# International cricket in 2003

The 2003 international cricket season was from April to September.

## Season overview

International tours :
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] |
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Test | ODI |
| 10 April 2003 | West Indies | Australia | 1–3 [4] | 3–4 [7] |
| 24 April 2003 | Bangladesh | South Africa | 0–2 [2] | — |
| 25 April 2003 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | 0–0 [2] | — |
| 22 May 2003 | England | Zimbabwe | 2–0 [2] | — |
| 7 June 2003 | West Indies | Sri Lanka | 1–0 [2] | 1–2 [3] |
| 17 June 2003 | England | Pakistan | — | 2–1 [3] |
| 18 July 2003 | Australia | Bangladesh | 2–0 [2] | 3–0 [3] |
| 24 July 2003 | England | South Africa | 2–2 [5] | — |
| 20 August 2003 | Pakistan | Bangladesh | 3–0 [3] | 5–0 [5] |
| International tournaments |||||
| Dates | Tournament | Tournament | Winners | Winners |
| 11 April 2003 | TVS Cup Tri series | TVS Cup Tri series | India and South Africa | India and South Africa |
| 10 May 2003 | Bank Alfalah Cup | Bank Alfalah Cup | New Zealand | New Zealand |
| 26 June 2003 | NatWest Series | NatWest Series | England | England |

## April
### Australia in the West Indies

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1638 | 10–13 April | Brian Lara | Steve Waugh | Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana | Australia by 9 wickets |
| Test 1639 | 19–23 April | Brian Lara | Steve Waugh | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad | Australia by 118 runs |
| Test 1643 | 1–5 May | Brian Lara | Steve Waugh | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | Australia by 9 wickets |
| Test 1645 | 9–13 May | Brian Lara | Steve Waugh | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua | West Indies by 3 wickets |
| ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 2011 | 17 May | Brian Lara | Ricky Ponting | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | Australia by 2 runs (D/L) |
| ODI 2013 | 18 May | Brian Lara | Ricky Ponting | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | Australia by 8 wickets |
| ODI 2016 | 21 May | Brian Lara | Ricky Ponting | Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia | Australia by 25 runs |
| ODI 2018 | 24 May | Brian Lara | Ricky Ponting | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad | Australia by 67 runs |
| ODI 2019 | 25 May | Brian Lara | Ricky Ponting | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad | West Indies by 39 runs |
| ODI 2020 | 30 May | Brian Lara | Ricky Ponting | National Cricket Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | West Indies by 3 wickets |
| ODI 2021 | 1 June | Brian Lara | Ricky Ponting | National Cricket Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | West Indies by 9 wickets |

### TVS Cup Tri series

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | India | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | +1.930 |
| 2 | South Africa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | +0.151 |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | –2.078 |
Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 2001 | 11 April | Bangladesh | Khaled Mahmud | India | Sourav Ganguly | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | India by 200 runs |
| ODI 2002 | 13 April | India | Sourav Ganguly | South Africa | Graeme Smith | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | India by 153 runs |
| ODI 2003 | 14 April | Bangladesh | Khaled Mahmud | South Africa | Graeme Smith | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | South Africa by 83 runs |
| ODI 2004 | 16 April | Bangladesh | Khaled Mahmud | India | Virender Sehwag | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | India by 4 wickets |
| ODI 2005 | 17 April | Bangladesh | Khaled Mahmud | South Africa | Graeme Smith | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | South Africa by 93 runs |
| ODI 2006 | 18 April | India | Sourav Ganguly | South Africa | Graeme Smith | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | South Africa by 5 wickets |
| Final |||||||||
| ODI 2006a | 20 April | India | Sourav Ganguly | South Africa | Graeme Smith | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Match abandoned |
| ODI 2007 | 21 April | India | Sourav Ganguly | South Africa | Graeme Smith | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | No result |

### South Africa in Bangladesh

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1640 | 24–27 April | Khaled Mahmud | Graeme Smith | M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong | South Africa by an innings and 60 runs |
| Test 1642 | 1–4 May | Khaled Mahmud | Graeme Smith | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | South Africa by an innings and 18 runs |

### New Zealand in Sri Lanka

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1641 | 25–29 April | Hashan Tillakaratne | Stephen Fleming | Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | Match drawn |
| Test 1644 | 3–7 May | Hashan Tillakaratne | Stephen Fleming | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | Match drawn |

## May
### Bank Alfalah Cup

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts |
| 1 | New Zealand | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.273 | 13 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.066 | 12 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | –0.332 | 11 |
Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 2008 | 10 May | Sri Lanka | Marvan Atapattu | Pakistan | Rashid Latif | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla | Pakistan by 79 runs |
| ODI 2009 | 11 May | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | Pakistan | Rashid Latif | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla | New Zealand by 7 wickets |
| ODI 2010 | 13 May | Sri Lanka | Marvan Atapattu | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla | Sri Lanka by 5 wickets |
| ODI 2012 | 18 May | Sri Lanka | Marvan Atapattu | Pakistan | Rashid Latif | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla | Sri Lanka by 12 runs |
| ODI 2014 | 19 May | Sri Lanka | Marvan Atapattu | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla | New Zealand by 9 runs |
| ODI 2015 | 20 May | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | Pakistan | Rashid Latif | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla | Pakistan by 22 runs |
| Final |||||||||
| ODI 2017 | 23 May | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | Pakistan | Rashid Latif | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla | New Zealand by 4 wickets |

### Zimbabwe in England

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1646 | 22–24 May | Nasser Hussain | Heath Streak | Lord's, London | England by an innings and 92 runs |
| Test 1647 | 5–7 June | Nasser Hussain | Heath Streak | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | England by an innings and 69 runs |

## June
### Sri Lanka in the West Indies

ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 2022 | 7 June | Brian Lara | Marvan Atapattu | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | Sri Lanka by 55 runs |
| ODI 2023 | 8 June | Brian Lara | Marvan Atapattu | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | Sri Lanka by 4 wickets |
| ODI 2024 | 11 June | Brian Lara | Marvan Atapattu | Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent | West Indies by 6 wickets (D/L) |
| Test series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1648 | 20–24 June | Brian Lara | Hashan Tillakaratne | Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia | Match drawn |
| Test 1649 | 27–29 June | Brian Lara | Hashan Tillakaratne | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | West Indies by 7 wickets |

### Pakistan in England

ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 2025 | 17 June | Michael Vaughan | Rashid Latif | Old Trafford, Manchester | Pakistan by 2 wickets |
| ODI 2026 | 20 June | Michael Vaughan | Rashid Latif | The Oval, London | England by 7 wickets |
| ODI 2027 | 22 June | Michael Vaughan | Rashid Latif | Lord's, London | England by 4 wickets |

### NatWest Series

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | South Africa | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | +0.480 |
| 2 | England | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | +0.825 |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | –1.370 |
Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 2028 | 26 June | England | Michael Vaughan | Zimbabwe | Heath Streak | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Zimbabwe by 4 wickets |
| ODI 2029 | 28 June | England | Marcus Trescothick | South Africa | Graeme Smith | The Oval, London | England by 6 wickets |
| ODI 2030 | 29 June | South Africa | Graeme Smith | Zimbabwe | Heath Streak | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | South Africa by 46 runs |
| ODI 2031 | 1 July | England | Michael Vaughan | Zimbabwe | Heath Streak | Headingley, Leeds | No result |
| ODI 2032 | 3 July | England | Michael Vaughan | South Africa | Graeme Smith | Old Trafford, Manchester | South Africa by 7 wickets |
| ODI 2033 | 5 July | South Africa | Graeme Smith | Zimbabwe | Heath Streak | SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff | South Africa by 9 wickets |
| ODI 2034 | 6 July | England | Michael Vaughan | Zimbabwe | Heath Streak | County Ground, Bristol | England by 6 wickets |
| ODI 2035 | 8 July | England | Michael Vaughan | South Africa | Graeme Smith | Edgbaston, Birmingham | England by 4 wickets |
| ODI 2036 | 10 July | South Africa | Graeme Smith | Zimbabwe | Heath Streak | Rose Bowl, Southampton | South Africa by 7 wickets |
| Final |||||||||
| ODI 2037 | 12 July | England | Michael Vaughan | South Africa | Graeme Smith | Lord's, London | England by 7 wickets |

## July
### Bangladesh in Australia

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1650 | 18–20 July | Steve Waugh | Khaled Mahmud | Marrara Oval, Darwin | Australia by an innings and 132 runs |
| Test 1652 | 25–28 July | Steve Waugh | Khaled Mahmud | Bundaberg Rum Stadium, Cairns | Australia by an innings and 98 runs |
| ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 2038 | 2 August | Ricky Ponting | Khaled Mahmud | Bundaberg Rum Stadium, Cairns | Australia by 8 wickets |
| ODI 2039 | 3 August | Ricky Ponting | Khaled Mahmud | Bundaberg Rum Stadium, Cairns | Australia by 9 wickets |
| ODI 2040 | 6 August | Ricky Ponting | Khaled Mahmud | Marrara Oval, Darwin | Australia by 112 runs |

### South Africa in England

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1651 | 24–28 July | Nasser Hussain | Graeme Smith | Edgbaston, Birmingham | Match drawn |
| Test 1653 | 31 July–3 August | Michael Vaughan | Graeme Smith | Lord's, London | South Africa by an innings and 92 runs |
| Test 1655 | 14–18 August | Michael Vaughan | Graeme Smith | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | England by 70 runs |
| Test 1656 | 21–25 August | Michael Vaughan | Graeme Smith | Headingley, Leeds | South Africa by 191 runs |
| Test 1659 | 4–8 September | Michael Vaughan | Graeme Smith | The Oval, London | England by 9 wickets |

## August
### Bangladesh in Pakistan

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1655 | 20–24 August | Rashid Latif | Khaled Mahmud | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by 7 wickets |
| Test 1657 | 27–30 August | Rashid Latif | Khaled Mahmud | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar | Pakistan by 9 wickets |
| Test 1658 | 3–6 September | Rashid Latif | Khaled Mahmud | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan | Pakistan by 1 wicket |
| ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 2041 | 9 September | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Khaled Mahmud | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan | Pakistan by 117 runs |
| ODI 2042 | 12 September | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Khaled Mahmud | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Pakistan by 74 runs |
| ODI 2043 | 15 September | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Khaled Mahmud | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan by 42 runs (D/L) |
| ODI 2044 | 18 September | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Khaled Mahmud | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | Pakistan by 5 wickets |
| ODI 2045 | 21 September | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Khaled Mahmud | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by 58 runs |