International cricket season
The 2021–22 international cricket season took place from September 2021 to April 2022.[ 1] [ 2] Tests , 111 One Day Internationals (ODIs), 112 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), 25 Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs), 40 Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is), and two women's Test matches were scheduled to be played during this period. Additionally, a number of other T20I/WT20I matches were also scheduled to be played in series involving associate nations.
The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup , the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier and the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup were played in October 2021, December 2021, and March 2022 respectively, after they were all postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 3] [ 4] final of the Men's T20 World Cup, Australia beat New Zealand by eight wickets to win their first T20 World Cup.[ 5] final of the Women's World Cup, Australia beat England by 71 runs to win their seventh World Cup.[ 6]
Qualification for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup also continued, with four more regional qualifiers taking place.[ 7] tour of Bangladesh was postponed until 2023 due to the ongoing Covid situation and fixture congestion.[ 8] [ 9] against Pakistan was postponed due to the situation in Afghanistan and the logistics in travelling.[ 10] Cricket Australia officially postponed the one-off Test match between Australia and Afghanistan , due to the Taliban not supporting women's cricket.[ 11]
In September 2021, New Zealand arrived in Pakistan to play three ODIs and five T20I matches . It was New Zealand's first tour of Pakistan since 2003 .[ 12] New Zealand Cricket (NZC) raised a security alert with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Pakistan Government, which resulted in the entire tour being called off.[ 13] [ 14] England were also scheduled to tour Pakistan for the first time in sixteen years to play two T20I matches.[ 15] England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced that the men's tour and the women's tour to the country in October 2021 had both been cancelled, due to concerns of travelling to the region.[ 16]
In October, the Zimbabwe women's cricket team played their first ever WODI matches since they were granted WODI status by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in April 2021.[ 17] against Ireland , with Zimbabwe winning the first fixture.[ 18]
In late November 2021, a new variant of the COVID-19 virus was discovered in southern Africa.[ 19] 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe and the Dutch cricket team's tour of South Africa were called off. Most of the group stage matches in the Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier had taken place,[ 20] [ 21] eighth round of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 in Namibia was also called off after only two of the scheduled eight matches had been played.[ 22] Pakistan and the West Indies were postponed following multiple cases of COVID-19 in the West Indies team and support staff.[ 23] against the United States were also cancelled following positive COVID-19 cases in both teams.[ 24]
In December 2021 and January 2022, the 72nd Ashes series was played. Australia successfully retained the Ashes by winning the first three Test matches.[ 25] [ 26] tour of Australia was postponed due to the uncertainty of the quarantine rules for when the New Zealand team returned home.[ 27] tour of New Zealand was called off due no managed isolation quarantine (MIQ) spots available for the Australian team.[ 28]
On 5 February 2022, India won the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup to win their fifth title.[ 29] home series against the West Indies , India's senior men's team played their 1,000th ODI match,[ 30] play one thousand matches in that format.[ 31]
The following were the rankings at the beginning of the season.
ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings 25 September 2021 [ 33] Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 New Zealand 17 2,054 121 2 England 32 3,793 119 3 Australia 28 3,244 116 4 India 32 3,624 113 5 South Africa 25 2,459 98 6 Pakistan 27 2,524 93 7 Bangladesh 30 2,740 91 8 West Indies 30 2,523 84 9 Sri Lanka 32 2,657 83 10 Afghanistan 17 1,054 62 11 Netherlands 7 336 48 12 Ireland 25 1,145 46 13 Oman 11 435 40 14 Scotland 8 308 39 15 Zimbabwe 20 764 38 16 Nepal 11 330 30 Only the top 16 teams are shown
ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings 20 September 2021 [ 34] Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 England 28 7,786 278 2 India 28 7,456 266 3 Pakistan 34 8,883 261 4 New Zealand 28 7,192 257 5 South Africa 30 7,489 250 6 Bangladesh 26 6,259 241 7 Australia 33 7,923 240 8 Afghanistan 12 2,826 236 9 West Indies 29 6,792 234 10 Sri Lanka 22 5,048 229 11 Zimbabwe 30 5,751 192 12 Ireland 26 4,930 190 13 Nepal 19 3,556 187 14 United Arab Emirates 11 2,023 184 15 Scotland 14 2,553 182 16 Papua New Guinea 14 2,501 179 Only the top 16 teams are shown
ICC Women's T20I Rankings 25 September 2021 [ 36] Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 Australia 31 8,967 289 2 England 39 11,060 284 3 India 38 10,146 267 4 New Zealand 31 8,275 267 5 South Africa 32 8,048 252 6 West Indies 31 7,468 241 7 Pakistan 30 6,778 226 8 Sri Lanka 18 3,631 202 9 Bangladesh 26 5,001 192 10 Ireland 24 3,948 165 11 Thailand 29 4,667 161 12 Zimbabwe 21 3,287 157 13 Scotland 18 2,754 153 14 Nepal 11 1,457 132 15 Papua New Guinea 11 1,423 129 16 Samoa 6 749 125 Only the top 16 teams are shown
On-going tournaments [ edit ] The following were the rankings at the beginning of the season.
New Zealand in Bangladesh [ edit ] Afghanistan in Pakistan [ edit ] The tour was postponed due to the situation in Afghanistan , the logistics in travelling, and for the welfare of the team.[ 37]
South Africa in Sri Lanka [ edit ] Papua New Guinea vs United States in Oman [ edit ] Papua New Guinea vs Nepal in Oman [ edit ] [ edit ] New Zealand in Pakistan [ edit ] The tour was called off ahead of the first ODI due to security concerns.[ 38]
India women in Australia [ edit ] [ edit ] England in Bangladesh [ edit ] In August 2021, the tour was postponed due to fixture congestion and the ongoing Covid pandemic,[ 39] March 2023 .[ 40]
T20I series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result [1st T20I] [2nd T20I] [3rd T20I] 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result [1st ODI] [2nd ODI] [3rd ODI]
2021 Summer T20 Bash [ edit ] Ireland women in Zimbabwe [ edit ] England women in Pakistan [ edit ] The tour was cancelled due to concerns of travelling to the region.[ 41]
England in Pakistan [ edit ] The tour was cancelled due to concerns of travelling to the region.[ 42]
[ edit ] Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result T20I 1307 17 October Oman Zeeshan Maqsood Papua New Guinea Assad Vala Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1 , Muscat Oman by 10 wickets T20I 1311 17 October Bangladesh Mahmudullah Scotland Kyle Coetzer Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1 , Muscat Scotland by 6 runs T20I 1312 18 October Ireland Andrew Balbirnie Netherlands Pieter Seelaar Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi Ireland by 7 wickets T20I 1313 18 October Sri Lanka Dasun Shanaka Namibia Gerhard Erasmus Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi Sri Lanka by 7 wickets T20I 1318 19 October Scotland Kyle Coetzer Papua New Guinea Assad Vala Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1 , Muscat Scotland by 17 runs T20I 1322 19 October Oman Zeeshan Maqsood Bangladesh Mahmudullah Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1 , Muscat Bangladesh by 26 runs T20I 1327 20 October Namibia Gerhard Erasmus Netherlands Pieter Seelaar Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi Namibia by 6 wickets T20I 1331 20 October Sri Lanka Dasun Shanaka Ireland Andrew Balbirnie Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi Sri Lanka by 70 runs T20I 1334 21 October Bangladesh Mahmudullah Papua New Guinea Assad Vala Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1 , Muscat Bangladesh by 84 runs T20I 1338 21 October Oman Zeeshan Maqsood Scotland Kyle Coetzer Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1 , Muscat Scotland by 8 wickets T20I 1342 22 October Namibia Gerhard Erasmus Ireland Andrew Balbirnie Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah Namibia by 8 wickets T20I 1346 22 October Sri Lanka Dasun Shanaka Netherlands Pieter Seelaar Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah Sri Lanka by 8 wickets
Super 12 No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result T20I 1351 23 October Australia Aaron Finch South Africa Temba Bavuma Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi Australia by 5 wickets T20I 1354 23 October England Eoin Morgan West Indies Kieron Pollard Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai England by 6 wickets T20I 1357 24 October Sri Lanka Dasun Shanaka Bangladesh Mahmudullah Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah Sri Lanka by 5 wickets T20I 1361 24 October India Virat Kohli Pakistan Babar Azam Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai Pakistan by 10 wickets T20I 1364 25 October Afghanistan Mohammad Nabi Scotland Kyle Coetzer Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah Afghanistan by 130 runs T20I 1366 26 October South Africa Temba Bavuma West Indies Kieron Pollard Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai South Africa by 8 wickets T20I 1367 26 October Pakistan Babar Azam New Zealand Kane Williamson Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah Pakistan by 5 wickets T20I 1369 27 October England Eoin Morgan Bangladesh Mahmudullah Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi England by 8 wickets T20I 1371 27 October Scotland Richie Berrington Namibia Gerhard Erasmus Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi Namibia by 4 wickets T20I 1374 28 October Australia Aaron Finch Sri Lanka Dasun Shanaka Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai Australia by 7 wickets T20I 1375 29 October West Indies Kieron Pollard Bangladesh Mahmudullah Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah West Indies by 3 runs T20I 1377 29 October Afghanistan Mohammad Nabi Pakistan Babar Azam Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai Pakistan by 5 wickets T20I 1378 30 October South Africa Temba Bavuma Sri Lanka Dasun Shanaka Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah South Africa by 4 wickets T20I 1379 30 October Australia Aaron Finch England Eoin Morgan Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai England by 8 wickets T20I 1380 31 October Afghanistan Mohammad Nabi Namibia Gerhard Erasmus Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi Afghanistan by 62 runs T20I 1381 31 October India Virat Kohli New Zealand Kane Williamson Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai New Zealand by 8 wickets T20I 1382 1 November England Eoin Morgan Sri Lanka Dasun Shanaka Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah England by 26 runs T20I 1384 2 November South Africa Temba Bavuma Bangladesh Mahmudullah Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi South Africa by 6 wickets T20I 1386 2 November Pakistan Babar Azam Namibia Gerhard Erasmus Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi Pakistan by 45 runs T20I 1388 3 November New Zealand Kane Williamson Scotland Kyle Coetzer Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai New Zealand by 16 runs T20I 1390 3 November India Virat Kohli Afghanistan Mohammad Nabi Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi India by 66 runs T20I 1391 4 November Australia Aaron Finch Bangladesh Mahmudullah Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai Australia by 8 wickets T20I 1392 4 November West Indies Kieron Pollard Sri Lanka Dasun Shanaka Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi Sri Lanka by 20 runs T20I 1394 5 November New Zealand Kane Williamson Namibia Gerhard Erasmus Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah New Zealand by 52 runs T20I 1396 5 November India Virat Kohli Scotland Kyle Coetzer Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai India by 8 wickets T20I 1398 6 November Australia Aaron Finch West Indies Kieron Pollard Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi Australia by 8 wickets T20I 1400 6 November England Eoin Morgan South Africa Temba Bavuma Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah South Africa by 10 runs T20I 1402 7 November Afghanistan Mohammad Nabi New Zealand Kane Williamson Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi New Zealand by 8 wickets T20I 1406 7 November Pakistan Babar Azam Scotland Kyle Coetzer Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah Pakistan by 72 runs T20I 1410 8 November India Virat Kohli Namibia Gerhard Erasmus Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai India by 9 wickets
West Indies women in Pakistan [ edit ] Bangladesh women in Zimbabwe [ edit ] New Zealand in India [ edit ] Pakistan in Bangladesh [ edit ] West Indies in Sri Lanka [ edit ] [ edit ] The tournament was called-off midway through due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[ 43]
Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 2021. Source:
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