The international cricket season in 2005 lasted from April to September 2005.
Season overview
| International tours | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | ||
| Test | ODI | T20I | |||
| 18 May 2005 |  West Indies |  Pakistan | 1–1 [2] | 0–3 [3] | — |
| 26 May 2005 |  England |  Bangladesh | 2–0 [2] | — | — |
| 13 June 2005 | England | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia | 2–1 [5] | 1–2 [3] | 1–0 [1] |
| 13 July 2005 |  Sri Lanka | West Indies | 2–0 [2] | — | — |
| 7 August 2005 |  Zimbabwe |  New Zealand | 0–2 [2] | — | — |
| 31 August 2005 | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | 2–0 [2] | 3–0 [3] | — |
| 13 September 2005 | Zimbabwe |  India | 0–2 [2] | — | — |
| International tournaments | |||||
| Dates | Tournament | Winners | |||
| 16 June 2005 | NatWest Series | Trophy shared | |||
| 30 July 2005 | Indian Oil Cup | Sri Lanka | |||
| 17 August 2005 |  Afro-Asian Cup | Tied series | |||
| 24 August 2005 | Videocon Tri-Series | New Zealand | |||
| Minor tournaments | |||||
| Start date | Tournament | Winners | |||
| 22 April 2005 | ICC Intercontinental Cup |  Ireland | |||
| 1 July 2005 |  ICC Trophy |  Scotland | |||
Rankings
The following are the rankings at the start of the season
| ICC Test Championship 19 May 2005 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Points | ||
| 1 | Australia | 132 | ||
| 2 | England | 110 | ||
| 3 | India | 107 | ||
| 4 | Pakistan | 102 | ||
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 100 | ||
| 6 | South Africa | 100 | ||
| 7 | New Zealand | 97 | ||
| 8 | West Indies | 73 | ||
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 41 | ||
| 10 | Bangladesh | 6 | ||
| ICC ODI Championship 19 May 2005 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Points | ||
| 1 | Australia | 140 | ||
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 117 | ||
| 3 | India | 116 | ||
| 4 | South Africa | 112 | ||
| 5 | Pakistan | 110 | ||
| 6 | England | 103 | ||
| 7 | West Indies | 98 | ||
| 8 | New Zealand | 97 | ||
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 50 | ||
| 10 |  Kenya | 26 | ||
| 11 | Bangladesh | 11 | ||
April
ICC Intercontinental Cup
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 |
 Namibia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46.5 |
 Uganda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
 Nepal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40.5 |
 Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
| Scotland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
 Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bermuda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
 Cayman Islands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-Finals | |||||||
| First-class | 23–25 October | Bermuda | Clay Smith | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | United Ground, Windhoek | Match drawn; Kenya win on points |
| First-class | 23–25 October | Ireland | Trent Johnston | United Arab Emirates | Arshad Ali | Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek | Match drawn; Ireland win on points |
| Final | |||||||
| First-class | 27–29 October | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | Ireland | Trent Johnston | Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek | Ireland by 6 wickets |
May
Pakistan in the West Indies
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI series | |||||
| ODI 2246 | 18 May | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St. Vincent | Pakistan by 59 runs |
| ODI 2247 | 21 May | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St. Lucia | Pakistan by 40 runs |
| ODI 2248 | 22 May | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Younis Khan | Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St. Lucia | Pakistan by 22 runs |
| Test series | |||||
| Test 1752 | 26–29 May | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Younis Khan | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | West Indies by 276 runs |
| Test 1754 | 3–7 June | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | Pakistan by 136 runs |
Bangladesh in England
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test series | |||||
| Test 1751 | 26–28 May | Michael Vaughan | Habibul Bashar | Lord's, London | England by an innings and 261 runs |
| Test 1753 | 3–5 June | Michael Vaughan | Habibul Bashar | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | England by an innings and 27 runs |
June
Australia in England
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Only T20I | |||||
| T20I 2 | 13 June | Michael Vaughan | Ricky Ponting | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | England by 100 runs |
| ODI series | |||||
| ODI 2259 | 7 July | Michael Vaughan | Ricky Ponting | Headingley, Leeds | England by 9 wickets |
| ODI 2260 | 10 July | Michael Vaughan | Ricky Ponting | Lord's, London | Australia by 7 wickets |
| ODI 2261 | 12 July | Michael Vaughan | Ricky Ponting | The Oval, London | Australia by 8 wickets |
| Test series | |||||
| Test 1756 | 21–24 July | Michael Vaughan | Ricky Ponting | Lord's, London | Australia by 239 runs |
| Test 1758 | 4–7 August | Michael Vaughan | Ricky Ponting | Edgbaston, Birmingham | England by 2 runs |
| Test 1760 | 11–15 August | Michael Vaughan | Ricky Ponting | Old Trafford, Manchester | Match drawn |
| Test 1762 | 25–28 August | Michael Vaughan | Ricky Ponting | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | England by 3 wickets |
| Test 1763 | 8–12 September | Michael Vaughan | Ricky Ponting | The Oval, London | Match drawn |
NatWest Series
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 26 | +1.38 |
| Australia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 | +0.89 |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −2.01 |
July
ICC Trophy
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | +1.49 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | +0.70 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | +0.43 |
 Denmark | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −0.21 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | −1.05 |
 United States | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | −1.39 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +2.07 |
| Canada | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | +0.79 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | +0.43 |
| Namibia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +0.31 |
 Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | −2.20 |
 Oman | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −2.59 |
| Knock-Out Stages | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result | Type of match |
| Semi-Finals | ||||||||
| ICCT 449 | 9 July | Bermuda | Clay Smith | Scotland | Craig Wright | The Hills, Dublin | Scotland by 6 wickets | |
| ICCT 450 | 9 July | Ireland | Jason Molins | Canada | John Davison | Clontarf, Dublin | Ireland by 4 wickets | |
| 5th Place Semi-Finals | ||||||||
| ICCT 451 | 9 July | Netherlands | Luuk van Troost | Denmark | Carsten Pedersen | County Dublin | Netherlands by 89 runs | |
| ICCT 452 | 9 July | Namibia | Deon Kotze | United Arab Emirates | Khuram Khan | Malahide | United Arab Emirates by 4 wickets | |
| 9th Place Semi-Finals | ||||||||
| ICCT 453 | 9 July | Oman | Azhar Ali | Uganda | Joel Olwenyi | Rathmines | Oman by 6 runs | |
| ICCT 454 | 9 July | Papua New Guinea | Rarua Dikana | United States | Richard Staple | Merrion | United States by 8 wickets | |
| Placement Matches | ||||||||
| ICCT 455 | 11 July | Bermuda | Clay Smith | Canada | John Davison | Malahide | Canada by 5 wickets | 3rd Place Play-off |
| ICCT 457 | 11 July | Netherlands | Luuk van Troost | United Arab Emirates | Khuram Khan | Clontarf, Dublin | Netherlands by 145 runs | 5th Place Play-off |
| ICCT 456 | 11 July | Denmark | Carsten Pedersen | Namibia | Deon Kotze | The Hills, Dublin | Namibia by 103 runs | 7th Place Play-off |
| ICCT 458 | 11 July | Oman | Azhar Ali | United States | Richard Staple | County Dublin | Oman by 3 wickets | 9th Place Play-off |
| ICCT 459 | 11 July | Papua New Guinea | Rarua Dikana | United States | Richard Staple | Merrion | United States by 8 wickets | 11th Place Play-off |
| ICCT 460 | 13 July | Ireland | Kyle McCallan | Scotland | Craig Wright | Clontarf, Dublin | Scotland by 47 runs | Final |
West Indies in Sri Lanka
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test series | |||||
| Test 1755 | 13–16 July | Marvan Atapattu | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 6 wickets |
| Test 1757 | 22–25 July | Marvan Atapattu | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | Sri Lanka by 240 runs |
Indian Oil Cup in Sri Lanka
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | +0.19 |
| India | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | +0.26 |
| West Indies | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −0.46 |
August
Afro-Asian Cup
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI 2269 | 17 August | Shaun Pollock | Inzamam-ul-Haq | SuperSport Park, Centurion | AFR by 2 runs |
| ODI 2270 | 20 August | Shaun Pollock | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Kingsmead, Durban | ASI by 17 runs |
| ODI 2271 | 21 August | Graeme Smith | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Kingsmead, Durban | No result |
New Zealanders in Zimbabwe
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test series | |||||
| Test 1759 | 7–8 August | Tatenda Taibu | Stephen Fleming | Harare Sports Club, Harare | New Zealand by an innings and 294 runs |
| Test 1761 | 15–17 August | Tatenda Taibu | Stephen Fleming | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | New Zealand by an innings and 46 runs |
Videocon Tri-Series
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | +1.32 |
| India | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | +0.68 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -2.03 |
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Stages | |||||||
| ODI 2272 | 24 August | Zimbabwe | Tatenda Taibu | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | New Zealand by 192 runs |
| ODI 2273 | 26 August | India | Sourav Ganguly | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | New Zealand by 51 runs |
| ODI 2274 | 29 August | Zimbabwe | Tatenda Taibu | India | Sourav Ganguly | Harare Sports Club, Harare | India by 161 runs |
| ODI 2276 | 31 August | Zimbabwe | Tatenda Taibu | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | Harare Sports Club, Harare | New Zealand by 27 runs |
| ODI 2278 | 2 September | India | Sourav Ganguly | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | Harare Sports Club, Harare | India by 6 wickets |
| ODI 2280 | 4 September | Zimbabwe | Tatenda Taibu | India | Sourav Ganguly | Harare Sports Club, Harare | India by 4 wickets |
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result |
| Final | |||||||
| ODI 2281 | 6 September | India | Sourav Ganguly | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | Harare Sports Club, Harare | New Zealand by 6 wickets |
Bangladesh in Sri Lanka
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI series | |||||
| ODI 2275 | 31 August | Marvan Atapattu | Habibul Bashar | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 88 runs |
| ODI 2277 | 2 September | Marvan Atapattu | Habibul Bashar | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 75 runs |
| ODI 2279 | 4 September | Mahela Jayawardene | Habibul Bashar | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 6 wickets (D/L) |
| Test series | |||||
| Test 1764 | 12–14 September | Marvan Atapattu | Habibul Bashar | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by an innings and 96 runs |
| Test 1766 | 20–22 September | Marvan Atapattu | Habibul Bashar | P. Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by an innings and 69 runs |
September
Indians in Zimbabwe
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test series | |||||
| Test 1765 | 13−16 September | Tatenda Taibu | Sourav Ganguly | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | India by an innings and 90 runs |
| Test 1767 | 20−22 September | Tatenda Taibu | Sourav Ganguly | Harare Sports Club, Harare | India by 10 wickets |