International cricket in 2016

The 2016 international cricket season is from May 2016 to September 2016.^[1]

Season overview

International tours
Start date	Home team	Away team	Results [Matches]
			Test	ODI	T20I
19 May 2016	England	Sri Lanka	[3]	[5]	[1]
16 June 2016	Ireland	Sri Lanka	—	[2]	—
11 June 2016	Zimbabwe	India	—	[3]	[3]
4 July 2016	Scotland	Afghanistan	—	[2]	—
10 July 2016	Ireland	Afghanistan	—	[5]	—
14 July 2016	England	Pakistan	[4]	[5]	[1]
July 2016	West Indies	India	[4]	—	—
26 July 2016	Sri Lanka	Australia	[3]	[5]	[2]
July 2016	Zimbabwe	New Zealand	[2]	—	—
August 2016	India	Bangladesh	[1]	—	—
18 August 2016	Ireland	Pakistan	—	[2]	—
19 August 2016	South Africa	New Zealand	[2]	—	—
Minor tours
Start date	Home team	Away team	Results [Matches]
			FC	ODI/LA	T20I/T20
28 May 2016	PNG	Kenya	—	[2]	—
29 July 2016	Netherlands	Afghanistan	[1]	—	—
9 August 2016	Scotland	UAE	[1]	[2]	—
13 August 2016	Netherlands	Nepal	—	[2]	—
30 August 2016	Ireland	Hong Kong	[1]	—	[2]
International women tours
Start date	Home team	Away team	Results [Matches]
			WTest	WODI	WT20I
20 June 2016	England	Pakistan	—	[3]	[3]
24 July 2016	Ireland	South Africa	—	[4]	[3]
International tournaments
Start date	Tournament			Winners
3 June 2016	2016 West Indies Tri-Series
Minor tournaments
Start date	Tournament			Winners
21 May 2016	2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five

Rankings

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

ICC Test Championship 21 February 2016[2] Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1  Australia 43 4823 112 2  India 32 3535 110 3  South Africa 34 3703 109 4  Pakistan 28 2977 106 5  England 45 4610 102 6  New Zealand 39 3123 96 7  Sri Lanka 35 3123 89 8  West Indies 33 2504 76 9  Bangladesh 22 1026 47 10  Zimbabwe 10 53 5

ICC ODI Championship 21 February 2016[3] Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1  Australia 52 6570 126 2  New Zealand 57 6474 114 3  India 61 6871 113 4  South Africa 62 6921 112 5  Sri Lanka 67 6956 104 6  England 61 6143 101 7  Bangladesh 37 3571 97 8  Pakistan 59 5105 87 9  West Indies 38 3256 86 10  Afghanistan 25 1185 47 11  Ireland 15 683 46 12  Zimbabwe 55 2466 45

ICC T20I Championship 31 August 2015[4] Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1  India 20 2439 122 2  South Africa 27 3210 119 3  West Indies 19 2249 118 4  New Zealand 24 2787 116 5  Sri Lanka 22 2549 116 6  Pakistan 30 3375 113 7  England 22 2462 112 8  Australia 20 2197 110 9  Afghanistan 21 1591 76 10  Bangladesh 16 1028 64 11  Scotland 14 876 63 12  Netherlands 16 939 59 13  Zimbabwe 22 1190 54 14  Hong Kong 15 767 51 15  Ireland 15 680 45 16  United Arab Emirates 12 525 44 Insufficient matches  Papua New Guinea 6 0 51  Oman 9 0 34

ICC Women's Rankings 21 February 2016[5] Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1  Australia 48 6198 129 2  England 44 5362 122 3  New Zealand 46 5204 113 4  India 38 4189 110 5  West Indies 48 4885 102 6  South Africa 45 4237 94 7  Pakistan 47 3767 80 8  Sri Lanka 48 3397 71 9  Bangladesh 18 845 47 10  Ireland 16 493 31

May

Sri Lanka in England

Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st Test	19–23 May		Angelo Mathews	Headingley Stadium, Leeds
2nd Test	27–31 May		Angelo Mathews	Riverside Ground, Durham
3rd Test	9–13 June		Angelo Mathews	Lord's Cricket Ground, London
ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st ODI	21 June			Trent Bridge, Nottingham
2nd ODI	24 June			Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham
3rd ODI	26 June			Bristol County Ground, Bristol
4th ODI	29 June			The Oval, London
5th ODI	2 July			Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st T20I	5 July			Rose Bowl, Southampton

2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five

Group stage
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
Match 1	21 May	Jersey	Peter Gough	Oman	Ajay Lalcheta	Grainville Cricket Ground, Saint Saviour
Match 2	21 May	Nigeria	Kunle Adegbola	Tanzania		Farmers Cricket Club Ground, Saint Martin
Match 3	21 May	Guernsey	Jamie Nussbaumer	Vanuatu	Andrew Mansale	FB Playing Fields, Saint Clement
Match 4	22 May	Jersey	Peter Gough	Vanuatu	Andrew Mansale	Grainville Cricket Ground, Saint Saviour
Match 5	22 May	Guernsey	Jamie Nussbaumer	Tanzania		Farmers Cricket Club Ground, Saint Martin
Match 6	22 May	Nigeria	Kunle Adegbola	Oman	Ajay Lalcheta	FB Playing Fields, Saint Clement
Match 7	24 May	Jersey	Peter Gough	Tanzania		FB Playing Fields, Saint Clement
Match 8	24 May	Guernsey	Jamie Nussbaumer	Nigeria	Kunle Adegbola	Grainville Cricket Ground, Saint Saviour
Match 9	24 May	Oman	Ajay Lalcheta	Vanuatu	Andrew Mansale	Farmers Cricket Club Ground, Saint Martin
Match 10	25 May	Oman	Ajay Lalcheta	Tanzania		Grainville Cricket Ground, Saint Saviour
Match 11	25 May	Jersey	Peter Gough	Guernsey	Jamie Nussbaumer	Farmers Cricket Club Ground, Saint Martin
Match 12	25 May	Nigeria	Kunle Adegbola	Vanuatu	Andrew Mansale	FB Playing Fields, Saint Clement
Match 13	27 May	Tanzania		Vanuatu	Andrew Mansale	Grainville Cricket Ground, Saint Saviour
Match 14	27 May	Jersey	Peter Gough	Nigeria	Kunle Adegbola	Farmers Cricket Club Ground, Saint Martin
Match 15	27 May	Guernsey	Jamie Nussbaumer	Oman	Ajay Lalcheta	FB Playing Fields, Saint Clement
Playoffs
Match 16	28 May	TBD		TBD		FB Playing Fields, Saint Clement
Match 17	28 May	TBD		TBD		Farmers Cricket Club Ground, Saint Martin
Match 18	28 May	TBD		TBD		Grainville Cricket Ground, Saint Saviour

Kenya in Papua New Guinea

2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship - List A series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st List A	28 May			Amini Park, Port Moresby
2nd List A	30 May			Amini Park, Port Moresby

June

2016 West Indies Tri-Series

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	BP	Pts	NRR
1	Australia
2	South Africa
3	West Indies

Group stage
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
1st ODI	3 June	West Indies		South Africa	AB de Villiers	Providence Stadium, Georgetown
2nd ODI	5 June	West Indies		Australia	Steve Smith	Providence Stadium, Georgetown
3rd ODI	7 June	Australia	Steve Smith	South Africa	AB de Villiers	Providence Stadium, Georgetown
4th ODI	11 June	Australia	Steve Smith	South Africa	AB de Villiers	Warner Park, Basseterre
5th ODI	13 June	West Indies		Australia	Steve Smith	Warner Park, Basseterre
6th ODI	15 June	West Indies		South Africa	AB de Villiers	Warner Park, Basseterre
7th ODI	19 June	Australia	Steve Smith	South Africa	AB de Villiers	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
8th ODI	21 June	West Indies		Australia	Steve Smith	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
9th ODI	24 June	West Indies		South Africa	AB de Villiers	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
Final
Final	26 June					Kensington Oval, Bridgetown

Sri Lanka in Ireland

ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st ODI	16 June			Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin
2nd ODI	18 June			Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin

Pakistan Women in England

2014–16 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

India in Zimbabwe

ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st ODI	11 June			Harare Sports Club, Harare
2nd ODI	13 June			Harare Sports Club, Harare
3rd ODI	15 June			Harare Sports Club, Harare
T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st T20I	18 June			Harare Sports Club, Harare
2nd T20I	20 June			Harare Sports Club, Harare
3rd T20I	22 June			Harare Sports Club, Harare

July

Afghanistan in Scotland

ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st ODI	4 July			Grange Cricket Club Ground, Edinburgh
2nd ODI	6 July			Grange Cricket Club Ground, Edinburgh

Afghanistan in Ireland

ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st ODI	10 July			Stormont, Belfast
2nd ODI	12 July			Stormont, Belfast
3rd ODI	14 July			Stormont, Belfast
4th ODI	17 July			Stormont, Belfast
5th ODI	19 July			Stormont, Belfast

Pakistan in England

Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st Test	14–18 July			Lord's Cricket Ground, London
2nd Test	22–26 July			Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester
3rd Test	3–7 August			Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham
4th Test	11–15 August			The Oval, London
ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st ODI	24 August			Rose Bowl, Southampton
2nd ODI	27 August			Lord's Cricket Ground, London
3rd ODI	30 August			Trent Bridge, Nottingham
4th ODI	1 September			Headingley Stadium, Leeds
5th ODI	4 September			Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st T20I	7 September			Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester

South Africa Women in Ireland

WODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st WODI
2nd WODI
3rd WODI
4th WODI
WT20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st WT20I
2nd WT20I
3rd WT20I

India in West Indies

Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st Test
2nd Test
3rd Test
4th Test

Australia in Sri Lanka

2016 Warne–Muralidaran Trophy - Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st Test	26–30 July			Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
2nd Test	4–8 August			Galle International Stadium, Galle
3rd Test	13–17 August			Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st ODI	21 August			R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
2nd ODI	24 August			R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
3rd ODI	28 August			Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
4th ODI	31 August			Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
5th ODI	4 September			Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st T20I	6 September			Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
2nd T20I	9 September			R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

New Zealand in Zimbabwe

Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st Test
2nd Test

Afghanistan in Netherlands

2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup - FC series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
First-class	29 July–1 August			Sportpark Westvliet, Voorburg

August

United Arab Emirates in Scotland

2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup - FC series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
First-class	9–12 August			Mannofield Park, Aberdeen
2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship - ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st ODI	14 August		Ahmed Raza	Mannofield Park, Aberdeen
2nd ODI	16 August		Ahmed Raza	Mannofield Park, Aberdeen

Nepal in Netherlands

2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship - List A series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st List A	13 August			VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen
2nd List A	15 August			VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen

Pakistan in Ireland

ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st ODI	18 August			Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin
2nd ODI	20 August			Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin

New Zealand in South Africa

Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st Test	19–23 August			Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban
2nd Test	27–31 August			SuperSport Park, Centurion

Hong Kong in Ireland

2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup - FC series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
First-class	30 August–2 September			Stormont, Belfast
T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st T20I	5 September			Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready
2nd T20I	6 September			Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready

Bangladesh in India

Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Only Test

References

1. "Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
2. "Reliance ICC Rankings – ICC Team Rankings, ICC Test Rankings, ICC ODI Rankings". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
3. "Reliance ICC ODI Ranking". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
4. "Reliance ICC ODI Ranking". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
5. "Reliance ICC Women's ODI Ranking". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 February 2016.

External links

• 2016 season on ESPN Cricinfo