International cricket
in 2011–12 | in 2012–13

The 2012 international cricket season was from April 2012 to August 2012.[1] One year after gaining the number-one ranking in the ICC Test Championship, England lost the ranking to South Africa in August 2012 following a 0–2 Test series defeat at home.[2] Also in August 2012, England rose to number one in the ICC ODI Championship following ten consecutive ODI victories and the annual update of the rankings. The update also put South Africa and India within one rankings point behind England.[3]

The previous number one ODI team was Australia, who slipped to number four after holding the top spot from September 2009. Shortly before they lost the ranking, they lost 0–4 in an ODI series in England.[4] It marked the end to their era of dominance in ODI cricket which included three consecutive World Cup wins, two ICC Champions Trophy wins and finishing nine of the past eleven years with the number-one ranking.[5][6] The annual update also put South Africa at the top of the ICC T20I Championship rankings, replacing England.[7] However, the T20I rankings would change significantly as a result of the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 at the start of the following season.[8]

Season overview

International tours
Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches]
Test ODI T20I
17 May 2012  England  West Indies 2–0 [3] 2–0 [3] 1–0 [1]
1 June 2012  Sri Lanka  Pakistan 1–0 [3] 3–1 [5] 1–1 [2]
23 June 2012  Ireland  Australia — 0–0 [1] —
29 June 2012  England  Australia — 4–0 [5] —
30 June 2012  West Indies  New Zealand 2–0 [2] 4–1 [5] 2–0 [2]
18 July 2012  Ireland  Bangladesh — — 0–3 [3]
19 July 2012  England  South Africa 0–2 [3] 2–2 [5] 1–1 [3]
21 July 2012  Sri Lanka  India — 1–4 [5] 0–1 [1]
24 July 2012 Netherlands  Scotland  Bangladesh — — 1–0 [1]
25 July 2012  Netherlands  Bangladesh — — 1–1 [2]
23 August 2012  India  New Zealand 2–0 [2] — 0–1 [2]
25 August 2012  Afghanistan  Australia — 0–1 [1] —
28 August 2012  Pakistan  Australia — 1–2 [3] 2–1 [3]
Other international series
Start date Series Winners
17 June 2012 Zimbabwe Twenty20 Triangular Series  Zimbabwe
6 September 2012 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad Quadrangular T20  Afghanistan
Minor tours
Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches]
First-class ODI
3 July 2012  Ireland  Afghanistan 0–0 [1] 1–0 [2]
4 July 2012  Scotland  Canada 0–0 [1] 1–0 [2]
Minor tournaments
Start date Series Winners
3 September 2012 Malaysia ICC World Cricket League Division Four    Nepal
15 September 2012 Samoa ICC World Cricket League Division Eight  Vanuatu

Pre-season rankings

ICC Test Championship 28 April 2012[9]
Rank Team Matches Points Rating
1  England 44 5124 116
2  South Africa 32 3709 116
3  Australia 46 5153 112
4  India 46 5103 111
5  Pakistan 35 3781 108
6  Sri Lanka 38 3780 99
7  West Indies 34 2898 85
8  New Zealand 28 2366 85
9  Bangladesh 18 135 8
ICC ODI Championship 16 April 2012[9]
Rank Team Matches Points Rating
1  Australia 49 6030 123
2  South Africa 30 3549 118
3  India 55 6409 117
4  England 39 4333 111
5  Sri Lanka 52 5745 110
6  Pakistan 45 4710 105
7  New Zealand 31 2667 86
8  West Indies 32 2753 86
9  Bangladesh 36 2408 67
10  Zimbabwe 33 1511 46
11  Ireland 14 504 36
12  Netherlands 9 137 15
13  Kenya 9 74 8
ICC T20I Championship 31 March 2012[9]
Rank Team Matches Points Rating
1  England 14 1811 129
2  South Africa 12 1468 122
3  Sri Lanka 9 1056 117
4  New Zealand 14 1596 114
5  Pakistan 17 1817 107
6  Australia 15 1603 107
7  India 9 930 103
8  Ireland 10 946 95
9  West Indies 10 933 93
10  Afghanistan 6 500 83
11  Netherlands 5 321 64
12  Zimbabwe 9 463 51
13  Scotland 5 200 40
14  Canada 5 79 16
15  Kenya 6 75 13
Notes

May

West Indies in England

Main article: West Indian cricket team in England in 2012
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 2043 17–21 May Andrew Strauss Darren Sammy Lord's, London  England by 5 wickets
Test 2044 25–29 May Andrew Strauss Darren Sammy Trent Bridge, Nottingham  England by 9 wickets
Test 2045 7–11 June Andrew Strauss Darren Sammy Edgbaston, Birmingham Match drawn
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 3276 16 June Alastair Cook Darren Sammy The Rose Bowl, Southampton  England by 114 runs (D/L)
ODI 3278 19 June Alastair Cook Darren Sammy The Oval, London  England by 8 wickets
ODI 3278a 22 June Alastair Cook Darren Sammy Headingley, Leeds No result
Only T20I
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
T20I 246 24 June Stuart Broad Darren Sammy Trent Bridge, Nottingham  England by 7 wickets

June

Pakistan in Sri Lanka

Main article: Pakistani cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2012
T20I series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
T20I 244 1 June Mahela Jayawardene Mohammad Hafeez Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota  Sri Lanka by 37 runs
T20I 245 3 June Mahela Jayawardene Mohammad Hafeez Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota  Pakistan by 23 runs
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 3272 7 June Mahela Jayawardene Misbah-ul-Haq Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele  Pakistan by 6 wickets
ODI 3273 9 June Mahela Jayawardene Misbah-ul-Haq Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele  Sri Lanka by 76 runs
ODI 3274 13 June Mahela Jayawardene Misbah-ul-Haq R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo No result
ODI 3275 16 June Mahela Jayawardene Misbah-ul-Haq R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  Sri Lanka by 44 runs
ODI 3277 18 June Mahela Jayawardene Misbah-ul-Haq R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  Sri Lanka by 2 wickets
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 2046 22–26 June Mahela Jayawardene Mohammad Hafeez Galle International Stadium, Galle  Sri Lanka by 209 runs
Test 2047 30 June–4 July Mahela Jayawardene Misbah-ul-Haq Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Match drawn
Test 2048 8–12 July Mahela Jayawardene Misbah-ul-Haq Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Match drawn

Zimbabwe Twenty20 Triangular Series

Main article: Zimbabwe Twenty20 Triangular Series in 2012

Although contested by three ICC full member nations, this tournament does not have Twenty20 International status, because it was organised outside of the ICC Future Tours Programme. The matches are considered to be first-class-equivalent Twenty20 matches.[10]

Pos Team
 Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1  South Africa 4 2 2 0 0 0 8 0.378
2  Zimbabwe 4 2 2 0 0 0 8 −0.086
3  Bangladesh 4 2 2 0 0 0 8 −0.280
Source: Points table on ESPN CricInfo
Twenty20 series
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
Group stage
Match 1 17 June  Zimbabwe Brendan Taylor  Bangladesh Mushfiqur Rahim Harare Sports Club, Harare  Zimbabwe by 11 runs
Match 2 19 June  Bangladesh Mushfiqur Rahim  South Africa Hashim Amla Harare Sports Club, Harare  South Africa by 39 runs
Match 3 20 June  Zimbabwe Brendan Taylor  South Africa Hashim Amla Harare Sports Club, Harare  Zimbabwe by 29 runs
Match 4 21 June  Zimbabwe Brendan Taylor  Bangladesh Mushfiqur Rahim Harare Sports Club, Harare  Bangladesh by 6 wickets
Match 5 22 June  Bangladesh Mushfiqur Rahim  South Africa Hashim Amla Harare Sports Club, Harare  Bangladesh by 3 wickets
Match 6 23 June  Zimbabwe Brendan Taylor  South Africa Hashim Amla Harare Sports Club, Harare  South Africa by 6 wickets
Final
Final 24 June  Zimbabwe Brendan Taylor  South Africa Hashim Amla Harare Sports Club, Harare  Zimbabwe by 9 wickets

Australia in Ireland

Main article: Australian cricket team in England and Ireland in 2012 § Ireland
ODI
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 3279 23 June William Porterfield Michael Clarke Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast No result

Australia in England

Main article: Australian cricket team in England and Ireland in 2012 § England
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 3280 29 June Alastair Cook Michael Clarke Lord's, London  England by 15 runs
ODI 3281 1 July Alastair Cook Michael Clarke The Oval, London  England by 6 wickets
ODI 3281b 4 July Alastair Cook Michael Clarke Edgbaston, Birmingham Match abandoned
ODI 3284 7 July Alastair Cook Michael Clarke Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street  England by 8 wickets
ODI 3286 10 July Alastair Cook Michael Clarke Old Trafford, Manchester  England by 7 wickets

New Zealand vs West Indies in the United States

Main article: New Zealand cricket team in the West Indies in 2012
T20I series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
T20I 247 30 June Darren Sammy Ross Taylor Central Broward Regional Park, Fort Lauderdale  West Indies by 56 runs
T20I 248 1 July Darren Sammy Ross Taylor Central Broward Regional Park, Fort Lauderdale  West Indies by 61 runs

July

Afghanistan in Ireland

2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 3281a 3 July William Porterfield Karim Sadiq Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin Match abandoned
ODI 3282 5 July William Porterfield Karim Sadiq Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin  Ireland by 59 runs
2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
First-class 9–12 July Kevin O'Brien Karim Sadiq Observatory Lane, Dublin Match drawn

Canada in Scotland

2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
First-class 4–7 July Gordon Drummond Jimmy Hansra Bothwell Castle Cricket Ground, Uddingston Match abandoned
2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 3285a 9 July Gordon Drummond Jimmy Hansra Cambusdoon New Ground, Ayr Match abandoned
ODI 3287 11 July Gordon Drummond Jimmy Hansra Cambusdoon New Ground, Ayr  Scotland by 4 wickets

New Zealand in West Indies

Main article: New Zealand cricket team in the West Indies in 2012
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 3283 5 July Darren Sammy Ross Taylor Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica  West Indies by 9 wickets (D/L)
ODI 3285 7 July Darren Sammy Ross Taylor Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica  West Indies by 55 runs
ODI 3288 11 July Darren Sammy Ross Taylor Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, St Kitts  New Zealand by 88 runs
ODI 3289 14 July Darren Sammy Ross Taylor Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, St Kitts  West Indies by 24 runs
ODI 3290 16 July Darren Sammy Ross Taylor Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, St Kitts  West Indies by 20 runs
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 2050 25–29 July Darren Sammy Ross Taylor Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua  West Indies by 9 wickets
Test 2052 2–6 August Darren Sammy Ross Taylor Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica  West Indies by 5 wickets

Bangladesh in Ireland

Main article: Bangladeshi cricket team in Ireland and Netherlands in 2012
T20I Series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
T20I 249 18 July William Porterfield Mushfiqur Rahim Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast  Bangladesh by 71 runs
T20I 250 20 July William Porterfield Mushfiqur Rahim Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast  Bangladesh by 1 run
T20I 251 21 July William Porterfield Mushfiqur Rahim Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast  Bangladesh by 2 wickets

South Africa in England

Main article: South African cricket team in England in 2012
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 2049 19–23 July Andrew Strauss Graeme Smith The Oval, London  South Africa by an innings and 12 runs
Test 2051 2–6 August Andrew Strauss Graeme Smith Headingley, Leeds Match drawn
Test 2053 16–20 August Andrew Strauss Graeme Smith Lord's, London  South Africa by 51 runs
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 3296 24 August Alastair Cook AB de Villiers Sophia Gardens, Cardiff No result
ODI 3298 28 August Alastair Cook AB de Villiers The Rose Bowl, Southampton  South Africa by 80 runs
ODI 3300 31 August Alastair Cook AB de Villiers The Oval, London  England by 4 wickets
ODI 3302 2 September Alastair Cook AB de Villiers Lord's, London  England by 6 wickets
ODI 3304 5 September Alastair Cook AB de Villiers Trent Bridge, Nottingham  South Africa by 7 wickets
T20I Series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
T20I 258 8 September Stuart Broad AB de Villiers Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street  South Africa by 7 wickets
T20I 260 10 September Stuart Broad AB de Villiers Old Trafford, Manchester No result
T20I 262 12 September Stuart Broad AB de Villiers Edgbaston, Birmingham  England won by 28 runs

India in Sri Lanka

Main article: Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2012
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 3291 21 July Mahela Jayawardene Mahendra Singh Dhoni Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota  India by 21 runs
ODI 3292 24 July Mahela Jayawardene Mahendra Singh Dhoni Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota  Sri Lanka by 9 wickets
ODI 3293 28 July Mahela Jayawardene Mahendra Singh Dhoni R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  India by 5 wickets
ODI 3294 31 July Mahela Jayawardene Mahendra Singh Dhoni R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  India by 6 wickets
ODI 3295 4 August Angelo Mathews Mahendra Singh Dhoni Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele  India by 20 runs
T20I
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
T20I 255 7 August Mahela Jayawardene Mahendra Singh Dhoni Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele  India by 39 runs

Bangladesh vs Scotland in the Netherlands

Main article: Bangladeshi cricket team in Ireland and Netherlands in 2012
T20I
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
T20I 252 24 July Gordon Drummond Mushfiqur Rahim Sportpark Westvliet, The Hague  Scotland by 34 runs

Bangladesh in the Netherlands

Main article: Bangladeshi cricket team in Ireland and Netherlands in 2012
T20I
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
T20I 253 25 July Peter Borren Mushfiqur Rahim Sportpark Westvliet, The Hague  Bangladesh by 8 wickets
T20I 254 26 July Peter Borren Mushfiqur Rahim Sportpark Westvliet, The Hague  Netherlands by 1 wicket

August

New Zealand in India

Main article: New Zealand cricket team in India in 2012
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 2054 23–27 August Mahendra Singh Dhoni Ross Taylor Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad  India by an innings and 115 runs
Test 2055 31 August–4 September Mahendra Singh Dhoni Ross Taylor M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore  India by 5 wickets
T20I series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
T20I 258a 8 September Mahendra Singh Dhoni Ross Taylor Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam Match abandoned
T20I 261 11 September Mahendra Singh Dhoni Ross Taylor M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai  New Zealand by 1 run

Bangladesh in Zimbabwe

Bangladesh were scheduled to tour Zimbabwe in August 2012, but the tour has been postponed to April 2013 as the pitches at both Queen's Park Oval, Bulawayo and Harare Sports Club, Harare are being relaid.[11]

Australia vs Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirates

Main article: Australian cricket team against Afghanistan in the UAE in 2012
Only ODI
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 3297 25 August Nawroz Mangal Michael Clarke Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  Australia by 66 runs

Pakistan vs Australia in the United Arab Emirates

Main article: Australian cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2012
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 3299 28 August Misbah-ul-Haq Michael Clarke Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  Australia by 4 wickets
ODI 3301 31 August Misbah-ul-Haq Michael Clarke Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Pakistan by 7 wickets
ODI 3303 3 September Misbah-ul-Haq Michael Clarke Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  Australia by 3 wickets
T20I series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
T20I 256 5 September Mohammad Hafeez George Bailey Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai  Pakistan by 7 wickets
T20I 257 7 September Mohammad Hafeez George Bailey Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Match tied;  Pakistan won the Super Over
T20I 259 10 September Mohammad Hafeez George Bailey Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai  Australia by 94 runs

September

Trinidad Quadrangular T20

Main article: 2012 Trinidad and Tobago Quadrangular Twenty20
Pos Team
 Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  Afghanistan 3 2 1 0 0 6 0.404
2 Bangladesh BCB XI 3 2 1 0 0 6 0.330
3  Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 1 0 0 6 0.105
4  Barbados 3 0 3 0 0 0 −0.928
Source:[citation needed]
Twenty20 series
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
Match 1 6 September  Barbados Kirk Edwards  Bangladesh Mushfiqur Rahim Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad  Bangladesh by 7 wickets
Match 2 6 September  Trinidad and Tobago Rayad Emrit  Afghanistan Nawroz Mangal Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad  Afghanistan by 3 wickets
Match 3 7 September  Afghanistan Nawroz Mangal  Bangladesh Mushfiqur Rahim Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad  Bangladesh by 8 wickets
Match 4 7 September  Trinidad and Tobago Rayad Emrit  Barbados Kirk Edwards Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad  Trinidad and Tobago by 5 wickets
Match 5 8 September  Afghanistan Shamarh Brooks  Barbados Kirk Edwards Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad  Afghanistan by 5 wickets
Match 6 8 September  Trinidad and Tobago Rayad Emrit  Bangladesh Mushfiqur Rahim Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad  Trinidad and Tobago by 4 wickets

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