International cricket in 2008
The International cricket in 2008 is defined as the season of international cricket between April and August 2008 in all cricket playing countries, as well as all international matches scheduled for the 2008 English Cricket Season. Matches between January and April are defined as belonging to the 2007–08 season, while matches between September and December will fall under the 2008–09 season.
International cricket |
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in 2007–08 | in 2008–09 |
Season overview
Pre-season rankings
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April
Bangladesh in Pakistan
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |
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ODI series | ||||||
ODI 2696 | 8 April | Shoaib Malik | Mohammad Ashraful | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | ||
ODI 2698 | 11 April | Shoaib Malik | Mohammad Ashraful | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | ||
ODI 2700 | 13 April | Shoaib Malik | Mohammad Ashraful | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | ||
ODI 2702 | 16 April | Shoaib Malik | Mohammad Ashraful | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan | ||
ODI 2703 | 19 April | Shoaib Malik | Mohammad Ashraful | National Stadium, Karachi | ||
T20I | ||||||
T20I 55 | 20 April | Shoaib Malik | Mohammad Ashraful | National Stadium, Karachi |
May
New Zealand in England
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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Test series | |||||
Test 1874 | 15–19 May | Michael Vaughan | Daniel Vettori | Lord's, London | Match drawn |
Test 1876 | 23–27 May | Michael Vaughan | Daniel Vettori | Old Trafford, Manchester | |
Test 1878 | 5–9 June | Michael Vaughan | Daniel Vettori | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | |
T20I | |||||
T20I 56 | 13 June | Paul Collingwood | Daniel Vettori | Old Trafford, Manchester | |
ODI series | |||||
ODI 2708 | 15 June | Paul Collingwood | Daniel Vettori | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | |
ODI 2709 | 18 June | Paul Collingwood | Daniel Vettori | Edgbaston, Birmingham | Match abandoned |
ODI 2710 | 21 June | Paul Collingwood | Daniel Vettori | Country Ground, Bristol | |
ODI 2714 | 25 June | Paul Collingwood | Daniel Vettori | The Oval, London | |
ODI 2720 | 28 June | Kevin Pietersen | Daniel Vettori | Lord's, London |
Australia in West Indies
World Cricket League Division 5
The 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five took place in May 2008 in Jersey. 12 teams took part in the tournament, including Afghanistan, Bahamas, Botswana, Germany, Japan, Jersey, Mozambique, Nepal, Norway, Singapore, USA, Vanuatu.
Group stage
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Group stage | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Group | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
1st Match | 23 May | A | Steve Massiah | MS Younis | The Farmers Field, St Martin | |||
2nd Match | 23 May | A | BK Das | Graham Sommer | Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade | |||
3rd Match | 23 May | A | Shahid Ahmed | Patrick Haines | FB Fields, St Clement | |||
4th Match | 23 May | B | Nowroz Mangal | Ko Irie | Victoria College Ground, St Helier | |||
5th Match | 23 May | B | Mathew Hague | CR Kumarage | Grainville Cricket Ground, St Saviour | |||
6th Match | 23 May | B | Narendra Ekanayake | Tshepo Mhozya | Les Quennevais No. 2, St Brélade | |||
7th Match | 24 May | A | Steve Massiah | Shahid Ahmed | Victoria College Ground, St Helier | No result | ||
8th Match | 24 May | A | BK Das | MS Younis | Grainville Cricket Ground, St Saviour | No result | ||
9th Match | 24 May | A | Graham Sommer | Patrick Haines | The Farmers Field, St Martin | |||
10th Match | 24 May | B | Norooz Khan Mangal | N Ekanayake | Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade | No result | ||
11th Match | 24 May | B | Mathew Hague | Ko Irie | Les Quennevais No. 2, St Brélade | No result | ||
12th Match | 24 May | B | CR Kumarage | Abdul Patel | FB Fields, St Clement | No result | ||
Replay of 7th Match | 25 May | A | Steve Massiah | Shahid Ahmed | The Farmers Field, St Martin | |||
Replay of 8th Match | 25 May | A | BK Das | MS Younis | Grainville Cricket Ground, St Saviour | |||
Replay of 10th Match | 25 May | B | Norooz Khan Mangal | N Ekanayake | Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade | |||
Replay of 11th Match | 25 May | B | Mathew Hague | Ko Irie | Les Quennevais No. 2, St Brélade | |||
Replay of 12th Match | 25 May | B | CR Kumarage | Abdul Patel | FB Fields, St Clement | |||
13th Match | 26 May | A | Steve Massiah | Patrick Haines | Grainville Cricket Ground, St Saviour | |||
14th Match | 26 May | A | BK Das | Shahid Ahmed | Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin | |||
15th Match | 26 May | A | Graham Sommer | MS Younis | Victoria College Ground, St Helier | |||
16th Match | 26 May | B | Nowroz Mangal | ARM Patel | Les Quennevais No. 2, St Brélade | |||
17th Match | 26 May | B | Ko Irie | CR Kumarage | Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade | Match abandoned | ||
18th Match | 26 May | B | Mathew Hague | N Ekanayake | FB Fields, St Clement | |||
19th Match | 27 May | A | Steve Massiah | Graham Sommer | Grainville Cricket Ground, St Saviour | |||
20th Match | 27 May | A | BK Das | A Mansale | Victoria College Ground, St Helier | |||
21st Match | 27 May | A | Shahid Ahmed | MS Younis | Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade | |||
22nd Match | 27 May | B | Nowroz Mangal | CR Kumarage | FB Fields, St Clement | Singapore by 69 runs | ||
23rd Match | 27 May | B | N Ekanayake | Ko Irie | Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brélade | Match Tied | ||
24th Match | 27 May | B | Mathew Hague | Tshepo Mhozya | Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin | |||
25th Match* | 28 May | A | Graham Sommer | Shahid Ahmed | Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brélade | Match abandoned | ||
26th Match* | 28 May | A | MS Younis | A Mansale | FB Fields, St Clement | Match abandoned | ||
27th Match* | 28 May | A | BK Das | Steve Massiah | Les Quennevais, St Brélade | Match abandoned | ||
28th Match* | 28 May | B | N Ekanayake | CR Kumarage | Victoria College Ground, St Helier | Match abandoned | ||
29th Match* | 28 May | B | Tshepo Mhozya | Ko Irie | Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin | Match abandoned | ||
30th Match* | 28 May | B | Mathew Hague | Nowroz Mangal | Grainville Cricket Ground, St Saviour | Match abandoned | ||
Replay of 17th Match | 29 May | B | Ko Irie | CR Kumarage | Victoria College Ground, St Helier | |||
Replay of 25th Match | 29 May | A | Graham Sommer | Shahid Ahmed | Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brélade | |||
Replay of 26th Match | 29 May | A | MS Younis | A Mansale | FB Fields, St Clement | No result | ||
Replay of 27th Match | 29 May | A | BK Das | Steve Massiah | Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin | No result |
*The ICC Event Technical Committee, as per 12.1.6 of the ICC World Cricket League Division 5 Playing Conditions, decided not to replay all of group B's abandoned games. The abandoned match between Japan and Singapore will be played on 29 May to ensure that all teams in Group ` are to be played on 29 May.
Playoffs
9th Place Playoffs | |||||||
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No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
9th Place Semifinal 1 | 30 May | Shahid Ahmed | Narendra Ekanayake | Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin | |||
9th Place Semifinal 2 | 30 May | Patrick Haines | Ko Irie | Victoria College Ground, St Helier | |||
9th Place Playoff | 31 May | Ko Irie | Shahid Ahmed | Les Quennevais, St Brélade | |||
11th Place Playoff | 31 May | Patrick Haines | Narendra Ekanayake | Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brélade |
5th Place Playoffs | |||||||
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No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
5th Place Semifinal 1 | 30 May | Shoaib Younus | Chaminda Ruwan Kumarage | Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brélade | |||
5th Place Semifinal 2 | 30 May | Graham Sommer | ARM Patel | Les Quennevais, St Brélade | Botswana by 9 runs | ||
5th Place Playoff | 31 May | Chaminda Ruwan Kumarage | ARM Patel | FB Fields, St Clement | |||
7th Place Playoff | 31 May | Shoaib Younus | Graham Sommer | Victoria College Ground, St Helier |
1st Place Playoffs | |||||||
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No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
Semifinal 1 | 30 May | Steve Massiah | Mathew Hague | FB Fields, St Clement | |||
Semifinal 2 | 30 May | Bonod Das | Nowroz Mangal | Grainville Cricket Ground, St Saviour | Afghanistan by 37 runs | ||
Final | 31 May | Mathew Hague | Nowroz Mangal | Grainville, St Saviour | |||
3rd Place Playoff | 31 May | Steve Massiah | Binod Das | Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin |
Final Placings
Pos | Team | Promotion/Relegation |
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1st | Promoted to 2008 Division Four | |
2nd | ||
3rd | Remain in 2010 Division Five | |
4th | ||
5th | Relegated to regional competitions[1] | |
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12th |
June
Bangladesh Tri-Series
Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.373 | 10 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −0.778 | 5 | |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −1.789 | 0 |
Group stage | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
ODI 2704 | 8 June | Mohammad Ashraful | Shoaib Malik | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | ||||
ODI 2705 | 10 June | Shoaib Malik | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | ||||
ODI 2706 | 12 June | Mohammad Ashraful | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur |
Final | |||||||
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No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
ODI 2707 | 14 June | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Shoaib Malik | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur |
Asia Cup
The 2008 Asia Cup took place in June 2008 in Pakistan. Six teams took part in the tournament, including Bangladesh, India, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and UAE.
Group stage
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Group stage | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Group | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
1st Match | 24 June | A | Mohammad Ashraful | Saqib Ali | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan | |||
2nd Match | 24 June | B | Shoaib Malik | Tabarak Dar | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | |||
3rd Match | 25 June | A | Mohammad Ashraful | Mahela Jayawardene | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan | |||
4th Match | 25 June | B | Tabarak Dar | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | |||
5th Match | 26 June | A | Mahela Jayawardene | Saqib Ali | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan | |||
6th Match | 26 June | B | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Shoaib Malik | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan |
Super Fours
Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | NRR | PCO | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.363 | 2 | 6 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.250 | 2 | 6 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.924 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −2.665 | 0 | 0 |
Super Fours | |||||||
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No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
7th Match | 28 June | Mohammad Ashraful | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | |||
8th Match | 29 June | Shoaib Malik | Mahela Jayawardene | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | |||
9th Match | 30 June | Mohammad Ashraful | Mahela Jayawardene | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | |||
10th Match | 2 July | Misbah-ul-Haq | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | |||
11th Match | 3 July | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Mahela Jayawardene | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | |||
12th Match | 4 July | Mohammad Ashraful | Shoaib Malik | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan |
Final
Final | |||||||
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No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
Final | 6 July | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Mahela Jayawardene | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan |
Bermuda in Canada
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI series | |||||
ODI 2722 | 28 June | Zubin Surkari | Irving Romaine | Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City | |
ODI 2725 | 29 June | Qaiser Ali | Irving Romaine | Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City | |
ODI 2728 | 1 July | Qaiser Ali | Irving Romaine | Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City | |
July
Associates Tri-Series in Scotland
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts |
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1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
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Tri-Series | |||||||
ODI 2727 | 1 July | Daniel Vettori | Kyle McCallan | Mannofield Park, Aberdeen, | |||
ODI 2729 | 2 July | Kyle McCallan | Ryan Watson | Mannofield Park, Aberdeen, | |||
ODI 2731 | 3 July | Daniel Vettori | Ryan Watson | Mannofield Park, Aberdeen, |
South Africa in England
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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Test series | |||||
Test 1880 | 10–14 July | Michael Vaughan | Graeme Smith | Lord's, London | Match drawn |
Test 1881 | 18–22 July | Michael Vaughan | Graeme Smith | Headingley, Leeds | |
Test 1883 | 30 July – 3 August | Michael Vaughan | Graeme Smith | Edgbaston, Birmingham | |
Test 1885 | 7–11 August | Kevin Pietersen | Graeme Smith | The Oval, London | |
Twenty20 International | |||||
T20I 68a | 20 August | Kevin Pietersen | Graeme Smith | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | Match abandoned |
ODI series | |||||
ODI 2748 | 22 August | Kevin Pietersen | Graeme Smith | Headingley, Leeds | |
ODI 2754 | 26 August | Kevin Pietersen | Graeme Smith | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | |
ODI 2757 | 29 August | Kevin Pietersen | Jacques Kallis | The Oval, London | |
ODI 2759 | 31 August | Kevin Pietersen | Jacques Kallis | Lord's, London | |
ODI 2761 | 3 September | Kevin Pietersen | Jacques Kallis | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | No result |
India in Sri Lanka
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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Test series | |||||
Test 1882 | 23–27 July | Mahela Jayawardene | Anil Kumble | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | |
Test 1884 | 31 July – 4 August | Mahela Jayawardene | Anil Kumble | Galle International Stadium, Galle | |
Test 1886 | 8–12 August | Mahela Jayawardene | Anil Kumble | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | |
ODI series | |||||
ODI 2742 | 18 August | Mahela Jayawardene | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla | |
ODI 2745 | 20 August | Mahela Jayawardene | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla | |
ODI 2750 | 24 August | Mahela Jayawardene | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | |
ODI 2755 | 26 August | Mahela Jayawardene | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | |
ODI 2756 | 29 August | Mahela Jayawardene | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | |
August
ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
Group stage
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Group stage | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Group | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
1st Match | 2 August | B | Steve Tikolo | Jeroen Smits | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | |||
2nd Match | 2 August | A | William Porterfield | Ryan Watson | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | |||
3rd Match | 2 August | B | Sanjayan Thuraisingam | Jeroen Smits | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | |||
4th Match | 3 August | A | Irving Romaine | Ryan Watson | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | |||
5th Match | 3 August | B | Sanjayan Thuraisingam | Steve Tikolo | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | |||
6th Match | 3 August | A | Irving Romaine | William Porterfield | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast |
Knockout stage
1st Place Playoffs | |||||||
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No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
Semifinal 1 | 4 August | William Porterfield | Steve Tikolo | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | |||
Semifinal 2 | 4 August | Ryan Watson | Jeroen Smits | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | |||
3rd Place Final | 4 August | Steve Tikolo | Ryan Watson | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | |||
5th Place Final | 5 August | Rodney Trott | Sanjayan Thuraisingam | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | |||
1st Place Final | 5 August | William Porterfield | Jeroen Smits | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | Match abandoned |
Bermuda in the Netherlands
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI series | |||||
ODI 2739a | 7 August | Jeroen Smits | Irving Romaine | VRA Ground, Amstelveen | Match abandoned |
ODI 2740 | 8 August | Jeroen Smits | Irving Romaine | VRA Ground, Amstelveen |
Kenya in Scotland
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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First Class | |||||
First Class | 7–10 August | Ryan Watson | Steve Tikolo | Titwood, Glasgow | Match abandoned |
ODI series | |||||
ODI 2741 | 12 August | Ryan Watson | Steve Tikolo | Cambusdoon New Ground, Ayr | No result |
ODI 2741a | 13 August | Ryan Watson | Steve Tikolo | Cambusdoon New Ground, Ayr | Match abandoned |
Canada in Ireland
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI | |||||
ODI 2740a | 12 August | Kyle McCallan | Sanjayan Thuraisingam | Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin | Match abandoned |
Kenya in the Netherlands
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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First Class | |||||
First Class | 16–19 August | Peter Borren | Steve Tikolo | VRA Ground, Amstelveen | |
ODI series | |||||
ODI 2747 | 21 August | Jeroen Smits | Steve Tikolo | VRA Ground, Amstelveen |
England in Scotland
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI | |||||
ODI 2743 | 18 August | Ryan Watson | Kevin Pietersen | Grange Cricket Club Ground, Edinburgh | No result |
Associates Tri-Series in Canada
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | Pts | NRR |
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1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.526 | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.240 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.190 |
Group stage | |||||||
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No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
ODI 2744 | 18 August | Sunil Dhaniram | Irving Romaine | Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City | |||
ODI 2746 | 20 August | Irving Romaine | Ramnaresh Sarwan | Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City | |||
ODI 2749 | 22 August | Chris Gayle | Sunil Dhaniram | Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City |
Final | |||||||
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No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
ODI 2752 | 24 August | Sunil Dhaniram | Chris Gayle | Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City |
Kenya in Ireland
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI series | |||||
ODI 2751 | 24 August | William Porterfield | Steve Tikolo | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | |
ODI 2753 | 25 August | William Porterfield | Steve Tikolo | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | No result |
ODI 2755 | 27 August | William Porterfield | Steve Tikolo | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | Match abandoned |
New Zealand in Pakistan
The New Zealand national cricket team was due to tour Pakistan during the northern summer of 2008. They would have played three One Day Internationals against Pakistan. The tour was cancelled due to the political situation in the country.
Bangladesh in Australia
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI series | |||||
ODI 2758 | 30 August | Michael Clarke | Mohammad Ashraful | TIO Stadium, Darwin | |
ODI 2760 | 3 September | Michael Clarke | Mohammad Ashraful | TIO Stadium, Darwin | |
ODI 2762 | 6 September | Michael Clarke | Mohammad Ashraful | TIO Stadium, Darwin |