International cricket in 2005
The international cricket season in 2005 lasted from April to September 2005.
Rankings
The following are the rankings at the start of the seasonApril
ICC Intercontinental Cup
| Team | |||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46.5 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| Team | |||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.5 |
June
NatWest Series
| Team | [Net run rate|] | |||||
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 26 | +1.38 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 | +0.89 | |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −2.01 |
July
ICC Trophy
| Team | [Net run rate|] | |||||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | +1.49 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | +0.70 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | +0.43 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −0.21 | |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | −1.05 | |
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | −1.39 |
Indian Oil Cup in Sri Lanka
| Team | [Net run rate|] | |||||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | +0.19 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | +0.26 | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −0.46 |
August
Afro-Asian Cup
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| 17 August | Shaun Pollock | Inzamam-ul-Haq | SuperSport Park, Centurion | AFR by 2 runs | |
| 20 August | Shaun Pollock | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Kingsmead, Durban | ASI by 17 runs | |
| 21 August | Graeme Smith | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Kingsmead, Durban | No result |
Videocon Tri-Series
| Team | [Net run rate|] | |||||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | +1.32 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | +0.68 | |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -2.03 |