International cricket in 2015–16

The 2015–2016 international cricket season was from October 2015 to April 2016.

Season overview

Men's international tours
Start date	Home team	Away team	Results [Matches]
			Test	ODI	T20I	FC	LA
2 October 2015	India	South Africa	3–0 [4]	2–3 [5]	0–2 [3]	—	—
9 October 2015	Zimbabwe	Ireland	—	2–1 [3]	—	—	—
13 October 2015	Pakistan	England	2–0 [3]	1–3 [4]	0–3 [3]	—	—
14 October 2015	Sri Lanka	West Indies	2–0 [2]	3–0 [3]	1–1 [2]	—	—
16 October 2015	Zimbabwe	Afghanistan	—	2–3 [5]	0–2 [2]	—	—
24 October 2015	Namibia	Ireland	—	—	—	0–1 [1]	—
30 October 2015	Namibia	Kenya	—	—	—	—	0–2 [2]
5 November 2015	Australia	New Zealand	2–0 [3]	—	—	—	—
5 November 2015	Bangladesh	Zimbabwe	—	3–0 [3]	1–1 [2]	—	—
11 November 2015	UAE	Hong Kong	—	0–2 [2]	—	0–1 [1]	—
16 November 2015	Nepal	PNG	—	—	—	—	0–2 [2]
21 November 2015	Afghanistan	PNG	—	—	—	1–0 [1]	—
21 November 2015	Hong Kong	Oman	—	—	1–2 [3]	—	—
22 November 2015	UAE	Oman	—	—	1–0 [1]	—	—
28 November 2015	Afghanistan	Hong Kong	—	—	0–1 [1]	—	—
29 November 2015	Afghanistan	Oman	—	—	2–0 [2]	—	—
10 December 2015	Australia	West Indies	2–0 [3]	—	—	—	—
10 December 2015	New Zealand	Sri Lanka	2–0 [2]	3–1 [5]	2–0 [2]	—	—
25 December 2015	Afghanistan	Zimbabwe	—	3–2 [5]	2–0 [2]	—	—
26 December 2015	South Africa	England	1–2 [4]	3–2 [5]	2–0 [2]	—	—
12 January 2016	Australia	India	—	4–1 [5]	0–3 [3]	—	—
15 January 2016	New Zealand	Pakistan	—	2–0 [3]	2–1 [3]	—	—
15 January 2016	Bangladesh	Zimbabwe	—	—	2–2 [4]	—	—
21 January 2016	Hong Kong	Scotland	—	1–0 [2]	1–1 [2]	0–0 [1]	—
21 January 2016	UAE	Netherlands	—	—	0–1 [1]	0–1 [1]	0–2 [2]
31 January 2016	PNG	Ireland	—	—	1–2 [3]	0–1 [1]	—
3 February 2016	New Zealand	Australia	0–2 [2]	2–1 [3]	—	—	—
4 February 2016	UAE	Scotland	—	—	1–0 [1]	—	—
5 February 2016	Netherlands	Scotland	—	—	0–1 [1]	—	—
9 February 2016	India	Sri Lanka	—	—	2–1 [3]	—	—
14 February 2016	UAE	Ireland	—	—	1–1 [2]	—	—
4 March 2016	South Africa	Australia	—	—	1–2 [3]	—	—
10 April 2016	Afghanistan	Namibia	—	—	—	1–0 [1]	—
16 April 2016	Nepal	Namibia	—	—	—	—	2–0 [2]
Men's international tournaments
Start date	Tournament				Winners
19 February 2016	2016 Asia Cup Qualifier				UAE
24 February 2016	2016 Asia Cup				India
8 March 2016	2016 ICC World Twenty20				West Indies
16 April 2016	2016 ICC Africa Twenty20 Division Two				Sierra Leone

Women's International Tours
Start date	Home team	Away team	Results [Matches]
			WODI	WT20I	WT20
13 October 2015	West Indies	Pakistan	3–1 [4]	3–0 [3]	—
3 November 2015	New Zealand	Sri Lanka	5–0 [5]	3–0 [3]	—
17 November 2015	Bangladesh	Zimbabwe	—	—	2–0 [2]
26 January 2016	Australia	India	2–1 [3]	1–2 [3]	—
2 February 2016	South Africa	England	1–2 [3]	1–2 [3]	—
15 February 2016	India	Sri Lanka	3–0 [3]	3–0 [3]	—
20 February 2016	New Zealand	Australia	1–2 [3]	2–1 [3]	—
22 February 2016	South Africa	West Indies	1–2 [3]	2–1 [3]	—
Women's international tournaments
Start date	Tournament			Winners
28 November 2015	2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier			Ireland
15 March 2016	2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20			West Indies

Youth tournaments
Start date	Tournament			Winners
14 October 2015	2015 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier			Nepal
22 January 2016	2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup			West Indies

Rankings

The following are the rankings at the beginning of the season.

ICC Test Championship 1 September 2015^[1]
Rank	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
1	South Africa	24	3008	125
2	Australia	32	3376	106
3	England	36	3686	102
4	Pakistan	24	2419	101
5	India	27	2710	100
6	New Zealand	29	2875	99
7	Sri Lanka	29	2595	89
8	West Indies	26	2101	81
9	Bangladesh	22	1026	47
10	Zimbabwe	10	53	5

ICC ODI Championship 11 September 2015^[2]
Rank	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
1	Australia	43	5419	126
2	India	51	5875	115
3	South Africa	52	5739	110
4	New Zealand	48	5250	109
5	Sri Lanka	60	6204	103
6	England	51	5108	100
7	Bangladesh	34	3253	96
8	Pakistan	50	4487	90
9	West Indies	35	3094	88
10	Ireland	12	589	49
11	Zimbabwe	36	1624	45
12	Afghanistan	15	618	41

ICC T20I Championship 31 August 2015^[3]
Rank	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
1	Sri Lanka	15	1891	126
2	Pakistan	22	2642	120
3	Australia	17	2006	118
4	India	12	1413	118
5	West Indies	17	1994	117
6	South Africa	23	2548	111
7	New Zealand	19	2047	108
8	England	17	1825	107
9	Bangladesh	12	926	77
10	Afghanistan	10	733	73
11	Hong Kong	7	503	72
12	Scotland	10	661	66
13	Netherlands	14	859	61
14	Zimbabwe	10	556	56
15	Ireland	10	422	42
Insufficient matches
	PNG	3	0	70
	UAE	5	0	0
	Oman	1	0	0

ICC Women's Rankings 1 October 2015^[4]
Rank	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
1	Australia	41	5490	134
2	England	39	4851	124
3	New Zealand	37	4040	109
4	India	29	3034	105
5	West Indies	41	4056	99
6	South Africa	40	3668	92
7	Pakistan	36	2904	81
8	Sri Lanka	37	2735	74
9	Bangladesh	13	742	57
10	Ireland	15	392	26

October

South Africa in India

Main article: South African cricket team in India in 2015–16

T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 456	2 October	MS Dhoni	Faf du Plessis	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala	South Africa by 7 wickets
T20I 457	5 October	MS Dhoni	Faf du Plessis	Barabati Stadium, Cuttack	South Africa by 6 wickets
T20I 457a	8 October	MS Dhoni	Faf du Plessis	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	Match abandoned
ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 3689	11 October	MS Dhoni	AB de Villiers	Green Park Stadium, Kanpur	South Africa by 5 runs
ODI 3692	14 October	MS Dhoni	AB de Villiers	Holkar Stadium, Indore	India by 22 runs
ODI 3695	18 October	MS Dhoni	AB de Villiers	Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot	South Africa by 18 runs
ODI 3698	22 October	MS Dhoni	AB de Villiers	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	India by 35 runs
ODI 3700	25 October	MS Dhoni	AB de Villiers	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	South Africa by 214 runs
2015 Freedom Trophy – Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2186	5–9 November	Virat Kohli	Hashim Amla	Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali	India by 108 runs
Test 2188	14–18 November	Virat Kohli	Hashim Amla	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	Match drawn
Test 2189	25–29 November	Virat Kohli	Hashim Amla	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur	India by 124 runs
Test 2191	3–7 December	Virat Kohli	Hashim Amla	Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi	India by 337 runs

Australia in Bangladesh

Main article: Australian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2015–16

Australia were scheduled to tour Bangladesh for 2 Tests in October, but the tour was cancelled by Cricket Australia due to security concerns.

Ireland in Zimbabwe

Main article: Irish cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2015–16

ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 3688	9 October	Elton Chigumbura	William Porterfield	Harare Sports Club, Harare	Zimbabwe by 2 wickets
ODI 3690	11 October	Elton Chigumbura	William Porterfield	Harare Sports Club, Harare	Zimbabwe by 5 wickets
ODI 3691	13 October	Elton Chigumbura	William Porterfield	Harare Sports Club, Harare	Ireland by 2 wickets

England vs. Pakistan in United Arab Emirates

Main article: English cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2015–16

Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2180	13–17 October	Misbah-ul-Haq	Alastair Cook	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Match drawn
Test 2183	22–26 October	Misbah-ul-Haq	Alastair Cook	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai	Pakistan by 178 runs
Test 2184	1–5 November	Misbah-ul-Haq	Alastair Cook	Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah	Pakistan by 127 runs
ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 3707	11 November	Azhar Ali	Eoin Morgan	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Pakistan by 6 wickets
ODI 3708	13 November	Azhar Ali	Eoin Morgan	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi	England by 95 runs
ODI 3710	17 November	Azhar Ali	Eoin Morgan	Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah	England by 6 wickets
ODI 3712	20 November	Azhar Ali	Eoin Morgan	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai	England by 84 runs
T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 468	26 November	Shahid Afridi	Eoin Morgan	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai	England by 14 runs
T20I 469	27 November	Shahid Afridi	Jos Buttler	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai	England by 3 runs
T20I 473	30 November	Shahid Afridi	Eoin Morgan	Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah	Match tied (  England won S/O)

2015 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier

Main article: 2015 Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier

West Indies in Sri Lanka

Main article: West Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2015–16

2015 Sobers–Tissera Trophy – Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2181	14–18 October	Angelo Mathews	Jason Holder	Galle International Stadium, Galle	Sri Lanka by an innings and 6 runs
Test 2182	22–26 October	Angelo Mathews	Jason Holder	Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo	Sri Lanka by 72 runs
ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 3701	1 November	Angelo Mathews	Jason Holder	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	Sri Lanka by 1 wicket (DLS)
ODI 3702	4 November	Angelo Mathews	Marlon Samuels	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	Sri Lanka by 8 wickets (DLS)
ODI 3704	7 November	Angelo Mathews	Jason Holder	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy	Sri Lanka by 19 runs (DLS)
T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 460	9 November	Lasith Malinga	Daren Sammy	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy	Sri Lanka by 30 runs
T20I 461	11 November	Lasith Malinga	Daren Sammy	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	West Indies by 23 runs

Afghanistan in Zimbabwe

Main article: Afghan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2015–16

ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 3693	16 October	Elton Chigumbura	Asghar Stanikzai	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	Zimbabwe by 8 wickets
ODI 3694	18 October	Elton Chigumbura	Asghar Stanikzai	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	Afghanistan by 58 runs
ODI 3696	20 October	Elton Chigumbura	Asghar Stanikzai	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	Zimbabwe by 6 wickets
ODI 3697	22 October	Elton Chigumbura	Asghar Stanikzai	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	Afghanistan by 3 wickets
ODI 3699	24 October	Elton Chigumbura	Asghar Stanikzai	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	Afghanistan by 73 runs
T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 458	26 October	Elton Chigumbura	Asghar Stanikzai	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	Afghanistan by 6 wickets
T20I 459	28 October	Elton Chigumbura	Asghar Stanikzai	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	Afghanistan by 5 wickets

Pakistan Women in West Indies

Main article: Pakistan women's cricket team in West Indies in 2015-16

WODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
WODI 959	16 October	Stafanie Taylor	Sana Mir	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet	Pakistan by 6 wickets
WODI 960	18 October	Stafanie Taylor	Sana Mir	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet	West Indies by 3 wickets
WODI 961	21 October	Stafanie Taylor	Sana Mir	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet	West Indies by 109 runs
WODI 962	24 October	Stafanie Taylor	Sana Mir	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet	West Indies by 6 wickets
WT20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
WT20I 318	29 October	Stafanie Taylor	Sana Mir	National Cricket Stadium, St. George's	West Indies by 8 wickets
WT20I 319	31 October	Stafanie Taylor	Sana Mir	National Cricket Stadium, St. George's	West Indies by 11 runs (DLS)
WT20I 320	1 November	Stafanie Taylor	Sana Mir	National Cricket Stadium, St. George's	Match tied (DLS) (  West Indies won S/O)

Ireland in Namibia

2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup - FC series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
First-class	24–27 October	Stephan Baard	William Porterfield	Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek	Ireland by an innings and 107 runs

Kenya in Namibia

2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship - LA series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
List A	30 October	Stephan Baard	Irfan Karim	Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek	Kenya by 11 runs
List A	2 November	Stephan Baard	Irfan Karim	Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek	Kenya by 92 runs

November

Sri Lanka Women in New Zealand

Main article: Sri Lankan women's cricket team in New Zealand in 2015–16

WODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
WODI 963	3 November	Suzie Bates	Shashikala Siriwardene	Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln	New Zealand by 96 runs
WODI 964	5 November	Suzie Bates	Shashikala Siriwardene	Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln	New Zealand by 10 wickets
WODI 965	7 November	Suzie Bates	Shashikala Siriwardene	Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln	New Zealand by 188 runs
WODI 966	10 November	Suzie Bates	Chamari Athapaththu	Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln	New Zealand by 10 wickets
WODI 967	13 November	Suzie Bates	Chamari Athapaththu	Hagley Oval, Christchurch	New Zealand by 8 wickets
WT20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
WT20I 321	15 November	Suzie Bates	Chamari Athapaththu	Hagley Oval, Christchurch	New Zealand by 102 runs
WT20I 322	20 November	Suzie Bates	Chamari Athapaththu	Saxton Oval, Nelson	New Zealand by 11 runs
WT20I 323	22 November	Suzie Bates	Chamari Athapaththu	Saxton Oval, Nelson	New Zealand by 9 wickets

New Zealand in Australia

Main article: New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 2015–16

2015 Trans-Tasman Trophy - Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2185	5–9 November	Steve Smith	Brendon McCullum	The Gabba, Brisbane	Australia by 208 runs
Test 2187	13–17 November	Steve Smith	Brendon McCullum	WACA Ground, Perth	Match drawn
Test 2190	27 November–1 December	Steve Smith	Brendon McCullum	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	Australia by 3 wickets

Zimbabwe in Bangladesh

Main article: Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh in 2015–16

ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 3703	7 November	Mashrafe Mortaza	Elton Chigumbura	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka	Bangladesh by 145 runs
ODI 3705	9 November	Mashrafe Mortaza	Elton Chigumbura	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka	Bangladesh by 58 runs
ODI 3706	11 November	Mashrafe Mortaza	Elton Chigumbura	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka	Bangladesh by 61 runs
T20I series (November 2015)
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 462	13 November	Mashrafe Mortaza	Elton Chigumbura	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka	Bangladesh by 4 wickets
T20I 463	15 November	Mashrafe Mortaza	Elton Chigumbura	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka	Zimbabwe by 3 wickets
T20I series (January 2016)
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 479	15 January	Mashrafe Mortaza	Elton Chigumbura	Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna	Bangladesh by 4 wickets
T20I 481	17 January	Mashrafe Mortaza	Hamilton Masakadza	Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna	Bangladesh by 42 runs
T20I 482	20 January	Mashrafe Mortaza	Hamilton Masakadza	Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna	Zimbabwe by 31 runs
T20I 484	22 January	Mashrafe Mortaza	Elton Chigumbura	Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna	Zimbabwe by 18 runs

Hong Kong in United Arab Emirates

2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup - FC series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
First-class	11–14 November	Ahmed Raza	Tanwir Afzal	ICC Academy Ground, Dubai	Hong Kong by 276 runs
2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship - ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 3709	16 November	Ahmed Raza	Tanwir Afzal	ICC Academy Ground, Dubai	Hong Kong by 89 runs
ODI 3711	18 November	Ahmed Raza	Tanwir Afzal	ICC Academy Ground, Dubai	Hong Kong by 136 runs

Papua New Guinea vs. Nepal in United Arab Emirates

2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship - LA series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
List A	16 November	Paras Khadka	Chris Amini	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Papua New Guinea by 2 wickets
List A	18 November	Paras Khadka	Chris Amini	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Papua New Guinea by 3 wickets

Zimbabwe Women in Bangladesh

Main article: Zimbabwean women's cricket team in Bangladesh in 2015–16

WT20 series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
1st WT20	17 November	Jahanara Alam	Chipo Mugeri	Sheikh Kamal International Stadium, Cox's Bazar	Bangladesh by 35 runs
2nd WT20	19 November	Jahanara Alam	Chipo Mugeri	Sheikh Kamal International Stadium, Cox's Bazar	Bangladesh by 8 wickets

Hong Kong vs. Oman in United Arab Emirates

Main article: Hong Kong cricket team against Oman in the UAE in 2015–16

T20I series
No.	Date	Team 1 captain	Team 2 captain	Venue	Result
T20I 464	21 November	Tanwir Afzal	Sultan Ahmed	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Oman by 6 wickets
T20I 466	25 November	Tanwir Afzal	Sultan Ahmed	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Oman by 4 runs
T20I 467	26 November	Tanwir Afzal	Sultan Ahmed	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Hong Kong by 8 wickets

Papua New Guinea vs. Afghanistan in United Arab Emirates

2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup - FC series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
First-class	21–24 November	Asghar Stanikzai	Jack Vare	Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah	Afghanistan by 201 runs

Oman in United Arab Emirates

Main article: Omani cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2015–16

T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 465	22 November	Ahmed Raza	Sultan Ahmed	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates by 7 wickets

Afghanistan vs. Hong Kong in United Arab Emirates

Main article: Afghan cricket team against Hong Kong in the UAE in 2015–16

T20I series
No.	Date	Team 1 captain	Team 2 captain	Venue	Result
T20I 470	28 November	Asghar Stanikzai	Tanwir Afzal	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Hong Kong by 4 wickets

Afghanistan vs. Oman in United Arab Emirates

Main article: Afghan cricket team against Oman in the UAE in 2015–16

T20I series
No.	Date	Team 1 captain	Team 2 captain	Venue	Result
T20I 471	29 November	Asghar Stanikzai	Sultan Ahmed	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Afghanistan by 27 runs
T20I 472	30 November	Asghar Stanikzai	Sultan Ahmed	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Afghanistan by 12 runs

2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier

Main article: 2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier

Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR   Bangladesh 3 3 0 0 0 6 +2.518   Scotland 3 2 1 0 0 4 –0.048   Papua New Guinea 3 1 2 0 0 2 –0.831   Thailand 3 0 3 0 0 0 –1.603

Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR   Ireland 3 3 0 0 0 6 +1.743   Zimbabwe 3 2 1 0 0 4 –0.221   China 3 1 2 0 0 2 –0.489   Netherlands 3 0 3 0 0 0 –1.036

Group stage
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
Match 1	28 November	Thailand	Somnarin Tippoch	Bangladesh	Jahanara Alam	Thailand Cricket Ground, Bangkok	Bangladesh by 73 runs
Match 2	28 November	Ireland	Isobel Joyce	Netherlands	Esther de Lange	Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok	Ireland by 8 wickets
Match 3	28 November	PNG	Norma Ovasuru	Scotland	Abbi Aitken	Thailand Cricket Ground, Bangkok	Scotland by 8 wickets
Match 4	28 November	China	Huang Zhuo	Zimbabwe	Chipo Mugeri	Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok	Zimbabwe by 10 wickets
Match 5	29 November	China	Huang Zhuo	Ireland	Isobel Joyce	Thailand Cricket Ground, Bangkok	Ireland by 28 runs
Match 6	29 November	Bangladesh	Jahanara Alam	Scotland	Abbi Aitken	Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok	Bangladesh by 8 wickets
Match 7	29 November	Netherlands	Esther de Lange	Zimbabwe	Chipo Mugeri	Thailand Cricket Ground, Bangkok	Zimbabwe by 2 runs
Match 8	29 November	Thailand	Somnarin Tippoch	PNG	Norma Ovasuru	Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok	Papua New Guinea by 7 wickets
Match 9	1 December	Thailand	Somnarin Tippoch	Scotland	Abbi Aitken	Thailand Cricket Ground, Bangkok	Scotland by 6 wickets
Match 10	1 December	Bangladesh	Jahanara Alam	PNG	Norma Ovasuru	Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok	Bangladesh by 41 runs
Match 11	1 December	Ireland	Isobel Joyce	Zimbabwe	Chipo Mugeri	Thailand Cricket Ground, Bangkok	Ireland by 7 wickets
Match 12	1 December	China	Huang Zhuo	Netherlands	Esther de Lange	Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok	China by 5 wickets
Playoffs
Match 13	3 December	Bangladesh	Jahanara Alam	Zimbabwe	Chipo Mugeri	Thailand Cricket Ground, Bangkok	Bangladesh by 31 runs
Match 14	3 December	PNG	Norma Ovasuru	Netherlands	Esther de Lange	Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok	Papua New Guinea by 1 wicket
Match 15	3 December	Ireland	Isobel Joyce	Scotland	Abbi Aitken	Thailand Cricket Ground, Bangkok	Ireland by 9 wickets
Match 16	3 December	China	Huang Zhuo	Thailand	Somnarin Tippoch	Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok	China by 5 runs
Match 17	5 December	Netherlands	Esther de Lange	Thailand	Somnarin Tippoch	Thailand Cricket Ground, Bangkok	Thailand by 9 wickets
Match 18	5 December	Scotland	Abbi Aitken	Zimbabwe	Chipo Mugeri	Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok	Zimbabwe by 3 wickets
Match 19	5 December	PNG	Norma Ovasuru	China	Huang Zhuo	Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok	Papua New Guinea by 7 wickets
Match 20	5 December	Bangladesh	Jahanara Alam	Ireland	Isobel Joyce	Thailand Cricket Ground, Bangkok	Ireland by 2 wickets

Final standings

Position	Team
1st	Ireland
2nd	Bangladesh
3rd	Zimbabwe
4th	Scotland
5th	Papua New Guinea
6th	China
7th	Thailand
8th	Netherlands

  Qualified for the 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20.

December

Sri Lanka in New Zealand

Main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 2015–16

Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2192	10–14 December	Brendon McCullum	Angelo Mathews	University Oval, Dunedin	New Zealand by 122 runs
Test 2194	18–22 December	Brendon McCullum	Angelo Mathews	Seddon Park, Hamilton	New Zealand by 5 wickets
ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 3714	26 December	Brendon McCullum	Angelo Mathews	Hagley Oval, Christchurch	New Zealand by 7 wickets
ODI 3715	28 December	Brendon McCullum	Angelo Mathews	Hagley Oval, Christchurch	New Zealand by 10 wickets
ODI 3717	31 December	Kane Williamson	Angelo Mathews	Saxton Oval, Nelson	Sri Lanka by 8 wickets
ODI 3718	2 January	Kane Williamson	Angelo Mathews	Saxton Oval, Nelson	No result
ODI 3721	5 January	Kane Williamson	Angelo Mathews	Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui	New Zealand by 36 runs
T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 474	7 January	Kane Williamson	Dinesh Chandimal	Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui	New Zealand by 3 runs
T20I 476	10 January	Kane Williamson	Dinesh Chandimal	Eden Park, Auckland	New Zealand by 9 wickets

West Indies in Australia

Main article: West Indian cricket team in Australia in 2015–16

2015–16 Frank Worrell Trophy - Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2193	10–14 December	Steve Smith	Jason Holder	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	Australia by an innings and 212 runs
Test 2195	26–30 December	Steve Smith	Jason Holder	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	Australia by 177 runs
Test 2198	3–7 January	Steve Smith	Jason Holder	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	Match drawn

Zimbabwe vs. Afghanistan in United Arab Emirates

Main article: Afghan cricket team against Zimbabwe in the UAE in 2015–16

ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 3713	25 December	Asghar Stanikzai	Elton Chigumbura	Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah	Afghanistan by 49 runs
ODI 3716	29 December	Asghar Stanikzai	Elton Chigumbura	Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah	Afghanistan by 4 wickets
ODI 3719	2 January	Asghar Stanikzai	Elton Chigumbura	Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah	Zimbabwe by 117 runs
ODI 3720	4 January	Asghar Stanikzai	Elton Chigumbura	Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah	Zimbabwe by 65 runs
ODI 3722	6 January	Asghar Stanikzai	Elton Chigumbura	Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah	Afghanistan by 2 wickets
T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 475	8 January	Asghar Stanikzai	Elton Chigumbura	Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah	Afghanistan by 5 runs
T20I 477	10 January	Asghar Stanikzai	Elton Chigumbura	Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah	Afghanistan by 81 runs

England in South Africa

Main article: English cricket team in South Africa in 2015–16

2015–16 Basil D'Oliveira Trophy - Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2196	26–30 December	Hashim Amla	Alastair Cook	Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban	England by 241 runs
Test 2197	2–6 January	Hashim Amla	Alastair Cook	Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town	Match drawn
Test 2199	14–18 January	AB de Villiers	Alastair Cook	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	England by 7 wickets
Test 2200	22–26 January	AB de Villiers	Alastair Cook	Centurion Park, Centurion	South Africa by 280 runs
ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 3732	3 February	AB de Villiers	Eoin Morgan	Chevrolet Park, Bloemfontein	England by 39 runs (DLS)
ODI 3734	6 February	AB de Villiers	Eoin Morgan	St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth	England by 5 wickets
ODI 3736	9 February	AB de Villiers	Eoin Morgan	Centurion Park, Centurion	South Africa by 7 wickets
ODI 3737	12 February	AB de Villiers	Eoin Morgan	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	South Africa by 1 wicket
ODI 3738	14 February	AB de Villiers	Eoin Morgan	Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town	South Africa by 5 wickets
T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 503	19 February	Faf du Plessis	Eoin Morgan	Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town	South Africa by 3 wickets
T20I 506	21 February	Faf du Plessis	Eoin Morgan	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	South Africa by 9 wickets

India vs. Pakistan in Sri Lanka

Main article: Indian cricket team against Pakistan in Sri Lanka in 2015–16

India and Pakistan were scheduled to play a limited-overs series in December but the tour was eventually cancelled because the Indian cricket team did not receive security clearance from the government.

January

India in Australia

Main article: Indian cricket team in Australia in 2015–16

ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 3723	12 January	Steve Smith	MS Dhoni	WACA Ground, Perth	Australia by 5 wickets
ODI 3724	15 January	Steve Smith	MS Dhoni	The Gabba, Brisbane	Australia by 7 wickets
ODI 3725	17 January	Steve Smith	MS Dhoni	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	Australia by 3 wickets
ODI 3726	20 January	Steve Smith	MS Dhoni	Manuka Oval, Canberra	Australia by 25 runs
ODI 3727	23 January	Steve Smith	MS Dhoni	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	India by 6 wickets
T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 485	26 January	Aaron Finch	MS Dhoni	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	India by 37 runs
T20I 486	29 January	Aaron Finch	MS Dhoni	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	India by 27 runs
T20I 489	31 January	Shane Watson	MS Dhoni	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	India by 7 wickets

Pakistan in New Zealand

Main article: Pakistani cricket team in New Zealand in 2015–16

T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 478	15 January	Kane Williamson	Shahid Afridi	Eden Park, Auckland	Pakistan by 16 runs
T20I 480	17 January	Kane Williamson	Shahid Afridi	Seddon Park, Hamilton	New Zealand by 10 wickets
T20I 483	22 January	Kane Williamson	Shahid Afridi	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	New Zealand by 95 runs
ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 3728	25 January	Kane Williamson	Azhar Ali	Basin Reserve, Wellington	New Zealand by 70 runs
ODI 3729a	28 January	Kane Williamson	Azhar Ali	McLean Park, Napier	Match abandoned
ODI 3730	31 January	Brendon McCullum	Azhar Ali	Eden Park, Auckland	New Zealand by 3 wickets (DLS)

Scotland in Hong Kong

Main article: Scottish cricket team in Hong Kong in 2015–16

2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup - FC series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
First-class	21–24 January	Tanwir Afzal	Preston Mommsen	Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok	Match abandoned
2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship - ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 3729	26 January	Tanwir Afzal	Preston Mommsen	Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok	Hong Kong by 109 runs
ODI 3731a	28/29 January	Tanwir Afzal	Preston Mommsen	Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok	Match abandoned
T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 487	30 January	Tanwir Afzal	Preston Mommsen	Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok	Hong Kong by 9 wickets
T20I 488	31 January	Tanwir Afzal	Preston Mommsen	Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok	Scotland by 37 runs

Netherlands in United Arab Emirates

Main article: Dutch cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2015–16

2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup - FC series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
First-class	21–24 January	Ahmed Raza	Peter Borren	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium	Netherlands by 4 wickets
2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship - List A series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
List A	27 January	Ahmed Raza	Peter Borren	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium	Netherlands by 7 wickets
List A	29 January	Ahmed Raza	Peter Borren	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium	Netherlands by 6 runs
T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 490	3 February	Ahmed Raza	Peter Borren	ICC Academy, Dubai	Netherlands by 84 runs

Ireland vs. Papua New Guinea in Australia

Main article: Irish cricket team against Papua New Guinea in Australia in 2015–16

2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup - FC series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
First-class	31 January–3 February	Jack Vare	William Porterfield	Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville	Ireland by 145 runs
T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 493	6 February	Jack Vare	William Porterfield	Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville	Ireland by 5 wickets
T20I 494	7 February	Jack Vare	William Porterfield	Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville	Ireland by 7 runs (DLS)
T20I 495	9 February	Jack Vare	William Porterfield	Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville	Papua New Guinea by 11 runs

2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup

Main article: 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup

India Women in Australia

Main article: Indian women's cricket team in Australia in 2015-16

WT20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
WT20I 325	26 January	Meg Lanning	Mithali Raj	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	India by 5 wickets
WT20I 326	29 January	Meg Lanning	Mithali Raj	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	India by 10 wickets (DLS)
WT20I 327	31 January	Meg Lanning	Mithali Raj	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	Australia by 15 runs
2014–16 ICC Women's Championship - WODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
WODI 968	2 February	Meg Lanning	Mithali Raj	Manuka Oval, Canberra	Australia by 101 runs
WODI 969	5 February	Meg Lanning	Mithali Raj	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	Australia by 6 wickets
WODI 970	7 February	Meg Lanning	Mithali Raj	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	India by 5 wickets

February

Australia in New Zealand

Main article: Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 2015–16

2016 Chappell–Hadlee Trophy - ODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
ODI 3731	3 February	Brendon McCullum	Steve Smith	Eden Park, Auckland	New Zealand by 159 runs
ODI 3733	6 February	Brendon McCullum	Steve Smith	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Australia by 4 wickets
ODI 3735	8 February	Brendon McCullum	Steve Smith	Seddon Park, Hamilton	New Zealand by 55 runs
2016 Trans-Tasman Trophy - Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 2201	12–16 February	Brendon McCullum	Steve Smith	Basin Reserve, Wellington	Australia by an innings and 52 runs
Test 2202	20–24 February	Brendon McCullum	Steve Smith	Hagley Oval, Christchurch	Australia by 7 wickets

Scotland in United Arab Emirates

Main article: Scottish cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2015–16

T20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
T20I 491	4 February	Ahmed Raza	Preston Mommsen	ICC Academy, Dubai	United Arab Emirates by 9 runs

Scotland vs. Netherlands in United Arab Emirates

Main article: Scottish cricket team against the Netherlands in the UAE in 2015–16

T20I series
No.	Date	Team 1 captain	Team 2 captain	Venue	Result
T20I 492	5 February	Peter Borren	Preston Mommsen	ICC Academy, Dubai	Scotland by 37 runs

England Women in South Africa

Main article: English women's cricket team in South Africa in 2015–16

2014–16 ICC Women's Championship - WODI series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
WODI 971	7 February	Mignon du Preez	Charlotte Edwards	Willowmoore Park, Benoni	England by 7 wickets (DLS)
WODI 972	12 February	Mignon du Preez	Charlotte Edwards	Centurion Park, Centurion	South Africa by 5 wickets
WODI 973	14 February	Mignon du Preez	Charlotte Edwards	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	England by 5 wickets
WT20I series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
WT20I 328	18 February	Mignon du Preez	Charlotte Edwards	Boland Bank Park, Paarl	England won by 15 runs
WT20I 329	19 February	Mignon du Preez	Charlotte Edwards	Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town