Pakistani cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2005–06

The Pakistan national cricket team toured Sri Lanka in March and April 2006 to play two Test matches and three ODIs. Pakistan won the Test series 1–0 with 1 match drawn.

Test series summary

First Test

26–30 March 2006
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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185 (57.5 overs)
TM Dilshan 69 (106)
Mohammad Asif 4/41 (16 overs)
176 (54.4 overs)
Imran Farhat 69 (90)
MF Maharoof 4/52 (15 overs)
448/5d (128 overs)
KC Sangakkara 185 (326)
Mohammad Asif 2/71 (23 overs)
337/4 (121 overs)
Shoaib Malik 148* (369)
M Muralitharan 3/94 (42 overs)
Match drawn
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: SJ Davis (AUS) and RE Koertzen (SA)
Player of the match: KC Sangakkara (SL)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • There was no play on the first day.

Second Test

3–5 April 2006
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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279 (91.2 overs)
KC Sangakkara 79 (98)
Mohammad Asif 6/44 (23 overs)
170 (52.4 overs)
Younis Khan 35 (57)
M Muralitharan 5/39 (16.4 overs)
73 (24.5 overs)
KC Sangakkara 16 (31)
Mohammad Asif 5/27 (12 overs)
183/2 (43.2 overs)
Younis Khan 73* (98)
SL Malinga 1/33 (6.2 overs)
Pakistan won by 8 wickets
Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
Umpires: SJ Davis (AUS) and DJ Harper (AUS)
Player of the match: Mohammad Asif (PAK)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
  • Iftikhar Anjum (PAK) made his Test debut.

ODI series

Pakistan won the three-match ODI series 2–0 with 1st ODI match abandoned due to rain.

1st ODI

17 March 2006 (D/N)
Scorecard
Pakistan 
201/8 (50 overs)
v
Mohammad Yousuf 46 (76)
Farveez Maharoof 3/24 (10 overs)
No Result
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SRI) and Steve Davis (AUS)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

2nd ODI

19 March 2006
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
130 (44.2 overs)
v
 Pakistan
134/6 (44.4 overs)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 48* (75)
Naved-ul-Hasan 3/23 (6.2 overs)
Abdul Razzaq 41* (101)
Lasith Malinga 2/22 (9 overs)
 Pakistan won by 4 wickets
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Steve Davis (AUS) and Tyron Wijewardene (SRI)
Player of the match: Abdul Razzaq (PAK)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

3rd ODI

22 March 2006
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
224 (49.4 overs)
v
 Pakistan
229/6 (45.2 overs)
Chamara Kapugedera 50 (74)
Shahid Afridi 3/37 (10 overs)
Mohammad Yousuf 53 (73)
Muttiah Muralitharan 3/58 (10 overs)
 Pakistan won by 4 wickets
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SRI) and Steve Davis (AUS)
Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (PAK)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

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