Cricket season
The 2012–13 international cricket season was from September 2012 to March 2013.[ 1] It began with the ICC World Twenty20 , which the West Indies won by defeating host nation Sri Lanka in the final. As a result, Sri Lanka and the West Indies rose to number one and two respectively in the ICC T20I Championship rankings.[ 2] The season included the first bilateral series between India and Pakistan since 2007. Bilateral ties between the two countries had been severed since the 2008 Mumbai attacks .[ 3]
In Test cricket, South Africa had their first successful defences of the ICC Test Championship number-one ranking they acquired from England in August 2012. They started with winning a three-Test series 1–0 in Australia,[ 4] and won all their home matches, against New Zealand and Pakistan.[ 5] [ 6] England won a Test series in India for the first time since 1984–85 . It was also India's first Test series defeat at home since the 2004–05 season .[ 7] India then bounced back with a 4–0 victory in a home Test series against a restructuring Australian team . This was a complete turnaround from their previous meeting in 2011–12 , when India lost 0–4 in Australia. In series of three or more Tests, it was also the first whitewash against Australia since 1969–70 .[ 8]
In the ICC ODI Championship , South Africa dropped from number two to four after a home series loss to the ninth-ranked New Zealand.[ 9] South Africa were experimenting with the make-up of their ODI squad at the time.[ 10] India and England lost an ODI series each to leave them ranked number one and two respectively for the second half of the season.[ 11] No team was able to perform well consistently ahead of the Champions Trophy to be held the following season .
Season overview
Pre-season rankings
Note: Zimbabwe is currently unranked in Tests, as it has played insufficient matches. It has 167 points and a rating of 42 .
September
ICC World Twenty20
Group stage
Group stage
No.
Date
Team 1
Captain 1
Team 2
Captain 2
Venue
Result
T20I 263
18 September
Sri Lanka
Mahela Jayawardene
Zimbabwe
Brendan Taylor
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium , Hambantota
Sri Lanka by 82 runs
T20I 264
19 September
Ireland
William Porterfield
Australia
George Bailey
R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo
Australia by 7 wickets
T20I 265
19 September
India
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Afghanistan
Nawroz Mangal
R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo
India by 23 runs
T20I 266
20 September
Zimbabwe
Brendan Taylor
South Africa
AB de Villiers
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium , Hambantota
South Africa by 10 wickets
T20I 267
21 September
New Zealand
Ross Taylor
Bangladesh
Mushfiqur Rahim
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium , Pallekele
New Zealand by 59 runs
T20I 268
21 September
England
Stuart Broad
Afghanistan
Nawroz Mangal
R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo
England by 116 runs
T20I 269
22 September
South Africa
AB de Villiers
Sri Lanka
Mahela Jayawardene
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium , Hambantota
South Africa by 32 runs
T20I 270
22 September
West Indies
Darren Sammy
Australia
George Bailey
R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo
Australia by 17 runs (D/L )
T20I 271
23 September
Pakistan
Mohammad Hafeez
New Zealand
Ross Taylor
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium , Pallekele
Pakistan by 13 runs
T20I 272
23 September
India
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
England
Stuart Broad
R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo
India by 80 runs
T20I 273
24 September
Ireland
William Porterfield
West Indies
Darren Sammy
R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo
No result
T20I 274
25 September
Bangladesh
Mushfiqur Rahim
Pakistan
Mohammad Hafeez
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium , Pallekele
Pakistan by 8 wickets
Super Eights
Super Eights
No.
Date
Team 1
Captain 1
Team 2
Captain 2
Venue
Result
T20I 275
27 September
New Zealand
Ross Taylor
Sri Lanka
Mahela Jayawardene
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium , Pallekele
Match tied; Sri Lanka won the Super Over
T20I 276
27 September
West Indies
Darren Sammy
England
Stuart Broad
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium , Pallekele
West Indies by 15 runs
T20I 277
28 September
South Africa
AB de Villiers
Pakistan
Mohammad Hafeez
R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo
Pakistan by 2 wickets
T20I 278
28 September
India
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Australia
George Bailey
R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo
Australia by 9 wickets
T20I 279
29 September
New Zealand
Ross Taylor
England
Stuart Broad
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium , Pallekele
England by 6 wickets
T20I 280
29 September
West Indies
Darren Sammy
Sri Lanka
Mahela Jayawardene
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium , Pallekele
Sri Lanka by 9 wickets
T20I 281
30 September
South Africa
AB de Villiers
Australia
George Bailey
R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo
Australia by 8 wickets
T20I 282
30 September
Pakistan
Mohammad Hafeez
India
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo
India by 8 wickets
T20I 283
1 October
West Indies
Darren Sammy
New Zealand
Ross Taylor
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium , Pallekele
Match tied; West Indies won the Super Over
T20I 284
1 October
Sri Lanka
Kumar Sangakkara
England
Stuart Broad
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium , Pallekele
Sri Lanka by 19 runs
T20I 285
2 October
Pakistan
Mohammad Hafeez
Australia
George Bailey
R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo
Pakistan by 32 runs
T20I 286
2 October
India
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
South Africa
AB de Villiers
R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo
India by 1 run
Knockout stage
ICC Women's World Twenty20
Group Stage
Group Stage
No.
Date
Group
Team 1
Captain 1
Team 2
Captain 2
Venue
Result
WT20I 166
26 September
B
Sri Lanka
Shashikala Siriwardene
South Africa
Mignon du Preez
Galle International Stadium , Galle
South Africa by 6 wickets
WT20I 167
26 September
B
New Zealand
Suzie Bates
West Indies
Merissa Aguilleira
Galle International Stadium , Galle
West Indies by 7 wickets
WT20I 168
27 September
A
England
Charlotte Edwards
Pakistan
Sana Mir
Galle International Stadium , Galle
England by 43 runs
WT20I 169
27 September
A
India
Mithali Raj
Australia
Jodie Fields
Galle International Stadium , Galle
Australia by 8 wickets
WT20I 170
28 September
B
New Zealand
Suzie Bates
South Africa
Mignon du Preez
Galle International Stadium , Galle
New Zealand by 22 runs
WT20I 171
28 September
B
Sri Lanka
Shashikala Siriwardene
West Indies
Merissa Aguilleira
Galle International Stadium , Galle
Sri Lanka won by 5 runs (D/L )
WT20I 172
29 September
A
Australia
Jodie Fields
Pakistan
Sana Mir
Galle International Stadium , Galle
Australia by 25 runs (D/L )
WT20I 173
29 September
A
India
Mithali Raj
England
Charlotte Edwards
Galle International Stadium , Galle
England by 9 wickets
WT20I 174
30 September
B
South Africa
Mignon du Preez
West Indies
Merissa Aguilleira
Galle International Stadium , Galle
West Indies by 10 wickets
WT20I 175
30 September
B
Sri Lanka
Shashikala Siriwardene
New Zealand
Suzie Bates
Galle International Stadium , Galle
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
WT20I 176
1 October
A
India
Mithali Raj
Pakistan
Sana Mir
Galle International Stadium , Galle
Pakistan by 1 run
WT20I 177
1 October
A
Australia
Jodie Fields
England
Charlotte Edwards
Galle International Stadium , Galle
England by 7 wickets
Play-offs
Final Placings
Kenya in Namibia
October
New Zealand in Sri Lanka
November
South Africa in Australia
West Indies in Bangladesh
England in India
Test series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test 2058
15–19 November
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Alastair Cook
Sardar Patel Stadium , Ahmedabad
India by 9 wickets
Test 2062
23–27 November
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Alastair Cook
Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai
England by 10 wickets
Test 2065
5–9 December
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Alastair Cook
Eden Gardens , Kolkata
England by 7 wickets
Test 2066
13–17 December
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Alastair Cook
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium , Nagpur
Match drawn
T20I series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
T20I 292
20 December
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Eoin Morgan
Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium , Pune
India by 5 wickets
T20I 294
22 December
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Eoin Morgan
Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai
England by 6 wickets
ODI series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI 3318
11 January
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Alastair Cook
Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium , Rajkot
England by 9 runs
ODI 3320
15 January
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Alastair Cook
Nehru Stadium , Kochi
India by 127 runs
ODI 3322
19 January
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Alastair Cook
JSCA International Stadium Complex , Ranchi
India by 7 wickets
ODI 3327
23 January
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Alastair Cook
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium , Mohali
India by 5 wickets
ODI 3329
27 January
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Alastair Cook
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium , Dharamsala
England by 7 wickets
December
New Zealand women in Australia
Sri Lanka in Australia
Test series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test 2067
14–18 December
Michael Clarke
Mahela Jayawardene
Bellerive Oval , Hobart
Australia by 137 runs
Test 2068
26–30 December
Michael Clarke
Mahela Jayawardene
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
Australia by an innings and 201 runs
Test 2070
3–7 January
Michael Clarke
Mahela Jayawardene
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
Australia by 5 wickets
ODI series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI 3317
11 January
George Bailey
Mahela Jayawardene
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
Australia by 107 runs
ODI 3319
13 January
George Bailey
Mahela Jayawardene
Adelaide Oval , Adelaide
Sri Lanka by 8 wickets
ODI 3321
18 January
Michael Clarke
Mahela Jayawardene
The Gabba , Brisbane
Sri Lanka by 4 wickets
ODI 3324
20 January
Michael Clarke
Mahela Jayawardene
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
No result
ODI 3326
23 January
Michael Clarke
Mahela Jayawardene
Bellerive Oval , Hobart
Australia by 32 runs
T20I series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
T20I 299
26 January
George Bailey
Angelo Mathews
Stadium Australia , Sydney
Sri Lanka by 5 wickets
T20I 300
28 January
George Bailey
Angelo Mathews
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
Sri Lanka by 2 runs (D/L )
New Zealand in South Africa
Pakistan in India
February
West Indies in Australia
Pakistan in South Africa
Test series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test 2072
1–5 February
Graeme Smith
Misbah-ul-Haq
New Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg
South Africa by 211 runs
Test 2073
14–18 February
Graeme Smith
Misbah-ul-Haq
Newlands , Cape Town
South Africa by 4 wickets
Test 2075
22–26 February
Graeme Smith
Misbah-ul-Haq
SuperSport Park , Centurion
South Africa by an innings and 18 runs
T20I series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
T20I 304a
1 March
Faf du Plessis
Mohammad Hafeez
Kingsmead, Durban
No result
T20I 306
3 March
Faf du Plessis
Mohammad Hafeez
SuperSport Park , Centurion
Pakistan by 95 runs
ODI series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI 3343
10 March
AB de Villiers
Misbah-ul-Haq
Chevrolet Park , Bloemfontein
South Africa by 125 runs
ODI 3346
15 March
AB de Villiers
Misbah-ul-Haq
SuperSport Park , Centurion
Pakistan by 6 wickets (D/L )
ODI 3347
17 March
AB de Villiers
Misbah-ul-Haq
New Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg
South Africa by 34 runs
ODI 3348
21 March
AB de Villiers
Misbah-ul-Haq
Kingsmead, Durban
Pakistan by 3 wickets
ODI 3350
24 March
AB de Villiers
Misbah-ul-Haq
Willowmoore Park , Benoni
South Africa by 6 wickets
England in New Zealand
Australia in India
Zimbabwe in the West Indies
ODI series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI 3337
22 February
Dwayne Bravo
Brendan Taylor
National Cricket Stadium , St George's , Grenada
West Indies by 156 runs
ODI 3339
24 February
Dwayne Bravo
Brendan Taylor
National Cricket Stadium , St George's , Grenada
West Indies by 7 wickets
ODI 3340
26 February
Dwayne Bravo
Brendan Taylor
National Cricket Stadium , St George's , Grenada
West Indies by 5 wickets
T20I series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
T20I 305
2 March
Darren Sammy
Brendan Taylor
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium , North Sound , Antigua
West Indies by 8 wickets
T20I 308
3 March
Darren Sammy
Brendan Taylor
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium , North Sound , Antigua
West Indies by 41 runs
Test series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test 2079
12–16 March
Darren Sammy
Brendan Taylor
Kensington Oval , Bridgetown , Barbados
West Indies by 9 wickets
Test 2083
20–24 March
Darren Sammy
Brendan Taylor
Windsor Park , Roseau , Dominica
West Indies by an innings and 65 runs
March
Afghanistan vs Scotland in the United Arab Emirates
Bangladesh in Sri Lanka
Kenya vs Canada in the United Arab Emirates
Ireland in the United Arab Emirates
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External links
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