The 2015–2016 international cricket season was from October 2015 to April 2016.
Season overview Men's international tours Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches] Test ODI T20I FC LA 3–0 2–3 0–2 — — — 2–1 — — — 2–0 1–3 0–3 — — 2–0 3–0 1–1 — — — 2–3 0–2 — — 24 October 2015 — — — 0–1 — 30 October 2015 — — — — 0–2 2–0 — — — — — 3–0 1–1 — — 11 November 2015 — 0–2 — 0–1 — 16 November 2015 — — — — 0–2 21 November 2015 — — — 1–0 — — — 1–2 — — — — 1–0 — — — — 0–1 — — — — 2–0 — — 2–0 — — — — 2–0 3–1 2–0 — — — 3–2 2–0 — — 1–2 3–2 2–0 — — — 4–1 0–3 — — — 2–0 2–1 — — — — 2–2 — — — 1–0 1–1 0–0 — — — 0–1 0–1 0–2 — — 1–2 0–1 — 0–2 2–1 — — — — — 1–0 — — — — 0–1 — — — — 2–1 — — — — 1–1 — — — — 1–2 — — — — — 1–0 — — — — — 2–0 Men's international tournaments Start date Tournament Winners 2016 Asia Cup Qualifier 2016 Asia Cup 2016 ICC World Twenty20 2016 ICC Africa Twenty20 Division Two
Women's International Tours Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches] WODI WT20I WT20 13 October 2015 3–1 3–0 — 3 November 2015 5–0 3–0 — 17 November 2015 — — 2–0 26 January 2016 2–1 1–2 — 2 February 2016 1–2 1–2 — 15 February 2016 3–0 3–0 — 20 February 2016 1–2 2–1 — 22 February 2016 1–2 2–1 — Women's international tournaments Start date Tournament Winners 2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20
Youth tournaments Start date Tournament Winners 2015 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup
Rankings The following are the rankings at the beginning of the season.
ICC Test Championship 1 September 2015 Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 24 3008 125 2 32 3376 106 3 36 3686 102 4 24 2419 101 5 27 2710 100 6 29 2875 99 7 29 2595 89 8 26 2101 81 9 22 1026 47 10 10 53 5
ICC ODI Championship 11 September 2015 Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 43 5419 126 2 51 5875 115 3 52 5739 110 4 48 5250 109 5 60 6204 103 6 51 5108 100 7 34 3253 96 8 50 4487 90 9 35 3094 88 10 12 589 49 11 36 1624 45 12 15 618 41
ICC T20I Championship 31 August 2015 Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 15 1891 126 2 22 2642 120 3 17 2006 118 4 12 1413 118 5 17 1994 117 6 23 2548 111 7 19 2047 108 8 17 1825 107 9 12 926 77 10 10 733 73 11 7 503 72 12 10 661 66 13 14 859 61 14 10 556 56 15 10 422 42 Insufficient matches 3 0 70 5 0 0 1 0 0
ICC Women's Rankings 1 October 2015 Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 41 5490 134 2 39 4851 124 3 37 4040 109 4 29 3034 105 5 41 4056 99 6 40 3668 92 7 36 2904 81 8 37 2735 74 9 13 742 57 10 15 392 26
October South Africa in India
T20I series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 456 2 October MS Dhoni Faf du Plessis Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala by 7 wickets T20I 457 5 October MS Dhoni Faf du Plessis Barabati Stadium, Cuttack by 6 wickets T20I 457a 8 October MS Dhoni Faf du Plessis Eden Gardens, Kolkata Match abandonedODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3689 11 October MS Dhoni AB de Villiers Green Park Stadium, Kanpur by 5 runs ODI 3692 14 October MS Dhoni AB de Villiers Holkar Stadium, Indore by 22 runs ODI 3695 18 October MS Dhoni AB de Villiers Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot by 18 runs ODI 3698 22 October MS Dhoni AB de Villiers M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai by 35 runs ODI 3700 25 October MS Dhoni AB de Villiers Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai by 214 runs2015 Freedom Trophy – Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 2186 5–9 November Virat Kohli Hashim Amla I. S. Bindra Stadium, Mohali by 108 runs Test 2188 14–18 November Virat Kohli Hashim Amla M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Match drawn Test 2189 25–29 November Virat Kohli Hashim Amla Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur by 124 runs Test 2191 3–7 December Virat Kohli Hashim Amla Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, New Delhi by 337 runs
Australia in Bangladesh
Australia were scheduled to tour Bangladesh for 2 Tests in October, but the tour was cancelled by Cricket Australia due to security concerns.
Ireland in Zimbabwe
ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3688 9 OctoberElton Chigumbura William Porterfield Harare Sports Club, Harare by 2 wickets ODI 3690 11 OctoberElton Chigumbura William Porterfield Harare Sports Club, Harare by 5 wickets ODI 3691 13 OctoberElton Chigumbura William Porterfield Harare Sports Club, Harare by 2 wickets
England vs. Pakistan in United Arab Emirates
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 2180 13–17 October Misbah-ul-Haq Alastair Cook Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Match drawn Test 2183 22–26 October Misbah-ul-Haq Alastair Cook Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai by 178 runs Test 2184 1–5 November Misbah-ul-Haq Alastair Cook Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 127 runsODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3707 11 November Azhar Ali Eoin Morgan Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi by 6 wickets ODI 3708 13 November Azhar Ali Eoin Morgan Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi by 95 runs ODI 3710 17 November Azhar Ali Eoin Morgan Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 6 wickets ODI 3712 20 November Azhar Ali Eoin Morgan Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai by 84 runsT20I series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 468 26 November Shahid Afridi Eoin Morgan Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai by 14 runs T20I 469 27 November Shahid Afridi Jos Buttler Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai by 3 runs T20I 473 30 November Shahid Afridi Eoin Morgan Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Match tied ( won S/O)
2015 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
West Indies in Sri Lanka
2015 Sobers–Tissera Trophy – Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 2181 14–18 October Angelo Mathews Jason Holder Galle International Stadium, Galle by an innings and 6 runs Test 2182 22–26 October Angelo Mathews Jason Holder Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo by 72 runs ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3701 1 November Angelo Mathews Jason Holder R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo by 1 wicket (DLS) ODI 3702 4 November Angelo Mathews Marlon Samuels R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo by 8 wickets (DLS) ODI 3704 7 November Angelo Mathews Jason Holder Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy by 19 runs (DLS)T20I series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 460 9 November Lasith Malinga Daren Sammy Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy by 30 runs T20I 461 11 November Lasith Malinga Daren Sammy R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo by 23 runs
Afghanistan in Zimbabwe
ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3693 16 October Elton Chigumbura Asghar Stanikzai Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo by 8 wickets ODI 3694 18 October Elton Chigumbura Asghar Stanikzai Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo by 58 runs ODI 3696 20 October Elton Chigumbura Asghar Stanikzai Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo by 6 wickets ODI 3697 22 October Elton Chigumbura Asghar Stanikzai Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo by 3 wickets ODI 3699 24 October Elton Chigumbura Asghar Stanikzai Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo by 73 runsT20I series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 458 26 October Elton Chigumbura Asghar Stanikzai Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo by 6 wickets T20I 459 28 October Elton Chigumbura Asghar Stanikzai Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo by 5 wickets
Pakistan Women in West Indies
WODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result WODI 959 16 October Stafanie Taylor Sana Mir Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet by 6 wickets WODI 960 18 October Stafanie Taylor Sana Mir Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet by 3 wickets WODI 961 21 October Stafanie Taylor Sana Mir Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet by 109 runs WODI 962 24 October Stafanie Taylor Sana Mir Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet by 6 wicketsWT20I series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result WT20I 318 29 October Stafanie Taylor Sana Mir National Cricket Stadium, St. George's by 8 wickets WT20I 319 31 October Stafanie Taylor Sana Mir National Cricket Stadium, St. George's by 11 runs (DLS) WT20I 320 1 November Stafanie Taylor Sana Mir National Cricket Stadium, St. George's Match tied (DLS) ( won S/O)
Ireland in Namibia 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup - FC series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result First-class 24–27 October Stephan Baard William Porterfield Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek by an innings and 107 runs
Kenya in Namibia 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship - LA series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result List A 30 October Stephan Baard Irfan Karim Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek by 11 runs List A 2 November Stephan Baard Irfan Karim Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek by 92 runs
November Sri Lanka Women in New Zealand
WODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result WODI 963 3 November Suzie Bates Shashikala Siriwardene Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln by 96 runs WODI 964 5 November Suzie Bates Shashikala Siriwardene Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln by 10 wickets WODI 965 7 November Suzie Bates Shashikala Siriwardene Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln by 188 runs WODI 966 10 November Suzie Bates Chamari Athapaththu Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln by 10 wickets WODI 967 13 November Suzie Bates Chamari Athapaththu Hagley Oval, Christchurch by 8 wicketsWT20I series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result WT20I 321 15 November Suzie Bates Chamari Athapaththu Hagley Oval, Christchurch by 102 runs WT20I 322 20 November Suzie Bates Chamari Athapaththu Saxton Oval, Nelson by 11 runs WT20I 323 22 November Suzie Bates Chamari Athapaththu Saxton Oval, Nelson by 9 wickets
New Zealand in Australia
2015 Trans-Tasman Trophy - Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 2185 5–9 November Steve Smith Brendon McCullum The Gabba, Brisbane by 208 runs Test 2187 13–17 November Steve Smith Brendon McCullum WACA Ground, Perth Match drawn Test 2190 27 November–1 December Steve Smith Brendon McCullum Adelaide Oval, Adelaide by 3 wickets
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh
ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3703 7 November Mashrafe Mortaza Elton Chigumbura Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka by 145 runs ODI 3705 9 November Mashrafe Mortaza Elton Chigumbura Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka by 58 runs ODI 3706 11 November Mashrafe Mortaza Elton Chigumbura Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka by 61 runs T20I series (November 2015) No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 462 13 November Mashrafe Mortaza Elton Chigumbura Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka by 4 wickets T20I 463 15 November Mashrafe Mortaza Elton Chigumbura Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka by 3 wicketsT20I series (January 2016) No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 479 15 January Mashrafe Mortaza Elton Chigumbura Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna by 4 wickets T20I 481 17 January Mashrafe Mortaza Hamilton Masakadza Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna by 42 runs T20I 482 20 January Mashrafe Mortaza Hamilton Masakadza Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna by 31 runs T20I 484 22 January Mashrafe Mortaza Elton Chigumbura Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna by 18 runs
Hong Kong in United Arab Emirates 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup - FC series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result First-class 11–14 November Ahmed Raza Tanwir Afzal ICC Academy Ground, Dubai by 276 runs 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship - ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3709 16 November Ahmed Raza Tanwir Afzal ICC Academy Ground, Dubai by 89 runs ODI 3711 18 November Ahmed Raza Tanwir Afzal ICC Academy Ground, Dubai by 136 runs
Papua New Guinea vs. Nepal in United Arab Emirates