The 2014–2015 international cricket season was from October 2014 to April 2015.
Season overview International tours Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches] Test ODI T20I 2–0 0–3 0–1 — 2–1 — — 0–2 — 3–0 5–0 — — 5–0 — — 4–1 2–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 — 5–2 — — 3–1 — 2–0 — — 2–0 4–1 1–2 2–0 4–2 — — 2–0 — 1–1 — — 0–1 3–0 1–0 Neutral venue series Start date Series Results [Matches] FC ODI/LA T20I/T20 vs. 0–1 0–2 — vs. — 0–0 1–0 International tournaments Start date Tournament Winners 2015 Dubai Triangular Series 2015 Carlton Mid Triangular Series 2015 Cricket World Cup Women's international tours Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches] Test ODI T20I — 1–2 1–2 — 4–0 4–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 — 3–0 1–2 — 2–3 1–2 — 1–2 2–1 Minor tournaments Start date Tournament Winners 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three 2014 ICC East Asia-Pacific Men's Championship 2014 ICC Americas Twenty20 Division Two 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two 2015 ACC Twenty20 Cup 2015 ICC Africa Twenty20 Championship Youth minor tournaments Start date Tournament Winners 2014 ACC Under-19 Premier League 2015 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship 2015 EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy
Rankings The following were the rankings of cricketing nations at the beginning of the season.
ICC Test Championship 16 September 2014 Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 27 3353 124 2 32 3950 123 3 39 4063 104 4 31 3126 101 5 29 2793 96 6 23 2199 96 7 30 2787 93 8 26 1962 75 9 9 352 39 10 17 320 19
ICC ODI Championship 6 September 2014 Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 59 6696 113 2 43 4868 113 3 65 7245 111 4 40 4455 111 5 45 4804 107 6 50 4998 100 7 30 3031 98 8 43 4107 96 9 28 1940 69 10 31 1784 58 11 13 550 42 12 9 297 33
ICC T20I Championship 7 September 2014 Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 23 3006 131 2 16 2009 126 3 26 3194 123 4 23 2785 121 5 22 2454 112 6 20 2414 110 7 25 2742 110 8 25 2481 99 9 12 1046 87 10 16 1147 72 11 14 951 68 12 12 743 62 13 11 573 52 14 10 512 51 Insufficient matches 3 190 63 3 90 30 3 0 0
October
Australia vs Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates
T20I series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 406 5 October Shahid Afridi Aaron Finch Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai by 6 wicketsODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3530 7 October Misbah-ul-Haq George Bailey Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 93 runs ODI 3532 10 October Misbah-ul-Haq George Bailey Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai by 5 wickets ODI 3534 12 October Shahid Afridi George Bailey Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi by 1 runTest series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 2140 22–26 October Misbah-ul-Haq Michael Clarke Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai by 221 runs Test 2142 30 October–3 November Misbah-ul-Haq Michael Clarke Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi by 356 runs
West Indies in India
ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3531 8 October Mahendra Singh Dhoni Dwayne Bravo Nehru Stadium, Kochi by 124 runs ODI 3533 11 October Mahendra Singh Dhoni Dwayne Bravo Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi by 48 runs ODI 3534a 14 October Mahendra Singh Dhoni Dwayne Bravo Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam Match abandoned ODI 3535 17 October Mahendra Singh Dhoni Dwayne Bravo Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala by 59 runs
The tour was cancelled after the 4th ODI at Dharamshala. The West Indies tour of India in October was originally scheduled to consist of three Test matches, five One Day International matches and one Twenty20 International match. During the 4th ODI, the rest of the tour was cancelled due to a pay dispute between the West Indies players, the West Indies Cricket Board and the players association.
South Africa women in Sri Lanka
WODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result WODI 923 15 October Chamari Atapattu Mignon du Preez Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo by 53 runs WODI 924 17 October Chamari Atapattu Mignon du Preez Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo No result WODI 925 19 October Chamari Atapattu Mignon du Preez Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo by 4 wickets WODI 926 21 October Chamari Atapattu Mignon du Preez Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo by 5 wicketsWT20I series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result WT20I 287 23 October Chamari Atapattu Mignon du Preez Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo by 7 runs WT20I 288 25 October Chamari Atapattu Mignon du Preez Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo by 7 wickets WT20I 289 26 October Chamari Atapattu Mignon du Preez Mercantile Cricket Association Ground, Colombo by 9 wickets
South Africa in New Zealand
ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3536 21 October Brendon McCullum AB de Villiers Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui by 6 wickets ODI 3537 24 October Brendon McCullum AB de Villiers Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui by 72 runs ODI 3538 27 October Brendon McCullum AB de Villiers Seddon Park, Hamilton No result
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 2141 25–29 October Mushfiqur Rahim Brendan Taylor Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka by 3 wickets Test 2143 3–7 November Mushfiqur Rahim Brendan Taylor Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna by 162 runs Test 2145 12–16 November Mushfiqur Rahim Brendan Taylor Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong by 186 runsODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3550 21 November Mashrafe Mortaza Elton Chigumbura Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong by 87 runs ODI 3552 23 November Mashrafe Mortaza Elton Chigumbura Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong by 68 runs ODI 3553 26 November Mashrafe Mortaza Elton Chigumbura Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka by 124 runs ODI 3555 28 November Mashrafe Mortaza Elton Chigumbura Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka by 21 runs ODI 3559 1 December Mashrafe Mortaza Elton Chigumbura Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka by 5 wickets
2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
Points table
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result Match 1 23 October Paras Khadka Frank Nsubuga Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur by 20 runs Match 2 23 October Steve Massiah Janeiro Tucker Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur by 6 wickets Match 3 23 October Ahmed Faiz Saad Janjua Selangor Turf Club, Selangor by 2 wickets Match 4 24 October Saad Janjua Frank Nsubuga Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur by 1 run Match 5 24 October Ahmed Faiz Steve Massiah Selangor Turf Club, Selangor by 5 wickets Match 6 24 October Paras Khadka Janeiro Tucker Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur by 8 wickets Match 7 26 October Ahmed Faiz Janeiro Tucker Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur by 37 runs (D/L) Match 8 26 October Saad Janjua Paras Khadka Selangor Turf Club, Selangor by 190 runs Match 9 26 October Steve Massiah Frank Nsubuga Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur 24 runs (D/L) Match 10 27 October Ahmed Faiz Frank Nsubuga Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur by 4 wickets Match 11 27 October Paras Khadka Steve Massiah Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur No result Match 12 27 October Saad Janjua Janeiro Tucker Selangor Turf Club, Selangor No result Match 11 (Rescheduled) 28 October Paras Khadka Steve Massiah Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur by 10 runs (D/L) Match 12 (Rescheduled) 28 October Saad Janjua Janeiro Tucker Selangor Turf Club, Selangor by 3 wickets Match 13 29 October Saad Janjua Steve Massiah Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur by 32 runs (D/L) Match 14 29 October Frank Nsubuga Janeiro Tucker Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur by 7 wickets Match 15 29 October Ahmed Faiz Paras Khadka Selangor Turf Club, Selangor by 25 runs (D/L)Playoffs No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result 5th place playoff 30 October Steve Massiah Janeiro Tucker Selangor Turf Club, Selangor by 10 wickets 3rd place playoff 30 October Ahmed Faiz Saad Janjua Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur by 7 wickets Final 30 October Paras Khadka Frank Nsubuga Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur by 62 runs
Final Placings
PosTeamStatus 1st Promoted to 2015 Division Two 2nd 3rd Remain in 2016 Division Three 4th 5th Relegated to 2016 Division Four 6th
November
Sri Lanka in India
ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3539 2 November Virat Kohli Angelo Mathews Barabati Stadium, Cuttack by 169 runs ODI 3540 6 November Virat Kohli Angelo Mathews Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad by 6 wickets ODI 3543 9 November Virat Kohli Angelo Mathews Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad by 6 wickets ODI 3544 13 November Virat Kohli Angelo Mathews Eden Gardens, Kolkata by 153 runs ODI 3547 16 November Virat Kohli Angelo Mathews JSCA International Cricket Stadium, Ranchi by 3 wickets
West Indies women in Australia
WT20I series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result WT20I 290 2 November Meg Lanning Merissa Aguilleira North Sydney Oval, Sydney by 4 wickets WT20I 291 5 November Meg Lanning Merissa Aguilleira Adelaide Oval, Adelaide by 86 runs WT20I 292 7 November Meg Lanning Merissa Aguilleira Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 4 wickets WT20I 293 9 November Meg Lanning Merissa Aguilleira Stadium Australia, Sydney by 8 wicketsWODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result WODI 927 11 November Meg Lanning Merissa Aguilleira Hurstville Oval, Sydney by 3 wickets WODI 928 13 November Meg Lanning Merissa Aguilleira Hurstville Oval, Sydney by 53 runs WODI 929 16 November Meg Lanning Merissa Aguilleira Bradman Oval, Bowral by 8 wickets WODI 930 18 November Meg Lanning Merissa Aguilleira Bradman Oval, Bowral by 148 runs
South Africa in Australia
T20I series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 407 5 November Aaron Finch JP Duminy Adelaide Oval, Adelaide by 7 wickets T20I 408 7 November Aaron Finch JP Duminy Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 7 wickets T20I 409 9 November Aaron Finch JP Duminy Stadium Australia, Sydney by 2 wicketsODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3545 14 November Michael Clarke AB de Villiers WACA Ground, Perth by 32 runs ODI 3546 16 November George Bailey AB de Villiers WACA Ground, Perth by 3 wickets ODI 3548 19 November George Bailey AB de Villiers Manuka Oval, Canberra by 73 runs ODI 3549 21 November George Bailey AB de Villiers Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 3 wickets ODI 3551 23 November George Bailey Hashim Amla Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 2 wickets (DLS)
Hong Kong vs PNG in Australia
ODI series No. Date Team 1 captain Team 2 captain Venue Result ODI 3541 8 November Jamie Atkinson Chris Amini Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville by 4 wickets ODI 3542 9 November Jamie Atkinson Chris Amini Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville by 3 wickets FC series No. Date Team 1 captain Team 2 captain Venue Result Only Match 11–13 November Jamie Atkinson Chris Amini Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville by 133 runs
New Zealand vs Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates