The 2018–19 international cricket season is from September 2018 to April 2019.[1] Currently, 35 Test matches , 84 One-day Internationals (ODIs) and 48 Twenty20 International (T20Is) are scheduled to be played during this period. The season started with India leading the Test cricket rankings , England leading the ODI rankings , Pakistan leading the Twenty20 rankings . In October 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) introduced separate rankings for women's ODIs and T20Is for the first time, with Australia women leading both tables.[2]
Men's international cricket started off with the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier , which saw Hong Kong qualify for the 2018 Asia Cup . The Asia Cup started nine days later and was won by India, who beat Bangladesh in the final . Other highlights included New Zealand beating Pakistan in an away Test series for the first time in 49 years[3] and India winning a Test series against Australia in Australia for the first time ever.[4]
On 20 October, the ICC announced a major revamp to the 2023 Cricket World Cup qualification process .[5] Following the conclusion of the Division Three and Division Two tournaments, the World Cricket League (WCL) will be scrapped and the new qualification pathway will consist of the following tournaments: CWC Super League (comprising the 12 Full Members and the Netherlands), CWC League 2 (comprising Scotland, Nepal, the UAE, and the top four finishers of the to-be-contested Division Two tournament), CWC Challenge League (the next best 12 nations based on final rankings in the WCL), CWC Play-Off , and the CWC Qualifier . The 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament, which was held in Oman, saw Oman and the United States promoted to Division Two, while Singapore , Kenya , Denmark and Uganda were placed in the CWC Challenge League. The Division Two tournament, is scheduled to held in Namibia in April.
The qualification process for the 2020 ICC T20 World Cup started during the season. The East Asia-Pacific (EAP) Group B Subregional Qualifier , held in the Philippines, saw the Philippines qualify for the EAP Regional Qualifier. The Asia Eastern Sub Region Qualifier , held in Malaysia, saw Nepal , Singapore , and Malaysia qualify for the Asia Region Qualifier . The Africa Southern Sub Region Qualifier , held in Botswana, saw Botswana and Namibia qualify for the Africa Region Qualifier . The Americas Northern Sub Region Qualifier , held in the United States, saw Canada and the United States qualify for the America Region Qualifier .
Women's international cricket started off with India's tour of Sri Lanka . The highlight of women's cricket for the 2018–19 season was the Women's World Twenty20 , which was won by Australia.
Season overview
Rankings
The following are the rankings at the beginning of the season.
September
2018 Asia Cup Qualifier
Group stage
No.
Date
Team 1
Captain 1
Team 2
Captain 2
Venue
Result
1st Match
29 August
Malaysia
Ahmad Faiz
Hong Kong
Anshuman Rath
Kinrara Academy Oval , Bandar Kinrara
Malaysia by 3 wickets
2nd Match
29 August
Nepal
Paras Khadka
Oman
Zeeshan Maqsood
Bayuemas Oval , Pandamaran
Oman by 7 wickets
3rd Match
29 August
United Arab Emirates
Rohan Mustafa
Singapore
Chetan Suryawanshi
UKM Cricket Oval, Bangi
United Arab Emirates by 215 runs
ODI 4034
30 August
United Arab Emirates
Rohan Mustafa
Nepal
Paras Khadka
Kinrara Academy Oval , Bandar Kinrara
United Arab Emirates by 78 runs
5th Match
30 August
Hong Kong
Anshuman Rath
Singapore
Chetan Suryawanshi
Bayuemas Oval , Pandamaran
Hong Kong by 5 wickets
6th Match
30 August
Malaysia
Ahmad Faiz
Oman
Zeeshan Maqsood
UKM Cricket Oval, Bangi
Oman by 2 wickets
7th Match
1 September
Oman
Zeeshan Maqsood
Singapore
Chetan Suryawanshi
Kinrara Academy Oval , Bandar Kinrara
Oman by 8 wickets
8th Match
1 September
Malaysia
Ahmad Faiz
Nepal
Paras Khadka
Bayuemas Oval , Pandamaran
Nepal by 19 runs
9th Match
1 September
United Arab Emirates
Rohan Mustafa
Hong Kong
Anshuman Rath
UKM Cricket Oval, Bangi
Hong Kong by 182 runs
10th Match
2 September
Hong Kong
Anshuman Rath
Oman
Zeeshan Maqsood
Kinrara Academy Oval , Bandar Kinrara
No result
11th Match
2 September
Malaysia
Ahmad Faiz
United Arab Emirates
Rohan Mustafa
Bayuemas Oval , Pandamaran
United Arab Emirates by 8 wickets
12th Match
2 September
Nepal
Paras Khadka
Singapore
Chetan Suryawanshi
UKM Cricket Oval, Bangi
Nepal by 4 wickets
13th Match
4 September
Malaysia
Ahmad Faiz
Singapore
Chetan Suryawanshi
Kinrara Academy Oval , Bandar Kinrara
Singapore by 29 runs
14th Match
4 September
United Arab Emirates
Rohan Mustafa
Oman
Zeeshan Maqsood
Bayuemas Oval , Pandamaran
United Arab Emirates by 13 runs
15th Match
4 September
Nepal
Paras Khadka
Hong Kong
Anshuman Rath
UKM Cricket Oval, Bangi
Hong Kong by 3 wickets
Final
16th Match
6 September
United Arab Emirates
Rohan Mustafa
Hong Kong
Anshuman Rath
Kinrara Academy Oval , Bandar Kinrara
Hong Kong by 2 wickets (D/L )
India women in Sri Lanka
2018 Asia Cup
Super Four
South Africa women in West Indies
New Zealand women in Australia
Zimbabwe in South Africa
October
Pakistan women in Bangladesh
West Indies in India
Test series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test 2319
4–8 October
Virat Kohli
Kraigg Brathwaite
Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium , Rajkot
India by an innings and 272 runs
Test 2321
12–16 October
Virat Kohli
Jason Holder
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium , Hyderabad
India by 10 wickets
ODI series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI 4056
21 October
Virat Kohli
Jason Holder
Barsapara Cricket Stadium , Guwahati
India by 8 wickets
ODI 4059
24 October
Virat Kohli
Jason Holder
Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium , Visakhapatnam
Match tied
ODI 4062
27 October
Virat Kohli
Jason Holder
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium , Pune
West Indies by 43 runs
ODI 4063
29 October
Virat Kohli
Jason Holder
Brabourne Stadium , Mumbai
India by 224 runs
ODI 4064
1 November
Virat Kohli
Jason Holder
Greenfield International Stadium , Thiruvananthapuram
India by 9 wickets
T20I series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
T20I 707
4 November
Rohit Sharma
Carlos Brathwaite
Eden Gardens , Kolkata
India by 5 wickets
T20I 709
6 November
Rohit Sharma
Carlos Brathwaite
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium , Lucknow
India by 71 runs
T20I 710
11 November
Rohit Sharma
Carlos Brathwaite
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium , Chennai
India by 6 wickets
Australia vs Pakistan in United Arab Emirates
England in Sri Lanka
Australia women against Pakistan women in Malaysia
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh
Australia vs United Arab Emirates
New Zealand vs Pakistan in United Arab Emirates
November
South Africa in Australia
2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
Group stage
No.
Date
Team 1
Captain 1
Team 2
Captain 2
Venue
Result
1st Match
9 November
Oman
Zeeshan Maqsood
Kenya
Shem Ngoche
Al Emarat Cricket Stadium , Muscat
Oman by 5 wickets
2nd Match
9 November
Uganda
Roger Mukasa
Denmark
Hamid Shah
Al Emarat Cricket Stadium , Muscat
Uganda by 5 wickets
3rd Match
10 November
United States
Saurabh Netravalkar
Uganda
Roger Mukasa
Al Emarat Cricket Stadium , Muscat
United States by 54 runs
4th Match
10 November
Oman
Zeeshan Maqsood
Singapore
Chetan Suryawanshi
Al Emarat Cricket Stadium , Muscat
Oman by 4 wickets
5th Match
12 November
United States
Saurabh Netravalkar
Kenya
Shem Ngoche
Al Emarat Cricket Stadium , Muscat
United States by 158 runs
6th Match
12 November
Singapore
Chetan Suryawanshi
Denmark
Hamid Shah
Al Emarat Cricket Stadium , Muscat
Singapore by 94 runs
7th Match
13 November
Denmark
Hamid Shah
Oman
Zeeshan Maqsood
Al Emarat Cricket Stadium , Muscat
Oman by 3 wickets
8th Match
13 November
Kenya
Shem Ngoche
Uganda
Brian Masaba
Al Emarat Cricket Stadium , Muscat
Kenya by 6 wickets
9th Match
15 November
Uganda
Roger Mukasa
Singapore
Chetan Suryawanshi
Al Emarat Cricket Stadium , Muscat
Singapore by 63 runs
10th Match
15 November
United States
Saurabh Netravalkar
Denmark
Hamid Shah
Al Emarat Cricket Stadium , Muscat
United States by 16 runs
11th Match
16 November
United States
Saurabh Netravalkar
Oman
Zeeshan Maqsood
Al Emarat Cricket Stadium , Muscat
Oman by 4 wickets
12th Match
16 November
Singapore
Chetan Suryawanshi
Kenya
Shem Ngoche
Al Emarat Cricket Stadium , Muscat
Kenya by 12 runs
13th Match
18 November
Kenya
Shem Ngoche
Denmark
Hamid Shah
Al Emarat Cricket Stadium , Muscat
Denmark by 9 wickets
14th Match
18 November
Oman
Zeeshan Maqsood
Uganda
Roger Mukasa
Al Emarat Cricket Stadium , Muscat
Oman by 10 wickets
15th Match
19 November
Singapore
Chetan Suryawanshi
United States
Saurabh Netravalkar
Al Emarat Cricket Stadium , Muscat
United States by 5 wickets
2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20
Group stage
No.
Date
Team 1
Captain 1
Team 2
Captain 2
Venue
Result
WT20I 509
9 November
New Zealand
Amy Satterthwaite
India
Harmanpreet Kaur
Guyana National Stadium , Providence
India by 34 runs
WT20I 510
9 November
Australia
Meg Lanning
Pakistan
Javeria Khan
Guyana National Stadium , Providence
Australia by 52 runs
WT20I 511
9 November
West Indies
Stafanie Taylor
Bangladesh
Salma Khatun
Guyana National Stadium , Providence
West Indies by 60 runs
WT20I 511a
10 November
England
Heather Knight
Sri Lanka
Chamari Atapattu
Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium , Gros Islet
Match abandoned
WT20I 512
11 November
India
Harmanpreet Kaur
Pakistan
Javeria Khan
Guyana National Stadium , Providence
India by 7 wickets
WT20I 513
11 November
Australia
Meg Lanning
Ireland
Laura Delany
Guyana National Stadium , Providence
Australia by 9 wickets
WT20I 514
12 November
England
Heather Knight
Bangladesh
Salma Khatun
Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium , Gros Islet
England by 7 wickets (D/L )
WT20I 515
12 November
Sri Lanka
Chamari Atapattu
South Africa
Dane van Niekerk
Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium , Gros Islet
South Africa by 7 wickets
WT20I 516
13 November
Pakistan
Javeria Khan
Ireland
Laura Delany
Guyana National Stadium , Providence
Pakistan by 38 runs
WT20I 517
13 November
Australia
Meg Lanning
New Zealand
Amy Satterthwaite
Guyana National Stadium , Providence
Australia by 33 runs
WT20I 518
14 November
Sri Lanka
Chamari Atapattu
Bangladesh
Salma Khatun
Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium , Gros Islet
Sri Lanka by 25 runs
WT20I 519
14 November
West Indies
Stafanie Taylor
South Africa
Dane van Niekerk
Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium , Gros Islet
West Indies by 31 runs
WT20I 520
15 November
India
Harmanpreet Kaur
Ireland
Laura Delany
Guyana National Stadium , Providence
India by 52 runs
WT20I 521
15 November
New Zealand
Amy Satterthwaite
Pakistan
Javeria Khan
Guyana National Stadium , Providence
New Zealand by 54 runs
WT20I 522
16 November
England
Heather Knight
South Africa
Dane van Niekerk
Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium , Gros Islet
England by 7 wickets
WT20I 523
16 November
West Indies
Stafanie Taylor
Sri Lanka
Chamari Atapattu
Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium , Gros Islet
West Indies by 83 runs
WT20I 524
17 November
India
Harmanpreet Kaur
Australia
Meg Lanning
Guyana National Stadium , Providence
India by 48 runs
WT20I 525
17 November
New Zealand
Amy Satterthwaite
Ireland
Laura Delany
Guyana National Stadium , Providence
New Zealand by 8 wickets
WT20I 526
18 November
West Indies
Stafanie Taylor
England
Heather Knight
Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium , Gros Islet
West Indies by 4 wickets
WT20I 527
18 November
South Africa
Dane van Niekerk
Bangladesh
Salma Khatun
Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium , Gros Islet
South Africa by 30 runs
Finals
WT20I 528
22 November
West Indies
Stafanie Taylor
Australia
Meg Lanning
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium , North Sound
Australia by 71 runs
WT20I 529
22 November
England
Heather Knight
India
Harmanpreet Kaur
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium , North Sound
England by 8 wickets
WT20I 530
24 November
Australia
Meg Lanning
England
Heather Knight
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium , North Sound
Australia by 8 wickets
India in Australia
T20I series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
T20I 712
21 November
Aaron Finch
Virat Kohli
The Gabba , Brisbane
Australia by 4 runs (D/L )
T20I 713
23 November
Aaron Finch
Virat Kohli
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
No result
T20I 714
25 November
Aaron Finch
Virat Kohli
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
India by 6 wickets
Border–Gavaskar Trophy – Test series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test 2333
6–10 December
Tim Paine
Virat Kohli
Adelaide Oval , Adelaide
India by 31 runs
Test 2334
14–18 December
Tim Paine
Virat Kohli
Perth Stadium , Perth
Australia by 146 runs
Test 2337
26–30 December
Tim Paine
Virat Kohli
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
India by 137 runs
Test 2339
3–7 January
Tim Paine
Virat Kohli
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
Match drawn
ODI series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI 4077
12 January
Aaron Finch
Virat Kohli
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
Australia by 34 runs
ODI 4078
15 January
Aaron Finch
Virat Kohli
Adelaide Oval , Adelaide
India by 6 wickets
ODI 4079
18 January
Aaron Finch
Virat Kohli
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
India by 7 wickets
West Indies in Bangladesh
December
Sri Lanka in New Zealand
Pakistan in South Africa
Test series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test 2338
26–30 December
Faf du Plessis
Sarfraz Ahmed
SuperSport Park , Centurion
South Africa by 6 wickets
Test 2340
3–7 January
Faf du Plessis
Sarfraz Ahmed
Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town
South Africa by 9 wickets
Test 2341
11–15 January
Dean Elgar
Sarfraz Ahmed
Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg
South Africa by 107 runs
ODI series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI 4080
19 January
Faf du Plessis
Sarfraz Ahmed
St. George's Park , Port Elizabeth
2nd ODI
22 January
Faf du Plessis
Sarfraz Ahmed
Kingsmead Cricket Ground , Durban
3rd ODI
25 January
Faf du Plessis
Sarfraz Ahmed
SuperSport Park , Centurion
4th ODI
27 January
Faf du Plessis
Sarfraz Ahmed
Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg
5th ODI
30 January
Faf du Plessis
Sarfraz Ahmed
Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town
T20I series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
1st T20I
1 February
Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town
2nd T20I
3 February
Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg
3rd T20I
6 February
SuperSport Park , Centurion
January
India in New Zealand
England in West Indies
Wisden Trophy – Test series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
1st Test
23–27 January
Jason Holder
Joe Root
Kensington Oval , Bridgetown
2nd Test
31 January–4 February
Jason Holder
Joe Root
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium , North Sound
3rd Test
9–13 February
Jason Holder
Joe Root
Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium , Gros Islet
ODI series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
1st ODI
20 February
Eoin Morgan
Kensington Oval , Bridgetown
2nd ODI
22 February
Eoin Morgan
Kensington Oval , Bridgetown
3rd ODI
25 February
Eoin Morgan
National Cricket Stadium , Grenada
4th ODI
27 February
Eoin Morgan
National Cricket Stadium , Grenada
5th ODI
2 March
Eoin Morgan
Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium , Gros Islet
T20I series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
1st T20I
5 March
Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium , Gros Islet
2nd T20I
8 March
Warner Park , Basseterre
3rd T20I
10 March
Warner Park , Basseterre
India women in New Zealand
Sri Lanka in Australia
Nepal in United Arab Emirates
February
Sri Lanka women in South Africa
Bangladesh in New Zealand
2018–19 Oman Quadrangular Series
Sri Lanka in South Africa
Test series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
1st Test
13–17 February
Kingsmead Cricket Ground , Durban
2nd Test
21–25 February
St. George's Park , Port Elizabeth
ODI series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
1st ODI
3 March
Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg
2nd ODI
6 March
SuperSport Park , Centurion
3rd ODI
10 March
Kingsmead Cricket Ground , Durban
4th ODI
13 March
St. George's Park , Port Elizabeth
5th ODI
16 March
Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town
T20I series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
1st T20I
19 March
Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town
2nd T20I
22 March
SuperSport Park , Centurion
3rd T20I
24 March
Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg
England women in India
Ireland vs Afghanistan in India
Australia in India
West Indies women vs Pakistan in United Arab Emirates
2017–20 ICC Women's Championship – WODI series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
[ 1st WODI]
[ 2nd WODI]
[ 3rd WODI]
WT20I series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
[ 1st WT20I]
[ 2nd WT20I]
[ 3rd WT20I]
March
2019 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier
Zimbabwe in India
Only Test
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
[Only Test]
ODI series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
[ 1st ODI]
[2nd ODI]
[ 3rd ODI]
April
2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two
Group stage
No.
Date
Team 1
Captain 1
Team 2
Captain 2
Venue
Result
[ 1st Match]
20 April
Papua New Guinea
Namibia
Wanderers Cricket Ground , Windhoek
[ 2nd Match]
20 April
Canada
Hong Kong
Wanderers Affies Park , Windhoek
[ 3rd Match]
20 April
Oman
United States
United Ground , Windhoek
[ 4th Match]
21 April
Namibia
United States
Wanderers Cricket Ground , Windhoek
[ 5th Match]
21 April
Canada
Oman
Wanderers Affies Park , Windhoek
[ 6th Match]
21 April
Papua New Guinea
Hong Kong
United Ground , Windhoek
[ 7th Match]
23 April
Hong Kong
Oman
Wanderers Cricket Ground , Windhoek
[ 8th Match]
23 April
Papua New Guinea
United States
Wanderers Affies Park , Windhoek
[ 9th Match]
23 April
Namibia
Canada
United Ground , Windhoek
[ 10th Match]
24 April
Papua New Guinea
Canada
Wanderers Cricket Ground , Windhoek
[ 11th Match]
24 April
Namibia
Oman
Wanderers Affies Park , Windhoek
[ 12th Match]
24 April
Hong Kong
United States
United Ground , Windhoek
[ 13th Match]
26 April
Canada
United States
Wanderers Cricket Ground , Windhoek
[ 14th Match]
26 April
Namibia
Hong Kong
Wanderers Affies Park , Windhoek
[ 15th Match]
26 April
Papua New Guinea
Oman
United Ground , Windhoek
Playoffs
[ Fifth-place playoff]
27 April
United Ground , Windhoek
[ Third-place playoff]]
27 April
Wanderers Affies Park , Windhoek
[ First-place playoff]
27 April
Wanderers Cricket Ground , Windhoek
References
September 2018 October 2018 November 2018 December 2018 January 2019 February 2019 March 2019 April 2019 Ongoing