Sri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2005–06
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| Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | ||
| Dates | 20 February – 12 March 2006 | ||
| Captains | Mahela Jayawardene | Habibul Bashar | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Upul Tharanga (297) | Habibul Bashar (183) | |
| Most wickets | Muttiah Muralitharan (16) | Shahadat Hossain (9) | |
| Player of the series | Muttiah Muralitharan | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Kumar Sangakkara (181) | Mohammad Ashraful (119) | |
| Most wickets |
Ruchira Perera (4) Sanath Jayasuriya (4) Dilhara Fernando, (4) Farveez Maharoof (4) | Mohammad Rafique (7) | |
| Player of the series | Kumar Sangakkara | ||
The Sri Lankan cricket team toured Bangladesh for cricket matches during the 2005–06 season. The Sri Lankans rested many senior players on this tour, like Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan (Muttiah was only left out of the ODI squad) and the captain Marvan Attapatu. The role of the captain for this series was taken over by Mahela Jayawardene. The first match of the ODI series was the last game for veteran fast bowler Khaled Mahmud.
Squads
[edit]Venues
[edit]| Bogra | Chattogram | |
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| Shaheed Chandu Stadium | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | |
| Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | |
ODI series
[edit]1st ODI
[edit] 20 February 2006
Scorecard |
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Khaled Mahmud played his last international match
2nd ODI
[edit]3rd ODI
[edit]Test series
[edit]1st Test
[edit]2nd Test
[edit]8–12 March 2006
Scorecard |
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201 (56.1 overs)
Habibul Bashar 73 (104) Lasith Malinga 3/51 (14.1 overs) Dilhara Fernando 3/51 (19 overs) |
120/0 (28 overs)
Upul Tharanga 71* (87) |
- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat
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