The 2016–2017 international cricket season was from September 2016 to April 2017. During this period, 41 Test matches, 87 One Day Internationals (ODIs), 43 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), 4 first class matches, 16 List A matches, 41 Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs), and 15 Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is) were played. Of the 41 Test matches that took place in this season, 3 were day/night Test matches. The season started with Pakistan leading the Test cricket rankings, Australia leading the ODI rankings, New Zealand leading the Twenty20 rankings, and Australia women leading the Women's rankings.
Men's full member cricket started with New Zealand's tour to India. India's 3–0 win over New Zealand in the Test series saw India move up to first in the Test rankings. This tour also saw several milestones in Indian cricket with the first Test of the series being India's 500th Test match, the second Test of the series being India's 250th Test at home, and the first ODI being India's 900th ODI. Notable highlights in this season include Bangladesh's first ever Test victory over England in a two-match series tied 1–1, and South Africa's third consecutive Test series victory against Australia in Australia. However, South Africa's tour to Australia suffered from controversy as the International Cricket Council (ICC) charged Faf du Plessis, South Africa's captain with ball tampering. New Zealand managed to win its first Test series against Pakistan since 1985. India won the Test series against England, contested for the Anthony de Mello Trophy, for the first time since 2008. The tenth edition of the Chappell–Hadlee Trophy, which was held in Australia, was won by Australia 3–0, and the eleventh edition, which was held in New Zealand, was won by New Zealand 2–0. Bangladesh played its first ever Test match in India, which India won by 208 runs. There was one international tournament, a tri-series in Zimbabwe which also contained Sri Lanka and the West Indies, which was won by Sri Lanka. The season also witnessed Sri Lanka's first ever series win in any format against South Africa in South Africa when they won the T20I series 2–1. South Africa recorded twelve consecutive ODI wins that included a whitewash of Australia and Sri Lanka at home. The final Test series of the season saw Pakistan win their first ever Test series in the West Indies.
In men's associate and affiliate cricket, three matches of the Intercontinental Cup and six matches of the World Cricket League Championship were scheduled to take place. The results of these matches have so far seen Papua New Guinea move into first place in the World Cricket League Championship and fourth in the Intercontinental Cup. Additional international tours and tournaments were also scheduled among the top associates and affiliates: UAE vs Oman, Hong Kong vs Papua New Guinea, Afghanistan vs Ireland, the 2017 Desert T20 Challenge, and the 2016–17 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series. Afghanistan also played a three match series against Bangladesh (losing 2–1), and Ireland played ODIs against South Africa and Australia, losing both. In addition, another step in the 2019 Cricket World Cup qualification process was completed with the United States and Oman being promoted into World Cricket League Division 3.
This season also saw conclusion of the 2014–16 ICC Women's Championship, with the final seven series (matches from rounds 6 and 7) being scheduled in this period. At the conclusion of these matches, Australia, England, New Zealand, and the West Indies were the top four teams of the tournament, and therefore gained direct qualification for the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup. The bottom four teams (India, South Africa, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) are placed in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier, along with Bangladesh, Ireland, Zimbabwe, Thailand, Papua New Guinea and Scotland. There was some controversy, however, as the series between India and Pakistan was supposed to be scheduled in this time period, but the series never went ahead. As a result, the ICC Technical Committee ruled that India's Women's team had forfeited all of the matches, with the points being awarded to Pakistan, effectively consigning India to the bottom four. The 2016 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup was also played during this season, with India winning their sixth consecutive title. The tournament opener, between India and Bangladesh, saw history as Bangladesh was bowled out for 54, which is the lowest total in Women's Twenty20 Internationals. However, this record stood for only four days, as later on in the tournament, Bangladesh were bowled out for 44 by Pakistan.
Season overview Men's international tours Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches] Test ODI T20I FC LA 3–0 3–2 — — — 2–1 3–0 3–0 — — — 2–1 — — — — 1–0 — — — — 1–0 — — — — 5–0 — — — 1–1 1–2 — — — — — — — 2–1 — — — 1–0 2–0 0–2 — — — — 1–2 — — — — — 2–1 — — — 4–0 2–1 2–1 — — 2–0 — — — — — — — — 1–1 — 3–0 — — — — — 0–3 — — 3–0 4–1 — — — 2–0 3–0 3–0 — — 3–0 5–0 1–2 — — — 2–0 — — — 1–0 — — — — — — — 0–0 0–2 — 2–3 — — 1–4 0–1 2–3 0–1 — — — — 1–2 — — 2–1 — — — — — 0–2 — — — — 0–3 — — — 1–1 1–1 1–1 — — — 3–2 3–0 1–0 — — — — — 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–3 — — — 2–1 3–0 1–0 — Men's international tournaments Start date Tournament Winners 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four 2016–17 Zimbabwe Tri-Series 2017 Desert T20 Challenge 2016–17 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series
Women's international tours Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches] WODI WT20I 0–4 0–1 2–5 — 2–3 — 5–0 1–0 0–4 — 3–0 0–3 4–0 — 12 January 2017 1–4 — 17 February 2017 — 1–2 26 February 2017 1–2 — Women's international tournaments Start date Tournament Winners 2016 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup 2017 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier Youth international tournaments Start date Tournament Winners 2016 Under-19 Asia Cup
Rankings
The following are the rankings at the beginning of the season:
ICC Test Championship 4 September 2016 Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 25 2767 111 2 25 2748 110 3 36 3905 108 4 41 4427 108 5 25 2412 96 6 32 3055 95 7 31 2949 95 8 26 1749 67 9 12 687 57 10 7 54 8
ICC ODI Championship 4 September 2016 Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 45 5576 124 2 41 4631 113 3 48 5278 110 4 46 5047 110 5 51 5469 107 6 56 5657 101 7 24 2347 98 8 30 2808 94 9 48 4129 86 10 23 1122 49 11 46 2112 46 12 18 769 43
ICC T20I Championship 9 September 2016 Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 20 2635 132 2 26 3284 126 3 19 2370 125 4 23 2734 119 5 21 2390 114 6 22 2481 113 7 29 3090 107 8 28 2630 94 9 22 1725 78 10 23 1708 74 11 10 667 67 12 22 1358 62 13 11 622 57 14 14 757 54 15 12 505 42 16 12 442 37 17 16 538 34 Insufficient matches 5 — 44
ICC Women's Rankings 4 September 2016 Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 59 7524 128 2 55 6829 124 3 56 6424 115 4 45 4827 107 5 60 6263 104 6 61 5600 92 7 56 4500 80 8 55 3922 71 9 22 985 45 10 25 775 31
September
Australia Women in Sri Lanka
WODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result WODI 992 18 September Chamari Athapaththu Meg Lanning Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla by 4 wickets WODI 993 20 September Chamari Athapaththu Meg Lanning Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla by 78 runs WODI 994 23 September Chamari Athapaththu Meg Lanning R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo by 9 wickets WODI 995 25 September Chamari Athapaththu Meg Lanning R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo by 137 runsWT20I series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result WT20I 369 27 September Hasini Perera Meg Lanning Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo by 10 wickets
New Zealand in India
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 2221 22–26 September Virat Kohli Kane Williamson Green Park Stadium, Kanpur by 197 runs Test 2222 30 September–4 October Virat Kohli Ross Taylor Eden Gardens, Kolkata by 178 runs Test 2223 8–12 October Virat Kohli Kane Williamson Holkar Stadium, Indore by 321 runsODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3796 16 October MS Dhoni Kane Williamson Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala by 6 wickets ODI 3797 20 October MS Dhoni Kane Williamson Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi by 6 runs ODI 3798 23 October MS Dhoni Kane Williamson Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali by 7 wickets ODI 3799 26 October MS Dhoni Kane Williamson JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi by 19 runs ODI 3800 29 October MS Dhoni Kane Williamson Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam by 190 runs
West Indies vs Pakistan in United Arab Emirates
T20I series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 568 23 September Sarfaraz Ahmed Carlos Brathwaite Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai by 9 wickets T20I 569 24 September Sarfaraz Ahmed Carlos Brathwaite Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai by 16 runs T20I 570 27 September Sarfaraz Ahmed Carlos Brathwaite Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi by 8 wicketsODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3784 30 September Azhar Ali Jason Holder Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 111 runs (DLS) ODI 3788 2 October Azhar Ali Jason Holder Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 59 runs ODI 3789 5 October Azhar Ali Jason Holder Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi by 136 runsTest series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 2224 13–17 October Misbah ul Haq Jason Holder Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai by 56 runs Test 2226 21–25 October Misbah ul Haq Jason Holder Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi by 133 runs Test 2229 30 October–3 November Misbah ul Haq Jason Holder Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 5 wickets
Afghanistan in Bangladesh
ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3781 25 September Mashrafe Mortaza Asghar Stanikzai Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur by 7 runs ODI 3783 28 September Mashrafe Mortaza Asghar Stanikzai Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur by 2 wickets ODI 3786 1 October Mashrafe Mortaza Asghar Stanikzai Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur by 141 runs
Ireland in South Africa
Only ODI No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3780 25 September Faf du Plessis William Porterfield Willowmoore Park, Benoni by 206 runs
Australia vs. Ireland in South Africa Only ODI No. Date Team 1 captain Team 2 captain Venue Result ODI 3782 27 September Steve Smith William Porterfield Willowmoore Park, Benoni by 9 wickets
Australia in South Africa
ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3785 30 September Faf du Plessis Steve Smith Centurion Park, Centurion by 6 wickets ODI 3787 2 October Faf du Plessis Steve Smith Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg by 142 runs ODI 3790 5 October Faf du Plessis Steve Smith Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban by 4 wickets ODI 3792 9 October Faf du Plessis Steve Smith St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth by 6 wickets ODI 3795 12 October Faf du Plessis Steve Smith Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town by 31 runs
October England in Bangladesh
ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3791 7 October Mashrafe Mortaza Jos Buttler Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur by 21 runs ODI 3793 9 October Mashrafe Mortaza Jos Buttler Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur by 34 runs ODI 3794 12 October Mashrafe Mortaza Jos Buttler Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong by 4 wicketsTest series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 2225 20–24 October Mushfiqur Rahim Alastair Cook Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong by 22 runs Test 2227 28 October–1 November Mushfiqur Rahim Alastair Cook Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur by 108 runs
New Zealand Women in South Africa