International cricket in 2009 is defined as the season of international cricket between May and August 2009 in all cricket playing countries, as well as all international matches scheduled for the 2009 English cricket season. Matches between September 2008 and March 2009 are defined as belonging to the 2008–09 season, while matches between September 2009 and March 2010 will fall under the 2009–10 season.
Season overview International tours Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches] Test ODI T20I — 2–3 1–0 2–0 2–0 — — 1–2 — 2–0 3–2 0–1 2–1 1–6 0–0 0–2 0–3 1–0 — 1–4 — 2–0 — 0–2 — 0–1 — — 0–1 — International tournaments Start date Tournament Winners ICC World Twenty20 Compaq Cup (Tri-Series) Minor tours Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches] First-class ODI 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 Minor tournaments Start date Tournament Winners ICC World Cup Qualifier ICC World Cricket League Division Seven ICC World Cricket League Division Six
Pre-season rankings
ICC Test Championship 16 April 2009 Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 37 4765 128 2 31 3875 125 3 41 4951 121 4 38 4446 117 5 24 2197 92 6 52 4624 88 7 27 2164 80 8 27 2090 77 9 23 0 0Reference: ICC Official Rankings List, 30 April 2009
ICC ODI Championship 20 April 2009 Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 34 4245 125 2 37 4573 124 3 50 6088 122 4 35 3918 112 5 31 3446 111 6 33 3610 109 7 43 4508 105 8 28 2521 90 9 38 1731 46 10 32 736 23 11 10 190 19 12 12 0 0Reference: ICC Official Rankings List, 20 March 2009
April
ICC World Cup Qualifier
The 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier is a cricket tournament that took place in April 2009 in South Africa. It was the final qualification tournament for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
The top four teams (Ireland, Canada, Kenya and Netherlands) qualified for the 2011 Cricket World Cup, and Scotland retained the One-day international, meanwhile Afghanistan gained the ODI status for the following four years and also automatically qualify for the ICC Intercontinental Cup. The bottom two teams was relegated to 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three. The final and the play-offs for third and fifth place was official ODIs.
Group stage
Team qualifies for Super Eights Team moves into the 9th Place Playoff Semifinals
Group Stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result Match 1 1 April Freddie Klokker Nowroz Mangal Isak Steyl Stadium, Vanderbijlpark by 5 wickets Match 2 1 April Irving Romaine Khurram Khan Fanie du Toit Sports Complex, Potchefstroom by 4 wickets Match 3 1 April Ashish Bagai Hemal Mehta LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria by 103 runs ODI 2830 1 April Ryan Watson William Porterfield Willowmoore Park, Benoni by 7 wickets ODI 2831 1 April Steve Tikolo Jeroen Smits Senwes Park, Potchefstroom by 7 wickets Match 6 1 April Junior Kwebiha Louis Burger Stan Friedman Oval, Krugersdorp by 6 runs Match 7 2 April Nowroz Mangal Irving Romaine Senwes Park, Potchefstroom won by 60 runs Match 8 2 April Junior Kwebiha Ashish Bagai Walter Milton Oval, Johannesburg won by 5 wickets Match 9 2 April Jeroen Smits Freddie Klokker Fanie du Toit Sports Complex, Potchefstroom won by 7 wickets Match 10 2 April William Porterfield Hemal Mehta Stan Friedman Oval, Krugersdorp won by 116 runs Match 11 2 April Khurram Khan Steve Tikolo Isak Steyl Stadium, Vanderbijlpark by 9 wickets Match 12 2 April Ryan Watson Louis Burger LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria by 70 runs Match 13 4 April Steve Tikolo Nowroz Mangal Fanie du Toit Sports Complex, Potchefstroom by 107 runs Match 14 4 April Freddie Klokker Irving Romaine Isak Steyl Stadium, Vanderbijlpark by 9 wickets Match 15 4 April Ashish Bagai Louis Burger LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria by 141 runs Match 16 4 April Junior Kwebiha William Porterfield Stan Friedman Oval, Krugersdorp by 6 wickets Match 17 4 April Jeroen Smits Khurram Khan Senwes Park, Potchefstroom by 2 wickets Match 18 4 April Ryan Watson Hemal Mehta Walter Milton Oval, Johannesburg by 9 runs Match 19 6 April Nowroz Mangal Jeroen Smits Isak Steyl Stadium, Vanderbijlpark by 5 wickets ODI 2835 6 April Steve Tikolo Irving Romaine Senwes Park, Potchefstroom by 7 wickets ODI 2836 6 April Ashish Bagai William Porterfield Willowmoore Park, Benoni by 6 wickets Match 22 6 April Khurram Khan Freddie Klokker Fanie du Toit Sports Complex, Potchefstroom by 112 runs Match 23 6 April Louis Burger Hemal Mehta Stan Friedman Oval, Krugersdorp by 119 runs Match 24 6 April Ryan Watson Junior Kwebiha Walter Milton Oval, Johannesburg by 45 runs Match 25 8 April Nowroz Mangal Khurram Khan Isak Steyl Stadium, Vanderbijlpark by 5 wickets ODI 2837 8 April Jeroen Smits Irving Romaine Senwes Park, Potchefstroom by 64 runs ODI 2838 8 April Ashish Bagai Ryan Watson Willowmoore Park, Benoni by 148 runs Match 28 8 April Freddie Klokker Steve Tikolo Fanie du Toit Sports Complex, Potchefstroom by 9 wickets Match 29 8 April William Porterfield Louis Burger Walter Milton Oval, Johannesburg by 7 wickets Match 30 8 April Hemal Mehta Junior Kwebiha LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria by 1 wicket
9th Place Playoffs 9th Place Playoff Semifinals No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result Semifinal 11 April Junior Kwebiha Freddie Klokker Fanie du Toit Sports Complex, Potchefstroom by 62 runs Semifinal 11 April Hemal Mehta Irving Romaine Senwes Park, Potchefstroom by 8 wickets11th Place Playoff 11th Place Playoff 13 April Freddie Klokker Hemal Mehta Fanie du Toit Sports Complex, Potchefstroom by 5 wickets9th Place Playoff 9th Place Playoff 13 April DK Arinaitwe Irving Romaine Senwes Park, Potchefstroom by 8 wickets
Super Eights
Team qualifies for 2011 Cricket World Cup and gains ODI status Team gains ODI status Team plays in the 7th place playoff
Super Eights No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result Match 1 11 April Steve Tikolo Ashish Bagai Willowmoore Park, Benoni by 7 wickets Match 2 11 April Louis Burger Khurram Khan LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria by 49 runs Match 3 11 April Nowroz Mangal William Porterfield Stan Friedman Oval, Krugersdorp by 22 runs Match 4 11 April Ryan Watson Jeroen Smits Walter Milton Oval, Johannesburg by 26 runs Match 5 13 April Louis Burger Jeroen Smits Willowmoore Park, Benoni by 2 wickets Match 6 13 April Nowroz Mangal Ashish Bagai LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria by 6 wickets Match 7 13 April Steve Tikolo Ryan Watson Stan Friedman Oval, Krugersdorp by 24 runs Match 8 13 April Khurram Khan William Porterfield Walter Milton Oval, Johannesburg by 8 wickets Match 9 15 April Ryan Watson Nowroz Mangal Willowmoore Park, Benoni by 42 runs Match 10 15 April William Porterfield Jeroen Smits LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria by 6 wickets Match 11 15 April Ashish Bagai Khurram Khan Stan Friedman Oval, Krugersdorp by 5 wickets Match 12 15 April Louis Burger Steve Tikolo Walter Milton Oval, Johannesburg by 201 runs Match 13 17 April Ryan Watson Khurram Khan Willowmoore Park, Benoni by 22 runs Match 14 17 April William Porterfield Steve Tikolo LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria by 6 wickets Match 15 17 April Louis Burger Nowroz Mangal Stan Friedman Oval, Krugersdorp by 21 runs Match 16 17 April Ashish Bagai Jeroen Smits Walter Milton Oval, Johannesburg by 6 wickets
Playoffs No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result7th Place Playoff 7th Place Playoff 19 April Louis Burger Khurram Khan Stan Friedman Oval, Krugersdorp by 4 wickets5th Place Playoff ODI 2842 19 April Nowroz Mangal Ryan Watson Willowmoore Park, Benoni by 89 runs3rd Place Playoff ODI 2844 19 April Steve Tikolo Jeroen Smits Senwes Park, Potchefstroom by 6 wicketsFinal ODI 2843 19 April Ashish Bagai William Porterfield SuperSport Park, Centurion by 9 wickets
Final standings Position Team Status 1st Qualified for the 2011 World Cup, the 2009–10 Intercontinental Cup and gainedODI status until 2014 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Qualified for the 2009–10 Intercontinental Cup and gained ODI status until 2014 6th 7th Relegated to Division Two and the 2009–10 Intercontinental Shield 8th 9th 10th 11th Relegated to 2011 Division Three. 12th
Pakistan vs Australia in the United Arab Emirates
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue ResultODI series ODI 2845 22 April Younis Khan Michael Clarke Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium, Dubai by 4 wickets ODI 2846 24 April Younis Khan Michael Clarke Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium, Dubai by 6 wickets ODI 2847 27 April Younis Khan Michael Clarke Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi by 27 runs ODI 2848 1 May Younis Khan Michael Clarke Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi by 8 wickets ODI 2849 3 May Younis Khan Michael Clarke Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi by 7 wicketsOnly T20I T20I 89 7 May Misbah-ul-Haq Brad Haddin Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium, Dubai by 7 wickets
This series was moved from Pakistan to UAE for security reasons.
May
West Indies in England
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue ResultTest Series Test 1919 6–10 May Andrew Strauss Chris Gayle Lord's, London by 10 wickets Test 1920 14–18 May Andrew Strauss Chris Gayle Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street by an innings and 83 runsODI series ODI 2849a 21 May Andrew Strauss Chris Gayle Headingley, Leeds Match abandoned ODI 2850 24 May Andrew Strauss Chris Gayle County Ground, Bristol by 6 wickets ODI 2851 26 May Andrew Strauss Chris Gayle Edgbaston, Birmingham by 58 runs
ICC World Cricket League Division Seven
Group stage
The 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven will be held in May 2009 in Guernsey. The two leading teams of the tournament will be promoted to Division Six later the same year.
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result 1st 17 May Yaser Sadeq Christian Rocca King George V Sports Ground, Castel No result 2nd 17 May Stuart Le Prevost College Field, St Peter Port No result 3rd 17 May Shazam Ramjohn Wale Adeoye Guernsey Rovers Athletic Club, Port Soif Abandoned without ball bowled 4th 18 May Yaser Sadeq Shazam Ramjohn College Field, St Peter Port by 161 runs 5th 18 May Christian Rocca Stuart Le Prevost Guernsey Rovers Athletic Club, Port Soif by 4 wickets 6th 18 May Masaomi Kobayashi Wale Adeoye King George V Sports Ground, Castel by 2 wickets 1st (R) 19 May Yaser Sadeq Christian Rocca King George V Sports Ground, Castel by 137 runs 2nd (R) 19 May Stuart Le Prevost Masaomi Kobayashi College Field, St Peter Port by 7 wickets 3rd (R) 19 May Shazam Ramjohn Wale Adeoye Guernsey Rovers Athletic Club, Port Soif by 95 runs 7th 20 May Wale Adeoye Christian Rocca College Field, St Peter Port by 88 runs 8th 20 May Shazam Ramjohn Masaomi Kobayashi Guernsey Rovers Athletic Club, Port Soif by 8 wickets 9th 20 May Yaser Sadeq Styart Le Prevost King George V Sports Ground, Castel by 25 runs 10th 21 May Yaser Sadeq Masaomi Kobayashi Guernsey Rovers Athletic Club, Port Soif by 196 runs 11th 21 May Christian Rocca Shazam Ramjohn King George V Sports Ground, Castel by 39 runs 12th 21 May Stuart Le Prevost Wale Adeoye College Field, St Peter Port by 8 wickets 13th 23 May Yaser Sadeq Wale Adeoye Guernsey Rovers Athletic Club, Port Soif by 176 runs 14th 23 May Christian Rocca Masaomi Kobayashi College Field, St Peter Port by 29 runs 15th 23 May Stuart Le Prevost Shazam Ramjohn King George V Sports Ground, Castel by 263 runs (R)-replayed
Finals and play-offs
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result Final 24 May Stuart Le Prevost Yaser Sadeq King George V Sports Ground, Castel by 3 wickets 3rd Place 24 May Wale Adeoye Masaomi Kobayashi College Field, St Peter Port by 68 runs 5th Place 24 May Shazam Ramjohn Christian Rocca Guernsey Rovers Athletic Club, Port Soif by 8 runs
Final Placings
PosTeamStatus 1st Promoted to Global Division Six for 2009 2nd 3rd Remain in Global Division Seven for 2011 4th 5th Relegated to Global Division Eight for 2010 6th
June
ICC World Twenty20
Group stage
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