International cricket in 2010
The 2010 international cricket season was between May and August 2010. The season included a spot-fixing scandal involving the Pakistan team that resulted in three Pakistani cricketers being banned by the International Cricket Council and given prison sentences.
Season overview
Pre-season rankings
April
Canada in the West Indies
Ireland in the West Indies
2010 ICC World Twenty20
Group stage
| Team | Net Run Rate| | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.525 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −0.325 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −1.200 | 0 |
| Team | Net Run Rate| | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.428 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.355 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −1.595 | 0 |
| Team | Net Run Rate| | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.495 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.125 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −2.446 | 0 |
| Team | Net Run Rate| | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.780 | 4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −0.452 | 1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3.500 | 1 |
- Afghanistan and Ireland qualified via the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier.
- Zimbabwe withdrew from the 2009 competition, so failing to achieve a seed or ranking for the 2010 competition.
- Ireland reached the Super Eight stage of the 2009 competition, and if a test nation, would have been ranked 8th; hence an 8th seed is missing from the competition
Super Eights
| Team | Net Run Rate| | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.962 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.041 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.373 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.617 | 2 |
| Team | Net Run Rate| | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.733 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −0.333 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −1.281 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −1.117 | 0 |
Knockout stage
May
South Africa in the West Indies
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka
Bangladesh in England
Tri-Nation Series in Zimbabwe
| Team | Net Run Rate| | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | +0.214 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | +0.104 | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.278 |
June
India in Zimbabwe
Scotland in the Netherlands
Asia Cup
| Team | Net Run Rate| | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.424 | 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.275 | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.788 | 1 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −2.627 | 0 | 0 |
Australia in Ireland
England in Scotland
Australia in England
July
WCL Division One
Group stage
| Team | Net Run Rate| | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.918 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0.178 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.105 | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.312 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.449 | |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.915 |
Australia vs Pakistan
Bangladesh in Ireland
India in Sri Lanka
Bangladesh in Scotland
Pakistan in England
August
Sri Lanka Triangular Series
| Pos | Team | Net Run Rate| | |||||||
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | +0.960 | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | −0.946 | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | +0.394 |
WCL Division Four
Group stage
| Team | Net Run Rate| | ||||||
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +2.005 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +1.130 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.691 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.960 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.042 | |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.991 |
Final Placings
| Pos | Team | Status |
| 1st | Promoted to Division Three for 2011 | |
| 2nd | Promoted to Division Three for 2011 | |
| 3rd | Remained in Division Four for 2012 | |
| 4th | Remained in Division Four for 2012 | |
| 5th | Relegated to Division Five for 2012 | |
| 6th | Relegated to Division Five for 2012 |
Afghanistan in Scotland
Netherlands in Ireland
Season summary
Result Summary
Milestones
Test
- Jacques Kallis reached 11,000 runs scored in Tests, vs West Indies on 19 June.
- Ricky Ponting reached 12,000 runs scored in Tests, vs Pakistan on 22 July.
- Muttiah Muralitharan reached 800 wickets taken in Tests, vs India on 22 July.
- Sachin Tendulkar reached 14,000 runs scored in Tests vs Australia.
- Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to reach 50 Test Centuries in Tests vs South Africa.
ODI
- Ricky Ponting reached 13,000 runs scored in ODIs, vs England on 30 June.
- Mahela Jayawardene reached 9,000 runs scored in ODIs, vs India on 28 August.
T20I
- Brendon McCullum reached 1,000 runs scored in T20Is, vs Zimbabwe on 4 May.
Records
Test
played highest number of Test Matches vs on 26 December.Mohammad Amir became the youngest player to take 5 wickets in England.
Jonathan Trott and Stuart Broad set the highest 8th wicket partnership, 332 runs, in Test history in the 4th
Test Match between England and Pakistan at Lords.