The 2017 international cricket season was from May 2017 to September 2017. 13 Test matches, 52 One-day Internationals (ODIs), 12 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), and 31 Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) were played during this period. The season started with India leading the Test cricket rankings, South Africa leading the ODI rankings, New Zealand leading the Twenty20 rankings, and Australia women leading the Women's rankings.
The season started with a two match ODI series between England and Ireland, followed by a tri-nation ODI series in Ireland (also containing New Zealand and Bangladesh), and a three match ODI series between England and South Africa. These matches served as preparation for the ICC Champions Trophy, which was held in England in June. This was the first Champions Trophy that the West Indies did not participate in, due to them having been outside the top 8 in the ODI rankings on the cut-off date of 30 September 2015. This was immediately followed by the Women's Cricket World Cup, which was also held in England. After these two major events, international cricket resumed with many bilateral series that occurred during the rest of the season including Afghanistan's first ever bilateral tour to the West Indies. Important series included the 6th edition of the Basil D'Oliveira Trophy and the 26th edition of the Wisden Trophy, the latter of which included the first day/night Test match to be played in England. Pakistan were scheduled to tour Bangladesh in July, but the series was cancelled. The season also included Zimbabwe's first bilateral tour of Sri Lanka in 15 years, with Zimbabwe recording their first series win over Sri Lanka.
During the season, many important steps of 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup qualification process took place. ODIs between the 12 teams competing in the ICC ODI Championship were of special importance as only those that are ranked in the top 8 at the end of this season (30 September 2017) qualified directly for the World Cup. This was different from previous World Cups, as Full Members were granted automatic qualification in those tournaments. Those ranked in the bottom four will compete in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier and will be joined by the top four teams in the World Cricket League Championship and the top two teams from World Cricket League Division Two. Matches in rounds 5 and 6 of the World Cricket League Championship and the Intercontinental Cup took place during this season. The World Cricket League Division Three tournament were also held in this season, with the top 2 teams, Oman and Canada, being promoted to Division 2.
Pakistan were also scheduled to tour Bangladesh in July 2017, to play two Test, three ODIs and a T20I match. However, in April 2017, the tour was cancelled.
Season overview Men's international tours Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches] Test ODI T20I FC LA — 2–0 — — — 3–1 2–1 2–1 — — — 1–1 3–0 — — — — — 0–0 1–1 — 1–1 — — — — — — — 1–2 — 1–3 1–0 — — 1–0 2–3 — — — — — — — 1–2 0–3 0–5 0–1 — — — — — 0–0 — 2–1 4–0 0–1 — — 1–1 — — — — World XI — — 2–1 — — — 0–0 — — — — — — 0–1 1–1 Men's international tournaments Start date Tournament Winners 2017 Ireland Tri-Nation Series 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three 2017 ICC Champions Trophy 2017 South Africa A Team Tri-Series India A 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
Women's international tours Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches] WTest WODI WT20I Women's international tournaments Start date Tournament Winners 2017 South Africa Women's Quadrangular Series 2017 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup
Rankings
The following are the rankings at the beginning of the season:
ICC Test Championship 18 May 2017 Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 32 3925 123 2 26 3050 117 3 31 3087 100 4 34 3362 99 5 32 3114 97 6 31 2868 93 7 31 2836 91 8 26 1940 75 9 17 1171 69 10 9 0 0
ICC ODI Championship 1 May 2017 Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 44 5428 123 2 46 5442 118 3 31 3632 117 4 40 4586 115 5 41 4475 109 6 46 4273 93 7 25 2282 91 8 36 3170 88 9 30 2355 79 10 28 1463 52 11 36 1640 46 12 20 866 43
ICC T20I Championship 2 May 2017 Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 13 1625 125 2 13 1579 121 3 20 2417 121 4 18 2119 118 5 15 1668 111 6 13 1431 110 7 15 1639 109 8 20 1896 95 9 22 1974 90 10 15 1168 78 11 11 737 67 12 13 842 65 13 16 827 52 14 9 441 49 15 13 599 46 16 6 235 39 17 9 345 38 18 15 534 36
ICC Women's Rankings 12 April 2017 Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 54 6887 128 2 47 5742 122 3 59 7029 119 4 47 5221 111 5 52 5607 108 6 66 5972 90 7 56 4247 76 8 53 3576 67 9 30 1254 42 10 27 922 34
May
Ireland in England
ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3864 5 May Eoin Morgan William Porterfield Bristol County Ground, Bristol by 7 wickets ODI 3865 7 May Eoin Morgan William Porterfield Lord's, London by 85 runs
2017 South Africa Women's Quadrangular Series
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result 1st Match 7 May Suné Luus Sharne Mayers Senwes Park, Potchefstroom by 8 wickets 2nd Match 7 May Mithali Raj Laura Delany PUK Oval, Potchefstroom by 10 wickets 3rd Match 9 May Suné Luus Mithali Raj PUK Oval, Potchefstroom by 7 wickets 4th Match 9 May Laura Delany Sharne Mayers Senwes Park, Potchefstroom by 6 wickets 5th Match 11 May Suné Luus Laura Delany Senwes Park, Potchefstroom by 178 runs 6th Match 11 May Mithali Raj Sharne Mayers PUK Oval, Potchefstroom by 9 wickets 7th Match 15 May Chloe Tryon Sharne Mayers PUK Oval, Potchefstroom by 7 wickets 8th Match 15 May Mithali Raj Laura Delany Senwes Park, Potchefstroom by 249 runs 9th Match 17 May Chloe Tryon Mithali Raj Senwes Park, Potchefstroom by 8 runs 10th Match 17 May Laura Delany Sharne Mayers PUK Oval, Potchefstroom by 5 wickets 11th Match 19 May Chloe Tryon Mary Waldron PUK Oval, Potchefstroom by 120 runs 12th Match 19 May Mithali Raj Sharne Mayers Senwes Park, Potchefstroom by 10 wicketsFinal 3rd-Place Playoff 21 May Mary Waldron Sharne Mayers PUK Oval, Potchefstroom by 19 runs Final 21 May Chloe Tryon Mithali Raj Senwes Park, Potchefstroom by 8 wickets
2017 Ireland Tri-Nation Series
Tri-series No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 3866 12 May William Porterfield Shakib Al Hasan Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin No result ODI 3867 14 May William Porterfield Tom Latham Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin by 51 runs ODI 3868 17 May Mashrafe Mortaza Tom Latham Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin by 4 wickets ODI 3869 19 May William Porterfield Mashrafe Mortaza Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin by 8 wickets ODI 3870 21 May William Porterfield Tom Latham Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin by 190 runs ODI 3871 24 May Mashrafe Mortaza Tom Latham Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin by 5 wickets
2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result 1st Match 23 May Davis Arinaitwe Nitish Kumar Lugogo Cricket Oval, Lugogo by 66 runs (DLS) 2nd Match 23 May Ahmad Faiz Chetan Suryawanshi Kyambogo Cricket Oval, Kyambogo by 7 wickets (DLS) 3rd Match 23 May Steven Taylor Sultan Ahmed Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe by 4 wickets (DLS) 4th Match 24 May Nitish Kumar Sultan Ahmed Lugogo Cricket Oval, Lugogo by 83 runs 5th Match 24 May Ahmad Faiz Steven Taylor Kyambogo Cricket Oval, Kyambogo by 6 wickets 6th Match 24 May Davis Arinaitwe Chetan Suryawanshi Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe by 66 runs 7th Match 26 May Chetan Suryawanshi Steven Taylor Lugogo Cricket Oval, Lugogo by 7 wickets 8th Match 26 May Davis Arinaitwe Sultan Ahmed Kyambogo Cricket Oval, Kyambogo by 6 wickets 9th Match 26 May Nitish Kumar Ahmad Faiz Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe by 6 wickets 10th Match 27 May Davis Arinaitwe Ahmad Faiz Lugogo Cricket Oval, Lugogo by 4 wickets 11th Match 27 May Nitish Kumar Steven Taylor Kyambogo Cricket Oval, Kyambogo by 96 runs 12th Match 27 May Sultan Ahmed Chetan Suryawanshi Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe by 5 wickets 13th Match 29 May Ahmad Faiz Sultan Ahmed Lugogo Cricket Oval, Lugogo by 131 runs 14th Match 29 May Nitish Kumar Chetan Suryawanshi Kyambogo Cricket Oval, Kyambogo by 2 runs 15th Match 29 May Davis Arinaitwe Steven Taylor Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe by 13 runsPlayoffs Fifth-place playoff 30 May Davis Arinaitwe Ahmad Faiz Lugogo Cricket Oval, Lugogo Match abandoned Third-place playoff 30 May Chetan Suryawanshi Steven Taylor Kyambogo Cricket Oval, Kyambogo No result First-place playoff 30 May Nitish Kumar Sultan Ahmed Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe No result
Final standings Pos Team Status 1st Promoted to Division Two for 2018 2nd 3rd Remained in Division Three 4th 5th Relegated to Division Four for 2018 6th
South Africa in England
ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3872 24 May Eoin Morgan AB de Villiers Headingley, Leeds by 72 runs ODI 3873 27 May Eoin Morgan AB de Villiers Rose Bowl, Southampton by 2 runs ODI 3874 29 May Eoin Morgan AB de Villiers Lord's, London by 7 wicketsT20I series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 614 21 June Eoin Morgan AB de Villiers Rose Bowl, Southampton by 9 wickets T20I 615 23 June Eoin Morgan AB de Villiers County Ground, Taunton by 3 runs T20I 616 25 June Jos Buttler AB de Villiers Sophia Gardens, Cardiff by 19 runs2017 Basil D'Oliveira Trophy - Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 2262 6–10 July Joe Root Dean Elgar Lord's, London by 211 runs Test 2264 14–18 July Joe Root Faf du Plessis Trent Bridge, Nottingham by 340 runs Test 2266 27–31 July Joe Root Faf du Plessis The Oval, London by 239 runs Test 2268 4–8 August Joe Root Faf du Plessis Old Trafford, Manchester by 177 runs
June 2017 ICC Champions Trophy
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 3875 1 June Eoin Morgan Mashrafe Mortaza The Oval, London by 8 wickets ODI 3876 2 June Steve Smith Kane Williamson Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham No result ODI 3877 3 June Upul Tharanga AB de Villiers The Oval, London by 96 runs ODI 3878 4 June Virat Kohli Sarfaraz Ahmed Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham by 124 runs (DLS) ODI 3879 5 June Steve Smith Mashrafe Mortaza The Oval, London No result ODI 3880 6 June Eoin Morgan Kane Williamson Sophia Gardens, Cardiff by 87 runs ODI 3881 7 June Sarfaraz Ahmed AB de Villiers Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham by 19 runs (DLS) ODI 3882 8 June Virat Kohli Angelo Mathews The Oval, London by 7 wickets ODI 3883 9 June Kane Williamson Mashrafe Mortaza Sophia Gardens, Cardiff by 5 wickets ODI 3885 10 June Eoin Morgan Steve Smith Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham by 40 runs (DLS) ODI 3886 11 June Virat Kohli AB de Villiers The Oval, London by 8 wickets ODI 3888 12 June Angelo Mathews Sarfaraz Ahmed Sophia Gardens, Cardiff by 3 wicketsKnockout stage ODI 3889 14 June Eoin Morgan Sarfaraz Ahmed Sophia Gardens, Cardiff by 8 wickets ODI 3891 15 June Mashrafe Mortaza Virat Kohli Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham by 9 wickets ODI 3894 18 June Virat Kohli Sarfaraz Ahmed The Oval, London by 180 runs
Afghanistan in West Indies
T20I series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 611 2 June Carlos Brathwaite Asghar Stanikzai Warner Park, Basseterre by 6 wickets T20I 612 3 June Carlos Brathwaite Asghar Stanikzai Warner Park, Basseterre by 29 runs (DLS) T20I 613 5 June Carlos Brathwaite Asghar Stanikzai Warner Park, Basseterre by 7 wicketsODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3884 9 June Jason Holder Asghar Stanikzai Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet by 63 runs ODI 3887 11 June Jason Holder Asghar Stanikzai Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet by 4 wickets ODI 3890 14 June Jason Holder Asghar Stanikzai Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet No result
Namibia in Scotland