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International cricket in 2021

The 2021 international cricket season took place from May 2021 to September 2021.[1][2] 13 Tests, 56 One Day Internationals (ODIs), 45 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) were scheduled to be held in this season. The final of the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship took place in June at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, England, with New Zealand beating India by eight wickets.[3] The 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship started in August 2021, with India's tour of England.[4]

Qualification for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup also started, with Scotland hosting the first regional qualifier group in August.[5] Also in women's international cricket, 18 Women's One Day International (WODI) and 23 Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) matches were scheduled to be played, along with a women's Test match between England and India.[6] Additionally, a number of other T20I/WT20I matches were scheduled to be played in minor series involving associate nations.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continued into the 2021 international calendar. In November 2020, the planned Cricket World Cup Super League fixtures between the Netherlands and England were postponed.[7] The series was originally scheduled to be played in May 2021, but it was moved to May 2022 due to the pandemic.[8] In February 2021, round eight of the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 tournament, scheduled to take place in Papua New Guinea, was also postponed.[9] In June, the ninth round of the tournament, scheduled to take place in Spain, was postponed until 2022.[10] On 22 July 2021, Cricket Ireland confirmed that their home series against Zimbabwe would be rescheduled due to quarantine requirements needed for the visiting team.[11] Later the same day, the second ODI match between the West Indies and Australia was postponed following a positive COVID-19 case.[12] The Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament originally scheduled to be played in Jersey during September, was rescheduled to take place in Hong Kong in December 2021.[13]

In September 2021, the fifth Test match between England and India was cancelled a few hours before the scheduled start, due to COVID-19 cases in the Indian camp.[14] The match was rescheduled to take place in July 2022, ahead of India's white-ball tour of England.[15]

Season overview

Rankings

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

On-going tournaments

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

May

Scotland in Netherlands

Sri Lanka in Bangladesh

The tour was originally scheduled to take place in December 2020, but was moved to May 2021.

Scotland women in Ireland

2021 Papua New Guinea Tri-Nation Series

The series was postponed in February 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[24]

June

Ireland in Netherlands

New Zealand in England

South Africa in West Indies

India women in England

World Test Championship Final

Sri Lanka in England

Pakistan women in West Indies

July

Bangladesh in Zimbabwe

Pakistan in England

Australia in West Indies

The second ODI was suspended following a positive test for COVID-19 from a non-playing member of the West Indies team.[25] After no further cases, the second and third ODIs were rescheduled.[26]

South Africa in Ireland

India in Sri Lanka

The second T20I was postponed by one day following a positive test for COVID-19 from an Indian cricketer.[27]

2021 Scotland Tri-Nation Series

The series was postponed in June 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[28]

Netherlands women in Ireland

Pakistan in West Indies

Afghanistan in Sri Lanka

The series was scheduled to start in July 2021, but did not take place. No official updates were issued by either cricket board or the ICC.

August

Australia in Bangladesh

India in England

The fifth Test was cancelled following a number of COVID cases in the Indian camp.[29] In October 2021, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced that the Test match would be played in July 2022.[30]

Zimbabwe in Ireland

The series was postponed in July 2021,[31] with rescheduled dates confirmed in August 2021.[32]

Thailand women in Zimbabwe

South Africa women in West Indies

2021 United States Tri-Nation Series

September

New Zealand women in England

Zimbabwe in Scotland

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The series was scheduled to start in July, but did not take place.
  2. ^ The fifth Test was cancelled due to the number of COVID-19 cases in the Indian camp.
  3. ^ The series was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  4. ^ a b The tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  5. ^ The series was scheduled to start in August, but did not take place.

References

  1. ^ "Schedule for inaugural World Test Championship announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  3. ^ "World Test Championship final: New Zealand beat India on sixth day to become world champions". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  4. ^ "England vs India to kick off the second World Test Championship". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Qualification for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  6. ^ "A historic Test on the cards as England Women announce home summer schedule". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  7. ^ "England won't be going Dutch as Netherlands ODI tour is postponed". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Netherlands vs England in ICC CWC Super League postponed". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Three Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 series postponed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Cricket World Cup League Two matches postponed as Women's and Men's U19 events move to Spain". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Statement on Zimbabwe Men's tour". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  12. ^ "2nd CG Insurance ODI between West Indies and Australia postponed". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Jersey to no longer host Cricket World Cup qualifier". ITV News. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Official Statement: Fifth Test between England and India cancelled". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  15. ^ "England-India agree to series decider at Edgbaston after fifth-Test postponement". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Men's Test Team Rankings". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  17. ^ "India remain on top of MRF Tyres ICC Men's Test team rankings". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Men's ODI Team Rankings". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  19. ^ "New Zealand top-ranked ODI side after annual update to MRF Tyres ICC Men's Team Rankings". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Men's T20I Team Rankings". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  21. ^ "New Zealand climb to top of the ODI rankings in annual update". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Women's ODI Rankings". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  23. ^ "Women's T20I Rankings". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  24. ^ "Covid-19 forces postponement of three men's World Cup League 2 series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  25. ^ "Tour in doubt, second ODI called off due to COVID case". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  26. ^ "West Indies-Australia series to resume with new dates". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  27. ^ "Indian player tests positive for Covid-19, second T20I against Sri Lanka postponed by a day". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  28. ^ "Two ICC Europe Qualifiers Relocated From Scotland to Spain". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  29. ^ "Manchester Test postponed indefinitely over Covid-19 fears". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  30. ^ "England and India to conclude LV=Insurance Test series next year". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  31. ^ "Ireland v Zimbabwe: Series to be rescheduled over Covid-19 quarantine requirements". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  32. ^ "Graham Ford about Ireland Men's prospects, as new dates released for rescheduled Zimbabwe series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 5 August 2021.


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