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

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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

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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
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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
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On-going tournaments

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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

Bangladesh in Ireland and England

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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

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2020 Papua New Guinea Tri-Nation Series

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

New Zealand in Ireland

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Pakistan in the Netherlands

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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2020 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B

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

Pakistan in England

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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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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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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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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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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