The 2010–11 international cricket season was from October 2010 to April 2011. It included the 2011 Cricket World Cup, won by co-host India.

Season overview International tours Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches] Test ODI T20I — 2–1 — 2–0 1–0 — — 4–0 — — 3–0 2–0 0–0 2–3 0–2 — 1–2 0–1 1–0 5–0 — 0–0 2–0 — 1–3 6–1 1–1 — 3–1 — 1–1 3–2 0–1 0–1 2–3 2–1 International tournaments Start date Tournament Winners World Cup Women's international tournaments Start date Tournament Winners Women's ODI Challenge Women's T20 Challenge Women's ODI Quadrangular Series Women's T20 Quadrangular Series Minor tours Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches] First-class List A 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 Minor tournaments Start date Tournament Winners ICC World Cricket League Division Eight ICC Intercontinental Cup Final ICC World Cricket League Division Three

Pre-season rankings

ICC Test Championship 24 November 2010 Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 38 4893 129 2 32 3712 116 3 23 2635 115 4 39 4355 112 5 37 4061 110 6 26 2275 88 7 29 2318 80 8 21 1668 79 9 19 131 7 10 15 110 5

ICC ODI Championship 28 November 2010 Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 36 4595 128 2 35 4139 118 3 33 3892 118 4 25 2873 115 5 28 3147 112 6 27 2704 100 7 25 2374 95 8 28 1867 67 9 18 1207 67 10 11 425 39 11 30 1110 37 12 6 103 17 13 8 1 0

September

Ireland in Canada

2009–10 ICC Intercontinental Cup No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result First-class 31 August–3 September Ashish Bagai Trent Johnston Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto by 6 wicketsODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3041 6 September Ashish Bagai Trent Johnston Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto by 4 runs (D/L) ODI 3042 7 September Ashish Bagai Trent Johnston Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto by 92 runs

Ireland in Zimbabwe

ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3048 26 September Elton Chigumbura William Porterfield Harare Sports Club, Harare by 2 wickets ODI 3049 28 September Elton Chigumbura William Porterfield Harare Sports Club, Harare by 3 wickets ODI 3050 30 September Elton Chigumbura William Porterfield Harare Sports Club, Harare by 20 runs

October

Australia in India

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue ResultTest series Test 1972 1–5 October Mahendra Singh Dhoni Ricky Ponting Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali by 1 wicket Test 1973 9–13 October Mahendra Singh Dhoni Ricky Ponting M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore by 7 wicketsODI series ODI 3058a 17 October Mahendra Singh Dhoni Michael Clarke Nehru Stadium, Kochi Match abandoned ODI 3060 20 October Mahendra Singh Dhoni Michael Clarke Dr. Y.S. Rajashekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam by 5 wickets ODI 3061a 24 October Mahendra Singh Dhoni Michael Clarke Nehru Stadium, Fatorda Match abandoned

Afghanistan in Kenya

2009–10 ICC Intercontinental Cup No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result First-class 2–5 October Morris Ouma Nawroz Mangal Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi by 167 runs No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue ResultODI series ODI 3052 7 October Jimmy Kamande Nawroz Mangal Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi by 92 runs ODI 3053 9 October Jimmy Kamande Nawroz Mangal Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi by 6 wickets ODI 3055 11 October Jimmy Kamande Nawroz Mangal Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi by 8 wickets

New Zealand in Bangladesh

ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3051 5 October Mashrafe Mortaza Daniel Vettori Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka by 9 runs (D/L) ODI 3052a 8 October Shakib Al Hasan Daniel Vettori Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Match abandoned ODI 3054 11 October Shakib Al Hasan Daniel Vettori Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka by 7 wickets ODI 3056 14 October Shakib Al Hasan Daniel Vettori Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka by 9 runs ODI 3058 17 October Shakib Al Hasan Daniel Vettori Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka by 3 runs

Zimbabwe in South Africa

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue ResultT20I series T20I 188 8 October Johan Botha Elton Chigumbura OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein by 7 wickets T20I 189 10 October Johan Botha Elton Chigumbura De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley by 8 runsODI series ODI 3057 15 October Graeme Smith Elton Chigumbura OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein by 64 runs ODI 3059 17 October Graeme Smith Elton Chigumbura Senwes Park, Potchefstroom by 8 wickets ODI 3061 22 October Graeme Smith Elton Chigumbura Willowmoore Park, Benoni by 272 runs

Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue ResultT20I series T20I 190 26 October Shahid Afridi Johan Botha Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi by 6 wickets T20I 191 27 October Shahid Afridi Johan Botha Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi by 6 wicketsODI series ODI 3062 29 October Shahid Afridi Graeme Smith Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi by 8 wickets ODI 3063 31 October Shahid Afridi Johan Botha Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi by 1 wicket ODI 3064 2 November Shahid Afridi Johan Botha Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai by 2 runs ODI 3067 5 November Shahid Afridi Graeme Smith Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai by 1 wicket ODI 3068 8 November Shahid Afridi Graeme Smith Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai by 57 runsTest series Test 1976 12–16 November Misbah-ul-Haq Graeme Smith Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Match drawn Test 1979 20–24 November Misbah-ul-Haq Graeme Smith Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Match drawn

November

Sri Lanka in Australia

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue ResultOnly T20I T20I 192 31 October Michael Clarke Kumar Sangakkara WACA Ground, Perth by 7 wicketsODI series ODI 3065 3 November Michael Clarke Kumar Sangakkara Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 1 wicket ODI 3066 5 November Ricky Ponting Kumar Sangakkara Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 29 runs (D/L) ODI 3068 7 November Michael Clarke Kumar Sangakkara The Gabba, Brisbane by 8 wickets

ICC WCL Division Eight

Group stage The ICC development committee confirmed the groups on 10 June 2010.Sixteen teams to contest 2012 World T20 qualifiers, retrieved 10 June 2010

Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result Match 1 6 November Shazam Ramjohn Hisham Mirza Sulabiya Ground, Kuwait City by 9 wickets Match 2 6 November Andrew Mansale Tshering Dorji Doha Entertainment City Ground, Kuwait City by 282 runs Match 3 6 November Christian Rocca Gregory Taylor Kuwait Oil Company Unity Ground, Ahmadi City by 8 wickets Match 4 6 November Asif Khan Safraz Patel Kuwait Oil Company Hubara Ground, Ahmadi City by 11 runs Match 5 7 November Tshering Dorji Shazam Ramjohn Kuwait Oil Company Unity Ground, Ahmadi City by 11 runs Match 6 7 November Hisham Mirza Andrew Mansale Kuwait Oil Company Hubara Ground, Ahmadi City by 161 runs Match 7 7 November Safraz Patel Gregory Taylor Sulabiya Ground, Kuwait City by 76 runs Match 8 7 November Asif Khan Christian Rocca Doha Entertainment City Ground, Kuwait City by 130 runs Match 9 9 November Tshering Dorji Hisham Mirza Sulabiya Ground, Kuwait City by 8 wickets Match 10 9 November Shazam Ramjohn Andrew Mansale Doha Entertainment City Ground, Kuwait City by 4 wickets Match 11 9 November Asif Khan Gregory Taylor Kuwait Oil Company Unity Ground, Ahmadi City by 106 runs Match 12 9 November Safraz Patel Christian Rocca Kuwait Oil Company Hubara Ground, Ahmadi City by 92 runsPlayoffs Semi-final 11 November Asif Khan Andrew Mansale Sulabiya Ground, Kuwait City by 92 runs Semi-final 11 November Safraz Patel Hisham Mirza Doha Entertainment City Ground, Kuwait City by 3 wickets 3rd place playoff 12 November Andrew Mansale Safraz Patel Kuwait Oil Company Unity Ground, Ahmadi City by 5 wickets Final 12 November Asif Khan Hisham Mirza Kuwait Oil Company Hubara Ground, Ahmadi City by 6 wickets5th place playoffs Semi-final 11 November Shazam Ramjohn Gregory Taylor Kuwait Oil Company Unity Ground, Ahmadi City by 36 runs Semi-final 11 November Iain Latin Tshering Dorji Kuwait Oil Company Hubara Ground, Ahmadi City by 56 runs 7th place playoff 12 November Gregory Taylor Tshering Dorji Sulabiya Ground, Kuwait City by 2 wickets 5th place playoff 12 November Iain Latin Shazam Ramjohn Doha Entertainment City Ground, Kuwait City by 7 wickets

Final Placings

PosTeamStatus 1st Promoted to 2011 Global Division Seven 2nd 3rd Remain in 2012 Global Division Eight 4th Relegated to regional competitions 5th 6th 7th 8th

New Zealand in India

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue ResultTest series Test 1974 4–8 November Mahendra Singh Dhoni Daniel Vettori Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad Match drawn Test 1975 12–16 November Mahendra Singh Dhoni Daniel Vettori Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Match drawn Test 1978 20–24 November Mahendra Singh Dhoni Daniel Vettori Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur by an innings and 198 runsODI series ODI 3070 28 November Gautam Gambhir Ross Taylor Nehru Stadium, Guwahati by 40 runs ODI 3072 1 December Gautam Gambhir Ross Taylor Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur by 8 wickets ODI 3074 4 December Gautam Gambhir Daniel Vettori Reliance Stadium, Vadodara by 9 wickets ODI 3076 7 December Gautam Gambhir Daniel Vettori M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru by 5 wickets ODI 3077 10 December Gautam Gambhir Daniel Vettori M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai by 8 wickets

Asian Games

West Indies in Sri Lanka

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue ResultTest series Test 1977 15–19 November Kumar Sangakkara Darren Sammy Galle International Stadium, Galle Match drawn Test 1980 23–27 November Kumar Sangakkara Darren Sammy R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Match drawn Test 1982 1–5 December Kumar Sangakkara Darren Sammy Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy Match drawnODI series ODI 3092 31 January Kumar Sangakkara Darren Sammy Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo No result ODI 3096 3 February Kumar Sangakkara Darren Sammy Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo by 8 wickets (D/L) ODI 3099 6 February Kumar Sangakkara Darren Sammy Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo by 26 runs

England in Australia

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue ResultTest series Test 1981 25–29 November Ricky Ponting Andrew Strauss The Gabba, Brisbane Match drawn Test 1983 3–7 December Ricky Ponting Andrew Strauss Adelaide Oval, Adelaide by an innings and 71 runs Test 1984 16–20 December Ricky Ponting Andrew Strauss WACA Ground, Perth by 267 runs Test 1986 26–30 December Ricky Ponting Andrew Strauss Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by an innings and 157 runs Test 1989 3–7 January Michael Clarke Andrew Strauss Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by an innings and 83 runsT20I series T20I 197 12 January Cameron White Paul Collingwood Adelaide Oval, Adelaide by 1 wicket T20I 198 14 January Cameron White Paul Collingwood Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 4 runsODI series ODI 3081 16 January Michael Clarke Andrew Strauss Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 6 wickets ODI 3083 21 January Michael Clarke Andrew Strauss Bellerive Oval, Hobart by 46 runs ODI 3086 23 January Michael Clarke Andrew Strauss Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 4 wickets ODI 3089 26 January Michael Clarke Andrew Strauss Adelaide Oval, Adelaide by 21 runs ODI 3091 30 January Michael Clarke Andrew Strauss Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane by 51 runs ODI 3094 2 February Michael Clarke Andrew Strauss Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 2 wickets ODI 3098 6 February Cameron White Andrew Strauss WACA Ground, Perth by 57 runs

December

Zimbabwe in Bangladesh