International cricket in 2008–09

Cricket season

International cricket

in 2008 | in 2009

The 2008–09 international cricket season was between September 2008 and March 2009.[1] 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.[2] In November 2008, a Pakistani militant group launched terror attacks in Mumbai.[3] This led to India cancelling their tour of Pakistan originally scheduled for January and February 2009.[4] 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.[5] The Champions Trophy was later relocated to South Africa. No international cricket were played in Pakistan for more than five years.[6] 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.[7]

## Season overview

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International tours

Start date  | Home team  | Away team  | Results [Matches]
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  | Winners
10 October 2008 |  Quadrangular Twenty20 Series |  Sri Lanka
10 January 2009 |  Tri-Series |  Sri Lanka
6 February 2009 |  Women's Tri-Series |  Sri Lanka
Minor tournaments
Start date  | Tournament  | Winners
30 October 2008 |  ICC Intercontinental Cup Final |  Ireland
4 October 2008 |  ICC World Cricket League Division Four |  Afghanistan
17 October 2008 |  Associates Tri-Series |  Zimbabwe
25 November 2008 |  ICC Americas Championship |  United States
24 January 2009 |  ICC World Cricket League Division Three |  Afghanistan

## Pre-season rankings

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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

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### ICC Intercontinental Cup

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Main article: 2007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup

Team  |  Pts  |  Pld  |  W  |  L  |  D  |  FI  |  A

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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.[8]

No.  | Date  | Team 1  | Captain 1  | Team 2  | Captain 2  | Venue  | Result

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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

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### World Cricket League Division 4

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Main article: 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Four

Pos | Team

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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

Source: [citation needed]

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

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Pos  | Team  | Promotion/Relegation

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

### Australia in India

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Main article: Australian cricket team in India in 2008–09

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

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Main article: New Zealand cricket team in Bangladesh in 2008–09

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result

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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

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Main article: 2008 Quadrangular Twenty20 Series in Canada

Pos | Team

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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

Source: [citation needed]

No.  | Date  | Team 1  | Captain 1  | Team 2  | Captain 2  | Venue  | Result

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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

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Main article: 2008 Associates Tri-Series in Kenya

Pos | Team

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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

Source: [citation needed]

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

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Main article: Kenyan cricket team in South Africa in 2008–09

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result

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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

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### Bangladesh in South Africa

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Main article: Bangladeshi cricket team in South Africa in 2008–09

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result

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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

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Main article: Pakistan vs West Indies ODI Series in 2008–09

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result

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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

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Main article: English cricket team in India in 2008–09

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result

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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.[9] The 1st Test was moved from Ahmedabad to Chennai and the 2nd Test from Mumbai to Mohali.[10] 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

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Main article: New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 2008–09

No.  | Date  | Home Captain  | Away Captain  | Venue  | Result

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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

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Main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2008–09

No.  | Date  | Home Captain  | Away Captain  | Venue  | Result

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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

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Main article: 2008 ICC Americas 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.[11] United States won the tournament.[12]

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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

Source: [citation needed]

No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result

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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

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### West Indies in New Zealand

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Main article: West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 2008–09

No.  | Date  | Home Captain  | Away Captain  | Venue  | Result

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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

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Main article: South African cricket team in Australia in 2008–09

No.  | Date  | Home Captain  | Away Captain  | Venue  | Result

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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

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Main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2008–09

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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

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### Tri-Series in Bangladesh

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Main article: Tri-Series in Bangladesh in 2008–09

Group Stage  Pos | Team

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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

Source: ESPNcricinfo

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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

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Main article: Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh in 2008–09

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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

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Main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 2008–09

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result

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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.[13]

### ICC World Cricket League Division Three

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Main article: 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Three

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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  | 0.772
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
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  | −1.036

Source: [14]

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

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Main article: Zimbabwean cricket team in Kenya in 2008–09

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result

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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

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Main article: Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2008–09

No.  | Date  | Home Captain  | Away Captain  | Venue  | Result

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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

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### England in West Indies

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Main article: English cricket team in West Indies in 2008–09

No.  | Date  | Home Captain  | Away Captain  | Venue  | Result

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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.[15] Therefore, an extra test was arranged to be played at the Antigua Recreation Ground, starting 2 days after the abandonment.[16]

### Women's Tri-Series in Bangladesh

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Main article: 2008–09 Bangladesh women's Tri-Nation Series

Team[17] | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR

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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

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Main article: Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 2008–09

No.  | Date  | Home Captain  | Away Captain  | Venue  | Result

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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

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Main article: Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2008–09

No.  | Date  | Home Captain  | Away Captain  | Venue  | Result

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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

## March

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### Women's World Cup

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Main article: 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup

## Season summary

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### Result Summary

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| Test | ODI | T20I

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| 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 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | No Matches
Kenya | No Test Status | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0
Source: | Cricinfo | Cricinfo | Cricinfo

### Stats Leaders

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#### Test

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| 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

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| 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

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| 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

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* Sachin Tendulkar reached 12,000 runs in Test on 17 October (vs Australia) 1st All Time[18]
* 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[19]
* 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[20]
* 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[21]
* Jacques Kallis reached 10,000 runs in Test on 27 February (vs Australia) 8th All time[22]

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* 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[23]
* 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[24]
* Sanath Jayasuriya scored his 13,000th run on 28 January (vs India) 2nd All Time[25]
* 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

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#### Test

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* 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.[26]
* Rahul Dravid broke the record of most catches on 6 April (vs New Zealand) upon helping dismiss Tim McIntosh.[27]

#### ODI

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* Ajantha Mendis was fastest to reach 50 wickets on 12 January in his 19th match when he dismissed Ray Price (Zimbabwe).[28]
* Mahela Jayawardene broke the record of catches by non-wicket keeper vs. Pakistan with 157, when he caught Salman Butt on 21 January.[29]
*  Zimbabwe achieved their highest score in an ODI with 351 for 7 in the victory over Kenya[30] (29 January)
* Muttiah Muralitharan broke the record of wickets taken with 503, when he dismissed Gautam Gambhir on 5 February.[31]

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