The 2008–09 international cricket season was between September 2008 and March 2009. The season saw the security concerns for cricket in Pakistan reach a pinnacle. The ICC Champions Trophy, scheduled to be held in Pakistan in September 2008, was postponed to 2009 after five of the participating nations refused to send their teams for the event. In November 2008, a Pakistani militant group launched terror attacks in Mumbai. This led to India cancelling their tour of Pakistan originally scheduled for January and February 2009. Sri Lanka agreed to tour Pakistan in place of India. However, the tour was jeopardised by a terror attack in Lahore where gunmen fired at a bus carrying the Sri Lankan team, injuring six team members. The Champions Trophy was later relocated to South Africa. No international cricket were played in Pakistan for more than five years. This period of isolation ended when Zimbabwe toured Pakistan in May 2015. After successfully hosting a few T20Is against World-XI, the Sri Lanka cricket team and the West Indians from 2017 to 2018, a few matches of the Pakistan Super League from 2017 to 2019, the whole season in 2020 as well as hosting complete tours against Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi cricket teams respectively during the 2019–20 season, built a good reputation of Pakistan. Hence, by the end of 2019, the Pakistan Cricket Board, announced that they would no longer play any of their future home matches at a neutral venue, indicating that International Cricket has returned to the country on full-time basis.

Season overview

Pre-season rankings

September

ICC Intercontinental Cup

Note: For matches in previous seasons, see the main article

October

World Cricket League Division 4

Final Placings

Australia in India

New Zealand in Bangladesh

Quadrangular Twenty20 Series in Canada

Associates Tri-Series in Kenya

Kenya in South Africa

November

Bangladesh in South Africa

Pakistan vs West Indies in the United Arab Emirates

England in India

New Zealand in Australia

Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe

ICC Americas Division 1 Championship

The ICC Americas Division 1 Championship took place Fort Lauderdale in Florida from 25 November. Six nations took part: hosts USA, holders Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Argentina and debutants Suriname. United States won the tournament.

December

West Indies in New Zealand

South Africa in Australia

Sri Lanka in Bangladesh

January

Tri-Series in Bangladesh

Zimbabwe in Bangladesh

Sri Lanka in Pakistan

ICC World Cricket League Division Three

Zimbabwe in Kenya

India in Sri Lanka

February

England in West Indies

Women's Tri-Series in Bangladesh

advanced to the Final

India in New Zealand

Australia in South Africa

March

Women's World Cup

Season summary

Result Summary

Stats Leaders

Test

ODI

T20I

Milestones

Test

ODI

Records

Test

ODI