The 2011–12 international cricket season was from October 2011 to April 2012 and included a number of Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International series. The season saw the launch of the ICC T20I Championship in October 2011. England, the reigning ICC World Twenty20 champions, were ranked number one. England had their first defences of the ICC Test Championship number-one ranking they acquired at home in August 2011. While they retained the spot throughout the season, they showed their weaknesses in Asian conditions as they were whitewashed in a three-Test series against Pakistan. Australia were the best ranked in the ICC ODI Championship throughout the season but their rating dropped from 130 to 123 after average performances in the season. They would drop to number four in the following season.
Season overview International tours Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches] Test ODI T20I 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 — 5–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–2 1–0 4–1 1–0 2–0 4–1 — 0–2 0–3 0–1 1–1 — — 2–1 3–2 — 4–0 — 1–1 3–0 0–4 1–2 1–0 3–0 2–0 — 1–0 — 0–1 0–3 1–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 — — — — 1–0 International tournaments Start date Tournament Winners Commonwealth Bank Series Asia Cup Women's international tours Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches] WTest WODI WT20I — 2–1 3–2 Minor tours Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches] FC List A T20 0–0 2–0 — 0–1 1–1 0–3 1–0 1–1 — Minor tournaments Start date Tournament Winners Hong Kong Cricket Sixes ICC World Cricket League Division Five ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
Pre-season rankings
ICC Test Championship 20 September 2011 Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 37 4634 125 2 21 2469 118 3 37 4336 117 4 31 3224 104 5 27 2786 103 6 24 2245 94 7 23 2039 89 8 19 1485 78 9 12 94 8
ICC ODI Championship 20 September 2011 Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 30 3894 130 2 28 3327 119 3 19 2197 116 4 30 3383 113 5 34 3804 112 6 29 2931 101 7 22 1973 90 8 19 1475 78 9 26 1648 63 10 27 1200 44 11 12 492 41 12 9 137 15 13 7 0 0
ICC T20I Championship 5 November 2011 Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 11 1435 130 2 8 1009 126 3 9 1056 117 4 8 900 113 5 11 1223 111 6 6 635 106 7 12 1164 97 8 8 711 89 9 3 224 75 10 7 376 54
Note: Zimbabwe are currently unranked in Tests as they have played insufficient matches. They have 106 points and a rating of 53.
October
West Indies in Bangladesh
Only T20I No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 209 11 October Mushfiqur Rahim Darren Sammy Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka by 3 wicketsODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3198 13 October Mushfiqur Rahim Denesh Ramdin Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka by 40 runs ODI 3200 15 October Mushfiqur Rahim Darren Sammy Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka by 8 wickets ODI 3202 18 October Mushfiqur Rahim Darren Sammy Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong by 8 wicketsTest series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 2010 21–25 October Mushfiqur Rahim Darren Sammy Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Match drawn Test 2012 29 October – 2 November Mushfiqur Rahim Darren Sammy Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka by 229 runs
Afghanistan in the UAE
2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result First-class 5–8 October Khurram Khan Nawroz Mangal Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Match drawn2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result List A 10 October Khurram Khan Nawroz Mangal Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 15 runs List A 12 October Khurram Khan Nawroz Mangal Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 69 runs
Australia in South Africa
T20I series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 210 13 October Hashim Amla Cameron White Newlands, Cape Town by 5 wickets T20I 212 16 October Hashim Amla Cameron White New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg by 3 wicketsODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3203 19 October Hashim Amla Michael Clarke SuperSport Park, Centurion by 93 runs (D/L) ODI 3208 23 October Hashim Amla Michael Clarke St George's Park, Port Elizabeth by 80 runs ODI 3211 28 October Hashim Amla Michael Clarke Kingsmead, Durban by 3 wicketsTest series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 2016 9–13 November Graeme Smith Michael Clarke Newlands, Cape Town by 8 wickets Test 2018 17–21 November Graeme Smith Michael Clarke New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg by 2 wickets
England in India
ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3199 14 October Mahendra Singh Dhoni Alastair Cook Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad by 126 runs ODI 3201 17 October Mahendra Singh Dhoni Alastair Cook Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi by 8 wickets ODI 3205 20 October Mahendra Singh Dhoni Alastair Cook Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali by 5 wickets ODI 3207 23 October Mahendra Singh Dhoni Alastair Cook Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai by 6 wickets ODI 3210 25 October Mahendra Singh Dhoni Alastair Cook Eden Gardens, Kolkata by 95 runsOnly T20I No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 214 29 October Mahendra Singh Dhoni Graeme Swann Eden Gardens, Kolkata by 6 wickets
New Zealand in Zimbabwe
T20I series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 211 15 October Brendan Taylor Ross Taylor Harare Sports Club, Harare by 10 wickets T20I 213 17 October Brendan Taylor Ross Taylor Harare Sports Club, Harare by 34 runs (D/L)ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3204 20 October Brendan Taylor Ross Taylor Harare Sports Club, Harare by 9 wickets ODI 3206 22 October Brendan Taylor Ross Taylor Harare Sports Club, Harare by 4 wickets ODI 3209 25 October Brendan Taylor Ross Taylor Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo by 1 wicketTest series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 2013 1–5 November Brendan Taylor Ross Taylor Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo by 34 runs
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan in United Arab Emirates
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 2009 18–22 October Misbah-ul-Haq Tillakaratne Dilshan Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Match drawn Test 2011 26–30 October Misbah-ul-Haq Tillakaratne Dilshan Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai by 9 wickets Test 2014 3–7 November Misbah-ul-Haq Tillakaratne Dilshan Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Match drawnODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3212 11 November Misbah-ul-Haq Tillakaratne Dilshan Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai by 8 wickets ODI 3213 14 November Misbah-ul-Haq Tillakaratne Dilshan Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai by 25 runs ODI 3214 18 November Misbah-ul-Haq Tillakaratne Dilshan Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai by 21 runs ODI 3215 20 November Misbah-ul-Haq Tillakaratne Dilshan Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 26 runs ODI 3216 23 November Misbah-ul-Haq Tillakaratne Dilshan Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi by 3 wicketsOnly T20I No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 215 25 November Misbah-ul-Haq Tillakaratne Dilshan Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi by 5 wickets
November
West Indies in India
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 2015 6–10 November Mahendra Singh Dhoni Darren Sammy Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi by 5 wickets Test 2017 14–18 November Mahendra Singh Dhoni Darren Sammy Eden Gardens, Kolkata by an innings and 15 runs Test 2019 22–26 November Mahendra Singh Dhoni Darren Sammy Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Match drawnODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3217 29 November Virender Sehwag Darren Sammy Barabati Stadium, Cuttack by 1 wicket ODI 3219 2 December Virender Sehwag Darren Sammy Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy International Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam by 5 wickets ODI 3221 5 December Virender Sehwag Darren Sammy Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad by 16 runs ODI 3223 8 December Virender Sehwag Darren Sammy Holkar Stadium, Indore by 153 runs ODI 3224 11 December Gautam Gambhir Darren Sammy M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai by 34 runs
Pakistan in Bangladesh
Only T20I No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 216 29 November Mushfiqur Rahim Misbah-ul-Haq Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur by 50 runsODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3218 1 December Mushfiqur Rahim Misbah-ul-Haq Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur by 5 wickets ODI 3220 3 December Mushfiqur Rahim Misbah-ul-Haq Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur by 76 runs ODI 3222 6 December Mushfiqur Rahim Misbah-ul-Haq Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong by 58 runsTest series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 2022 9–13 December Mushfiqur Rahim Misbah-ul-Haq Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong by an innings and 184 runs Test 2024 17–21 December Mushfiqur Rahim Misbah-ul-Haq Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur by 7 wickets
December
New Zealand in Australia
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 2020 1–5 December Michael Clarke Ross Taylor The Gabba, Brisbane by 9 wickets Test 2021 9–13 December Michael Clarke Ross Taylor Bellerive Oval, Hobart by 7 runs
Sri Lanka in South Africa
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 2023 15–19 December Graeme Smith Tillakaratne Dilshan SuperSport Park, Centurion by an innings and 81 runs Test 2026 26–30 December Graeme Smith Tillakaratne Dilshan Kingsmead, Durban by 208 runs Test 2028 3–7 January Graeme Smith Tillakaratne Dilshan Newlands, Cape Town by 10 wicketsODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3225 11 January AB de Villiers Tillakaratne Dilshan Boland Park, Paarl by 258 runs ODI 3226 14 January AB de Villiers Tillakaratne Dilshan Buffalo Park, East London by 5 wickets ODI 3227 17 January AB de Villiers Tillakaratne Dilshan Chevrolet Park, Bloemfontein by 4 runs (D/L) ODI 3228 20 January AB de Villiers Tillakaratne Dilshan De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley by 5 wickets ODI 3229 22 January AB de Villiers Tillakaratne Dilshan New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg by 2 wickets
India in Australia
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 2025 26–30 December Michael Clarke Mahendra Singh Dhoni Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 122 runs Test 2027 3–7 January Michael Clarke Mahendra Singh Dhoni Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by an innings and 68 runs Test 2029 13–17 January Michael Clarke Mahendra Singh Dhoni WACA Ground, Perth by an innings and 37 runs Test 2031 24–28 January Michael Clarke Virender Sehwag Adelaide Oval, Adelaide by 298 runsT20I series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 217 1 February George Bailey Mahendra Singh Dhoni Stadium Australia, Sydney by 31 runs T20I 218 3 February George Bailey Mahendra Singh Dhoni Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 8 wickets
January
England vs Pakistan in United Arab Emirates