International cricket in 2009
International cricket in 2009 is defined as the season of international cricket between May and August 2009 in all cricket playing countries, as well as all international matches scheduled for the 2009 English cricket season. Matches between September 2008 and March 2009 are defined as belonging to the 2008–09 season, while matches between September 2009 and March 2010 will fall under the 2009–10 season.
Season overview
April
ICC World Cup Qualifier
The 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier is a cricket tournament that took place in April 2009 in South Africa. It was the final qualification tournament for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.The top four teams qualified for the 2011 Cricket World Cup, and Scotland retained the One-day international, meanwhile Afghanistan
gained the ODI status for the following four years and also automatically qualify for the ICC Intercontinental Cup. The bottom two teams was relegated to 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three. The final and the play-offs for third and fifth place was official ODIs.
Group stage
| Team | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.492 | 10 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.490 | 8 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.318 | 6 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −0.506 | 2 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −0.928 | 2 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −1.144 | 2 |
| Team | |||||||
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.683 | 8 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.557 | 8 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −0.134 | 8 | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −0.278 | 4 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −0.441 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −1.341 | 0 |
Team qualifies for Super Eights
Team moves into the 9th Place Playoff Semifinals
9th Place Playoffs
Super Eights
Team qualifies for 2011 Cricket World Cup and gains ODI statusTeam gains ODI status
Team plays in the 7th place playoff
Playoffs
Final standings
Pakistan vs Australia in the United Arab Emirates
- This series was moved from Pakistan to UAE for security reasons.
May
West Indies in England
ICC World Cricket League Division Seven
Group stage
The 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven will be held in May 2009 in Guernsey. The two leading teams of the tournament will be promoted to Division Six later the same year.| Team | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +2.920 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +1.260 | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.501 | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.758 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.873 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2.166 |
Team qualifies for 2009 Division Six
Team remains in 2011 Division Seven
Team is relegated to 2010 Division Eight
- -replayed
Finals and Play-offs
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| 24 May | Stuart Le Prevost | Yaser Sadeq | King George V Sports Ground, Castel | by 3 wickets | |||
| 24 May | Wale Adeoye | Masaomi Kobayashi | College Field, St Peter Port | by 68 runs | |||
| 24 May | Shazam Ramjohn | Christian Rocca | Guernsey Rovers Athletic Club, Port Soif | by 8 runs |
Final Placings
| Pos | Team | Status |
| 1st | Promoted to Global Division Six for 2009 | |
| 2nd | Promoted to Global Division Six for 2009 | |
| 3rd | Remain in Global Division Seven for 2011 | |
| 4th | Remain in Global Division Seven for 2011 | |
| 5th | Relegated to Global Division Eight for 2010 | |
| 6th | Relegated to Global Division Eight for 2010 |
June
ICC World Twenty20
Group stage
| Team | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.227 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −0.162 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.996 | 0 |
| Team | |||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.175 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.850 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −2.025 | 2 |
| Team | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.626 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.715 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −1.331 | 0 |
| Team | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.275 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.309 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −5.281 | 0 |
Super Eights
| Team | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.787 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.063 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.414 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −0.466 | 0 |
| Team | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.267 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.185 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.232 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −2.183 | 0 |
Knockout stage
India in the West Indies
July
Pakistan in Sri Lanka
Canada in Scotland
Scotland and Canada also played an Intercontinental Cup match. See main article.Kenya in Ireland
Kenya and Ireland also played an Intercontinental Cup match. See main article.Australia in England
Bangladesh in the West Indies
Canada in the Netherlands
Canada and the Netherlands also played an Intercontinental Cup match. See main article.New Zealand in Zimbabwe
New Zealand were due to tour Zimbabwe for a series of three One Day Internationals in 2009 but the tour was cancelled due to political and security reasons, and the New Zealand Cricket discussed possible fixtures in 2010 but made no definitive decisions.August
Bangladesh in Zimbabwe
Kenya in Canada
Kenya and Canada also will play an Intercontinental Cup match. See main article.New Zealand in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, New Zealand, and India will play in a tri-series during this time.In the T20I No. 120 Jacob Oram took the second hat-trick in Twenty20 International
Afghanistan in Zimbabwe
Afghanistan and Zimbabwe XI played an Intercontinental Cup match. See main article.Ireland in Scotland
Ireland and Scotland also played an Intercontinental Cup match. See main article.England in Ireland
Australia in Scotland
Afghanistan in the Netherlands
Afghanistan and the Netherlands also played an Intercontinental Cup match. See main article.ICC World Cricket League Division Six
Group stage
The 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Six will be held in August and September 2009 in Singapore. The two leading teams of the tournament will be promoted to Division Five in 2010.| Team | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +1.045 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.909 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.467 | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.326 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.250 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.746 |
Team qualifies for 2010 Division Five
Team remains in 2011 Division Six
Team is relegated to 2011 Division Seven
- -replayed
Finals and Play-offs
| Match No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| 5 September | Chetan Suryawanshi | Yaser Sadeq | Kallang, Central Region, Singapore | by 68 runs | |||
| 5 September | Suhan Alagaratnam | Stuart Le Prevost | The Padang, Central Region, Singapore | by 2 runs | |||
| 5 September | Omar Ali | Zaheer Ashiq | Indian Association, Central Region, Singapore | by 23 runs |
Final Placings
After the conclusion of the tournament the teams were distributed as follows:| Pos | Team | Status |
| 1st | Promoted to Division Five for 2010 | |
| 2nd | Promoted to Division Five for 2010 | |
| 3rd | Remained in Division Six for 2011 | |
| 4th | Remained in Division Six for 2011 | |
| 5th | Relegated to Division Seven for 2011 | |
| 6th | Relegated to Division Seven for 2011 |
Season summary
Result Summary
- lose their ODI status in the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier.
- won ODI status in the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier.
Stats Leaders
Test
ODI
T20I
Milestones
ODI
- played and won their first ODI Match, vs, on 19 April.
- Chris Gayle played his 200th ODI Match, on 23 May.
- Yuvraj Singh reached 7,000 runs in ODI, vs West Indies on 28 June.
- Mahela Jayawardene played his 300th ODI Match, on 1 August.
Test
- Andrew Strauss reached 5,000 runs scored in Test, vs on 8 July.
- Ricky Ponting reached 11,000 runs scored in Test, vs on 9 July.
- Mohammad Yousuf reached 7,000 runs scored in Test, vs on 20 July.
- Kumar Sangakkara reached 7,000 runs scored in Test, vs on 24 July.
- Daniel Vettori reached 3000 test runs and 300 Test wickets in Test, vs on 26 August.