Zimbabwean cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2017.

ODI series
No.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResult
ODI 3897 30 June by 6 wickets
ODI 3899 2 July by 7 wickets
ODI 3901 6 July by 8 wickets
ODI 3903 8 July by 4 wickets (DLS)
ODI 3904 10 July by 3 wickets
Test series
No.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResult
Test 2263 14–18 July by 4 wickets

July

United Arab Emirates in Netherlands

See main article: Emirati cricket team in the Netherlands in 2017.

List A series
No.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResult
1st List A 17 July by 3 wickets
2nd List A 19 July by 5 wickets
3rd List A 20 July by 1 wicket (DLS)

India in Sri Lanka

See main article: Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2017.

Test series
No.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResult
Test 2265 26–30 July Galle International Stadium, Galle by 304 runs
Test 2267 3–7 August by an innings and 53 runs
Test 2269 12–16 August by an innings and 171 runs
ODI series
No.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResult
ODI 3905 20 August by 9 wickets
ODI 3906 24 August by 3 wickets (DLS)
ODI 3907 27 August by 6 wickets
ODI 3908 31 August by 168 runs
ODI 3909 3 September by 6 wickets
T20I series
No.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResult
T20I 618 6 September by 7 wickets

2017 South Africa A Team Tri-Series

See main article: 2017 South Africa A Team Tri-Series.

List A series
No.DateTeam 1Captain 1Team 2Captain 2VenueResult
1st List A 26 July South Africa A by 2 wickets
2nd List A 28 July India A by 7 wickets
3rd List A 30 July South Africa A by 164 runs
4th List A 1 August India A by 113 runs
5th List A 3 August India A by 1 wicket
6th List A 5 August South Africa A by 7 wickets
Final 8 August India A by 7 wickets
First-class series
No.DateTeam 1Captain 1Team 2Captain 2VenueResult
1st match 12–15 August South Africa A by 235 runs
2nd match 19–22 August India A by 6 wickets

August

West Indies in England

See main article: West Indian cricket team in England in 2017.

2017 Wisden Trophy - Test series
No.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResult
Test 2270 17–21 August by an innings and 209 runs
Test 2271 25–29 August by 5 wickets
Test 2274 7–11 September by 9 wickets
T20I series
No.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResult
T20I 622 16 September by 21 runs
ODI series
No.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResult
ODI 3911 19 September by 7 wickets
ODI 3913 21 September No result
ODI 3915 24 September by 124 runs
ODI 3916 27 September by 6 runs (DLS)
ODI 3918 29 September by 9 wickets

Australia in Bangladesh

See main article: Australian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2017.

Test series
No.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResult
Test 2272 27–31 August by 20 runs
Test 2273 4–8 September by 7 wickets

September

2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five

See main article: 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five.

Group stage
No.DateTeam 1Captain 1Team 2Captain 2VenueResult
1st Match 3 September by 93 runs
2nd Match 3 September by 48 runs
3rd Match 3 September by 6 wickets
4th Match 3 September by 1 wicket
5th Match 4 September by 6 wickets
6th Match 4 September by 6 wickets
7th Match 4 September by 5 wickets
8th Match 4 September by 2 wickets
9th Match 6 September by 3 wickets
10th Match 6 September by 122 runs
11th Match 6 September by 108 runs
12th Match 6 September by 4 wickets
Semi-finals
13th Match 7 September by 23 runs
14th Match 7 September by 5 wickets
15th Match 7 September by 6 wickets
16th Match 7 September by 7 wickets
Playoffs
Seventh-place playoff 9 September by 6 wickets
Fifth-place playoff 9 September by 4 wickets
Third-place playoff 9 September by 3 wickets
First-place playoff 9 September by 120 runs

Final standings

width=50 Poswidth=175 Teamwidth=275 Status
1st Promoted to Division Four for 2018
2nd
3rd Remained in Division Five
4th Relegated to regional competitions
5th
6th
7th
8th

2017 Independence Cup

See main article: 2017 Independence Cup (cricket).

T20I series
No.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResult
T20I 619 12 September by 20 runs
T20I 620 13 September World XI won by 7 wickets
T20I 621 15 September by 33 runs

West Indies in Ireland

See main article: West Indian cricket team in Ireland in 2017.

United Arab Emirates in Namibia

2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup - FC series
No.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResult
First-class 16–19 September by 34 runs
2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship - List A series
No.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResult
1st List A 21 September by 6 wickets
2nd List A 23 September by 4 wickets

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Future Tours Programme. 16 January 2016. International Cricket Council.
  2. Web site: Pakistan call off Bangladesh tour . 26 April 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  3. Web site: Men's Test Team Rankings . International Cricket Council . 14 May 2017.
  4. Web site: India retains number-one Test ranking following annual update . International Cricket Council . 18 May 2017.
  5. Web site: Men's ODI Team Rankings . International Cricket Council . 1 May 2017.
  6. Web site: South Africa retains No. 1 ODI ranking following annual update . International Cricket Council . 1 May 2017.
  7. Web site: Men's T20I Team Rankings . International Cricket Council . 2 May 2017.
  8. Web site: England rises to second but India and South Africa drop following annual T20I rankings update . International Cricket Council . 2 May 2017.
  9. Web site: Women's Team Rankings . International Cricket Council . 12 April 2017.