# International cricket in 2008–09

The 2008–09 international cricket season was between September 2008 and March 2009. The season saw the security concerns for cricket in Pakistan reach a pinnacle. The ICC Champions Trophy, scheduled to be held in Pakistan in September 2008, was postponed to 2009 after five of the participating nations refused to send their teams for the event. In November 2008, a Pakistani militant group launched terror attacks in Mumbai. This led to India cancelling their tour of Pakistan originally scheduled for January and February 2009. Sri Lanka agreed to tour Pakistan in place of India. However, the tour was jeopardised by a terror attack in Lahore where gunmen fired at a bus carrying the Sri Lankan team, injuring six team members. The Champions Trophy was later relocated to South Africa. No international cricket were played in Pakistan for more than five years. This period of isolation ended when Zimbabwe toured Pakistan in May 2015. After successfully hosting a few T20Is against World-XI, the Sri Lanka cricket team and the West Indians from 2017 to 2018, a few matches of the Pakistan Super League from 2017 to 2019, the whole season in 2020 as well as hosting complete tours against Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi cricket teams respectively during the 2019–20 season, built a good reputation of Pakistan. Hence, by the end of 2019, the Pakistan Cricket Board, announced that they would no longer play any of their future home matches at a neutral venue, indicating that International Cricket has returned to the country on full-time basis.

## Season overview

International tours :
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] |
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Test | ODI | T20I |
| 9 October 2008 | India | Australia | 2–0 [4] | — | — |
| 9 October 2008 | Bangladesh | New Zealand | 0–1 [2] | 1–2 [3] | — |
| 31 October 2008 | South Africa | Kenya | — | 2–0 [2] | — |
| 5 November 2008 | South Africa | Bangladesh | 2–0 [2] | 2–0 [3] | 1–0 [1] |
| 12 November 2008 | Pakistan | West Indies | — | 3–0 [3] | — |
| 14 November 2008 | India | England | 1–0 [2] | 5–0 [5] | — |
| 20 November 2008 | Australia | New Zealand | 2–0 [2] | 2–2 [5] | 1–0 [1] |
| 20 November 2008 | Zimbabwe | Sri Lanka | — | 0–5 [5] | — |
| 11 December 2008 | New Zealand | West Indies | 0–0 [2] | 2–1 [5] | 1–0 [2] |
| 17 December 2008 | Australia | South Africa | 1–2 [3] | 1–4 [5] | 2–0 [2] |
| 26 December 2008 | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | 0–2 [2] | — | — |
| 19 January 2009 | Bangladesh | Zimbabwe | — | 2–1 [3] | — |
| 20 January 2009 | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | 0–0 [1] | 1–2 [3] | — |
| 27 January 2009 | Kenya | Zimbabwe | — | 0–5 [5] | — |
| 28 January 2009 | Sri Lanka | India | — | 1–4 [5] | 0–1 [1] |
| 4 February 2009 | West Indies | England | 1–0 [5] | 2–3 [5] | 1–0 [1] |
| 26 February 2009 | South Africa | Australia | 1–2 [3] | 3–2 [5] | 2–0 [2] |
| 25 February 2009 | New Zealand | India | 0–1 [3] | 1–3 [5] | 2–0 [2] |
| International tournaments ||||||
| Start date | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Winners | Winners |
| 10 October 2008 | Quadrangular Twenty20 Series | Quadrangular Twenty20 Series | Quadrangular Twenty20 Series | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| 10 January 2009 | Tri-Series | Sri Lanka |
| 6 February 2009 | Women's Tri-Series | Sri Lanka |
| Minor tournaments ||||||
| Start date | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Winners | Winners |
| 30 October 2008 | ICC Intercontinental Cup Final | ICC Intercontinental Cup Final | ICC Intercontinental Cup Final | Ireland | Ireland |
| 4 October 2008 | ICC World Cricket League Division Four | ICC World Cricket League Division Four | ICC World Cricket League Division Four | Afghanistan | Afghanistan |
| 17 October 2008 | Associates Tri-Series | Associates Tri-Series | Associates Tri-Series | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe |
| 25 November 2008 | ICC Americas Championship | ICC Americas Championship | ICC Americas Championship | United States | United States |
| 24 January 2009 | ICC World Cricket League Division Three | ICC World Cricket League Division Three | ICC World Cricket League Division Three | Afghanistan | Afghanistan |

## Pre-season rankings

ICC Test Championship 1 August 2008 :
| Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
| 1 | Australia | 26 | 3597 | 118 |
| 2 | India | 27 | 3082 | 115 |
| 3 | South Africa | 30 | 3394 | 113 |
| 4 | England | 31 | 3274 | 104 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 23 | 2364 | 103 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 19 | 1905 | 100 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 21 | 1738 | 83 |
| 8 | West Indies | 22 | 1791 | 81 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Reference: ICC Official Rankings List, 1 August 2008 |||||
ICC ODI Championship 31 August 2008 :
| Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
| 1 | Australia | 26 | 3378 | 130 |
| 2 | South Africa | 25 | 2938 | 118 |
| 3 | England | 27 | 3142 | 116 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 21 | 2443 | 116 |
| 5 | India | 36 | 4051 | 113 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 25 | 2752 | 110 |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 27 | 2838 | 105 |
| 8 | West Indies | 21 | 1994 | 95 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 25 | 1138 | 46 |
| 10 | Ireland | 8 | 174 | 22 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 15 | 237 | 16 |
| 12 | Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Reference: ICC Official Rankings List, 31 August 2008 |||||

## September
### ICC Intercontinental Cup

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | D | FI | A |
| Namibia | 108 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ireland | 106 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kenya | 96 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Scotland | 82 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 48 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 29 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Canada | 29 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bermuda | 26 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
* Win – 14 points
* Draw if more than 8 hours of play lost – 3 points (otherwise 0 points)
* First Innings leader – 6 points (independent of final result)
* Abandoned without a ball played – 10 points.
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| First-class | 3–6 September | Bermuda | Irving Romaine | Namibia | Louis Burger | National Stadium, Hamilton | Namibia by 103 runs |
| First-class | 3–6 October | Namibia | Louis Burger | Ireland | William Porterfield | Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek | Ireland by 8 runs |
| First-class | 11–14 October | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | Ireland | William Porterfield | Nairobi Gymkhana Club, Nairobi | Ireland by innings and 65 runs |
| Final ||||||||
| First-class | 30 October–2 November | Namibia | Louis Burger | Ireland | William Porterfield | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | Ireland by 9 wickets |
Note: For matches in previous seasons, see the main article

## October
### World Cricket League Division 4

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Afghanistan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.329 |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.672 |
| 3 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.907 |
| 4 | Tanzania | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.658 |
| 5 | Jersey | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.912 |
| 6 | Fiji | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2.385 |
Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| 1st Match | 4 October | Afghanistan | Nowroz Mangal | Fiji | Colin Rika | Kinondoni Ground, Dar es Salaam | Afghanistan by 80 runs |
| 2nd Match | 4 October | Hong Kong | Tabarak Dar | Italy | Joe Scuderi | University of Dar es Salaam Ground, Dar es Salaam | Hong Kong by 46 runs |
| 3rd Match | 4 October | Tanzania | Hamisi Abdallah | Jersey | Mathew Hague | Annil Burhani Ground, Dar es Salaam | Tanzania by 34 runs |
| 4th Match | 5 October | Afghanistan | Nowroz Mangal | Jersey | Mathew Hague | University of Dar es Salaam Ground, Dar es Salaam | Afghanistan by 122 runs |
| 5th Match | 5 October | Fiji | Colin Rika | Italy | Joe Scuderi | Annil Burhani Ground, Dar es Salaam | Italy by 254 runs |
| 6th Match | 5 October | Tanzania | Hamisi Abdallah | Hong Kong | Tabarak Dar | Kinondoni Ground, Dar es Salaam | Hong Kong by 134 runs |
| 7th Match | 7 October | Fiji | Colin Rika | Hong Kong | Tabarak Dar | University of Dar es Salaam Ground, Dar es Salaam | Hong Kong by 129 runs |
| 8th Match | 7 October | Italy | Joe Scuderi | Jersey | Mathew Hague | Kinondoni Ground, Dar es Salaam | Italy by 29 runs (D/L) |
| 9th Match | 7 October | Tanzania | Hamisi Abdallah | Afghanistan | Nowroz Mangal | Annil Burhani Ground, Dar es Salaam | Afghanistan by 8 runs (D/L) |
| 10th Match | 8 October | Afghanistan | Nowroz Mangal | Hong Kong | Tabarak Dar | Annil Burhani Ground, Dar es Salaam | Afghanistan by 4 wickets |
| 11th Match | 8 October | Fiji | Colin Rika | Jersey | Mathew Hague | Kinondoni Ground, Dar es Salaam | Jersey by 79 runs |
| 12th Match | 8 October | Tanzania | Hamisi Abdallah | Italy | Joe Scuderi | University of Dar es Salaam Ground, Dar es Salaam | No result |
| Replay of 12th Match | 9 October | Tanzania | Hamisi Abdallah | Italy | Joe Scuderi | University of Dar es Salaam Ground, Dar es Salaam | Italy by 9 wickets |
| 13th Match | 10 October | Afghanistan | Nowroz Mangal | Italy | Joe Scuderi | Kinondoni Ground, Dar es Salaam | Afghanistan 93 runs |
| 14th Match | 10 October | Hong Kong | Tabarak Dar | Jersey | Mathew Hague | Annil Burhani Ground, Dar es Salaam | Hong Kong by 100 runs |
| 15th Match | 10 October | Tanzania | Hamisi Abdallah | Fiji | Colin Rika | University of Dar es Salaam Ground, Dar es Salaam | Fiji by 4 runs |
Playoff matches :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| 1st Place Playoff | 11 October | Afghanistan | Nowroz Mangal | Hong Kong | Tabarak Dar | University of Dar es Salaam Ground, Dar es Salaam | Afghanistan by 57 runs |
| 3rd Place Playoff | 11 October | Italy | Nicholas Northcote | Tanzania | Hamisi Abdallah | Annil Burhani Ground, Dar es Salaam | Italy by 70 runs |
| 5th Place Playoff | 11 October | Fiji | Colin Rika | Jersey | Mathew Hague | Kinondoni Ground, Dar es Salaam | Fiji by 27 runs |

#### Final Placings

| Pos | Team | Promotion/Relegation |
| 1st | Afghanistan | Promoted to Global Division Three for 2009 |
| 2nd | Hong Kong | Promoted to Global Division Three for 2009 |
| 3rd | Italy | Remained in Global Division Four for 2010 |
| 4th | Tanzania | Remained in Global Division Four for 2010 |
| 5th | Fiji | Relegated to Global Division Five for 2010 |
| 6th | Jersey | Relegated to Global Division Five for 2010 |

### Australia in India

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1887 | 9–13 October | Anil Kumble | Ricky Ponting | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | Match drawn |
| Test 1889 | 17–21 October | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Ricky Ponting | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali | India by 320 runs |
| Test 1891 | 29 October–2 November | Anil Kumble | Ricky Ponting | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | Match drawn |
| Test 1892 | 6–10 November | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Ricky Ponting | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | India by 172 runs |

### New Zealand in Bangladesh

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI series ||||||
| ODI 2763 | 9 October | Mohammad Ashraful | Daniel Vettori | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | Bangladesh by 7 wickets |
| ODI 2764 | 11 October | Mohammad Ashraful | Daniel Vettori | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | New Zealand by 75 runs |
| ODI 2765 | 14 October | Mohammad Ashraful | Daniel Vettori | Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong | New Zealand by 79 runs |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1888 | 17–21 October | Mohammad Ashraful | Daniel Vettori | Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong | New Zealand by 3 wickets |
| Test 1890 | 25–29 October | Mohammad Ashraful | Daniel Vettori | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | Match drawn |

### Quadrangular Twenty20 Series in Canada

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.828 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.315 |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.295 |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.833 |
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| Group stage ||||||||
| T20I 69 | 10 October | Sri Lanka | Mahela Jayawardene | Zimbabwe | Prosper Utseya | Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City | Sri Lanka by 5 wickets |
| T20I 70 | 10 October | Canada | Sunil Dhaniram | Pakistan | Shoaib Malik | Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City | Pakistan by 35 runs |
| T20I 71 | 11 October | Canada | Sunil Dhaniram | Zimbabwe | Prosper Utseya | Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City | Match tied; Zimbabwe won bowl-off |
| T20I 72 | 11 October | Sri Lanka | Tillakaratne Dilshan | Pakistan | Shoaib Malik | Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City | Pakistan by 3 wickets |
| T20I 73 | 12 October | Pakistan | Shoaib Malik | Zimbabwe | Prosper Utseya | Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City | Pakistan by 7 wickets |
| T20I 74 | 12 October | Canada | Sunil Dhaniram | Sri Lanka | Mahela Jayawardene | Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City | Sri Lanka by 15 runs |
| Third place playoff ||||||||
| T20I 75 | 13 October | Zimbabwe | Prosper Utseya | Canada | Sunil Dhaniram | Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City | Zimbabwe by 109 runs |
| Final ||||||||
| T20I 76 | 13 October | Pakistan | Shoaib Malik | Sri Lanka | Mahela Jayawardene | Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City | Sri Lanka by 5 wickets |

### Associates Tri-Series in Kenya

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.610 |
| 2 | Kenya | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.093 |
| 3 | Ireland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | −0.722 |
Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 2766 | 17 October | Ireland | William Porterfield | Zimbabwe | Prosper Utseya | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | Zimbabwe by 156 runs |
| ODI 2767 | 18 October | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | Ireland | William Porterfield | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | Ireland by 86 runs |
| ODI 2768 | 19 October | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | Zimbabwe | Prosper Utseya | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | Kenya by 95 runs |
| ODI 2768a | 21 October | Ireland | William Porterfield | Zimbabwe | Prosper Utseya | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | No result |
| ODI 2768b | 22 October | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | Ireland | William Porterfield | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | No result |
| ODI 2768c | 23 October | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | Zimbabwe | Prosper Utseya | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | No result |
| Final |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 2768d | 25 October | Zimbabwe | Prosper Utseya | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | No result |

### Kenya in South Africa

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI series ||||||
| ODI 2769 | 31 October | Johan Botha | Steve Tikolo | OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein | South Africa by 159 runs |
| ODI 2770 | 2 November | Johan Botha | Steve Tikolo | De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley | South Africa by 7 wickets |

## November
### Bangladesh in South Africa

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Only T20I ||||||
| T20I 77 | 5 November | Johan Botha | Mohammad Ashraful | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | South Africa by 12 runs (D/L) |
| ODI series ||||||
| ODI 2771 | 7 November | Johan Botha | Mohammad Ashraful | Senwes Park, Potchefstroom | South Africa by 61 runs |
| ODI 2772 | 9 November | Graeme Smith | Mohammad Ashraful | Willowmoore Park, Benoni | South Africa by 128 runs |
| ODI 2773a | 12 November | Graeme Smith | Mohammad Ashraful | Buffalo Park, East London | No result |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1893 | 19–23 November | Graeme Smith | Mohammad Ashraful | OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein | South Africa by an innings and 129 runs |
| Test 1895 | 26–30 November | Graeme Smith | Mohammad Ashraful | SuperSport Park, Centurion | South Africa by an innings and 48 runs |

### Pakistan vs West Indies in the United Arab Emirates

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI series ||||||
| ODI 2773 | 12 November | Shoaib Malik | Chris Gayle | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Pakistan by 4 wickets |
| ODI 2775 | 14 November | Shoaib Malik | Chris Gayle | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Pakistan by 24 runs |
| ODI 2776 | 16 November | Shoaib Malik | Chris Gayle | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Pakistan by 31 runs |

### England in India

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI series ||||||
| ODI 2774 | 14 November | Mahendra Dhoni | Kevin Pietersen | Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot | India by 158 runs |
| ODI 2777 | 17 November | Mahendra Dhoni | Kevin Pietersen | Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground, Indore | India by 54 runs |
| ODI 2778 | 20 November | Mahendra Dhoni | Kevin Pietersen | Green Park Stadium, Kanpur | India by 16 runs (D/L) |
| ODI 2781 | 23 November | Mahendra Dhoni | Kevin Pietersen | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | India by 19 runs (D/L) |
| ODI 2783 | 26 November | Mahendra Dhoni | Kevin Pietersen | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack | India by 6 wickets |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1898 | 11–15 December | Mahendra Dhoni | Kevin Pietersen | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | India by 6 wickets |
| Test 1901 | 19–23 December | Mahendra Dhoni | Kevin Pietersen | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali | Match drawn |
* 2 further ODIs were scheduled for Guwahati (29 November) and Delhi (2 December) but were cancelled for security reasons following the 2008 Mumbai Terrorist Attacks. The 1st Test was moved from Ahmedabad to Chennai and the 2nd Test from Mumbai to Mohali. After initially flying home, England flew out to Abu Dhabi on 4 December for a training camp, before then returning to India for the test series.

### New Zealand in Australia

| No. | Date | Home Captain | Away Captain | Venue | Result |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1894 | 20–24 November | Ricky Ponting | Daniel Vettori | The Gabba, Brisbane | Australia by 149 runs |
| Test 1896 | 28 November – 2 December | Ricky Ponting | Daniel Vettori | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia by an innings and 62 runs |
| ODI series ||||||
| ODI 2811 | 1 February | Ricky Ponting | Daniel Vettori | WACA Ground, Perth | New Zealand by 2 wickets |
| ODI 2816 | 6 February | Michael Clarke | Daniel Vettori | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | New Zealand by 6 wickets |
| ODI 2817 | 8 February | Ricky Ponting | Daniel Vettori | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 32 runs |
| ODI 2819 | 10 February | Ricky Ponting | Daniel Vettori | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia by 6 wickets |
| ODI 2820 | 13 February | Ricky Ponting | Daniel Vettori | The Gabba, Brisbane | No result |
| Only T20I ||||||
| T20I 83 | 15 February | Brad Haddin | Daniel Vettori | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 1 run |

### Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe

| No. | Date | Home Captain | Away Captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI series ||||||
| ODI 2779 | 20 November | Prosper Utseya | Kumar Sangakkara | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Sri Lanka by 6 wickets |
| ODI 2780 | 22 November | Prosper Utseya | Kumar Sangakkara | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Sri Lanka by 9 wickets |
| ODI 2782 | 24 November | Prosper Utseya | Mahela Jayawardene | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Sri Lanka by 5 runs |
| ODI 2784 | 28 November | Prosper Utseya | Mahela Jayawardene | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Sri Lanka by 2 wickets |
| ODI 2785 | 30 November | Prosper Utseya | Mahela Jayawardene | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Sri Lanka by 19 runs |

### ICC Americas Division 1 Championship

The ICC Americas Division 1 Championship took place Fort Lauderdale in Florida from 25 November. Six nations took part: hosts USA, holders Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Argentina and debutants Suriname. United States won the tournament.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2.822 |
| 2 | Bermuda | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1.785 |
| 3 | Canada | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1.714 |
| 4 | Cayman Islands | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.719 |
| 5 | Argentina | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.253 |
| 6 | Suriname | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.698 |
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| Match 1 | 25 November | Argentina | Esteban MacDermott | Canada | Umar Bhatti | Brian Piccolo Park, Fort Lauderdale | Canada by 1 wicket |
| Match 2 | 25 November | Bermuda | Irving Romaine | Cayman Islands | Pearson Best | Central Broward Regional Park, Fort Lauderdale | Bermuda by 73 runs |
| Match 3 | 25 November | United States | Steve Massiah | Suriname | Deoraj Sewanan | Central Broward Regional Park Artificial Ground, Fort Lauderdale | United States by 305 runs |
| Match 4 | 26 November | Bermuda | Irving Romaine | Suriname | Deoraj Sewanan | Central Broward Regional Park, Fort Lauderdale | Bermuda by 224 runs |
| Match 5 | 26 November | Canada | Umar Bhatti | Cayman Islands | Pearson Best | Central Broward Regional Park Artificial Ground, Fort Lauderdale | Canada by 206 runs |
| Match 6 | 26 November | Argentina | Esteban MacDermott | United States | Steve Massiah | Brian Piccolo Park, Fort Lauderdale | United States by 7 wickets |
| Match 7 | 27 November | Cayman Islands | Pearson Best | Argentina | Esteban MacDermott | Central Broward Regional Park, Fort Lauderdale | Cayman Islands by 108 runs |
| Match 8 | 27 November | Canada | Umar Bhatti | Suriname | Deoraj Sewanan | Central Broward Regional Park Artificial Ground, Fort Lauderdale | Canada by 206 runs |
| Match 9 | 27 November | United States | Steve Massiah | Bermuda | Irving Romaine | Brian Piccolo Park, Fort Lauderdale | United States by 86 runs |
| Match 10 | 29 November | Bermuda | Irving Romaine | Argentina | Esteban MacDermott | Central Browards Regional Park Artificial Ground, Fort Lauderdale | Bermuda by 146 runs |
| Match 11 | 29 November | Suriname | Deoraj Sewanan | Cayman Islands | Pearson Best | Brian Piccolo Park, Fort Lauderdale | Cayman Islands by 8 wickets |
| Match 12 | 29 November | United States | Steve Massiah | Canada | Umar Bhatti | Central Broward Regional Park, Fort Lauderdale | United States by 81 runs |
| Match 13 | 30 November | Suriname | Deoraj Sewanan | Argentina | Esteban MacDermott | Central Broward Regional Park Artificial Ground, Fort Lauderdale | Argentina by 6 wickets |
| Match 14 | 30 November | Canada | Umar Bhatti | Bermuda | Irving Romaine | Central Broward Regional Park, Fort Lauderdale | No result |
| Match 15 | 30 November | United States | Steve Massiah | Cayman Islands | Pearson Best | Brian Piccolo Park, Fort Lauderdale | United States by 87 runs (D/L) |

## December
### West Indies in New Zealand

| No. | Date | Home Captain | Away Captain | Venue | Result |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1897 | 11–15 December | Daniel Vettori | Chris Gayle | University Oval, Dunedin | Match drawn |
| Test 1900 | 19–23 December | Daniel Vettori | Chris Gayle | McLean Park, Napier | Match drawn |
| T20I series ||||||
| T20I 78 | 26 December | Daniel Vettori | Chris Gayle | Eden Park, Auckland | Match tied; West Indies won by Super Over |
| T20I 79 | 28 December | Daniel Vettori | Chris Gayle | Seddon Park, Hamilton | New Zealand by 36 runs |
| ODI series ||||||
| ODI 2786 | 31 December | Daniel Vettori | Chris Gayle | Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown | No result |
| ODI 2787 | 3 January | Daniel Vettori | Chris Gayle | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | West Indies by 5 wickets (D/L) |
| ODI 2788 | 7 January | Daniel Vettori | Chris Gayle | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | New Zealand by 7 wickets |
| ODI 2789 | 10 January | Daniel Vettori | Chris Gayle | Eden Park, Auckland | No result |
| ODI 2792 | 13 January | Daniel Vettori | Chris Gayle | McLean Park, Napier | New Zealand by 9 runs (D/L) |

### South Africa in Australia

| No. | Date | Home Captain | Away Captain | Venue | Result |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1899 | 17–21 December | Ricky Ponting | Graeme Smith | WACA Ground, Perth | South Africa by 6 wickets |
| Test 1902 | 26–30 December | Ricky Ponting | Graeme Smith | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | South Africa by 9 wickets |
| Test 1904 | 3–7 January | Ricky Ponting | Graeme Smith | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 103 runs |
| T20I series ||||||
| T20I 80 | 11 January | Ricky Ponting | Johan Botha | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 52 runs |
| T20I 81 | 13 January | Ricky Ponting | Johan Botha | The Gabba, Brisbane | Australia by 6 wickets |
| ODI series ||||||
| ODI 2795 | 16 January | Ricky Ponting | Johan Botha | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | South Africa by 3 wickets |
| ODI 2796 | 18 January | Ricky Ponting | Johan Botha | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | Australia by 5 runs |
| ODI 2802 | 23 January | Ricky Ponting | Johan Botha | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | South Africa by 3 wickets |
| ODI 2804 | 26 January | Ricky Ponting | Johan Botha | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | South Africa by 8 wickets |
| ODI 2808 | 30 January | Ricky Ponting | Johan Botha | WACA Ground, Perth | South Africa by 39 runs |

### Sri Lanka in Bangladesh

| No. | Date | Home Captain | Away Captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1903 | 26–31 December | Mohammad Ashraful | Mahela Jayawardene | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | Sri Lanka by 107 runs |
| Test 1905 | 3–7 January | Mohammad Ashraful | Mahela Jayawardene | Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong | Sri Lanka by 465 runs |
* The first test included a rest day on 29 December due to the Bangladeshi general elections.

## January
### Tri-Series in Bangladesh

Group Stage :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR | For | Against |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.279 | 357/81 | 231/73.5 |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −0.039 | 318/73.5 | 352/81 |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.920 | 285/100 | 377/100 |
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 2790 | 10 January | Bangladesh | Mohammad Ashraful | Zimbabwe | Prosper Utseya | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | Zimbabwe by 38 runs |
| ODI 2791 | 12 January | Sri Lanka | Mahela Jayawardene | Zimbabwe | Prosper Utseya | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | Sri Lanka by 130 runs |
| ODI 2793 | 14 January | Sri Lanka | Mahela Jayawardene | Bangladesh | Mohammad Ashraful | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | Bangladesh by 5 wickets |
| ODI 2794 | 16 January | Bangladesh | Mohammad Ashraful | Sri Lanka | Mahela Jayawardene | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | Sri Lanka by 2 wickets |

### Zimbabwe in Bangladesh

| No. | Date | Home Captain | Away Captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 2797 | 19 January | Mohammad Ashraful | Prosper Utseya | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | Zimbabwe by 2 wickets |
| ODI 2799 | 21 January | Mohammad Ashraful | Prosper Utseya | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | Bangladesh by 6 wickets |
| ODI 2801 | 23 January | Mohammad Ashraful | Prosper Utseya | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | Bangladesh by 6 wickets |

### Sri Lanka in Pakistan

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI series ||||||
| ODI 2798 | 20 January | Shoaib Malik | Mahela Jayawardene | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by 8 wickets |
| ODI 2800 | 21 January | Shoaib Malik | Mahela Jayawardene | National Stadium, Karachi | Sri Lanka by 129 runs |
| ODI 2803 | 24 January | Shoaib Malik | Mahela Jayawardene | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Sri Lanka by 234 runs |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1909 | 21–25 February | Younis Khan | Mahela Jayawardene | National Stadium, Karachi | Match drawn |
| Test 1912 | 1–5 March | Younis Khan | Mahela Jayawardene | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Match abandoned |
* As a result of the firing in Lahore where several Sri Lankan players were injured, the 2nd Test was abandoned and Sri Lanka immediately returned home.

### ICC World Cricket League Division Three

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Afghanistan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.971 | Team qualifies for 2009 World Cup Qualifier |
| 2 | Uganda | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.768 | Team qualifies for 2009 World Cup Qualifier |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.665 | Team remains in 2011 Division Three |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.005 | Team remains in 2011 Division Three |
| 5 | Cayman Islands | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.384 | Team is relegated to 2010 Division Four |
| 6 | Argentina | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.031 | Team is relegated to 2010 Division Four |
Group Stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| 1st Match | 24 January | Afghanistan | Nowroz Mangal | Uganda | JZ Kwebiha | St Albans Club, Buenos Aires | Uganda by 14 runs |
| 2nd Match | 24 January | Cayman Islands | PI Best | Papua New Guinea | R Dikana | Belgrano Athletic Club Ground, Buenos Aires | Papua New Guinea by 6 wickets |
| 3rd Match | 24 January | Argentina | E MacDermott | Hong Kong | Tabarak Dar | Hurlingham Club Ground, Buenos Aires | Hong Kong by 7 wickets |
| 4th Match | 25 January | Afghanistan | Nowroz Mangal | Hong Kong | Tabarak Dar | Belgrano Athletic Club Ground, Buenos Aires | Afghanistan by 13 runs |
| 5th Match | 25 January | Papua New Guinea | R Dikana | Argentina | E MacDermott | St Albans Club, Buenos Aires | Papua New Guinea by 21 runs |
| 6th Match | 25 January | Cayman Islands | PI Best | Uganda | JZ Kwebiha | Hurlingham Club Ground, Buenos Aires | Uganda by 9 wickets |
| 7th Match | 27 January | Afghanistan | Karim Khan | Argentina | E MacDermott | Hurlingham Club Ground, Buenos Aires | Afghanistan by 19 runs |
| 8th Match | 27 January | Hong Kong | Tabarak Dar | Cayman Islands | PI Best | St Albans Club, Buenos Aires | Hong Kong by 49 runs |
| 9th Match | 27 January | Papua New Guinea | R Dikana | Uganda | JZ Kwebiha | Belgrano Athletic Club Ground, Buenos Aires | Papua New Guinea by 26 runs |
| 10th Match | 28 January | Afghanistan | Karim Khan | Papua New Guinea | R Dikana | Hurlingham Club Ground, Buenos Aires | Afghanistan by 8 wickets |
| 11th Match | 28 January | Argentina | E MacDermott | Cayman Islands | SC Gordon | Belgrano Athletic Club Ground, Buenos Aires | Cayman Islands by 6 wickets |
| 12th Match | 28 January | Uganda | JZ Kwebiha | Hong Kong | Tabarak Dar | St Albans Club, Buenos Aires | Uganda by 1 run |
| 13th Match | 30 January | Afghanistan | Nowroz Mangal | Cayman Islands | SC Gordon | St Albans Club, Buenos Aires | No result |
| 14th Match | 30 January | Uganda | JZ Kwebiha | Argentina | E MacDermott | Belgrano Athletic Club Ground, Buenos Aires | No result |
| 15th Match | 30 January | Hong Kong | Tabarak Dar | Papua New Guinea | R Dikana | Hurlingham Club Ground, Buenos Aires | Papua New Guinea by 9 wickets (D/L) |
| Replay of 13th Match | 31 January | Afghanistan | Nowroz Mangal | Cayman Islands | PI Best | St Albans Club, Buenos Aires | Afghanistan 82 runs |
| Replay of 14th Match Archived 3 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine | 31 January | Uganda | JZ Kwebiha | Argentina | E MacDermott | Belgrano Athletic Club Ground, Buenos Aires | Uganda by 100 runs |

### Zimbabwe in Kenya

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 2805 | 27 January | Steve Tikolo | Prosper Utseya | Mombasa Sports Club, Mombasa | Zimbabwe by 109 runs |
| ODI 2807 | 29 January | Steve Tikolo | Prosper Utseya | Mombasa Sports Club, Mombasa | Zimbabwe by 151 runs |
| ODI 2809 | 31 January | Steve Tikolo | Prosper Utseya | Nairobi Gymkhana Club, Nairobi | Zimbabwe by 4 wickets |
| ODI 2812 | 1 February | Steve Tikolo | Prosper Utseya | Nairobi Gymkhana Club, Nairobi | Zimbabwe by 66 runs |
| ODI 2814 | 4 February | Steve Tikolo | Prosper Utseya | Nairobi Gymkhana Club, Nairobi | Zimbabwe by 7 wickets |

### India in Sri Lanka

| No. | Date | Home Captain | Away Captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI series ||||||
| ODI 2806 | 28 January | Mahela Jayawardene | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla | India by 6 wickets |
| ODI 2810 | 31 January | Mahela Jayawardene | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | India by 15 runs |
| ODI 2813 | 3 February | Mahela Jayawardene | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | India by 147 runs |
| ODI 2815 | 5 February | Mahela Jayawardene | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | India by 67 runs |
| ODI 2818 | 8 February | Mahela Jayawardene | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 68 runs |
| Only T20I ||||||
| T20I 82 | 10 February | Tillakaratne Dilshan | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | India by 3 wickets |

## February
### England in West Indies

| No. | Date | Home Captain | Away Captain | Venue | Result |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1906 | 4–8 February | Chris Gayle | Andrew Strauss | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | West Indies by an innings and 23 runs |
| Test 1907 | 13–17 February | Chris Gayle | Andrew Strauss | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua | Match drawn |
| Test 1908 | 15–19 February | Chris Gayle | Andrew Strauss | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua | Match drawn |
| Test 1911 | 26 February–2 March | Chris Gayle | Andrew Strauss | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | Match drawn |
| Test 1914 | 6–10 March | Chris Gayle | Andrew Strauss | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad | Match drawn |
| Only T20I ||||||
| T20I 86 | 15 March | Denesh Ramdin | Andrew Strauss | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad | West Indies by 6 wickets |
| ODI series ||||||
| ODI 2826 | 20 March | Chris Gayle | Andrew Strauss | Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana | England by 1 run (D/L) |
| ODI 2827 | 22 March | Chris Gayle | Andrew Strauss | Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana | West Indies by 21 runs |
| ODI 2828 | 27 March | Chris Gayle | Andrew Strauss | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | West Indies by 8 wickets (D/L) |
| ODI 2829 | 29 March | Chris Gayle | Andrew Strauss | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | England by 9 wickets (D/L) |
| ODI 2833 | 3 April | Chris Gayle | Andrew Strauss | Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia | England by 26 runs |
* The 2nd Test was abandoned due to an unfit outfield. Therefore, an extra test was arranged to be played at the Antigua Recreation Ground, starting 2 days after the abandonment.

### Women's Tri-Series in Bangladesh

| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | +1.160 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | –0.218 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | –0.893 |
advanced to the Final

### India in New Zealand

| No. | Date | Home Captain | Away Captain | Venue | Result |
| T20I series ||||||
| T20I 84 | 25 February | Daniel Vettori | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | New Zealand by 7 wickets |
| T20I 85 | 27 February | Daniel Vettori | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | New Zealand by 5 wickets |
| ODI series ||||||
| ODI 2821 | 3 March | Daniel Vettori | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | McLean Park, Napier | India by 53 runs |
| ODI 2822 | 6 March | Daniel Vettori | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Seddon Park, Hamilton | No result |
| ODI 2823 | 8 March | Brendon McCullum | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | India by 58 runs |
| ODI 2824 | 11 March | Daniel Vettori | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | India by 84 runs (D/L) |
| ODI 2825 | 14 March | Daniel Vettori | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand by 8 wickets |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1915 | 18–22 March | Daniel Vettori | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Seddon Park, Hamilton | India by 10 wickets |
| Test 1917 | 26–30 March | Daniel Vettori | Virender Sehwag | McLean Park, Napier | Match drawn |
| Test 1918 | 3–7 April | Daniel Vettori | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Match drawn |

### Australia in South Africa

| No. | Date | Home Captain | Away Captain | Venue | Result |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1910 | 26 February–2 March | Graeme Smith | Ricky Ponting | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Australia by 162 runs |
| Test 1913 | 6–10 March | Graeme Smith | Ricky Ponting | Kingsmead, Durban | Australia by 175 runs |
| Test 1916 | 19–23 March | Jacques Kallis | Ricky Ponting | Newlands, Cape Town | South Africa by an innings and 20 runs |
| T20I series ||||||
| T20I 87 | 27 March | Johan Botha | Ricky Ponting | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | South Africa by 4 wickets |
| T20I 88 | 29 March | Johan Botha | Ricky Ponting | SuperSport Park, Centurion | South Africa by 17 runs |
| ODI series ||||||
| ODI 2832 | 3 April | Graeme Smith | Ricky Ponting | Kingsmead, Durban | Australia by 141 runs |
| ODI 2834 | 5 April | Graeme Smith | Ricky Ponting | SuperSport Park, Centurion | South Africa by 7 wickets |
| ODI 2839 | 9 April | Graeme Smith | Ricky Ponting | Newlands, Cape Town | South Africa by 25 runs |
| ODI 2840 | 13 April | Graeme Smith | Ricky Ponting | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | South Africa by 61 runs |
| ODI 2841 | 17 April | Graeme Smith | Ricky Ponting | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Australia by 47 runs |

## Season summary
### Result Summary

| | Test | Test | Test | Test | Test | ODI | ODI | ODI | ODI | ODI | T20I | T20I | T20I | T20I | T20I |
| | Matches | Wins | Loss | Draw | Tied | Matches | Wins | Loss | Tied | No result | Matches | Wins | Loss | Tied | No result |
| Australia | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Canada | No Test Status | No Test Status | No Test Status | No Test Status | No Test Status | No Matches | No Matches | No Matches | No Matches | No Matches | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| England | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| India | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ireland | No Test Status | No Test Status | No Test Status | No Test Status | No Test Status | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | No Matches | No Matches | No Matches | No Matches | No Matches |
| Kenya | No Test Status | No Test Status | No Test Status | No Test Status | No Test Status | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | No Matches | No Matches | No Matches | No Matches | No Matches |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| South Africa | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| West Indies | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe | No Test Status | No Test Status | No Test Status | No Test Status | No Test Status | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Source: | Cricinfo | Cricinfo | Cricinfo | Cricinfo | Cricinfo | Cricinfo | Cricinfo | Cricinfo | Cricinfo | Cricinfo | Cricinfo | Cricinfo | Cricinfo | Cricinfo | Cricinfo |

### Stats Leaders
#### Test

Most Runs :
| | Matches | Runs | Avg | HS |
| Gautam Gambhir | 8 | 1269 | 84.60 | 206 |
| Simon Katich | 12 | 1070 | 50.95 | 131* |
| Michael Clarke | 12 | 992 | 49.60 | 138 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 9 | 896 | 59.73 | 160 |
| Ricky Ponting | 12 | 861 | 39.13 | 123 |
| source: cricinfo.com |||||
Most Wickets :
| | Matches | Wickets | Avg | BBI |
| Mitchell Johnson | 12 | 60 | 25.25 | 8/61 |
| Dale Steyn | 8 | 42 | 27.30 | 5/63 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 8 | 39 | 27.05 | 6/63 |
| Daniel Vettori | 9 | 36 | 27.22 | 6/56 |
| Zaheer Khan | 9 | 32 | 32.59 | 5/65 |
| source: cricinfo.com |||||

#### ODI

Most Runs :
| | Matches | Runs | Avg | HS |
| Virender Sehwag | 14 | 782 | 60.15 | 125* |
| Yuvraj Singh | 14 | 709 | 59.08 | 138* |
| Chris Gayle | 13 | 643 | 53.58 | 135 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 16 | 631 | 45.07 | 84 |
| Jacques Kallis | 12 | 630 | 57.27 | 92* |
| source: cricinfo.com |||||
Most Wickets :
| | Matches | Wickets | Avg | BBI |
| Ajantha Mendis | 15 | 31 | 15.61 | 6/29 |
| Kyle Mills | 18 | 26 | 24.80 | 4/35 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 15 | 26 | 17.50 | 5/29 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 15 | 25 | 20.28 | 3/13 |
| Dale Steyn | 11 | 25 | 19.12 | 4/16 |
| source: cricinfo.com |||||

#### T20I

Most Runs :
| | Matches | Runs | Avg | HS |
| Brendon McCullum | 5 | 259 | 88.33 | 69* |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 5 | 197 | 49.25 | 78 |
| David Hussey | 5 | 177 | 44.25 | 88* |
| David Warner | 5 | 177 | 35.40 | 89 |
| Hamilton Masakadza | 4 | 169 | 42.25 | 79 |
| source: cricinfo.com |||||
Most Wickets :
| | Matches | Wickets | Avg | BBI |
| Ajantha Mendis | 3 | 11 | 5.00 | 4/15 |
| Daniel Vettori | 5 | 8 | 12.12 | 3/16 |
| Umar Gul | 4 | 7 | 9.00 | 4/13 |
| Harvir Baidwan | 4 | 6 | 17.00 | 3/15 |
| Balaji Rao | 4 | 6 | 17.83 | 3/21 |
| source: cricinfo.com |||||

### Milestones
#### Test

* Sachin Tendulkar reached 12,000 runs in Test on 17 October (vs Australia) 1st All Time
* Sourav Ganguly reached 7,000 runs in Test on 18 October (vs Australia) 33rd All Time
* V. V. S. Laxman played his 100th Test match on 6 November (vs Australia) 46th All Time
* Harbhajan Singh reached 300 wickets in Test on 7 November (vs Australia) 22nd All Time
* Sachin Tendulkar reached 100 catches in Test on 10 November (vs Australia) 27th All Time
* Brett Lee reached 300 wickets in Test on 22 November (vs New Zealand) 23rd All Time
* Matthew Hayden played his 100th Test match on 28 November (vs New Zealand) 47th All Time
* Ricky Ponting captained his 50th Test match on 28 November (vs New Zealand) 12th All Time
* Billy Bowden umpired his 50th Test match ( India vs Australia) on 11 December 10th All time
* Graeme Smith reached 6,000 runs in Test on 20 December (vs Australia) 49th All time
* Chris Gayle reached 5,000 runs in Test on 20 December (vs New Zealand) 72nd All time
* Jacques Kallis took his 250th wicket in Test on 26 December (vs Australia) 31st All time
* Chaminda Vaas took his 350th wicket in Test on 26 December (Bangladesh) 19th All time
* Mahela Jayawardene played his 100th Test match on 3 January (vs Bangladesh) 48th All time
* Ramnaresh Sarwan reached 5,000 runs in Test on 6 January (vs England) 73rd All time
* Mahela Jayawardene reached 8,000 runs in Test on 21 February (vs Pakistan) 20th All time
* Younis Khan reached 5,000 runs in Test on 24 February (vs Sri Lanka) 74th All time
* Younis Khan scored triple century in Test on 24 February (vs Sri Lanka) 23rd All time
* Jacques Kallis reached 10,000 runs in Test on 27 February (vs Australia) 8th All time

#### ODI

* Mashrafe Mortaza scored 1,000 runs on 14 October (vs New Zealand), becoming in the 43rd All time cricketer with 1,000 runs and 100 wickets
* Chris Gayle took 150 wickets on 16 November (vs Pakistan) 46th All time
* Harbhajan Singh took 200 wickets on 20 November (vs England) 30th All time
* Virender Sehwag reached 6,000 runs on 23 November (vs England) 39th All time
* Tatenda Taibu reached 100 dismissals on 30 November (vs Sri Lanka) 21st All time
* Chris Gayle scored his 7,000th run on 13 January (vs New Zealand) 26th All time
* Kumar Sangakkara scored his 7,000th run on 16 January (vs Bangladesh) 27th All time
* Jacques Kallis scored his 10,000th run on 23 January (vs Australia) 8th All time
* Nathan Bracken took 150 wickets on 23 January (vs South Africa) 47th All time
* Muttiah Muralitharan got his 500th wicket on 24 January (vs Pakistan) 2nd All Time
* Sanath Jayasuriya scored his 13,000th run on 28 January (vs India) 2nd All Time
* Mahela Jayawardene scored his 8,000th run on 3 February (vs India) 18th All Time
* Irfan Pathan took 150 wickets on 5 February (vs Sri Lanka) 48th All time

### Records
#### Test

* Sachin Tendulkar broke the record of runs on 17 October (vs Australia) with runs scored off Peter Siddle.
* Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera broke the record for the 4th wicket with 437 runs vs Pakistan on 22 February. Shoaib Malik ended the partnership by dismissing Jayawardene. The partnership faced 651 balls and Jayawardene contributed 199 runs, Samaraweera 231 runs.
* Rahul Dravid broke the record of most catches on 6 April (vs New Zealand) upon helping dismiss Tim McIntosh.

#### ODI

* Ajantha Mendis was fastest to reach 50 wickets on 12 January in his 19th match when he dismissed Ray Price (Zimbabwe).
* Mahela Jayawardene broke the record of catches by non-wicket keeper vs. Pakistan with 157, when he caught Salman Butt on 21 January.
* Zimbabwe achieved their highest score in an ODI with 351 for 7 in the victory over Kenya (29 January)
* Muttiah Muralitharan broke the record of wickets taken with 503, when he dismissed Gautam Gambhir on 5 February.