The 2012 international cricket season was from April 2012 to August 2012. 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. 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.
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. 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. The annual update also put South Africa at the top of the ICC T20I Championship rankings, replacing England. However, the T20I rankings would change significantly as a result of the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 at the start of the following season.
Season overview International tours Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches] Test ODI T20I 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 — 0–0 — — 4–0 — 2–0 4–1 2–0 — — 0–3 0–2 2–2 1–1 — 1–4 0–1 — — 1–0 — — 1–1 2–0 — 0–1 — 0–1 — — 1–2 2–1 Other international series Start date Series Winners Twenty20 Triangular Series Trinidad Quadrangular T20 Minor tours Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches] First-class ODI 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 Minor tournaments Start date Series Winners ICC World Cricket League Division Four ICC World Cricket League Division Eight
Pre-season rankings
ICC Test Championship 28 April 2012 Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 44 5124 116 2 32 3709 116 3 46 5153 112 4 46 5103 111 5 35 3781 108 6 38 3780 99 7 34 2898 85 8 28 2366 85 9 18 135 8
ICC ODI Championship 16 April 2012 Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 49 6030 123 2 30 3549 118 3 55 6409 117 4 39 4333 111 5 52 5745 110 6 45 4710 105 7 31 2667 86 8 32 2753 86 9 36 2408 67 10 33 1511 46 11 14 504 36 12 9 137 15 13 9 74 8
ICC T20I Championship 31 March 2012 Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 14 1811 129 2 12 1468 122 3 9 1056 117 4 14 1596 114 5 17 1817 107 6 15 1603 107 7 9 930 103 8 10 946 95 9 10 933 93 10 6 500 83 11 5 321 64 12 9 463 51 13 5 200 40 14 5 79 16 15 6 75 13
Notes Zimbabwe is currently unranked in Tests, as it has played insufficient matches. It has 167 points and a rating of 42. Bangladesh is currently unranked in T20Is, as it has played insufficient matches.
May
West Indies in England
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 2043 17–21 May Andrew Strauss Darren Sammy Lord's, London by 5 wickets Test 2044 25–29 May Andrew Strauss Darren Sammy Trent Bridge, Nottingham by 9 wickets Test 2045 7–11 June Andrew Strauss Darren Sammy Edgbaston, Birmingham Match drawnODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3276 16 June Alastair Cook Darren Sammy The Rose Bowl, Southampton by 114 runs (D/L) ODI 3278 19 June Alastair Cook Darren Sammy The Oval, London by 8 wickets ODI 3278a 22 June Alastair Cook Darren Sammy Headingley, Leeds No resultOnly T20I No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 246 24 June Stuart Broad Darren Sammy Trent Bridge, Nottingham by 7 wickets
June
Pakistan in Sri Lanka
T20I series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 244 1 June Mahela Jayawardene Mohammad Hafeez Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota by 37 runs T20I 245 3 June Mahela Jayawardene Mohammad Hafeez Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota by 23 runsODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3272 7 June Mahela Jayawardene Misbah-ul-Haq Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele by 6 wickets ODI 3273 9 June Mahela Jayawardene Misbah-ul-Haq Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele 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 by 44 runs ODI 3277 18 June Mahela Jayawardene Misbah-ul-Haq R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo by 2 wicketsTest series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 2046 22–26 June Mahela Jayawardene Mohammad Hafeez Galle International Stadium, Galle 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
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.
Twenty20 series No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue ResultGroup stage Match 1 17 June Brendan Taylor Mushfiqur Rahim Harare Sports Club, Harare by 11 runs Match 2 19 June Mushfiqur Rahim Hashim Amla Harare Sports Club, Harare by 39 runs Match 3 20 June Brendan Taylor Hashim Amla Harare Sports Club, Harare by 29 runs Match 4 21 June Brendan Taylor Mushfiqur Rahim Harare Sports Club, Harare by 6 wickets Match 5 22 June Mushfiqur Rahim Hashim Amla Harare Sports Club, Harare by 3 wickets Match 6 23 June Brendan Taylor Hashim Amla Harare Sports Club, Harare by 6 wicketsFinal Final 24 June Brendan Taylor Hashim Amla Harare Sports Club, Harare by 9 wickets
Australia in 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
ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3280 29 June Alastair Cook Michael Clarke Lord's, London by 15 runs ODI 3281 1 July Alastair Cook Michael Clarke The Oval, London 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 by 8 wickets ODI 3286 10 July Alastair Cook Michael Clarke Old Trafford, Manchester by 7 wickets
New Zealand vs West Indies in the United States
T20I series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 247 30 June Darren Sammy Ross Taylor Central Broward Regional Park, Fort Lauderdale by 56 runs T20I 248 1 July Darren Sammy Ross Taylor Central Broward Regional Park, Fort Lauderdale 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 by 59 runs2011–13 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 abandoned2011–13 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 by 4 wickets
New Zealand in West Indies
ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3283 5 July Darren Sammy Ross Taylor Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica by 9 wickets (D/L) ODI 3285 7 July Darren Sammy Ross Taylor Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica by 55 runs ODI 3288 11 July Darren Sammy Ross Taylor Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, St Kitts by 88 runs ODI 3289 14 July Darren Sammy Ross Taylor Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, St Kitts by 24 runs ODI 3290 16 July Darren Sammy Ross Taylor Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, St Kitts by 20 runsTest 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 by 9 wickets Test 2052 2–6 August Darren Sammy Ross Taylor Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica by 5 wickets
Bangladesh in Ireland
T20I Series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 249 18 July William Porterfield Mushfiqur Rahim Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast by 71 runs T20I 250 20 July William Porterfield Mushfiqur Rahim Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast by 1 run T20I 251 21 July William Porterfield Mushfiqur Rahim Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast by 2 wickets
South Africa in England
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 2049 19–23 July Andrew Strauss Graeme Smith The Oval, London 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 by 51 runsODI 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 by 80 runs ODI 3300 31 August Alastair Cook AB de Villiers The Oval, London by 4 wickets ODI 3302 2 September Alastair Cook AB de Villiers Lord's, London by 6 wickets ODI 3304 5 September Alastair Cook AB de Villiers Trent Bridge, Nottingham by 7 wicketsT20I Series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 258 8 September Stuart Broad AB de Villiers Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street 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 won by 28 runs
India in Sri Lanka
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 by 21 runs ODI 3292 24 July Mahela Jayawardene Mahendra Singh Dhoni Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota by 9 wickets ODI 3293 28 July Mahela Jayawardene Mahendra Singh Dhoni R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo by 5 wickets ODI 3294 31 July Mahela Jayawardene Mahendra Singh Dhoni R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo by 6 wickets ODI 3295 4 August Angelo Mathews Mahendra Singh Dhoni Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele by 20 runsT20I No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 255 7 August Mahela Jayawardene Mahendra Singh Dhoni Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele by 39 runs
Bangladesh vs Scotland in the Netherlands
T20I No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 252 24 July Gordon Drummond Mushfiqur Rahim Sportpark Westvliet, The Hague by 34 runs
Bangladesh in the Netherlands
T20I No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 253 25 July Peter Borren Mushfiqur Rahim Sportpark Westvliet, The Hague by 8 wickets T20I 254 26 July Peter Borren Mushfiqur Rahim Sportpark Westvliet, The Hague by 1 wicket
August
New Zealand in India
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 by an innings and 115 runs Test 2055 31 August–4 September Mahendra Singh Dhoni Ross Taylor M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore by 5 wicketsT20I 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 by 1 run
Bangladesh in Zimbabwe