# International cricket in 2020–21

The 2020–21 international cricket season took place from September 2020 to April 2021. 29 Tests, 49 One Day Internationals (ODIs), 50 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), 17 Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) and 21 Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is) were scheduled to be played during this period. Additionally, a number of other T20I/WT20I matches were also scheduled to be played in minor series involving associate nations.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continued into the 2020–21 international calendar. The 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand was scheduled to take place during this time, starting on 6 February 2021. However, in August 2020, this was postponed by one year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was also scheduled to be played in October and November in Australia, but this was also postponed by one year due to the pandemic.
In July 2020, the men's 2020 Asia Cup, scheduled to be held in September 2020, was postponed until June 2021. In August 2020, the West Indies tour of Australia was postponed, along with India's T20I fixtures against Australia. Also in August 2020, England's ODI and T20I matches against India was rescheduled to take place in early 2021. Bangladesh's tour to Sri Lanka, originally scheduled to be played in July 2020, was moved to October 2020. On 28 August 2020, Pakistan's planned tour to South Africa was also postponed. However, in October 2020, the tour was rescheduled to take place in April 2021.
In September 2020, it was confirmed that the 2020 edition of the Women's Asia Cup, scheduled to be played in Bangladesh, had been cancelled as well. Also in September, Cricket Australia confirmed that the one-off Test match against Afghanistan, and the limited-overs series against New Zealand had both been postponed due to the pandemic. On 28 September 2020, Bangladesh's planned tour to Sri Lanka was postponed for a second time, after both cricket boards could not agree on the quarantine requirements.
International women's cricket started with the first WT20I between Australia and New Zealand, with Australia winning by 17 runs. Australia won the WT20I series 2–1, and then went on to win the WODI series between the two teams 3–0. With their 3–0, the team recorded 21 consecutive wins in the format, equalling the men's record set by Ricky Ponting's team in the 2002–03 season. International men's cricket started with Zimbabwe's tour of Pakistan, with Pakistan winning the first ODI match by 26 runs. In November 2020, Ireland and Scotland women's planned tour to Spain was the next series to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, after Scotland withdrew from the series. In December 2020, England's ODI matches against South Africa were postponed following a COVID-19 outbreak. On 31 December 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed that the India women's tour of Australia, scheduled to take place in January 2021, had been postponed by one year.
In December 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced a revised schedule for fixtures that had been postponed due to the pandemic that formed part of the qualification pathway for the 2023 Cricket World Cup. These included the Cricket World Cup League 2 matches scheduled to be played in Namibia and Nepal, and the Cricket World Cup Challenge League series originally planned to be played in Malaysia. In January 2021, Ireland were scheduled to play four ODIs in the UAE against the hosts. However, two matches were cancelled following a COVID-19 scare within the UAE's team, resulting in the tour schedule being changed on multiple occasions. Disruption continued into February 2021, with Australia's planned tour of South Africa being postponed, and Pakistan women's tour of Zimbabwe being cut short after one match, following flight restrictions from Harare to Pakistan. Rounds six and seven of the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 tournament, scheduled to take place in Oman and Papua New Guinea respectively, were also postponed.
In January and February 2021, South Africa toured Pakistan for the first time in fourteen years, playing two Tests and three T20I matches. During the tour, Pakistan became the first men's team to win 100 T20I matches. In April 2021, the Australia women's cricket team set a new record of twenty-two consecutive wins in ODI cricket, breaking Ricky Ponting's team record from 2002 to 2003, when they beat New Zealand by six wickets.

## Season overview

Men's international tours :
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] |
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Test | ODI | T20I |
| 4 October 2020 | Australia | West Indies | — | — | [3] |
| October 2020 | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | — | [3] | [2] |
| 30 October 2020 | Pakistan | Zimbabwe | — | 2–1 [3] | 3–0 [3] |
| 27 November 2020 | Australia | India | 1–2 [4] | 2–1 [3] | 1–2 [3] |
| 27 November 2020 | New Zealand | West Indies | 2–0 [2] | — | 2–0 [3] |
| 27 November 2020 | South Africa | England | — | [3] | 0–3 [3] |
| 7 December 2020 | Australia | Afghanistan | [1] | — | — |
| 18 December 2020 | New Zealand | Pakistan | 2–0 [2] | — | 2–1 [3] |
| 26 December 2020 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | 2–0 [2] | — | — |
| 8 January 2021 | United Arab Emirates | Ireland | — | 1–1 [4] | — |
| 14 January 2021 | Sri Lanka | England | 0–2 [2] | — | — |
| 20 January 2021 | Bangladesh | West Indies | 0–2 [2] | 3–0 [3] | — |
| 21 January 2021 | Afghanistan | Ireland | — | 3–0 [3] | — |
| 26 January 2021 | Australia | New Zealand | — | [3] | [1] |
| 26 January 2021 | Pakistan | South Africa | 2–0 [2] | — | 2–1 [3] |
| 5 February 2021 | India | England | 3–1 [4] | 2–1 [3] | 3–2 [5] |
| 22 February 2021 | New Zealand | Australia | — | — | 3–2 [5] |
| 2 March 2021 | Afghanistan | Zimbabwe | 1–1 [2] | — | 3–0 [3] |
| 3 March 2021 | West Indies | Sri Lanka | 0–0 [2] | 3–0 [3] | 2–1 [3] |
| 20 March 2021 | New Zealand | Bangladesh | — | 3–0 [3] | 3–0 [3] |
| March 2021 | South Africa | Australia | [3] | — | — |
| 2 April 2021 | South Africa | Pakistan | — | 1–2 [3] | 1–3 [4] |
| 21 April 2021 | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | 1–0 [2] | — | — |
| 21 April 2021 | Zimbabwe | Pakistan | 0–2 [2] | — | 1–2 [3] |
| Men's international tournaments ||||||
| Start date | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Winners |
| September 2020 | 2020 Asia Cup | 2020 Asia Cup | 2020 Asia Cup | 2020 Asia Cup | — |
| 19 March 2021 | 2021 Oman Tri-Nation Series | 2021 Oman Tri-Nation Series | 2021 Oman Tri-Nation Series | 2021 Oman Tri-Nation Series | — |
| 14 April 2021 | 2021 Papua New Guinea Tri-Nation Series | 2021 Papua New Guinea Tri-Nation Series | 2021 Papua New Guinea Tri-Nation Series | 2021 Papua New Guinea Tri-Nation Series | — |
Women's international tours :
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] |
| Start date | Home team | Away team | WTest | WODI | WT20I |
| 26 September 2020 | Australia | New Zealand | — | 3–0 [3] | 2–1 [3] |
| 23 November 2020 | Ireland | Scotland | — | — | [3] |
| 20 January 2021 | South Africa | Pakistan | — | 3–0 [3] | 2–1 [3] |
| 17 February 2021 | Zimbabwe | Pakistan | — | — | [3] |
| 23 February 2021 | New Zealand | England | — | 1–2 [3] | 0–3 [3] |
| 7 March 2021 | India | South Africa | — | 1–4 [5] | 1–2 [3] |
| 28 March 2021 | New Zealand | Australia | — | 0–3 [3] | 1–1 [3] |
| Women's international tournaments ||||||
| Start date | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Winners | Winners |
| September 2020 | 2020 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup | 2020 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup | 2020 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup | — | — |

## Rankings

The following were the rankings at the beginning of the season.
ICC Men's Test Team Rankings 3 September 2020 :
| Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
| 1 | Australia | 26 | 3,028 | 116 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 21 | 2,406 | 115 |
| 3 | India | 27 | 3,085 | 114 |
| 4 | England | 41 | 4,326 | 106 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 27 | 2,454 | 91 |
| 6 | South Africa | 23 | 2,076 | 90 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 20 | 1,692 | 85 |
| 8 | West Indies | 22 | 1,742 | 79 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 17 | 939 | 55 |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 8 | 144 | 18 |
ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings 16 September 2020 :
| Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
| 1 | England | 44 | 5,405 | 123 |
| 2 | India | 49 | 5,819 | 119 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 32 | 3,716 | 116 |
| 4 | Australia | 36 | 3,941 | 109 |
| 5 | South Africa | 31 | 3,345 | 108 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 32 | 3,254 | 102 |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 34 | 2,989 | 88 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 39 | 3,297 | 85 |
| 9 | West Indies | 43 | 3,285 | 76 |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 28 | 1,549 | 55 |
| 11 | Ireland | 24 | 1,256 | 52 |
| 12 | Netherlands | 5 | 222 | 44 |
| 13 | Oman | 12 | 479 | 40 |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 24 | 935 | 39 |
| 15 | Scotland | 16 | 419 | 26 |
| 16 | Nepal | 9 | 161 | 18 |
| Only the top 16 teams are shown |||||
ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings 8 September 2020 :
| Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
| 1 | Australia | 22 | 6,047 | 275 |
| 2 | England | 22 | 5,959 | 271 |
| 3 | India | 35 | 9,319 | 266 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 23 | 6,009 | 261 |
| 5 | South Africa | 17 | 4,380 | 258 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 23 | 5,565 | 242 |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 23 | 5,293 | 230 |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 20 | 4,583 | 229 |
| 9 | West Indies | 24 | 5,499 | 229 |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 17 | 3,882 | 228 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 18 | 3,442 | 191 |
| 12 | Ireland | 29 | 5,513 | 190 |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | 23 | 4,288 | 186 |
| 14 | Scotland | 17 | 3,096 | 182 |
| 15 | Nepal | 23 | 4,148 | 180 |
| 16 | Papua New Guinea | 21 | 3,769 | 179 |
| Only the top 16 teams are shown |||||
ICC Women's ODI Rankings 2 October 2020 :
| Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
| 1 | Australia | 12 | 1,923 | 160 |
| 2 | India | 15 | 1,812 | 121 |
| 3 | England | 14 | 1,670 | 119 |
| 4 | South Africa | 16 | 1,713 | 107 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 12 | 1,133 | 94 |
| 6 | West Indies | 12 | 1,025 | 85 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 12 | 927 | 77 |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 5 | 306 | 61 |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 11 | 519 | 47 |
| 10 | Ireland | 2 | 25 | 13 |
ICC Women's T20I Rankings 2 October 2020 :
| Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
| 1 | Australia | 29 | 8,438 | 291 |
| 2 | England | 30 | 8,405 | 280 |
| 3 | India | 32 | 8,640 | 270 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 23 | 6,197 | 269 |
| 5 | South Africa | 24 | 5,978 | 249 |
| 6 | West Indies | 26 | 6,126 | 236 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 24 | 5,516 | 230 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 18 | 3,631 | 202 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 26 | 5,001 | 192 |
| 10 | Ireland | 13 | 2,180 | 168 |
| 11 | Thailand | 26 | 4,145 | 159 |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 11 | 1,711 | 156 |
| 13 | Scotland | 10 | 1,491 | 149 |
| 14 | Nepal | 11 | 1,457 | 132 |
| 15 | Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1,423 | 129 |
| 16 | Samoa | 6 | 749 | 125 |
| Only the top 16 teams are shown |||||

### On-going tournaments

The following were the rankings at the beginning of the season.
2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship :
| Rank | Team | Series | Points |
| 1 | India | 4 | 360 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 296 |
| 3 | England | 4 | 292 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 180 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 4 | 166 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 80 |
| 7 | West Indies | 2 | 40 |
| 8 | South Africa | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 2 | 0 |
| Full Table ||||
2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League :
| Rank | Team | Matches | Points |
| 1 | England | 6 | 30 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | Ireland | 3 | 10 |
| Full Table ||||
2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 :
| Rank | Team | Matches | Points |
| 1 | Oman | 10 | 16 |
| 2 | United States | 12 | 12 |
| 3 | Scotland | 8 | 9 |
| 4 | Namibia | 7 | 8 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 7 | 7 |
| 6 | Nepal | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Papua New Guinea | 8 | 0 |
| Full Table ||||
2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League :
| League A ||||
| Rank | Team | Matches | Points |
| 1 | Canada | 5 | 8 |
| 2 | Singapore | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | Qatar | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | Denmark | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Vanuatu | 5 | 2 |
| Full Table ||||
2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League :
| League B ||||
| Rank | Team | Matches | Points |
| 1 | Uganda | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Italy | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Jersey | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Kenya | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Bermuda | 5 | 1 |
| Full Table ||||

## September
### 2020 Asia Cup

The T20I tournament was postponed in July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### 2020 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup

The WT20I tournament was postponed in September 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### New Zealand women in Australia

WT20I series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| WT20I 874 | 26 September | Meg Lanning | Sophie Devine | Allan Border Field, Brisbane | Australia by 17 runs |
| WT20I 876 | 27 September | Meg Lanning | Sophie Devine | Allan Border Field, Brisbane | Australia by 8 wickets |
| WT20I 878 | 30 September | Meg Lanning | Sophie Devine | Allan Border Field, Brisbane | New Zealand by 5 wickets |
| WODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| WODI 1181 | 3 October | Meg Lanning | Sophie Devine | Allan Border Field, Brisbane | Australia by 7 wickets |
| WODI 1182 | 5 October | Meg Lanning | Sophie Devine | Allan Border Field, Brisbane | Australia by 4 wickets |
| WODI 1183 | 7 October | Rachael Haynes | Sophie Devine | Allan Border Field, Brisbane | Australia by 232 runs |

## October
### West Indies in Australia

The tour was postponed in August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
T20I series :
| No. | Date | Venue |
| 1st T20I | 4 October | Riverway Stadium, Townsville |
| 2nd T20I | 6 October | Cazaly's Stadium, Cairns |
| 3rd T20I | 9 October | Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast |

### Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka

The tour was scheduled to take place in October 2020, but did not take place, before being rescheduled for January 2022.
T20I series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| [1st T20I] | | | | | |
| [2nd T20I] | | | | | |
| 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| [1st ODI] | | | | | |
| [2nd ODI] | | | | | |
| [3rd ODI] | | | | | |

### Zimbabwe in Pakistan

2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 4262 | 30 October | Babar Azam | Chamu Chibhabha | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | Pakistan by 26 runs |
| ODI 4263 | 1 November | Babar Azam | Chamu Chibhabha | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | Pakistan by 6 wickets |
| ODI 4264 | 3 November | Babar Azam | Chamu Chibhabha | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | Match tied ( Zimbabwe won S/O) |
| T20I series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| T20I 1105 | 7 November | Babar Azam | Chamu Chibhabha | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | Pakistan by 6 wickets |
| T20I 1106 | 8 November | Babar Azam | Chamu Chibhabha | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | Pakistan by 8 wickets |
| T20I 1107 | 10 November | Babar Azam | Chamu Chibhabha | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | Pakistan by 8 wickets |

## November
### India in Australia

The T20I fixtures were originally scheduled to take place in October 2020, but were rescheduled for December 2020 after the T20 World Cup was moved back a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 4265 | 27 November | Aaron Finch | Virat Kohli | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 66 runs |
| ODI 4266 | 29 November | Aaron Finch | Virat Kohli | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 51 runs |
| ODI 4267 | 2 December | Aaron Finch | Virat Kohli | Manuka Oval, Canberra | India by 13 runs |
| T20I series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| T20I 1114 | 4 December | Aaron Finch | Virat Kohli | Manuka Oval, Canberra | India by 11 runs |
| T20I 1115 | 6 December | Matthew Wade | Virat Kohli | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | India by 6 wickets |
| T20I 1116 | 8 December | Aaron Finch | Virat Kohli | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 12 runs |
| Border–Gavaskar Trophy, 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship – Test series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 2396 | 17–21 December | Tim Paine | Virat Kohli | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia by 8 wickets |
| Test 2398 | 26–30 December | Tim Paine | Ajinkya Rahane | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | India by 8 wickets |
| Test 2402 | 7–11 January | Tim Paine | Ajinkya Rahane | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Match drawn |
| Test 2404 | 15–19 January | Tim Paine | Ajinkya Rahane | The Gabba, Brisbane | India by 3 wickets |

### West Indies in New Zealand

T20I series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| T20I 1108 | 27 November | Tim Southee | Kieron Pollard | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand by 5 wickets (DLS) |
| T20I 1110 | 29 November | Tim Southee | Kieron Pollard | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | New Zealand by 72 runs |
| T20I 1112 | 30 November | Mitchell Santner | Kieron Pollard | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | No result |
| 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship – Test series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 2394 | 3–7 December | Kane Williamson | Jason Holder | Seddon Park, Hamilton | New Zealand by an innings and 134 runs |
| Test 2395 | 11–15 December | Tom Latham | Jason Holder | Basin Reserve, Wellington | New Zealand by an innings and 12 runs |

### Ireland women against Scotland women in Spain

The tour was cancelled in November 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
WT20I series :
| No. | Date | Ireland captain | Scotland captain | Venue |
| [1st WT20I] | 27 November | Laura Delany | Kathryn Bryce | La Manga Club, Cartagena |
| [2nd WT20I] | 27 November | Laura Delany | Kathryn Bryce | La Manga Club, Cartagena |
| [3rd WT20I] | 28 November | Laura Delany | Kathryn Bryce | La Manga Club, Cartagena |

### England in South Africa

The ODI matches were postponed in December 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
T20I series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| T20I 1109 | 27 November | Quinton de Kock | Eoin Morgan | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | England by 5 wickets |
| T20I 1111 | 29 November | Quinton de Kock | Eoin Morgan | Boland Park, Paarl | England by 4 wickets |
| T20I 1113 | 1 December | Quinton de Kock | Eoin Morgan | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | England by 9 wickets |
| 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 4267a | 6 December | Quinton de Kock | Eoin Morgan | Boland Park, Paarl | |
| ODI 4267b | 7 December | Quinton de Kock | Eoin Morgan | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | |
| ODI 4267c | 9 December | Quinton de Kock | Eoin Morgan | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | |

## December
### Afghanistan in Australia

The tour was postponed in September 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In December 2020, the Afghanistan Cricket Board rescheduled the match for November 2021.
Only Test :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Only Test | 7–11 December | | | Perth Stadium, Perth | |

### Pakistan in New Zealand

T20I series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| T20I 1117 | 18 December | Mitchell Santner | Shadab Khan | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand by 5 wickets |
| T20I 1118 | 20 December | Kane Williamson | Shadab Khan | Seddon Park, Hamilton | New Zealand by 9 wickets |
| T20I 1119 | 22 December | Kane Williamson | Shadab Khan | McLean Park, Napier | Pakistan by 4 wickets |
| 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship – Test series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 2397 | 26–30 December | Kane Williamson | Mohammad Rizwan | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | New Zealand by 101 runs |
| Test 2400 | 3–7 January | Kane Williamson | Mohammad Rizwan | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | New Zealand by an innings and 176 runs |

### Sri Lanka in South Africa

2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship – Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 2399 | 26–30 December | Quinton de Kock | Dimuth Karunaratne | Centurion Park, Centurion | South Africa by an innings and 45 runs |
| Test 2401 | 3–7 January | Quinton de Kock | Dimuth Karunaratne | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | South Africa by 10 wickets |

## January
### Ireland in United Arab Emirates

Two of the four matches were cancelled due to COVID-19.
ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 4268 | 8 January | Ahmed Raza | Andrew Balbirnie | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates by 6 wickets |
| ODI 4268a | 12 January | Ahmed Raza | Andrew Balbirnie | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Match cancelled |
| ODI 4268b | 14 January | Ahmed Raza | Andrew Balbirnie | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Match cancelled |
| ODI 4269 | 18 January | Ahmed Raza | Andrew Balbirnie | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Ireland by 112 runs |

### England in Sri Lanka

2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship – Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 2403 | 14–18 January | Dinesh Chandimal | Joe Root | Galle International Stadium, Galle | England by 7 wickets |
| Test 2405 | 22–26 January | Dinesh Chandimal | Joe Root | Galle International Stadium, Galle | England by 6 wickets |

### West Indies in Bangladesh

2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 4270 | 20 January | Tamim Iqbal | Jason Mohammed | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | Bangladesh by 6 wickets |
| ODI 4272 | 22 January | Tamim Iqbal | Jason Mohammed | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | Bangladesh by 7 wickets |
| ODI 4274 | 25 January | Tamim Iqbal | Jason Mohammed | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | Bangladesh by 120 runs |
| 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship – Test series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 2407 | 3–7 February | Mominul Haque | Kraigg Brathwaite | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | West Indies by 3 wickets |
| Test 2410 | 11–15 February | Mominul Haque | Kraigg Brathwaite | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | West Indies by 17 runs |

### Pakistan women in South Africa

WODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| WODI 1184 | 20 January | Suné Luus | Javeria Khan | Kingsmead, Durban | South Africa by 3 runs |
| WODI 1185 | 23 January | Suné Luus | Javeria Khan | Kingsmead, Durban | South Africa by 13 runs |
| WODI 1186 | 26 January | Suné Luus | Javeria Khan | Kingsmead, Durban | South Africa by 32 runs |
| WT20I series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| WT20I 880 | 29 January | Suné Luus | Aliya Riaz | Kingsmead, Durban | South Africa by 8 wickets |
| WT20I 881 | 31 January | Suné Luus | Aliya Riaz | Kingsmead, Durban | South Africa by 18 runs |
| WT20I 882 | 3 February | Suné Luus | Javeria Khan | Kingsmead, Durban | Pakistan by 8 runs (DLS) |

### Ireland vs Afghanistan in the UAE

2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 4271 | 21 January | Asghar Afghan | Andrew Balbirnie | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Afghanistan by 16 runs |
| ODI 4273 | 24 January | Asghar Afghan | Andrew Balbirnie | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Afghanistan by 7 wickets |
| ODI 4275 | 26 January | Asghar Afghan | Andrew Balbirnie | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Afghanistan by 36 runs |

### New Zealand in Australia

The tour was postponed in September 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In May 2021, Cricket Australia rescheduled the tour to take place in January and February 2022.
2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League, Chappell–Hadlee Trophy – ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| 1st ODI | 26 January | | | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | |
| 2nd ODI | 29 January | | | Manuka Oval, Canberra | |
| 3rd ODI | 31 January | | | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | |
| Only T20I |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Only T20I | 2 February | | | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | |

### South Africa in Pakistan

2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship – Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 2406 | 26–30 January | Babar Azam | Quinton de Kock | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by 7 wickets |
| Test 2408 | 4–8 February | Babar Azam | Quinton de Kock | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | Pakistan by 95 runs |
| T20I series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| T20I 1120 | 11 February | Babar Azam | Heinrich Klaasen | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan by 3 runs |
| T20I 1121 | 13 February | Babar Azam | Heinrich Klaasen | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | South Africa by 6 wickets |
| T20I 1122 | 14 February | Babar Azam | Heinrich Klaasen | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan by 4 wickets |

## February
### England in India

The ODI and T20I matches were originally scheduled to be played in September to October 2020, but they were rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Anthony de Mello Trophy, 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship – Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 2409 | 5–9 February | Virat Kohli | Joe Root | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | England by 227 runs |
| Test 2411 | 13–17 February | Virat Kohli | Joe Root | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | India by 317 runs |
| Test 2412 | 24–28 February | Virat Kohli | Joe Root | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | India by 10 wickets |
| Test 2414 | 4–8 March | Virat Kohli | Joe Root | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | India by an innings and 25 runs |
| T20I series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| T20I 1131 | 12 March | Virat Kohli | Eoin Morgan | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | England by 8 wickets |
| T20I 1132 | 14 March | Virat Kohli | Eoin Morgan | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | India by 7 wickets |
| T20I 1133 | 16 March | Virat Kohli | Eoin Morgan | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | England by 8 wickets |
| T20I 1135 | 18 March | Virat Kohli | Eoin Morgan | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | India by 8 runs |
| T20I 1138 | 20 March | Virat Kohli | Eoin Morgan | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | India by 36 runs |
| 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 4281 | 23 March | Virat Kohli | Eoin Morgan | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune | India by 66 runs |
| ODI 4283 | 26 March | Virat Kohli | Jos Buttler | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune | England by 6 wickets |
| ODI 4284 | 28 March | Virat Kohli | Jos Buttler | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune | India by 7 runs |

### Pakistan women in Zimbabwe

The tour was cancelled in February 2021 due to flight restrictions.
WT20I series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue |
| WT20I 882a | 17 February | Mary-Anne Musonda | Javeria Khan | Harare Sports Club, Harare |
| WT20I 882b | 19 February | Mary-Anne Musonda | Javeria Khan | Harare Sports Club, Harare |
| WT20I 882c | 20 February | Mary-Anne Musonda | Javeria Khan | Harare Sports Club, Harare |

### Australia in New Zealand

T20I series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| T20I 1123 | 22 February | Kane Williamson | Aaron Finch | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | New Zealand by 53 runs |
| T20I 1124 | 25 February | Kane Williamson | Aaron Finch | University of Otago Oval, Dunedin | New Zealand by 4 runs |
| T20I 1125 | 3 March | Kane Williamson | Aaron Finch | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington | Australia by 64 runs |
| T20I 1127 | 5 March | Kane Williamson | Aaron Finch | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington | Australia by 50 runs |
| T20I 1129 | 7 March | Kane Williamson | Aaron Finch | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington | New Zealand by 7 wickets |

### England women in New Zealand

WODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| WODI 1187 | 23 February | Sophie Devine | Heather Knight | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | England by 8 wickets |
| WODI 1188 | 26 February | Sophie Devine | Heather Knight | University of Otago Oval, Dunedin | England by 7 wickets |
| WODI 1189 | 28 February | Sophie Devine | Heather Knight | University of Otago Oval, Dunedin | New Zealand by 7 wickets |
| WT20I series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| WT20I 883 | 3 March | Sophie Devine | Heather Knight | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington | England by 7 wickets |
| WT20I 884 | 5 March | Sophie Devine | Heather Knight | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington | England by 6 wickets |
| WT20I 885 | 7 March | Sophie Devine | Nat Sciver | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington | England by 32 runs |

## March
### Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan in the UAE

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 2413 | 2–6 March | Asghar Afghan | Sean Williams | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Zimbabwe by 10 wickets |
| Test 2415 | 10–14 March | Asghar Afghan | Sean Williams | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Afghanistan by 6 wickets |
| T20I series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| T20I 1134 | 17 March | Asghar Afghan | Sean Williams | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Afghanistan by 48 runs |
| T20I 1136 | 19 March | Asghar Afghan | Sean Williams | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Afghanistan by 45 runs |
| T20I 1137 | 20 March | Asghar Afghan | Sean Williams | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Afghanistan by 47 runs |

### Sri Lanka in West Indies

T20I series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| T20I 1126 | 3 March | Kieron Pollard | Angelo Mathews | Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua | West Indies by 4 wickets |
| T20I 1128 | 5 March | Kieron Pollard | Angelo Mathews | Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua | Sri Lanka by 43 runs |
| T20I 1130 | 7 March | Kieron Pollard | Angelo Mathews | Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua | West Indies by 3 wickets |
| 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 4276 | 10 March | Kieron Pollard | Dimuth Karunaratne | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua | West Indies by 8 wickets |
| ODI 4277 | 12 March | Kieron Pollard | Dimuth Karunaratne | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua | West Indies by 5 wickets |
| ODI 4278 | 14 March | Kieron Pollard | Dimuth Karunaratne | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua | West Indies by 5 wickets |
| Sobers–Tissera Trophy, 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship – Test series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 2416 | 21–25 March | Kraigg Brathwaite | Dimuth Karunaratne | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua | Match drawn |
| Test 2417 | 29 March–2 April | Kraigg Brathwaite | Dimuth Karunaratne | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua | Match drawn |

### South Africa women in India

WODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| WODI 1190 | 7 March | Mithali Raj | Suné Luus | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | South Africa by 8 wickets |
| WODI 1191 | 9 March | Mithali Raj | Suné Luus | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | India by 9 wickets |
| WODI 1192 | 12 March | Mithali Raj | Laura Wolvaardt | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | South Africa by 6 runs (DLS) |
| WODI 1193 | 14 March | Mithali Raj | Laura Wolvaardt | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | South Africa by 7 wickets |
| WODI 1194 | 17 March | Mithali Raj | Suné Luus | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | South Africa by 5 wickets |
| WT20I series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| WT20I 886 | 20 March | Smriti Mandhana | Suné Luus | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | South Africa by 8 wickets |
| WT20I 887 | 21 March | Smriti Mandhana | Suné Luus | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | South Africa by 6 wickets |
| WT20I 888 | 23 March | Smriti Mandhana | Suné Luus | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | India by 9 wickets |

### Bangladesh in New Zealand

2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 4279 | 20 March | Tom Latham | Tamim Iqbal | University of Otago Oval, Dunedin | New Zealand by 8 wickets |
| ODI 4280 | 23 March | Tom Latham | Tamim Iqbal | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | New Zealand by 5 wickets |
| ODI 4282 | 26 March | Tom Latham | Tamim Iqbal | Basin Reserve, Wellington | New Zealand by 164 runs |
| T20I series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| T20I 1139 | 28 March | Tim Southee | Mahmudullah | Seddon Park, Hamilton | New Zealand by 66 runs |
| T20I 1140 | 30 March | Tim Southee | Mahmudullah | McLean Park, Napier | New Zealand by 28 runs (DLS) |
| T20I 1141 | 1 April | Tim Southee | Litton Das | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand by 65 runs |

### Australia women in New Zealand

WT20I series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| WT20I 889 | 28 March | Sophie Devine | Meg Lanning | Seddon Park, Hamilton | Australia by 6 wickets |
| WT20I 890 | 30 March | Amy Satterthwaite | Meg Lanning | McLean Park, Napier | New Zealand by 4 wickets |
| WT20I 891 | 1 April | Amy Satterthwaite | Meg Lanning | Eden Park, Auckland | No result |
| WODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| WODI 1195 | 4 April | Amy Satterthwaite | Meg Lanning | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | Australia by 6 wickets |
| WODI 1196 | 7 April | Amy Satterthwaite | Meg Lanning | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | Australia by 71 runs |
| WODI 1197 | 10 April | Amy Satterthwaite | Meg Lanning | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | Australia by 21 runs |

### 2021 Oman Tri-Nation Series

The series was postponed in February 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and rescheduled for September 2021.
2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 – Tri-series :
| No. | Date | Venue |
| [1st ODI] | March | Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Oman |
| [2nd ODI] | March | Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Oman |
| [3rd ODI] | March | Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Oman |
| [4th ODI] | March | Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Oman |
| [5th ODI] | March | Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Oman |
| [6th ODI] | March | Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Oman |

### Australia in South Africa

The tour was postponed in February 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship – Test series :
| No. | Date | Away captain |
| [1st Test] | March | Tim Paine |
| [2nd Test] | March | Tim Paine |
| [3rd Test] | March | Tim Paine |

## April
### Pakistan in South Africa

The tour was originally scheduled to be played in October 2020, but postponed in August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In October 2020, Cricket South Africa announced that the tour had been rescheduled for April 2021.
2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 4285 | 2 April | Temba Bavuma | Babar Azam | Centurion Park, Centurion | Pakistan by 3 wickets |
| ODI 4286 | 4 April | Temba Bavuma | Babar Azam | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | South Africa by 17 runs |
| ODI 4287 | 7 April | Temba Bavuma | Babar Azam | Centurion Park, Centurion | Pakistan by 28 runs |
| T20I series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| T20I 1145 | 10 April | Heinrich Klaasen | Babar Azam | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Pakistan won by 4 wickets |
| T20I 1146 | 12 April | Heinrich Klaasen | Babar Azam | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | South Africa by 6 wickets |
| T20I 1147 | 14 April | Heinrich Klaasen | Babar Azam | Centurion Park, Centurion | Pakistan by 9 wickets |
| T20I 1148 | 16 April | Heinrich Klaasen | Babar Azam | Centurion Park, Centurion | Pakistan by 3 wickets |

### 2021 Papua New Guinea Tri-Nation Series

The series was postponed in February 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 – Tri-series :
| No. | Date | Venue |
| [1st ODI] | April | Amini Park, Port Moresby |
| [2nd ODI] | April | Amini Park, Port Moresby |
| [3rd ODI] | April | Amini Park, Port Moresby |
| [4th ODI] | April | Amini Park, Port Moresby |
| [5th ODI] | April | Amini Park, Port Moresby |
| [6th ODI] | April | Amini Park, Port Moresby |

### Bangladesh in Sri Lanka

The Test matches were originally scheduled to be played in July and August 2020, but the tour was moved to October 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, in September 2020, the tour was postponed again after neither cricket board could agree on the quarantine requirements. In February 2021, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced that they would be touring Sri Lanka in April 2021 to play two Test matches.
2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship – Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 2418 | 21–25 April | Dimuth Karunaratne | Mominul Haque | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy | Match drawn |
| Test 2419 | 29 April–3 May | Dimuth Karunaratne | Mominul Haque | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy | Sri Lanka by 209 runs |

### Pakistan in Zimbabwe

T20I series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| T20I 1154 | 21 April | Sean Williams | Babar Azam | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Pakistan by 11 runs |
| T20I 1156 | 23 April | Brendan Taylor | Babar Azam | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Zimbabwe by 19 runs |
| T20I 1158 | 25 April | Sean Williams | Babar Azam | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Pakistan by 24 runs |
| Test series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 2420 | 29 April–3 May | Brendan Taylor | Babar Azam | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Pakistan by an innings and 116 runs |
| Test 2421 | 7–11 May | Brendan Taylor | Babar Azam | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Pakistan by an innings and 147 runs |