International cricket in 2008–09

Season overview

Pre-season rankings

September

ICC Intercontinental Cup

Main article: 2007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup

• 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.

Note: For matches in previous seasons, see the main article

October

World Cricket League Division 4

Main article: 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Four

Final Placings

Australia in India

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

New Zealand in Bangladesh

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

Quadrangular Twenty20 Series in Canada

Main article: 2008 Quadrangular Twenty20 Series in Canada

Associates Tri-Series in Kenya

Main article: 2008 Associates Tri-Series in Kenya

Kenya in South Africa

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

November

Bangladesh in South Africa

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

Pakistan vs West Indies in the United Arab Emirates

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

England in India

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

• 2 further ODIs were scheduled for Guwahati (29 November) and Delhi (2 December) but were cancelled for security reasons following the 2008 Mumbai Terrorist Attacks. The 1st Test was moved from Ahmedabad to Chennai and the 2nd Test from Mumbai to Mohali. After initially flying home, England flew out to Abu Dhabi on 4 December for a training camp, before then returning to India for the test series.

New Zealand in Australia

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

Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe

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

ICC Americas Division 1 Championship

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. United States won the tournament.

December

West Indies in New Zealand

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

South Africa in Australia

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

Sri Lanka in Bangladesh

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

• The first test included a rest day on 29 December due to the Bangladeshi general elections.

January

Tri-Series in Bangladesh

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

Zimbabwe in Bangladesh

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

Sri Lanka in Pakistan

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

• As a result of the firing in Lahore where several Sri Lankan players were injured, the 2nd Test was abandoned and Sri Lanka immediately returned home.

ICC World Cricket League Division Three

Main article: 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Three

Zimbabwe in Kenya

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

India in Sri Lanka

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

February

England in West Indies

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

• The 2nd Test was abandoned due to an unfit outfield. Therefore, an extra test was arranged to be played at the Antigua Recreation Ground, starting 2 days after the abandonment.

Women's Tri-Series in Bangladesh

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

advanced to the Final

India in New Zealand

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

Australia in South Africa

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

March

Women's World Cup

Main article: 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup

Season summary

Result Summary

Stats Leaders

Test

ODI

T20I

Milestones

Test

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

ODI

• BAN 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
• WIN Chris Gayle took 150 wickets on 16 November (vs Pakistan) 46th All time
• IND Harbhajan Singh took 200 wickets on 20 November (vs England) 30th All time
• IND Virender Sehwag reached 6,000 runs on 23 November (vs England) 39th All time
• ZIM Tatenda Taibu reached 100 dismissals on 30 November (vs Sri Lanka) 21st All time
• WIN Chris Gayle scored his 7,000th run on 13 January (vs New Zealand) 26th All time
• SRI Kumar Sangakkara scored his 7,000th run on 16 January (vs Bangladesh) 27th All time
• RSA Jacques Kallis scored his 10,000th run on 23 January (vs Australia) 8th All time
• AUS Nathan Bracken took 150 wickets on 23 January (vs South Africa) 47th All time
• SRI Muttiah Muralitharan got his 500th wicket on 24 January (vs Pakistan) 2nd All Time
• SRI Sanath Jayasuriya scored his 13,000th run on 28 January (vs India) 2nd All Time
• SRI Mahela Jayawardene scored his 8,000th run on 3 February (vs India) 18th All Time
• IND Irfan Pathan took 150 wickets on 5 February (vs Sri Lanka) 48th All time

Records

Test

• IND Sachin Tendulkar broke the record of runs on 17 October (vs Australia) with runs scored off Peter Siddle.
• SRI 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.
• IND Rahul Dravid broke the record of most catches on 6 April (vs New Zealand) upon helping dismiss Tim McIntosh.

ODI

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

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