International cricket in 2020

International cricket season

International cricket

in 2019–20 | in 2020–21

The 2020 international cricket season took place from May to September 2020.[1][2] 15 Test matches, 49 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 40 Twenty20 International (T20Is) were scheduled to be played during this period, as well as 8 Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) and 9 Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is). Additionally, a number of other T20I/WT20I matches were also scheduled to be played in minor series involving associate nations. The season started with Australia leading the Test cricket rankings, England leading the ODI rankings and Australia leading the Twenty20 rankings.[3]

The COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact on international cricket fixtures.[4] Bangladesh's matches against Ireland were postponed on 21 March 2020.[5] On 24 March 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that all ICC qualifying events scheduled to take place before 30 June 2020 had been postponed.[6] On 9 April 2020, Australia's tour to Bangladesh was postponed.[7] On 20 April 2020, South Africa's tour to Sri Lanka was also postponed.[8] On 22 April 2020, the Dutch government announced that it had banned all events in the country, both sports and cultural, until 1 September 2020.[9] Two days later, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed that no professional cricket would be played in England before 1 July 2020, with tours by the West Indies and India's women both being postponed.[10] On 12 May 2020, the ICC confirmed that the 2020 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier, scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka, had also been postponed.[11] The ICC announced that the qualifier had been moved back to 2021.[12] Two days later, Cricket Scotland and Cricket Ireland confirmed the cancellation of summer fixtures, including New Zealand's tour against both sides and Pakistan's visit to Ireland.[13][14]

June and July saw further disruption to international cricket due to the pandemic. The ICC confirmed that the Scotland Tri-Nation Series and the Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament had both been postponed.[15] The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that it had called off their tours to Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka.[16] Scotland's one-off T20I match against Australia was cancelled,[17] New Zealand's tour to Bangladesh to play two Test matches was postponed,[18] and Bangladesh's tour to Sri Lanka to play three Test matches were all postponed.[19] The latter was later rescheduled to be played in October 2020.[20] On 30 June, Cricket Australia confirmed that their planned home series against Zimbabwe had also been postponed due to the virus.[21] On 8 August 2020, Afghanistan's planned tour to Zimbabwe for five T20I matches was called off.[22] Also in August 2020, the Netherlands tour to Zimbabwe was postponed,[23] and India's tour to South Africa was cancelled due to a clash with the rescheduled 2020 Indian Premier League.[24] Finally, the last scheduled series to be cancelled was the South Africa women's tour to England, which was due to take place in September 2020.[25]

In June 2020, the ICC made several interim changes to the Playing Conditions due to the pandemic. A substitute could be used for any player showing symptoms of COVID-19, but only in a Test match.[26] Players were banned from using saliva to shine the ball, with five penalty runs being awarded to the opposition for repeated transgressions.[27] The requirement to use neutral match officials was temporarily lifted, along with an increase to the number of DRS reviews a team can use, due to having less experienced umpires in a match.[28]

International men's cricket started with the first Test between England and the West Indies on 8 July 2020, with the West Indies winning by four wickets.[29] New Zealand's tour of the West Indies, also scheduled to start on 8 July 2020, was postponed after it clashed with the rescheduling of the West Indies tour of England.[30] South Africa's tour of the West Indies was also postponed due to the rescheduling of the England-West Indies series.[31] Ireland's tour of England, originally scheduled in September, was brought forward to 30 July 2020, after the ECB gave the go ahead for the series.[32] The fixture was also the first match in the 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League tournament, with England beating Ireland by six wickets.[33] The ICC began the use of technology to monitor front-foot no-balls for all matches in the World Cup Super League.[34] The ICC also started to trial the technology for the first time in a Test match, during Pakistan's Test series against England.[35] Australia's tour to England, originally scheduled to take place in July, was moved back to September, following the rearranged series between England and Ireland.[36] The only women's international cricket to take place was a five-match WT20I series between England and the West Indies. England Women won all of the matches, the first time they had won a bilateral series 5–0.[37]

## Season overview

[edit]

Men's international tours

Start date  | Home team  | Away team  | Results [Matches]
Test | ODI | T20I
14 May 2020[n 1] |  Ireland |  Bangladesh | — | [3] | [4]
10 June 2020[n 1] |  Scotland |  New Zealand | — | [1] | [1]
11 June 2020[n 1] |  Bangladesh |  Australia | [2] | — | —
15 June 2020[n 1] |  Netherlands |  New Zealand | — | — | [1]
19 June 2020[n 1] |  Ireland |  New Zealand | — | [3] | [3]
29 June 2020[n 1] |  Scotland |  Australia | — | — | [1]
June 2020[n 1] |  Sri Lanka |  South Africa | — | [3] | [3]
4 July 2020[n 1] |  Netherlands |  Pakistan | — | [3] | —
8 July 2020[n 2] |  England |  West Indies | 2–1 [3] | — | —
8 July 2020[n 3] |  West Indies |  New Zealand | — | [3] | [3]
12 July 2020[n 1] |  Ireland |  Pakistan | — | — | [2]
23 July 2020[n 3] |  West Indies |  South Africa | [2] | — | [5]
30 July 2020 |  England |  Ireland | — | 2–1 [3] | —
July 2020[n 1] |  Netherlands |  West Indies | — | [3] | —
July 2020[n 1] |  Zimbabwe |  Afghanistan | — | — | [5]
5 August 2020 |  England |  Pakistan | 1–0 [3] | — | 1–1 [3]
9 August 2020[n 1] |  Australia |  Zimbabwe | — | [3] | —
August 2020[n 1] |  Bangladesh |  New Zealand | [2] | — | —
August 2020[n 4] |  South Africa |  India | — | — | [3]
August 2020[n 1] |  Zimbabwe |  India | — | [3] | —
August 2020[n 1] |  Sri Lanka |  India | — | [3] | [3]
4 September 2020[n 5] |  England |  Australia | — | 1–2 [3] | 2–1 [3]
9 September 2020[n 1] |  Zimbabwe |  Netherlands | — | [3] | —
Men's international tournaments
Start date  | Tournament  | Winners
9 June 2020[n 6] |  2020 Papua New Guinea Tri-Nation Series | —
18 June 2020[n 6] |  2020 Netherlands Quadrangular Series | —
4 July 2020[n 6] |  2020 Scotland Tri-Nation Series  | —
3 August 2020[n 7] |  2020 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B | —
Women's international tours

Start date  | Home team  | Away team  | Results [Matches]
WTest | WODI | WT20I
25 June 2020[n 1] |  England |  India | — | [4] | [2]
1 September 2020[n 1] |  England |  South Africa | — | [4] | [2]
21 September 2020 |  England |  West Indies | — | — | 5–0 [5]

## Rankings

[edit]

The following were the rankings at the beginning of the season.

ICC Men's Test Team Rankings 1 May 2020[38][39]

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 | 33 | 3,466 | 105
5 |  Sri Lanka | 27 | 2,454 | 91
6 |  South Africa | 23 | 2,076 | 90
7 |  Pakistan | 16 | 1,372 | 86
8 |  West Indies | 18 | 1,422 | 79
9 |  Afghanistan | 3 | 170 | 57
10 |  Bangladesh | 17 | 939 | 55
11 |  Zimbabwe | 8 | 144 | 18
12 |  Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0

ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings 1 May 2020[38][40]

Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating
1 |  England | 38 | 4,820 | 127
2 |  India | 49 | 5,819 | 119
3 |  New Zealand | 32 | 3,716 | 116
4 |  South Africa | 31 | 3,345 | 108
5 |  Australia | 33 | 3,518 | 107
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 | 21 | 1,039 | 49
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 1 May 2020[38][41]

Rank  | Team  | Matches  | Points  | Rating
1 |  Australia | 19 | 5,285 | 278
2 |  England | 17 | 4,564 | 268
3 |  India | 35 | 9,319 | 266
4 |  Pakistan | 21 | 5,470 | 260
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 1 May 2020[42]

Rank  | Team  | Matches  | Points  | Rating
1 |  Australia | 26 | 3,945 | 152
2 |  India | 30 | 3,747 | 125
3 |  England | 29 | 3,568 | 123
4 |  New Zealand | 26 | 2,533 | 110
5 |  South Africa | 36 | 3,626 | 101
6 |  West Indies | 24 | 1,979 | 82
7 |  Pakistan | 25 | 1,835 | 73
8 |  Sri Lanka | 22 | 1,208 | 55
9 |  Bangladesh | 10 | 542 | 54
10 |  Ireland | 6 | 110 | 18

ICC Women's T20I Rankings 1 May 2020[43]

Rank  | Team  | Matches  | Points  | Rating
1 |  Australia | 36 | 10,471 | 291
2 |  England | 33 | 9,175 | 278
3 |  New Zealand | 26 | 7,046 | 271
4 |  India | 43 | 11,404 | 265
5 |  South Africa | 32 | 7,881 | 246
6 |  West Indies | 30 | 7,371 | 246
7 |  Pakistan | 34 | 7,795 | 229
8 |  Sri Lanka | 26 | 5,235 | 201
9 |  Bangladesh | 33 | 6,344 | 192
10 |  Ireland | 22 | 3,622 | 165
11 |  Thailand | 44 | 7,033 | 160
12 |  Zimbabwe | 20 | 3,153 | 158
13 |  Scotland | 19 | 2,759 | 145
14 |  Nepal | 20 | 2,576 | 129
15 |  Papua New Guinea | 23 | 2,894 | 126
16 |  United Arab Emirates | 19 | 2,326 | 122
Only the top 16 teams are shown

### On-going tournaments

[edit]

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 |  New Zealand | 3 | 180
4 |  England | 2 | 146
5 |  Pakistan | 3 | 140
6 |  Sri Lanka | 2 | 80
7 |  South Africa | 2 | 24
8 |  West Indies | 1 | 0
9 |  Bangladesh | 2 | 0
Full Table

2017–20 ICC Women's Championship

Rank  | Team  | Matches  | Points
1 |  Australia | 18 | 34
2 |  England | 21 | 29
3 |  South Africa | 18 | 22
4 |  India | 18 | 20
5 |  Pakistan | 18 | 16
6 |  New Zealand | 18 | 14
7 |  West Indies | 21 | 13
8 |  Sri Lanka | 18 | 2
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

## May

[edit]

### Bangladesh in Ireland and England

[edit]

The tour was postponed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[44] and later rescheduled to take place in May 2022.[45]

2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – ODI series

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
1st ODI | 14 May |  |  | Stormont, Belfast |
2nd ODI | 16 May |  |  | Stormont, Belfast |
3rd ODI | 19 May |  |  | Stormont, Belfast |
T20I series
No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
[1st T20I] | 22 May |  |  | The Oval, London |
[2nd T20I] | 24 May |  |  | County Ground, Chelmsford |
[3rd T20I] | 27 May |  |  | County Ground, Bristol |
[4th T20I] | 29 May |  |  | Edgbaston, Birmingham |

## June

[edit]

### 2020 Papua New Guinea Tri-Nation Series

[edit]

Main article: 2020 Papua New Guinea Tri-Nation Series

The ODI series was postponed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 – Tri-series

No.  | Date  | Team 1  | Captain 1  | Team 2  | Captain 2  | Venue  | Result
[1st ODI] | 9 June |  |  |  |  | Amini Park, Port Moresby |
[2nd ODI] | 10 June |  |  |  |  | Amini Park, Port Moresby |
[3rd ODI] | 12 June |  |  |  |  | Amini Park, Port Moresby |
[4th ODI] | 13 June |  |  |  |  | Amini Park, Port Moresby |
[5th ODI] | 15 June |  |  |  |  | Amini Park, Port Moresby |
[6th ODI] | 16 June |  |  |  |  | Amini Park, Port Moresby |

### New Zealand in Scotland

[edit]

The tour was postponed in May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[46]

Only T20I

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
Only T20I | 10 June |  |  | The Grange Club, Edinburgh |
Only ODI
No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
Only ODI | 12 June |  |  | The Grange Club, Edinburgh |

### Australia in Bangladesh

[edit]

Main article: Australian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2020

The tour was postponed in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[47]

2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship – Test series

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
1st Test | 11–15 June |  |  | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong |
2nd Test | 19–23 June |  |  | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka |

### New Zealand in the Netherlands

[edit]

Main article: New Zealand cricket team in the Netherlands in 2020

The match was postponed in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[48]

Only T20I

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
Only T20I | 15 June |  |  | Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam |

### 2020 Netherlands Quadrangular Series

[edit]

Main article: 2020 Netherlands Quadrangular Series

The series was postponed in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[49]

### New Zealand in Ireland

[edit]

The tour was postponed in May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[50]

T20I series

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
1st T20I | 19 June |  |  | Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason |
2nd T20I | 21 June |  |  | Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason |
3rd T20I | 23 June |  |  | Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason |
2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – ODI series
No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
1st ODI | 27 June |  |  | Stormont, Belfast |
2nd ODI | 30 June |  |  | Stormont, Belfast |
3rd ODI | 2 July |  |  | Stormont, Belfast |

### India women in England

[edit]

The tour was postponed in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[51]

WT20I series

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
[1st WT20I] | 25 June |  |  | County Ground, Taunton |
[2nd WT20I] | 27 June |  |  | Bristol County Ground, Bristol |
WODI series
No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
[1st WODI] | 1 July |  |  | New Road, Worcester |
[2nd WODI] | 4 July |  |  | County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford |
[3rd WODI] | 6 July |  |  | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury |
[4th WODI] | 9 July |  |  | County Cricket Ground, Hove |

### South Africa in Sri Lanka

[edit]

The tour was postponed in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[52] It was rescheduled in July 2021, to take place in September 2021.[53]

2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – ODI series

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
[1st ODI] |  |  |  |  |
[2nd ODI] |  |  |  |  |
[3rd ODI] |  |  |  |  |
T20I series
No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
[1st T20I] |  |  |  |  |
[2nd T20I] |  |  |  |  |
[3rd T20I] |  |  |  |  |

### Australia in Scotland

[edit]

Main article: Australian cricket team in Scotland in 2020

The match was cancelled in June 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[54]

Only T20I

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
Only T20I | 29 June |  |  | The Grange Club, Edinburgh |

## July

[edit]

### Pakistan in the Netherlands

[edit]

The tour was postponed in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[55]

2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – ODI series

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
1st ODI | 4 July |  |  | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen |
2nd ODI | 7 July |  |  | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen |
3rd ODI | 9 July |  |  | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen |

### 2020 Scotland Tri-Nation Series

[edit]

The ODI series was postponed in June 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[56]

2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 – Tri-series

No.  | Date  | Team 1  | Captain 1  | Team 2  | Captain 2  | Venue  | Result
[1st ODI] | 4 July |  |  |  |  |  |
[2nd ODI] | 5 July |  |  |  |  |  |
[3rd ODI] | 7 July |  |  |  |  |  |
[4th ODI] | 8 July |  |  |  |  |  |
[5th ODI] | 10 July |  |  |  |  |  |
[6th ODI] | 11 July |  |  |  |  |  |

### West Indies in England

[edit]

Main article: West Indian cricket team in England in 2020

The tour was postponed in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[57] In June 2020, a revised schedule was confirmed. The Test matches took place at the Rose Bowl and Old Trafford in July 2020.[58]

2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship – Test series

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
Test 2388 | 8–12 July | Ben Stokes | Jason Holder | Rose Bowl, Southampton |  West Indies by 4 wickets
Test 2389 | 16–20 July | Joe Root | Jason Holder | Old Trafford, Manchester |  England by 113 runs
Test 2390 | 24–28 July | Joe Root | Jason Holder | Old Trafford, Manchester |  England by 269 runs

### New Zealand in West Indies

[edit]

The tour was postponed due to a fixture clash following the rescheduling of the West Indies tour to England.[59]

2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – ODI series

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
1st ODI | 8 July |  |  | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua |
2nd ODI | 10 July |  |  | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua |
3rd ODI | 13 July |  |  | Windsor Park, Dominica |
T20I series
No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
1st T20I | 15 July |  |  | Windsor Park, Dominica |
2nd T20I | 18 July |  |  | Guyana National Stadium, Guyana |
3rd T20I | 19 July |  |  | Guyana National Stadium, Guyana |

### Pakistan in Ireland

[edit]

The tour was postponed in May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[50] with the fixtures rescheduled for the following year.[60]

T20I series

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
1st T20I | 12 July |  |  | The Village, Dublin |
2nd T20I | 14 July |  |  | The Village, Dublin |

### South Africa in West Indies and United States

[edit]

The tour was postponed due to a fixture clash following the rescheduling of the West Indies tour to England,[61] and was rescheduled for June 2021.[62]

2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship – Test series

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
1st Test | 23–27 July |  |  | Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago |
2nd Test | 31 July – 4 August |  |  | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Saint Lucia |
T20I series
No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
1st T20I | 8 August |  |  | Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill |
2nd T20I | 9 August |  |  | Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill |
3rd T20I | 12 August |  |  | Sabina Park, Jamaica |
4th T20I | 15 August |  |  | Sabina Park, Jamaica |
5th T20I | 16 August |  |  | Sabina Park, Jamaica |

### West Indies in Netherlands

[edit]

The tour was postponed in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[63] and was rescheduled for June 2022.[64]

2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – ODI series

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
[1st ODI] |  |  |  |  |
[2nd ODI] |  |  |  |  |
[3rd ODI] |  |  |  |  |

### Ireland in England

[edit]

Main article: Irish cricket team in England in 2020

2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – ODI series

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
ODI 4256 | 30 July | Eoin Morgan | Andrew Balbirnie | Rose Bowl, Southampton |  England by 6 wickets
ODI 4257 | 1 August | Eoin Morgan | Andrew Balbirnie | Rose Bowl, Southampton |  England by 4 wickets
ODI 4258 | 4 August | Eoin Morgan | Andrew Balbirnie | Rose Bowl, Southampton |  Ireland by 7 wickets

### Afghanistan in Zimbabwe

[edit]

The tour was postponed in August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[65]

T20I series

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
[1st T20I] |  |  |  |  |
[2nd T20I] |  |  |  |  |
[3rd T20I] |  |  |  |  |
[4th T20I] |  |  |  |  |
[5th T20I] |  |  |  |  |

## August

[edit]

### 2020 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B

[edit]

Main article: 2020 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B

The List A series was postponed in June 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[66]

### Pakistan in England

[edit]

Main article: Pakistani cricket team in England in 2020

2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship – Test series

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
Test 2391 | 5–9 August | Joe Root | Azhar Ali | Old Trafford, Manchester |  England by 3 wickets
Test 2392 | 13–17 August | Joe Root | Azhar Ali | Rose Bowl, Southampton | Match drawn
Test 2393 | 21–25 August | Joe Root | Azhar Ali | Rose Bowl, Southampton | Match drawn
T20I series
No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
T20I 1087 | 28 August | Eoin Morgan | Babar Azam | Old Trafford, Manchester | No result
T20I 1093 | 30 August | Eoin Morgan | Babar Azam | Old Trafford, Manchester |  England by 5 wickets
T20I 1094 | 1 September | Eoin Morgan | Babar Azam | Old Trafford, Manchester |  Pakistan by 5 runs

### Zimbabwe in Australia

[edit]

Main article: Zimbabwean cricket team in Australia in 2020

The tour was postponed in June 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[67]

2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – ODI series

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
1st ODI | 9 August |  |  |  |
2nd ODI | 12 August |  |  |  |
3rd ODI | 15 August |  |  | Riverway Stadium, Townsville |

### New Zealand in Bangladesh

[edit]

Main article: New Zealand cricket team in Bangladesh in 2020

The tour was postponed in June 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[68]

2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship – Test series

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
[1st Test] |  |  |  |  |
[2nd Test] |  |  |  |  |

### India in South Africa

[edit]

Main article: Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2020

The tour was postponed in August 2020 due to a fixture clash with the rescheduled 2020 Indian Premier League.[69]

T20I series

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
[1st T20I] |  |  |  |  |
[2nd T20I] |  |  |  |  |
[3rd T20I] |  |  |  |  |

### India in Zimbabwe

[edit]

The tour was postponed in June 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[70]

2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – ODI series

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
[1st ODI] |  |  |  |  |
[2nd ODI] |  |  |  |  |
[3rd ODI] |  |  |  |  |

### India in Sri Lanka

[edit]

The tour was postponed in June 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[70] and was rescheduled for July 2021.[71]

2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – ODI series

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
[1st ODI] |  |  |  |  |
[2nd ODI] |  |  |  |  |
[3rd ODI] |  |  |  |  |
T20I series
No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
[1st T20I] |  |  |  |  |
[2nd T20I] |  |  |  |  |
[3rd T20I] |  |  |  |  |

## September

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### South Africa women in England

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The tour was postponed in August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[72]

WT20I series

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
[1st WT20I] | 1 September |  |  | County Cricket Ground, Derby |
[2nd WT20I] | 4 September |  |  | County Cricket Ground, Derby |
WODI series
No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
[1st WODI] | 8 September |  |  | County Cricket Ground, Derby |
[2nd WODI] | 11 September |  |  | County Cricket Ground, Derby |
[3rd WODI] | 13 September |  |  | County Cricket Ground, Derby |
[4th WODI] | 16 September |  |  | County Cricket Ground, Derby |

### Australia in England

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Main article: Australian cricket team in England in 2020

T20I series

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
T20I 1095 | 4 September | Eoin Morgan | Aaron Finch | Rose Bowl, Southampton |  England by 2 runs
T20I 1096 | 6 September | Eoin Morgan | Aaron Finch | Rose Bowl, Southampton |  England by 6 wickets
T20I 1097 | 8 September | Moeen Ali | Aaron Finch | Rose Bowl, Southampton |  Australia by 5 wickets
2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – ODI series
No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
ODI 4259 | 11 September | Eoin Morgan | Aaron Finch | Old Trafford, Manchester |  Australia by 19 runs
ODI 4260 | 13 September | Eoin Morgan | Aaron Finch | Old Trafford, Manchester |  England by 24 runs
ODI 4261 | 16 September | Eoin Morgan | Aaron Finch | Old Trafford, Manchester |  Australia by 3 wickets

### Netherlands in Zimbabwe

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Main article: Dutch cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2020

The tour was postponed in August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[73]

2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – ODI series

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
[1st ODI] | 9 September |  |  | Harare Sports Club, Harare |
[2nd ODI] | 11 September |  |  | Harare Sports Club, Harare |
[3rd ODI] | 13 September |  |  | Harare Sports Club, Harare |

### West Indies women in England

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Main article: West Indies women's cricket team in England in 2020

WT20I series

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
WT20I 872 | 21 September | Heather Knight | Stafanie Taylor | County Cricket Ground, Derby |  England by 47 runs
WT20I 873 | 23 September | Heather Knight | Stafanie Taylor | County Cricket Ground, Derby |  England by 47 runs
WT20I 875 | 26 September | Heather Knight | Stafanie Taylor | County Cricket Ground, Derby |  England by 20 runs
WT20I 877 | 28 September | Heather Knight | Stafanie Taylor | County Cricket Ground, Derby |  England by 44 runs
WT20I 879 | 30 September | Heather Knight | Stafanie Taylor | County Cricket Ground, Derby |  England by 3 wickets

## See also

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* Associate international cricket in 2020
* Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cricket

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r The tour was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. ^ The tour was initially cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but was later rescheduled.
3. ^ a b The tour was cancelled due to a fixture clash following the rescheduling of the West Indies tour to England.
4. ^ The tour was cancelled due to a fixture clash following the rescheduling of the 2020 Indian Premier League.
5. ^ The tour was originally scheduled to take place in July, but was rescheduled to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
6. ^ a b c The ODI series was scheduled to take place, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
7. ^ The List A series was scheduled to take place, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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