International cricket in 2018
# International cricket in 2018

The 2018 international cricket season was from May 2018 to September 2018. 16 Test matches, 27 One-day Internationals (ODIs) and 33 Twenty20 International (T20Is), as well as 14 Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) and 81 Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is), were played during this period.

The season started with India leading the Test cricket rankings, England leading the ODI rankings, Pakistan leading the Twenty20 rankings, and Australia women leading the women's rankings. This season was also the first to be scheduled under the 2018–2023 Future Tours Programme. In addition, all women's Twenty20 matches played between member sides after 1 July were given full international status and classified as WT20Is, as per a decision made by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in April 2018. The first WT20Is to be classified as such under these new rules took place at the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier.

Men's international cricket started with Pakistan's tour of Ireland, which included a one-off Test match that Pakistan won. The Test match was Ireland's first. This season also included Afghanistan's first Test match and Nepal's first ODI matches. Scotland beat England for the first time in ODIs after winning the one-off ODI in Edinburgh. Scotland's innings total of 371/5 was the highest score by an Associate team against a Full Member team. In the 3rd ODI of Australia's tour of England, England scored a new record high ODI innings total of 481/6 off 50 overs.

The qualification process for the 2023 Cricket World Cup started with the World Cricket League Division Four tournament that was held in Malaysia. Uganda and Denmark were promoted to Division Three while Vanuatu and Bermuda were relegated to Division Five.

The qualification process for the 2020 ICC T20 World Cup continued in this season. The Africa Eastern Sub Region Qualifier was held in Rwanda and saw Kenya and Uganda qualify for the Africa Regional Qualifier. The Europe Group A, B, and C Sub Region Qualifiers were held in the Netherlands. Denmark, Germany, Guernsey, Italy, Jersey, and Norway qualified for the Europe Regional Qualifier. The East Asia-Pacific (EAP) Group A Sub Region Qualifier was conducted and Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu qualified for the EAP Region Qualifier.

Women's international cricket started off with Bangladesh's tour of South Africa. In the first WODI of New Zealand's tour of Ireland, New Zealand scored a new record total in a WODI innings of 490/4 off 50 overs. The Women's Asia Cup saw a number of upsets occur. Bangladesh advanced to their first Asia Cup final after recording their first wins against India and Pakistan in WT20Is, and Thailand recorded their first victory over a Full Member nation after beating Sri Lanka. Bangladesh went on beat India in the final, to win their first Asia Cup title. In the first WT20I of the Women's T20 Tri-Series in England, New Zealand scored a new record total in a WT20I innings of 216/1 off 20 overs against South Africa. Later the same day, England broke the WT20I record, scoring 250/3, also against South Africa.

## Season overview

Men's international tours :

| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Test | ODI | T20I |
| 11 May 2018 | Ireland | Pakistan | 0−1 [1] | — | — |
| 24 May 2018 | England | Pakistan | 1−1 [2] | — | — |
| 31 May 2018 | West Indies | World XI | — | — | 1−0 [1] |
| 3 June 2018 | Afghanistan | Bangladesh | — | — | 3−0 [3] |
| 6 June 2018 | West Indies | Sri Lanka | 1−1 [3] | — | — |
| 10 June 2018 | Scotland | England | — | 1−0 [1] | — |
| 12 June 2018 | Scotland | Pakistan | — | — | 0−2 [2] |
| 13 June 2018 | England | Australia | — | 5−0 [5] | 1−0 [1] |
| 14 June 2018 | India | Afghanistan | 1−0 [1] | — | — |
| 27 June 2018 | Ireland | India | — | — | 0−2 [2] |
| 3 July 2018 | England | India | 4−1 [5] | 2−1 [3] | 1−2 [3] |
| 4 July 2018 | West Indies | Bangladesh | 2–0 [2] | 1−2 [3] | 1–2 [3] |
| 12 July 2018 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 2−0 [2] | 2−3 [5] | 1−0 [1] |
| 13 July 2018 | Zimbabwe | Pakistan | — | 0−5 [5] | — |
| 29 July 2018 | Nepal | Netherlands | — | — | 0−0 [1] |
| 1 August 2018 | Netherlands | Nepal | — | 1−1 [2] | — |
| 20 August 2018 | Ireland | Afghanistan | — | 1−2 [3] | 0−2 [3] |
| Men's international tournaments ||||||
| Start date | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Winners | Winners |
| 29 April 2018 | 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four | 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four | 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four | Uganda | Uganda | Uganda |
| 12 June 2018 | 2018 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series | 2018 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series | 2018 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series | Scotland | Scotland | Scotland |
| 1 July 2018 | 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series | 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series | 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series | Pakistan | Pakistan |

Women's international tours :

| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Start date | Home team | Away team | WTest | WODI | WT20I |
| 4 May 2018 | South Africa | Bangladesh | — | 5–0 [5] | 3–0 [3] |
| 6 June 2018 | Ireland | New Zealand | — | 0–3 [3] | 0–1 [1] |
| 9 June 2018 | England | South Africa | — | 2–1 [3] | — |
| 28 June 2018 | Ireland | Bangladesh | — | — | 1−2 [3] |
| 7 July 2018 | England | New Zealand | — | 2−1 [3] | — |
| Women's international tournaments ||||||
| Start date | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Winners | Winners |
| 3 June 2018 | 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup | 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup | 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup | Bangladesh | Bangladesh |
| 20 June 2018 | 2018 England women's Tri-Nation Series | 2018 England women's Tri-Nation Series | 2018 England women's Tri-Nation Series | England | England |
| 7 July 2018 | 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier | 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier | 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier | Bangladesh | Bangladesh |

## Rankings

The following are the rankings at the beginning of the season, following the ICC's annual re-weighting.

ICC Test Championship 1 May 2018 :

| Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | India | 28 | 3499 | 125 |
| 2 | South Africa | 32 | 3589 | 112 |
| 3 | Australia | 33 | 3499 | 106 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 23 | 2354 | 102 |
| 5 | England | 36 | 3511 | 98 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 31 | 2914 | 94 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 17 | 1463 | 86 |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 16 | 1202 | 75 |
| 9 | West Indies | 22 | 1484 | 67 |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 8 | 12 | 2 |

ICC ODI Championship 2 May 2018 :

| Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | England | 42 | 5257 | 125 |
| 2 | India | 45 | 5492 | 122 |
| 3 | South Africa | 34 | 3842 | 113 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 41 | 4602 | 112 |
| 5 | Australia | 32 | 3327 | 104 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 32 | 3279 | 102 |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 24 | 2220 | 93 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 43 | 3302 | 77 |
| 9 | West Indies | 29 | 1989 | 69 |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 28 | 1758 | 63 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 37 | 2021 | 55 |
| 12 | Ireland | 20 | 766 | 38 |

ICC T20I Championship 2 May 2018 :

| Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Pakistan | 23 | 2990 | 130 |
| 2 | Australia | 15 | 1894 | 126 |
| 3 | India | 32 | 3932 | 123 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 22 | 2542 | 116 |
| 5 | England | 17 | 1951 | 115 |
| 6 | South Africa | 18 | 2058 | 114 |
| 7 | West Indies | 18 | 2048 | 114 |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 22 | 1917 | 87 |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 27 | 2287 | 85 |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 21 | 1570 | 75 |
| 11 | Scotland | 9 | 592 | 66 |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 14 | 817 | 58 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 8 | 421 | 53 |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 12 | 608 | 51 |
| 15 | Hong Kong | 10 | 420 | 42 |
| 16 | Oman | 7 | 270 | 39 |
| 17 | Ireland | 11 | 358 | 33 |

ICC Women's Rankings 12 April 2018 :

| Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Australia | 55 | 7284 | 132 |
| 2 | England | 49 | 6134 | 125 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 57 | 6900 | 121 |
| 4 | India | 62 | 7101 | 115 |
| 5 | West Indies | 48 | 4725 | 98 |
| 6 | South Africa | 62 | 5775 | 93 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 52 | 3920 | 75 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 52 | 3256 | 63 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 19 | 704 | 37 |
| 10 | Ireland | 17 | 504 | 30 |

## April

### 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Uganda | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.175 | Promoted to Division Three for 2018 |
| 2 | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.349 | Promoted to Division Three for 2018 |
| 3 | Malaysia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.322 | Relegated to ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League |
| 4 | Jersey | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.044 | Relegated to ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League |
| 5 | Vanuatu | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.677 | Relegated to ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League |
| 6 | Bermuda | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.065 | Relegated to ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League |

Group stage :

| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st Match | 29 April | Uganda | Roger Mukasa | Malaysia | Anwar Arudin | Kinrara Academy Oval, Bandar Kinrara | Malaysia by 9 runs |
| 2nd Match | 29 April | Denmark | Hamid Shah | Bermuda | Terryn Fray | Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur | Denmark by 8 wickets |
| 3rd Match | 29 April | Jersey | Charles Perchard | Vanuatu | Andrew Mansale | UKM Cricket Oval, Bandar Kinrara | Jersey by 7 wickets |
| 4th Match | 30 April | Malaysia | Anwar Arudin | Vanuatu | Andrew Mansale | Kinrara Academy Oval, Bandar Kinrara | Malaysia by 23 runs |
| 5th Match | 30 April | Denmark | Hamid Shah | Jersey | Charles Perchard | Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur | Denmark by 7 wickets (DLS) |
| 6th Match | 30 April | Uganda | Roger Mukasa | Bermuda | Terryn Fray | UKM Cricket Oval, Bandar Kinrara | Uganda by 189 runs |
| 7th Match | 2 May | Bermuda | Terryn Fray | Jersey | Charles Perchard | Kinrara Academy Oval, Bandar Kinrara | Bermuda by 58 runs |
| 8th Match | 2 May | Uganda | Roger Mukasa | Vanuatu | Andrew Mansale | Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur | Uganda by 81 runs |
| 9th Match | 2 May | Malaysia | Anwar Arudin | Denmark | Hamid Shah | UKM Cricket Oval, Bandar Kinrara | Denmark by 33 runs |
| 10th Match | 3 May | Uganda | Roger Mukasa | Denmark | Hamid Shah | Kinrara Academy Oval, Bandar Kinrara | Uganda by 1 run (DLS) |
| 11th Match | 3 May | Malaysia | Anwar Arudin | Jersey | Charles Perchard | Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur | Jersey by 10 runs (DLS) |
| 12th Match | 3 May | Bermuda | Terryn Fray | Vanuatu | Andrew Mansale | UKM Cricket Oval, Bandar Kinrara | Vanuatu by 4 wickets |
| 13th Match | 5 May | Denmark | Hamid Shah | Vanuatu | Andrew Mansale | Kinrara Academy Oval, Bandar Kinrara | Vanuatu by 5 wickets |
| 14th Match | 5 May | Malaysia | Anwar Arudin | Bermuda | Terryn Fray | Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur | No result |
| 15th Match | 5 May | Uganda | Roger Mukasa | Jersey | Charles Perchard | UKM Cricket Oval, Bandar Kinrara | No result |
| Replays |||||||||
| 14th Match | 6 May | Malaysia | Anwar Arudin | Bermuda | Terryn Fray | Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia by 89 runs |
| 15th Match | 6 May | Uganda | Roger Mukasa | Jersey | Charles Perchard | UKM Cricket Oval, Bandar Kinrara | Uganda by 7 runs |

**Final standings**

| Pos | Team | Status |
| - | - | - |
| 1st | Uganda | Promoted to Division Three for 2018 |
| 2nd | Denmark | Promoted to Division Three for 2018 |
| 3rd | Malaysia | Remained in Division Four |
| 4th | Jersey | Remained in Division Four |
| 5th | Vanuatu | Relegated to Division Five |
| 6th | Bermuda | Relegated to Division Five |

## May

### Bangladesh women in South Africa

WODI series :

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WODI 1110 | 4 May | Dane van Niekerk | Rumana Ahmed | Senwes Park, Potchefstroom | South Africa by 106 runs |
| WODI 1111 | 6 May | Dane van Niekerk | Rumana Ahmed | Senwes Park, Potchefstroom | South Africa by 9 wickets |
| WODI 1112 | 9 May | Dane van Niekerk | Rumana Ahmed | Diamond Oval, Kimberley | South Africa by 9 wickets |
| WODI 1113 | 11 May | Chloe Tryon | Rumana Ahmed | Diamond Oval, Kimberley | South Africa by 154 runs |
| WODI 1114 | 14 May | Dane van Niekerk | Rumana Ahmed | Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein | South Africa by 6 wickets |
| WT20I series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| WT20I 413 | 17 May | Chloe Tryon | Salma Khatun | Diamond Oval, Kimberley | South Africa by 17 runs |
| WT20I 414 | 19 May | Dane van Niekerk | Salma Khatun | Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein | South Africa by 32 runs |
| WT20I 415 | 20 May | Dane van Niekerk | Salma Khatun | Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein | South Africa by 23 runs |

### Pakistan in Ireland

Only Test :

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Test 2303 | 11–15 May | William Porterfield | Sarfaraz Ahmed | The Village, Malahide | Pakistan by 5 wickets |

### Pakistan in England

Test series :

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Test 2304 | 24–28 May | Joe Root | Sarfaraz Ahmed | Lord's, London | Pakistan by 9 wickets |
| Test 2305 | 1–5 June | Joe Root | Sarfaraz Ahmed | Headingley, Leeds | England by an innings and 55 runs |

### Hurricane Relief T20 Challenge

West Indies v World XI T20I :

| No. | Date | West Indies Captain | World XI Captain | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20I 666 | 31 May | Carlos Brathwaite | Shahid Afridi | Lord's, London | West Indies by 72 runs |

## June

### Bangladesh vs Afghanistan in India

T20I series :

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20I 667 | 3 June | Asghar Stanikzai | Shakib Al Hasan | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun | Afghanistan by 45 runs |
| T20I 668 | 5 June | Asghar Stanikzai | Shakib Al Hasan | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun | Afghanistan by 6 wickets |
| T20I 669 | 7 June | Asghar Stanikzai | Shakib Al Hasan | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun | Afghanistan by 1 run |

### 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | India | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.446 |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.116 |
| 3 | Pakistan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.850 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.891 |
| 5 | Thailand | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.026 |
| 6 | Malaysia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5.302 |

Group stage :

| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WT20I 416 | 3 June | India | Harmanpreet Kaur | Malaysia | Winifred Duraisingam | Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur | India by 142 runs |
| WT20I 417 | 3 June | Bangladesh | Salma Khatun | Sri Lanka | Shashikala Siriwardene | Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur | Sri Lanka by 6 wickets |
| WT20I 418 | 3 June | Pakistan | Bismah Maroof | Thailand | Sornnarin Tippoch | Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur | Pakistan by 8 wickets |
| WT20I 419 | 4 June | Bangladesh | Salma Khatun | Pakistan | Bismah Maroof | Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur | Bangladesh by 7 wickets |
| WT20I 420 | 4 June | India | Harmanpreet Kaur | Thailand | Sornnarin Tippoch | Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur | India by 66 runs |
| WT20I 421 | 4 June | Sri Lanka | Shashikala Siriwardene | Malaysia | Winifred Duraisingam | Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur | Sri Lanka by 90 runs |
| WT20I 422 | 6 June | Pakistan | Bismah Maroof | Sri Lanka | Shashikala Siriwardene | Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur | Pakistan by 23 runs |
| WT20I 423 | 6 June | Thailand | Sornnarin Tippoch | Malaysia | Winifred Duraisingam | Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur | Thailand by 9 wickets |
| WT20I 424 | 6 June | India | Harmanpreet Kaur | Bangladesh | Salma Khatun | Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur | Bangladesh by 7 wickets |
| WT20I 426 | 7 June | Bangladesh | Salma Khatun | Thailand | Sornnarin Tippoch | Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur | Bangladesh by 9 wickets |
| WT20I 427 | 7 June | Pakistan | Bismah Maroof | Malaysia | Winifred Duraisingam | Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur | Pakistan by 147 runs |
| WT20I 428 | 7 June | India | Harmanpreet Kaur | Sri Lanka | Shashikala Siriwardene | Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur | India by 7 wickets |
| WT20I 429 | 9 June | India | Harmanpreet Kaur | Pakistan | Bismah Maroof | Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur | India by 7 wickets |
| WT20I 430 | 9 June | Sri Lanka | Shashikala Siriwardene | Thailand | Sornnarin Tippoch | Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur | Thailand by 4 wickets |
| WT20I 431 | 9 June | Bangladesh | Salma Khatun | Malaysia | Winifred Duraisingam | Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur | Bangladesh by 70 runs |
| Final |||||||||
| WT20I 432 | 10 June | India | Harmanpreet Kaur | Bangladesh | Salma Khatun | Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur | Bangladesh by 3 wickets |

### Sri Lanka in West Indies

Sobers–Tissera Trophy Test series :

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Test 2306 | 6–10 June | Jason Holder | Dinesh Chandimal | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies by 226 runs |
| Test 2308 | 14–18 June | Jason Holder | Dinesh Chandimal | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet | Match drawn |
| Test 2309 | 23–27 June | Jason Holder | Suranga Lakmal | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Sri Lanka by 4 wickets |

### New Zealand women in Ireland

Only WT20I :

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WT20I 425 | 6 June | Laura Delany | Suzie Bates | YMCA Cricket Club, Dublin | New Zealand by 10 wickets |
| WODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| WODI 1115 | 8 June | Laura Delany | Suzie Bates | YMCA Cricket Club, Dublin | New Zealand by 346 runs |
| WODI 1117 | 10 June | Laura Delany | Amy Satterthwaite | The Hills Cricket Club, Dublin | New Zealand by 306 runs |
| WODI 1119 | 13 June | Laura Delany | Suzie Bates | Clontarf Cricket Club, Dublin | New Zealand by 305 runs |

### South Africa women in England

2017–20 ICC Women's Championship – WODI series :

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WODI 1116 | 9 June | Heather Knight | Dane van Niekerk | New Road, Worcester | South Africa by 7 wickets |
| WODI 1118 | 12 June | Heather Knight | Dane van Niekerk | County Cricket Ground, Hove | England by 69 runs |
| WODI 1120 | 15 June | Heather Knight | Dane van Niekerk | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | England by 7 wickets |

### England in Scotland

Only ODI :

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODI 4008 | 10 June | Kyle Coetzer | Eoin Morgan | The Grange Club, Edinburgh | Scotland by 6 runs |

### 2018 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Scotland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1.148 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.553 |
| 3 | Ireland | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.410 |

Tri-series :

| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20I 670 | 12 June | Netherlands | Pieter Seelaar | Ireland | Gary Wilson | Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam | Netherlands by 4 runs |
| T20I 672 | 13 June | Netherlands | Pieter Seelaar | Ireland | Gary Wilson | Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam | Netherlands by 4 wickets |
| T20I 674 | 16 June | Ireland | Gary Wilson | Scotland | Kyle Coetzer | Sportpark Het Schootsveld, Deventer | Ireland by 46 runs |
| T20I 675 | 17 June | Ireland | Gary Wilson | Scotland | Kyle Coetzer | Sportpark Het Schootsveld, Deventer | Match tied |
| T20I 676 | 19 June | Netherlands | Pieter Seelaar | Scotland | Kyle Coetzer | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen | Scotland by 7 wickets |
| T20I 677 | 20 June | Netherlands | Pieter Seelaar | Scotland | Kyle Coetzer | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen | Scotland by 115 runs |

### Pakistan in Scotland

T20I series :

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20I 671 | 12 June | Kyle Coetzer | Sarfaraz Ahmed | The Grange Club, Edinburgh | Pakistan by 48 runs |
| T20I 673 | 13 June | Kyle Coetzer | Sarfaraz Ahmed | The Grange Club, Edinburgh | Pakistan by 84 runs |

### Australia in England

ODI series :

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODI 4009 | 13 June | Eoin Morgan | Tim Paine | The Oval, London | England by 3 wickets |
| ODI 4010 | 16 June | Jos Buttler | Tim Paine | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | England by 38 runs |
| ODI 4011 | 19 June | Eoin Morgan | Tim Paine | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | England by 242 runs |
| ODI 4012 | 21 June | Eoin Morgan | Tim Paine | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | England by 6 wickets |
| ODI 4013 | 24 June | Eoin Morgan | Tim Paine | Old Trafford, Manchester | England by 1 wicket |
| Only T20I |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| T20I 679 | 27 June | Eoin Morgan | Aaron Finch | Edgbaston, Birmingham | England by 28 runs |

### Afghanistan in India

Only Test :

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Test 2307 | 14–18 June | Ajinkya Rahane | Asghar Stanikzai | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | India by an innings and 262 runs |

### 2018 England women's Tri-Nation Series

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | England | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.571 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.238 |
| 3 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2.855 |

WT20I Tri-series :

| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WT20I 433 | 20 June | South Africa | Dane van Niekerk | New Zealand | Suzie Bates | County Ground, Taunton | New Zealand by 66 runs |
| WT20I 434 | 20 June | England | Heather Knight | South Africa | Dane van Niekerk | County Ground, Taunton | England by 121 runs |
| WT20I 435 | 23 June | England | Heather Knight | South Africa | Dane van Niekerk | County Ground, Taunton | South Africa by 6 wickets |
| WT20I 436 | 23 June | England | Heather Knight | New Zealand | Suzie Bates | County Ground, Taunton | England by 54 runs |
| WT20I 437 | 28 June | South Africa | Dane van Niekerk | New Zealand | Suzie Bates | County Ground, Bristol | New Zealand by 8 wickets |
| WT20I 439 | 28 June | England | Heather Knight | New Zealand | Suzie Bates | County Ground, Bristol | England by 7 wickets |
| Final ||||||||
| WT20I 442 | 1 July | England | Heather Knight | New Zealand | Suzie Bates | County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford | England by 7 wickets |

### India in Ireland

T20I series :

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20I 678 | 27 June | Gary Wilson | Virat Kohli | The Village, Malahide | India by 76 runs |
| T20I 680 | 29 June | Gary Wilson | Virat Kohli | The Village, Malahide | India by 143 runs |

### Bangladesh women in Ireland

WT20I series :

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WT20I 438 | 28 June | Laura Delany | Salma Khatun | YMCA Cricket Club, Dublin | Bangladesh by 4 wickets |
| WT20I 440 | 29 June | Laura Delany | Salma Khatun | The Village, Malahide | Bangladesh by 4 wickets |
| WT20I 441 | 1 July | Laura Delany | Salma Khatun | Sydney Parade, Dublin | Ireland by 6 wickets |

## July

### 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Australia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.809 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.707 |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.340 |

Tri-series :

| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20I 681 | 1 July | Zimbabwe | Hamilton Masakadza | Pakistan | Sarfaraz Ahmed | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Pakistan by 74 runs |
| T20I 682 | 2 July | Australia | Aaron Finch | Pakistan | Sarfaraz Ahmed | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Australia by 9 wickets |
| T20I 683 | 3 July | Zimbabwe | Hamilton Masakadza | Australia | Aaron Finch | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Australia by 100 runs |
| T20I 685 | 4 July | Zimbabwe | Hamilton Masakadza | Pakistan | Sarfaraz Ahmed | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Pakistan by 7 wickets |
| T20I 686 | 5 July | Australia | Aaron Finch | Pakistan | Sarfaraz Ahmed | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Pakistan by 45 runs |
| T20I 687 | 6 July | Zimbabwe | Hamilton Masakadza | Australia | Aaron Finch | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Australia by 5 wickets |
| Final ||||||||
| T20I 689 | 8 July | Australia | Aaron Finch | Pakistan | Sarfaraz Ahmed | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Pakistan by 6 wickets |

### India in England

T20I series :

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20I 684 | 3 July | Eoin Morgan | Virat Kohli | Old Trafford, Manchester | India by 8 wickets |
| T20I 688 | 6 July | Eoin Morgan | Virat Kohli | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | England by 5 wickets |
| T20I 690 | 8 July | Eoin Morgan | Virat Kohli | Bristol County Ground, Bristol | India by 7 wickets |
| ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 4014 | 12 July | Eoin Morgan | Virat Kohli | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | India by 8 wickets |
| ODI 4016 | 14 July | Eoin Morgan | Virat Kohli | Lord's, London | England by 86 runs |
| ODI 4018 | 17 July | Eoin Morgan | Virat Kohli | Headingley, Leeds | England by 8 wickets |
| Test series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 2314 | 1–5 August | Joe Root | Virat Kohli | Edgbaston, Birmingham | England by 31 runs |
| Test 2315 | 9–13 August | Joe Root | Virat Kohli | Lord's, London | England by an innings and 159 runs |
| Test 2316 | 18–22 August | Joe Root | Virat Kohli | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | India by 203 runs |
| Test 2317 | 30 August – 3 September | Joe Root | Virat Kohli | Rose Bowl, Southampton | England by 60 runs |
| Test 2318 | 7–11 September | Joe Root | Virat Kohli | The Oval, London | England by 118 runs |

### Bangladesh in West Indies and United States

Test series :

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Test 2310 | 4–8 July | Jason Holder | Shakib Al Hasan | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound | West Indies by an innings and 219 runs |
| Test 2312 | 12–16 July | Jason Holder | Shakib Al Hasan | Sabina Park, Kingston | West Indies by 166 runs |
| ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 4022 | 22 July | Jason Holder | Mashrafe Mortaza | Providence Stadium, Providence | Bangladesh by 48 runs |
| ODI 4023 | 25 July | Jason Holder | Mashrafe Mortaza | Providence Stadium, Providence | West Indies by 3 runs |
| ODI 4024 | 28 July | Jason Holder | Mashrafe Mortaza | Warner Park, Basseterre | Bangladesh by 18 runs |
| T20I series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| T20I 692 | 31 July | Carlos Brathwaite | Shakib Al Hasan | Warner Park, Basseterre | West Indies by 7 wickets (DLS) |
| T20I 693 | 4 August | Carlos Brathwaite | Shakib Al Hasan | Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill | Bangladesh by 12 runs |
| T20I 694 | 5 August | Carlos Brathwaite | Shakib Al Hasan | Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill | Bangladesh by 19 runs (DLS) |

### 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.013 |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.332 |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.235 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.147 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.669 |
| 2 | Scotland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.359 |
| 3 | Uganda | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.699 |
| 4 | Thailand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.917 |

Group stage :

| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WT20I 443 | 7 July | Ireland | Laura Delany | Thailand | Sornnarin Tippoch | Kampong Cricket Club, Utrecht | Ireland by 7 wickets |
| WT20I 444 | 7 July | Scotland | Kathryn Bryce | Uganda | Kevin Awino | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen | Scotland by 9 wickets |
| WT20I 445 | 7 July | Netherlands | Heather Siegers | United Arab Emirates | Humaira Tasneem | Kampong Cricket Club, Utrecht | United Arab Emirates by 6 wickets |
| WT20I 446 | 7 July | Bangladesh | Salma Khatun | Papua New Guinea | Pauke Siaka | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen | Bangladesh by 8 wickets |
| WT20I 447 | 8 July | Uganda | Kevin Awino | Thailand | Sornnarin Tippoch | Kampong Cricket Club, Utrecht | Uganda by 4 wickets |
| WT20I 448 | 8 July | Scotland | Kathryn Bryce | Ireland | Laura Delany | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen | Ireland by 9 wickets |
| WT20I 449 | 8 July | Netherlands | Heather Siegers | Bangladesh | Salma Khatun | Kampong Cricket Club, Utrecht | Bangladesh by 7 wickets |
| WT20I 450 | 8 July | Papua New Guinea | Pauke Siaka | United Arab Emirates | Humaira Tasneem | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen | Papua New Guinea by 2 wickets |
| WT20I 451 | 10 July | Thailand | Sornnarin Tippoch | Scotland | Kathryn Bryce | Kampong Cricket Club, Utrecht | Scotland by 27 runs |
| WT20I 452 | 10 July | Ireland | Laura Delany | Uganda | Kevin Awino | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen | Ireland by 8 wickets |
| WT20I 453 | 10 July | United Arab Emirates | Humaira Tasneem | Bangladesh | Salma Khatun | Kampong Cricket Club, Utrecht | Bangladesh by 8 wickets |
| WT20I 454 | 10 July | Netherlands | Heather Siegers | Papua New Guinea | Pauke Siaka | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen | Papua New Guinea by 44 runs |
| Semi Finals |||||||||
| WT20I 455 | 12 July | Ireland | Laura Delany | Papua New Guinea | Kaia Arua | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen | Ireland by 27 runs |
| WT20I 456 | 12 July | Uganda | Kevin Awino | Netherlands | Heather Siegers | Kampong Cricket Club, Utrecht | Uganda by 6 wickets |
| WT20I 457 | 12 July | Bangladesh | Salma Khatun | Scotland | Kathryn Bryce | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen | Bangladesh by 49 runs |
| WT20I 458 | 12 July | Thailand | Sornnarin Tippoch | United Arab Emirates | Humaira Tasneem | Kampong Cricket Club, Utrecht | Thailand by 7 wickets |
| Playoff Matches |||||||||
| WT20I 459 | 14 July | Netherlands | Heather Siegers | United Arab Emirates | Humaira Tasneem | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen | Match tied ( United Arab Emirates won S/O) |
| WT20I 461 | 14 July | Uganda | Kevin Awino | Thailand | Sornnarin Tippoch | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen | Thailand by 34 runs |
| WT20I 460 | 14 July | Papua New Guinea | Kaia Arua | Scotland | Kathryn Bryce | Kampong Cricket Club, Utrecht | Scotland by 10 wickets |
| WT20I 462 | 14 July | Ireland | Laura Delany | Bangladesh | Salma Khatun | Kampong Cricket Club, Utrecht | Bangladesh by 25 runs |

**Final standings**

| Position | Team |
| - | - |
| 1st | Bangladesh |
| 2nd | Ireland |
| 3rd | Scotland |
| 4th | Papua New Guinea |
| 5th | Thailand |
| 6th | Uganda |
| 7th | United Arab Emirates |
| 8th | Netherlands |

Qualified for the 2018 World Twenty20.

### New Zealand women in England

2017–20 ICC Women's Championship – WODI series :

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WODI 1121 | 7 July | Heather Knight | Suzie Bates | Headingley, Leeds | England by 142 runs |
| WODI 1122 | 10 July | Heather Knight | Suzie Bates | County Cricket Ground, Derby | England by 123 runs |
| WODI 1123 | 13 July | Heather Knight | Suzie Bates | Grace Road, Leicester | New Zealand by 4 wickets |

### South Africa in Sri Lanka

Test series :

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Test 2311 | 12–16 July | Suranga Lakmal | Faf du Plessis | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Sri Lanka by 278 runs |
| Test 2313 | 20–24 July | Suranga Lakmal | Faf du Plessis | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 199 runs |
| ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 4025 | 29 July | Angelo Mathews | Faf du Plessis | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla | South Africa by 5 wickets |
| ODI 4027 | 1 August | Angelo Mathews | Faf du Plessis | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla | South Africa by 4 wickets |
| ODI 4029 | 5 August | Angelo Mathews | Faf du Plessis | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy | South Africa by 78 runs |
| ODI 4030 | 8 August | Angelo Mathews | Quinton de Kock | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy | Sri Lanka by 3 runs (DLS) |
| ODI 4031 | 12 August | Angelo Mathews | Quinton de Kock | R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 178 runs |
| Only T20I |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| T20I 695 | 14 August | Angelo Mathews | JP Duminy | R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 3 wickets |

### Pakistan in Zimbabwe

ODI series :

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODI 4015 | 13 July | Hamilton Masakadza | Sarfaraz Ahmed | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | Pakistan by 201 runs |
| ODI 4017 | 16 July | Hamilton Masakadza | Sarfaraz Ahmed | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | Pakistan by 9 wickets |
| ODI 4019 | 18 July | Hamilton Masakadza | Sarfaraz Ahmed | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | Pakistan by 9 wickets |
| ODI 4020 | 20 July | Hamilton Masakadza | Sarfaraz Ahmed | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | Pakistan by 244 runs |
| ODI 4021 | 22 July | Hamilton Masakadza | Sarfaraz Ahmed | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | Pakistan by 131 runs |

### 2018 MCC Tri-Nation Series

Nepal v Netherlands :

| No. | Date | Nepal Captain | Netherlands Captain | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20I 691 | 29 July | Paras Khadka | Pieter Seelaar | Lord's, London | No result |

## August

### Nepal in Netherlands

ODI series :

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODI 4026 | 1 August | Pieter Seelaar | Paras Khadka | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen | Netherlands by 55 runs |
| ODI 4028 | 3 August | Pieter Seelaar | Paras Khadka | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen | Nepal by 1 run |

### Afghanistan in Ireland

T20I series :

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20I 696 | 20 August | Gary Wilson | Asghar Afghan | Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason | Afghanistan by 16 runs |
| T20I 697 | 22 August | Gary Wilson | Asghar Afghan | Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason | Afghanistan by 81 runs |
| T20I 697a | 24 August | Gary Wilson | Asghar Afghan | Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason | Match abandoned |
| ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 4032 | 27 August | William Porterfield | Asghar Afghan | Stormont, Belfast | Afghanistan by 29 runs |
| ODI 4033 | 29 August | William Porterfield | Asghar Afghan | Stormont, Belfast | Ireland by 3 wickets |
| ODI 4035 | 31 August | William Porterfield | Asghar Afghan | Stormont, Belfast | Afghanistan by 8 wickets |
