![]() ![]() South Africa recorded twelve consecutive ODI wins that included a whitewash of Australia and Sri Lanka at home. The season also witnessed Sri Lanka's first ever series win in any format against South Africa in South Africa when they won the T20I series 2–1. There was one international tournament, a tri-series in Zimbabwe which also contained Sri Lanka and the West Indies, which was won by Sri Lanka. Bangladesh played its first ever Test match in India, which India won by 208 runs. The tenth edition of the Chappell–Hadlee Trophy, which was held in Australia, was won by Australia 3–0, and the eleventh edition, which was held in New Zealand, was won by New Zealand 2–0. India won the Test series against England, contested for the Anthony de Mello Trophy, for the first time since 2008. New Zealand managed to win its first Test series against Pakistan since 1985. However, South Africa's tour to Australia suffered from controversy as the International Cricket Council (ICC) charged Faf du Plessis, South Africa's captain with ball tampering. Notable highlights in this season include Bangladesh's first ever Test victory over England in a two-match series tied 1–1, and South Africa's third consecutive Test series victory against Australia in Australia. This tour also saw several milestones in Indian cricket with the first Test of the series being India's 500th Test match, the second Test of the series being India's 250th Test at home, and the first ODI being India's 900th ODI. India's 3–0 win over New Zealand in the Test series saw India move up to first in the Test rankings. Men's full member cricket started with New Zealand's tour to India. The season started with Pakistan leading the Test cricket rankings, Australia leading the ODI rankings, New Zealand leading the Twenty20 rankings, and Australia women leading the Women's rankings. Of the 41 Test matches that took place in this season, 3 were day/night Test matches. During this period, 41 Test matches, 87 One Day Internationals (ODIs), 43 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), 4 first class matches, 16 List A matches, 41 Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs), and 15 Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is) were played. The 2016–2017 international cricket season was from September 2016 to April 2017. ![]()
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