International cricket in 2005-06

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This article contains information on International cricket in the 2005-06 cricket season, as defined by Cricinfo - mainly containing the results of tours from September 2005 until May 2006. In this time, all the ten Test nations played Test cricket, and the first ICC Super Series was held, between Australia and an ICC World XI. The season opening Super Series saw Australia win all three ODIs and the lone Test.

Australia and South Africa toured each other once, with Australia winning both Test series, 2–0 at home and 3–0 in South Africa. Australia also won the VB Series ODI tournament at home, but went down 2–3 in the away ODIs in South Africa, as South Africa chased a world record total to win the fifth and final ODI. South Africa also managed to beat New Zealand in ODI matches in October, before travelling to India in November and drawing their series there 2–2. In the same month, Australia whitewashed West Indies for the Frank Worrell Trophy.

Ashes winners England went on two tours of the subcontinent, first in late 2005 against Pakistan and then in March and April 2006 against India. They didn't win any of the series, but their 1–1 result in India was their best since 1985.

India, under their coach Greg Chappell, who took over in May 2005, lost a triangular tournament final in Zimbabwe to New Zealand in August, but then went on to draw South Africa 2–2, before beating Sri Lanka 6–1, Pakistan 4–1 and England 5–1 in ODIs. They did lose the Test series in Pakistan, however, who went through their eight Tests in the 2005–06 season unbeaten, and also beat England and Sri Lanka in ODIs.

Sri Lanka fell from second to sixth place in the ICC ODI Championship after losing to India, New Zealand, and the VB Series final to Australia, though they did keep South Africa out of the final. They were seventh on 1 April, a cut off point for determining the groups of the 2006 Champions Trophy, and their placing meant they had to qualify for said tournament. They played two series with Bangladesh, one home and one away, winning both Test series 2–0 but losing one ODI at Bogra.

New Zealand played a summer full of ODI cricket, and went without a Test from 19 August 2005 to 9 March 2006 after their Test series in South Africa was postponed into April. After going down 0–4 in the ODIs in South Africa, they lost the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy to Australia in December, but beat Sri Lanka and West Indies at home, and also beat West Indies 2–0 in their three-Test series. However, they went down 0–2 in the three-Test series in South Africa that rounded off the season.

West Indies went on tours Down Under, failing to take the Frank Worrell Trophy for the sixth time since 1992–93, and also losing both ODIs and Tests to New Zealand. Shivnarine Chanderpaul retired as captain after the season, which meant Brian Lara took up the job for the third time in his career. Bangladesh lost all their six Test matches, though they earned a first-innings lead of 158 against Australia in the first of their two Tests, and recorded one ODI win against Sri Lanka, and whitewashed Kenya 4–0 after the Kenyans had come off a 2–2 draw in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe voluntarily withdrew from Test cricket after three innings defeats and a ten-wicket loss in their home Tests in August and September, along with internal power struggles and elimination from their home ODI tournament.

In women's cricket, India were the most active, first beating England 4–1 in home ODIs and then winning the Women's Asia Cup after going unbeaten through the three-team tournament in Pakistan. However, their tour of Australasia ended in four losses (three ODI, one Test) to Australia, and one win in five ODIs against New Zealand. England Women also toured Sri Lanka, winning both ODIs, and drew a Test in Delhi. The season also included the youth World Cup in Sri Lanka, which Pakistan U–19 won after defending 109 in the final against India U–19.

1 ICC Table At The End of August 2005
2 August 2005
3 September 2005
4 October 2005
5 November 2005
6 December 2005
7 January 2006
- 7.1 VB Series
- 7.2 Indians in Pakistan
8 February 2006
9 March 2006
10 April 2006
11 ICC Tables in May 2006
12 References
13 Notes

[edit] ICC Table At The End of August 2005

The tables were published by the ICC on 31 August.^[1]

ICC Test Championship Table at 31 August			ICC ODI Championship Table at 31 August
Pos	Nation	Points	Pos	Nation	Points
1	Australia	133	1	Australia	136
2	England	114	2	Sri Lanka	122
3	India	111	3	New Zealand	118
4	South Africa	100	4	Pakistan	116
5	New Zealand	100	5	South Africa	111
6	Sri Lanka	98	6	England	109
7	Pakistan	95	7	India	95
8	West Indies	74	8	West Indies	90
9	Zimbabwe	28	9	Zimbabwe	44
10	Bangladesh	6	10	Bangladesh	15

[edit] August 2005

[edit] New Zealanders in Zimbabwe

See also: New Zealand cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2005-06

New Zealand won both Tests in Zimbabwe by an innings, taking the series 2–0.

New Zealanders in Zimbabwe in 2005–06. Test match length: 5 days. Test series: New Zealand won 2–0.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test Match Series
Test 1759	7,8 Aug 2005	Tatenda Taibu	Stephen Fleming	Harare Sports Club	NZL by inns&294 runs
Test 1760	11,12,13 Aug 2005	Tatenda Taibu	Stephen Fleming	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	NZL by inns&46 runs

[edit] South Africa Academy in Pakistan

See also: South Africa Academy cricket team in Pakistan in 2005-06

A South African Academy team, of players around 22 years of age who trained with a National Academy in June and July, toured Pakistan for matches against a Pakistan Academy team. Note that this series did not have first-class status.

South Africa Academy tour of Pakistan in 2005–06. Match length: 4 days. Two–innings matches series result: Pakistan Academy won 1–0. One–day series results: Pakistan Academy won 2–1.

No.	Date	Venue	Result
Two-innings Series
2I 1	11,12,13 Aug 2005	National Stadium, Karachi	PAK ACAD by 9 wkts
2I 2	18,19,20,21 Aug 2005	Gaddafi Stadium	DRAW
One-Day Series
OD 1	24 Aug 2005	Bagh-e-Jinnah Cricket Ground	PAK ACAD by 84 runs
OD 2	26 Aug 2005	Gaddafi Stadium	PAK ACAD by 39 runs
OD 3	28 Aug 2005	Sheikhupura Stadium	SA ACAD by 4 runs (D/L)

[edit] Videocon Tri-Series

See also: Videocon Tri-Series 2005-06

This was a three-team tournament held in Zimbabwe, between Zimbabwe, New Zealand and India. New Zealand and India proceeded to the final after winning three games each, and New Zealand prevailed in the final, taking a six-wicket win. Zimbabwe received two defeats by more than 150 runs in this tournament.

Videocon Tri-Series 2005–06. Teams: Zimbabwe, India, New Zealand. Winners: New Zealand.

No.	Date	Team 1	Captain	Team 2	Captain	Venue	Result
Group Stages
ODI 2272	24 Aug 2005	ZIM	Tatenda Taibu	NZL	Stephen Fleming	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	NZL by 192 runs
ODI 2273	26 Aug 2005	IND	Sourav Ganguly	NZL	Stephen Fleming	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	NZL by 51 runs
ODI 2274	29 Aug 2005	ZIM	Tatenda Taibu	IND	Sourav Ganguly	Harare Sports Club	IND by 161 runs
ODI 2276	31 Aug 2005	ZIM	Tatenda Taibu	NZL	Stephen Fleming	Harare Sports Club	NZ by 27 runs
ODI 2278	2 Sep 2005	IND	Sourav Ganguly	NZL	Stephen Fleming	Harare Sports Club	IND by 6 wkts
ODI 2280	4 Sep 2005	ZIM	Tatenda Taibu	IND	Sourav Ganguly	Harare Sports Club	IND by 4 wkts

Final Group Stage Table
Team	M	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
New Zealand	4	3	1	0	18	+1.32
India	4	3	1	0	16	+0.68
Zimbabwe	4	0	4	0	2	-2.03

No.	Date	Team 1	Captain	Team 2	Captain	Venue	Result
Final
ODI 2281	6 Sep 2005	IND	Sourav Ganguly	NZL	Stephen Fleming	Harare Sports Club	NZL by 6 wkts

[edit] Bangladeshis in Sri Lanka

See also: Bangladeshi cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2005-06

Bangladesh started their season with a visit to Sri Lanka for three ODIs and two Tests. Sri Lanka won all five matches, and both Tests were over in three of the scheduled five days.

Bangladeshis in Sri Lanka in 2005–06. Test match length: 5 days. Test series: Sri Lanka won 2–0. One-day international series: Sri Lanka won 3–0.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-Day International Series
ODI 2275	31 Aug 2005	Marvan Atapattu	Habibul Bashar	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground	SRI by 88 runs
ODI 2277	2 Sep 2005	Marvan Atapattu	Habibul Bashar	R. Premadasa Stadium	SRI by 75 runs
ODI 2279	4 Sep 2005	Mahela Jayawardene	Habibul Bashar	R. Premadasa Stadium	SRI by 6 wkts (D/L)
Test Match Series
Test 1764	12,13,14 Sep 2005	Marvan Atapattu	Habibul Bashar	R. Premadasa Stadium	SRI by inns&96 runs
Test 1766	20,21,22 Sep 2005	Marvan Atapattu	Habibul Bashar	P. Saravanamuttu Stadium	SRI by inns&69 runs

[edit] September 2005

[edit] South Africa A in Sri Lanka

See also: South Africa A cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2005-06

South Africa A visited Sri Lanka for two first class matches against Sri Lanka A before the tri-series later on in the month. Sri Lanka won the series 1–0, after spin bowler Sajeewa Weerakoon took 19 wickets for the hosts.

South Africa A tour of Sri Lanka in 2005–06. First-class match length: 4 days. First-class series result: Sri Lanka A won 1–0.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
First-Class Series
FC 1	7,8,9 Sep 2005	Avishka Gunawardene	Jacques Rudolph	Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground	SL A by 6 wkts
FC 2	13,14,15,16 Sep 2005	Avishka Gunawardene	Jacques Rudolph	Asgiriya Stadium	DRAW

[edit] Australia A in Pakistan

See also: Australia A cricket team in Pakistan in 2005-06

Australia A played Pakistan A in two first-class matches and three one-day matches in September 2005. Pakistan A won the first four-day match, in which a total of 653 runs were scored and Phil Jaques was the only batsman on either team to pass 50, while the second match was shortened by a day due to rain and Pakistan A hung on for a draw and a series win after 116 from Hasan Raza and 82 from Mansoor Amjad. Australia A won the first one-dayer after bowling their hosts out for 96, but the second ODI was won by Pakistan after Umar Gul took four wickets to help bowl Australia A out for 204 - despite an unbeaten 106 from Cam White - and a century from Shoaib Malik gave Pakistan A an eight-wicket win. The third match was taken by Australia A, however, as Jaques made 114 in a total of 275 before eight Pakistani batsmen were dismissed in single figures and Pakistan were bowled out for 176.

Australia A in Pakistan in 2005–06. First-class match length: 4 days. First-class series result: Pakistan A won 1–0. One-day series result: Australia A won 2–1.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
First-Class Series
FC 1	11,12,13 Sep 2005	Misbah-ul-Haq	Brad Haddin	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium	PAK A by 7 wkts
FC 2	17,18,19,20 Sep 2005	Misbah-ul-Haq	Brad Haddin	Khan Research Labs Ground	DRAW
One-Day Series
OD 1	23 Sep 2005	Misbah-ul-Haq	Mike Hussey	Gaddafi Stadium	AUS A by 7 wkts
OD 2	25 Sep 2005	Hasan Raza	Mike Hussey	Gaddafi Stadium	PAK A by 8 wkts
OD 3	27 Sep 2005	Hasan Raza	Mike Hussey	Gaddafi Stadium	AUS A by 97 runs

[edit] Indians in Zimbabwe

See also: Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2005-06

After the Videocon Tri-Series, India stayed for two Test matches, which they won by an innings and 90 runs and ten wickets respectively, and taking their first series win in Zimbabwe. 20-year-old fast bowler Irfan Pathan took 21 wickets in the series, although the cricket was overshadowed by personal conflicts between Indian coach Greg Chappell and captain Sourav Ganguly - who hit 117 runs in the two Tests after the conflicts were temporarily resolved.

Indians in Zimbabwe in 2005–06. Test series: India won 2–0.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test Match Series
Test 1765	13,14,15 Sep 2005	Tatenda Taibu	Sourav Ganguly	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	IND by inns&90 runs
Test 1767	20,21,22 Sep 2005	Tatenda Taibu	Sourav Ganguly	Harare Sports Club	IND by 10 wkts

[edit] A-team Tri Series in Sri Lanka

See also: Sri Lanka Cricket A Team Triangular Series in 2005-06

This was a three-team tournament scheduled for late September 2005, between Sri Lanka A, South Africa A, New Zealand A. The top two teams on points went through to the final. South Africa A won all their five games in the tournament, and thus won the tournament ahead of New Zealand A, who progressed to the final on bonus points despite having won only one game in the group stage.

Sri Lanka Cricket A Team Triangular Series 2005–06. Teams: Sri Lanka A, New Zealand A, South Africa A. Winners: South Africa A.

No.	Date	Team 1	Captain	Team 2	Captain	Venue	Result
Group Stage
OD 1	21 Sep 2005	SRI A	Avishka Gunawardene	RSA A	Jacques Rudolph	R. Premadasa Stadium	RSA A by 10 wkts
OD 2	22 Sep 2005	SRI A	Avishka Gunawardene	NZL A	Peter Fulton	R. Premadasa Stadium	SRI A by 12 runs
OD 3	24 Sep 2005	NZL A	Peter Fulton	RSA A	Jacques Rudolph	SSC Ground, Colombo	RSA A by 6 wkts
OD 4	25 Sep 2005	SRI A	Avishka Gunawardene	NZL A	Peter Fulton	Tyronne Fernando Stadium	NZL A by 72 runs
OD 5	27 Sep 2005	SRI A	Avishka Gunawardene	RSA A	Jacques Rudolph	Colts Cricket Club Ground	SA A by 4 wkts
OD 6	28 Sep 2005	NZL A	Peter Fulton	RSA A	Jacques Rudolph	R. Premadasa Stadium	SA A by 1 wkt

Group Stage Table
Team	M	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
South Africa A	4	4	0	0	22	+1.60
New Zealand A	4	1	3	0	8	-0.04
Sri Lanka A	4	1	3	0	6	-1.50

No.	Date	Team 1	Captain	Team 2	Captain	Venue	Result
Final
FINAL	1 Oct 2005	RSA A	Jacques Rudolph	NZL A	Peter Fulton	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground	SA A by 6 wkts

[edit] October 2005

[edit] ICC Super Series

See also: ICC Super Series 2005

The Super Series was played between Australia and an ICC World XI selected from the rest of the world's cricketers. Three ODIs and one Test were played in October 2005. Australia won all four matches, and none of them with less than 50-run margins.

ICC Super Series. Supertest: Australia won by 210 runs. One-day International series Result: Australia won 3–0.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-Day International Series
ODI 2282	5 Oct 2005	Ricky Ponting	Shaun Pollock	Telstra Dome	AUS by 93 runs
ODI 2283	7 Oct 2005	Ricky Ponting	Shaun Pollock	Telstra Dome	AUS by 55 runs
ODI 2284	9 Oct 2005	Ricky Ponting	Shaun Pollock	Telstra Dome	AUS by 156 runs
Supertest
Test 1768	14,15,16,17,18,19 Oct 2005	Ricky Ponting	Graeme Smith	Sydney Cricket Ground	AUS by 210 runs

[edit] New Zealand A in Sri Lanka

Following the three team tournament with South Africa A and Sri Lanka A, New Zealand A stayed behind for three first-class matches against the hosts' A team. New Zealand A won the first match, and held out for draws in the two others, with the final match limited to 160 overs due to rain.

New Zealand A in Sri Lanka in 2005–06. First-class match length: 4 days. First-class serues result: New Zealand A won 1–0.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
First-Class Series
FC 1	7,8,9,10 Oct 2005	Avishka Gunawardene	Peter Fulton	Asgiriya Stadium	NZ A by 3 wkts
FC 2	13,14,15,16 Oct 2005	Avishka Gunawardene	Peter Fulton	CCC Ground, Colombo	DRAW
FC 3	19,20,21,22 Oct 2005	Avishka Gunawardene	Peter Fulton	R. Premadasa Stadium	DRAW

[edit] Kenyans in Zimbabwe

Kenya played three matches with Zimbabwe A in October 2005, winning all three, despite Zimbabwe A playing the last match with eight players who had turned out for the national side in the last Test against India.

Kenyans in Zimbabwe in 2005–06. First-class match length: 3 days. First-class series result: Kenya beat Zimbabwe A 2–0. One-day series result: Kenya beat Zimbabwe A 1–0.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
First-Class Series
FC 1	11,12 Oct 2005	Alester Maregwede	Steve Tikolo	Country Club, Harare	KEN by inns&12 runs
FC 2	17,18, 19 Oct 2005	Tatenda Taibu	Steve Tikolo	Harare Sports Club	KEN by 43 runs
One-Day Series
OD 1	15 Oct 2005	Heath Streak	Steve Tikolo	Country Club, Harare	KEN by 30 runs

[edit] New Zealanders in South Africa (limited-overs leg)

See also: New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 2005-06

Due to the Super Series, this tour had to be split in two legs - New Zealand first visited for one Twenty20 International and five ODIs in October and November, and come back for Tests in April and May 2006. They won the Twenty20 match, but South Africa came back to win four of the five ODIs, while the fourth was washed out.

New Zealanders in South Africa in 2005–06. Twenty20 International result: New Zealand won 1–0. One-Day International series result: South Africa won 4–0.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Twenty20 International
T20I 3	21 Oct 2005	Graeme Smith	Stephen Fleming	Wanderers Stadium	NZ by 5 wkts
One-Day International Series
ODI 2285	23 Oct 2005	Graeme Smith	Stephen Fleming	Goodyear Park	SA by 2 wkts
ODI 2288	28 Oct 2005	Graeme Smith	Stephen Fleming	Newlands	SA by 19 runs
ODI 2289	30 Oct 2005	Graeme Smith	Stephen Fleming	St George's Park	SA by 4 wkts
ODI 2292	4 Nov 2005	Graeme Smith	Stephen Fleming	Sahara Stadium Kingsmead	NO RESULT
ODI 2293	6 Nov 2005	Graeme Smith	Stephen Fleming	SuperSport Park	SA by 5 wkts

[edit] Sri Lankans in India

See also: Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2005-06

Sri Lanka toured India in two legs - first a one-day leg lasting from 2005-10-25 to 2005-11-12, and then a first-class leg lasting from 2005-11-26 to 2005-12-22. The staggering of the series was done to prevent collision with India's one-day series with South Africa. India dropped their captain, Sourav Ganguly, for this series, and in his place Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag shared captaincy duties. India's last matches with Sri Lanka, in the Indian Oil Cup, had ended in a 3–0 win for the Lankans, and India's last series victory over Sri Lanka came in the three-team 2002 NatWest Series on neutral ground in England. However, India won the first four One Day Internationals to secure the series win, lost the fifth, but came back to win the sixth after leaving captain Rahul Dravid out - the first ODI outside Bangladesh Dravid had missed since the 2002 NatWest Series.

The Test series was won by India as well, this time 2–0, with three and a half days of play of the first Test lost due to rain. In the second Test, India took a 60-run lead on first innings after Anil Kumble took six for 72, and four half-centuries (from Irfan Pathan, Yuvraj Singh, Rahul Dravid and M. S. Dhoni) gave India 375 more runs before declaring. Kumble then completed a ten-for in the match as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 247, losing by 188 runs. In the second match, the margin of victory was even more convincing, Kumble getting seven wickets and Harbhajan Singh ten as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 206 and 249 on their way to a 259-run loss.

Sri Lankans in India in 2005–06. Test match length: 5 days. Test series result: India won 2–0. One-Day International series result: India won 6–1.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-Day International Series
ODI 2286	25 Oct 2005	Rahul Dravid	Marvan Atapattu	Vidarbha CA Ground	IND by 152 runs
ODI 2287	28 Oct 2005	Rahul Dravid	Marvan Atapattu	Punjab CA Stadium	IND by 8 wkts
ODI 2290	31 Oct 2005	Rahul Dravid	Marvan Atapattu	Sawai Mansingh Stadium	IND by 6 wkts
ODI 2291	3 Nov 2005	Rahul Dravid	Marvan Atapattu	Nehru Stadium	IND by 4 wkts
ODI 2294	6 Nov 2005	Rahul Dravid¹	Marvan Atapattu	Sardar Patel Stadium	SL by 5 wkts
ODI 2295	9 Nov 2005	Virender Sehwag	Marvan Atapattu	Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground	IND by 7 wkts
ODI 2296	12 Nov 2005	Rahul Dravid	Marvan Atapattu	IPCL Sports Complex Ground	IND by 5 wkts
Test Series Schedule
Test 1775	2,3,4,5,6 Dec 2005	Rahul Dravid	Marvan Atapattu	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium	DRAW
Test 1776	10,11,12,13,14 Dec 2005	Rahul Dravid	Marvan Atapattu	Feroz Shah Kotla	IND by 188 runs
Test 1778	18,19,20,21,22 Dec 2005	Virender Sehwag	Marvan Atapattu	Green Park Stadium	IND by 259 runs

¹ Rahul Dravid was substituted during the second innings due to injury, and Virender Sehwag took over the captaincy.

[edit] Bermudians in Namibia

This clash between the two non-Test nations Bermuda and Namibia was hastily arranged as the teams were knocked out of the semi-finals of the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup in Namibia. Namibia won the match, chasing the target of 203 in 41 overs after Stefan Swanepoel hit 65 not out from number seven in the batting order.

Bermudians in Namibia in 2005–06. One-day series result: Namibia won 1–0.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-Day Match
OD 1	27 Oct 2005	Deon Kotze	Janeiro Tucker	Wanderers Stadium	NAM by 3 wkts

[edit] November 2005

[edit] West Indians in Australia

See also: West Indian cricket team in Australia in 2005-06

This is also known as the Frank Worrell Trophy. The West Indies visit Australia for the second time in three seasons, playing three Tests in November 2005 before leaving again. The first Test was won by Australia inside four days, with Ricky Ponting making two centuries and Shane Warne and Brett Lee recording five-fors in the first and second innings respectively. West Indies took the second Test into the fifth day despite conceding a 257-run deficit on first innings, after Dwayne Bravo hit a Test career highest score of 113, but Australia still won by nine wickets. The third Test saw Brian Lara become the second batsman in Test history to reach 11,000 runs. However, after a century from Mike Hussey, 99 from Justin Langer and six for 80 from Shane Warne, Australia won by seven wickets to take a 3–0 victory in the Test series.

West Indians in Australia in 2005–06. Test match length: 5 days. Test series result: Australia won 3–0.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test Series
Test 1769	3,4,5,6 Nov 2005	Ricky Ponting	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	Brisbane Cricket Ground	AUS by 379 runs
Test 1771	17,18,19,20,21 Nov 2005	Ricky Ponting	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	Bellerive Oval	AUS by 9 wickets
Test 1773	25,26,27,28,29 Nov 2005	Ricky Ponting	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	Adelaide Oval	AUS by 7 wickets

[edit] England Women in Sri Lanka and India

The England women are on a tour of the Indian subcontinent from 2005-11-10 to 2005-12-09. The tour began with two one-day internationals in Sri Lanka, before the women travelled to India - England won both matches by margins of 163 runs and 99 runs respectively. Rosalie Birch topped the bowling averages, taking eight wickets with her off breaks, while Laura Newton made 119 runs. For the Sri Lankans, four of the fourteen women who played managed to get into double figures once, with the highest innings being Priyanga de Alwis' 29.

England Women in Sri Lanka in 2005–06. Women's One-Day International series result: England won 2–0.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-Day International Series in Sri Lanka
WODI 545	10 Nov 2005	Sadamali Kumuduni	Charlotte Edwards	Colts Cricket Club Ground	ENG by 163 runs
WODI 546	12 Nov 2005	Sadamali Kumuduni	Charlotte Edwards	R. Premadasa Stadium	ENG by 99 runs

The India leg of the tour will start on 2005-11-18 with practice matches. There will then be one Test match and five one-day internationals.

England Women in India in 2005–06. Women's Test match length: 4 days. Women's Test series result: Series drawn 0–0. Women's One-Day International series result: India won 4–1.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test Series in India
WTest 126	22,23,24,25 Nov 2005	Mithali Raj	Charlotte Edwards	Jamia Millia Islamia University Ground	DRAW
One-Day International Series in India Schedule
WODI 547	27 Nov 2005	Mithali Raj	Charlotte Edwards	Nahar Singh Stadium	ENG by 20 runs
WODI 548	1 Dec 2005	Mithali Raj	Charlotte Edwards	K.D. Singh Babu Stadium	IND by 4 wkts
WODI 549	4 Dec 2005	Mithali Raj	Charlotte Edwards	Nehru Stadium, Guwahati	IND by 8 wkts
WODI 550	7 Dec 2005	Mithali Raj	Charlotte Edwards	S.M. Dev Stadium, Silchar	IND by 10 wkts
WODI 551	9 Dec 2005	Mithali Raj	Charlotte Edwards	Eden Gardens	IND by 38 runs

[edit] England in Pakistan

See also: English cricket team in Pakistan in 2005-06

The English cricket team toured Pakistan in October, November and December 2005. England were looking to maintain the form that had taken them to second place in the ICC Test Championship, and to victory in the 2005 Ashes series at home to Australia, but they suffered a sharp reversal of fortune, losing the Test series 2–0 to Pakistan. Pakistan also won the one day series by 3 games to 2.

England in Pakistan in 2005–06. Test match length: 5 days. Test series result: Pakistan won 2–0. One-Day International series result: Pakistan won 3–2.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test Match Series
Test 1770	12,13,14,15,16 Nov 2005	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Marcus Trescothick	Multan Cricket Stadium	PAK by 22 runs
Test 1772	20,21,22,23,24 Nov 2005	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Michael Vaughan	Iqbal Stadium	DRAW
Test 1774	29,30 Nov,1,2,3 Dec 2005	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Michael Vaughan	Gaddafi Stadium	PAK by inns&100 runs
One-Day International Series Schedule
ODI 2304	10 Dec 2005	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Marcus Trescothick	Gaddafi Stadium	ENG by 42 runs
ODI 2305	12 Dec 2005	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Marcus Trescothick	Gaddafi Stadium	PAK by 6 wkts
ODI 2306	15 Dec 2005	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Marcus Trescothick	National Stadium, Karachi	PAK by 165 runs
ODI 2307	19 Dec 2005	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Marcus Trescothick	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium	PAK by 13 runs
ODI 2308	21 Dec 2005	Younis Khan	Marcus Trescothick	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium	ENG by 6 runs

[edit] South Africans in India

See also: South African cricket team in India in 2005-06

South Africa toured India for an ODI-only tour in November 2005. Though there were five matches scheduled, the series ended in a draw, as the match at Chennai was rained off. South Africa won the first match at Hyderabad after winning the toss, fielding, and having the Indians 35 for 5 after dismissing Sehwag, Tendulkar, Kaif, Dravid and Gambhir for single-figure scores. A hundred from Yuvraj Singh brought the total to 249 for 9, but Jacques Kallis put on 84 with Justin Kemp and South Africa made it home in the penultimate over. India came back in the second match, as seven maiden overs from India kept the run rate below 3.5 and Sehwag hit an unbeaten 77 to take India to a six-wicket win. The third match was abandoned, but the fourth saw Graeme Smith hit 134 not out - the highest score of the series - as South Africa chased 189 without losing wicket. In the final game, Irfan Pathan took three for 20, helping to limit South Africa to 221 for 6, and Dravid made 78 as India made it home with five wickets to spare to draw the game. Yuvraj and Smith made the most runs in the series, both making 209, while Shaun Pollock took the most wickets with 7.

South Africans in India in 2005–06. One-Day International series result: Drawn 2–2.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-Day International Series
ODI 2297	16 Nov 2005	Rahul Dravid	Graeme Smith	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium	SA by 5 wkts
ODI 2298	19 Nov 2005	Rahul Dravid	Graeme Smith	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium	IND by 6 wkts
ODI 2298a	22 Nov 2005			M.A. Chidambaram Stadium	ABANDONED
ODI 2299	25 Nov 2005	Rahul Dravid	Graeme Smith	Eden Gardens	SA by 10 wkts
ODI 2300	28 Nov 2005	Rahul Dravid	Graeme Smith	Wankhede Stadium	IND by 5 wkts

[edit] Afro-Asia Cup Under-19 Tournament

Six teams contested this tournament, which was held between 19 November and 27 November at stadiums in Visakhapatnam. India Under-19 won all their five games, taking a bonus point in every one, and qualified for the final with a game to spare. They were joined by Sri Lanka Under-19. The four Asian teams taking part finished in the top four spots in the league stage, while South Africa Under-19 finished fifth and Zimbabwe Under-19 sixth. India eventually won the tournament, beating Sri Lanka in the final after Piyush Chawla took five for 24 and Gaurav Dhiman hit a century.

Afro-Asia Cup Under–19 Tournament 2005–06. Teams: India Under–19, Bangladesh Under–19, Pakistan Under–19, Sri Lanka Under–19, South Africa Under–19, Zimbabwe Under–19. Winners: India Under–19.

No.	Date	Team 1	Captain	Team 2	Captain	Result
Group Stages
Match 1	19 Nov 2005	SRI	Angelo Mathews	PAK	Sarfraz Ahmed	SRI by 40 runs
Match 2	19 Nov 2005	IND	Ravikant Shukla	BAN	Mushfiqur Rahim	IND by 4 wkts
Match 3	19 Nov 2005	SA	Dean Elgar	ZIM	Sean Williams	RSA by 8 wkts
Match 4	20 Nov 2005	PAK	Sarfraz Ahmed	ZIM	Sean Williams	PAK by 9 wkts
Match 5	20 Nov 2005	BAN	Mushfiqur Rahim	SRI	Angelo Mathews	SRI by 8 wkts
Match 6	20 Nov 2005	IND	Ravikant Shukla	RSA	Dean Elgar	RSA by 102 runs
Match 7	22 Nov 2005	IND	Ravikant Shukla	SRI	Angelo Mathews	IND by 140 runs
Match 8	22 Nov 2005	BAN	Mushfiqur Rahim	ZIM	Sean Williams	BAN by 9 wkts
Match 9	22 Nov 2005	PAK	Sarfraz Ahmed	RSA	Dean Elgar	PAK by 4 wkts
Match 10	23 Nov 2005	IND	Ravikant Shukla	ZIM	Sean Williams	IND by 94 runs
Match 11	23 Nov 2005	BAN	Mushfiqur Rahim	PAK	Sarfraz Ahmed	BAN by 1 wkt
Match 12	23 Nov 2005	SRI	Angelo Mathews	RSA	Dean Elgar	SL by 8 wkts
Match 13	25 Nov 2005	SRI	Angelo Mathews	ZIM	Sean Williams	SL by 55 runs
Match 14	25 Nov 2005	BAN	Mushfiqur Rahim	RSA	Dean Elgar	BAN by 8 wkts
Match 15	25 Nov 2005	IND	Ravikant Shukla	PAK	Sarfraz Ahmed	IND by 145 runs

Group Stage Table
Team	Pld	Won	Lost	BP	Pts	NRR
India	5	5	0	5	30	+2.13
Sri Lanka	5	4	1	2	22	+0.33
Bangladesh	5	3	2	3	18	+1.13
Pakistan	5	2	3	3	13	-0.23
South Africa	5	1	4	2	7	-1.40
Zimbabwe	5	0	5	0	0	-2.21

No.	Date	Team 1	Captain	Team 2	Captain	Result
Final
Final	26 Nov 2005	IND	Ravikant Shukla	SRI	Angelo Mathews	IND by 8 wkts

[edit] Under-19 Tri Series in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Under-19 will play England Under-19 and Sri Lanka Under-19 for a nine-match tri-series in November and December 2005. Bangladesh won the group stage of the tournament, winning five of their six matches, while England finished last after losing all six matches. Bangladesh and Sri Lanka thus contest the final, and Bangladesh won two of their three internal meetings in the group stage. They added another victory in the final, winning the tournament after Saqibul Hasan took three wickets, bowled two maiden overs, and scored exactly 100 from number three in the batting order to help Bangladesh to a six–wicket win.

Under–19 Tri Series in Bangladesh in 2005–06. Teams: Bangladesh Under–19, England Under–19, Sri Lanka Under–19. Winners: Bangladesh Under–19.

No.	Date	Team 1	Captain	Team 2	Captain	Venue	Result
Group Stage
OD 1	30 Nov 2005	BAN	Mushfiqur Rahim	ENG	Varun Chopra	Savar	BAN by 4 wkts
OD 2	2 Dec 2005	ENG	Varun Chopra	SRI	Angelo Mathews	Dhaka	SL by 13 runs
OD 3	3 Dec 2005	BAN	Mushfiqur Rahim	ENG	Varun Chopra	Dhaka	BAN by 5 wkts
OD 4	4 Dec 2005	BAN	Mushfiqur Rahim	SRI	Angelo Mathews	Savar	BAN by 62 runs
OD 5	6 Dec 2005	ENG	Varun Chopra	SRI	Angelo Mathews	Dhaka	SRI by 60 runs
OD 6	7 Dec 2005	BAN	Mushfiqur Rahim	SRI	Angelo Mathews	Savar	BAN by 102 runs
OD 7	9 Dec 2005	BAN	Mushfiqur Rahim	ENG	Varun Chopra	Dhaka	BAN by 42 runs
OD 8	10 Dec 2005	ENG	Varun Chopra	SRI	Angelo Mathews	Savar	SRI by 2 wkts
OD 9	12 Dec 2005	BAN	Mushfiqur Rahim	SRI	Angelo Mathews	Dhaka	SRI by 14 runs

Final Group Stage Table
Team	M	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
Bangladesh	6	5	1	0	29	+1.14
Sri Lanka	6	4	2	0	21	-0.24
England	6	0	6	0	4	-0.91

No.	Date	Team 1	Captain	Team 2	Captain	Venue	Result
Final
FINAL	14 Dec 2005	BAN	Mushfiqur Rahim	SRI	Angelo Mathews	Savar	BAN won by 6 wkts

[edit] December 2005

[edit] Chappell–Hadlee Trophy

See also: Chappell-Hadlee Trophy 2005-06

This is an annual ODI tournament between Australia and New Zealand. The last series, in Australia, ended 1–1, so the trophy was shared before this series in New Zealand. In the first match, Brett Lee became Man of the Match after getting bowling figures of 6–4–5–3, and New Zealand were bowled out for 105 to lose by 147 runs. The second match saw an Australian record partnership between Michael Clarke and Andrew Symonds, who added 220 for the fifth wicket, Symonds hitting eight sixes and twelve fours on his way to a record score in ODIs between the two sides. His 156 was the third-highest by an Australian against any opponent, and the stand with Clarke paved the way for a total of 322 for 5. New Zealand had Lou Vincent hit 71 off 49 balls before he was first out, on 93 for 1, but rookie bowlers Mick Lewis and Stuart Clark (with four ODIs between them) shared four wickets, and New Zealand needed 53 from 33 balls when Jacob Oram cut a bouncer to Clark for 41. Brendon McCullum added 24 with substitute James Marshall, before the latter was run out, and New Zealand still needed 24 off the final two overs. That over yielded 18 runs, as Brett Lee bowled a no-ball and a wide, and another ball was adjudged a no-ball as Australia had too few players inside the circle. Lewis was left to bowl the last over, and with six runs required the last two batsmen were run out, leaving New Zealand on 320 – two runs short of victory. Australia thus clinched the Chappell–Hadlee Trophy with a match to spare. In the third match, Mitchell Johnson was given his debut as Super Sub, coming in after Australia had batted to seven for 331 with four half-centuries. Johnson bowled nine overs for 64, without taking a wicket, and Scott Styris hit a hundred as New Zealand chased down the target for the highest successful run chase in ODI cricket thus far.

Chappell–Hadlee Trophy 2005–06. One-Day International series result: Australia won 2–1.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-Day International Series
ODI 2301	3 Dec 2005	Daniel Vettori	Ricky Ponting	Eden Park	AUS by 147 runs
ODI 2302	7 Dec 2005	Daniel Vettori	Ricky Ponting	Westpac Stadium	AUS by 2 runs
ODI 2303	10 Dec 2005	Daniel Vettori	Ricky Ponting	Jade Stadium	NZ by 2 wkts

[edit] South Africans in Australia

See also: South African cricket team in Australia in 2005-06

South Africa tour Australia in the high summer in the Southern Hemisphere, playing three Tests and staying for the three-team ODI tournament, the VB Series. The first Test saw Brad Hodge make 203 not out, becoming the thirty-first Australian to hit a double century, and Australia declared 491 ahead. South Africa batted out four sessions for the draw, however, with Jacques Rudolph making 102 not out in seven hours of batting. In the second match, however, they did not escape with a draw; they were bowled out shortly after the lunch break on the fifth day, making 181 in the second innings, chasing 366 to win.

South Africans in Australia in 2005–06. Test match length: 5 days. Test series result: Australia lead 1–0 after 2 of 3 Tests.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test Match Series Schedule
Test 1777	16,17,18,19,20 Dec 2005	Ricky Ponting	Graeme Smith	WACA Ground	DRAW
Test 1779	26,27,28,29,30 Dec 2005	Ricky Ponting	Graeme Smith	Melbourne Cricket Ground	AUS by 184 runs
Test 1780	2,3,4,5,6 Jan 2006	Ricky Ponting	Graeme Smith	Sydney Cricket Ground	AUS by 8 wickets
Twenty20 International Schedule
T20I 4	9 Jan 2006	Ricky Ponting	Graeme Smith	Brisbane Cricket Ground	AUS by 95 runs

[edit] Women's Asia Cup

No.	Date	Team 1	Captain	Team 2	Captain	Venue	Result
Group Stage
WODI 552	28 Dec 2005	PAK	Sana Javed	SRI	Dedunu Siriwardene	National Stadium, Karachi	SRI by 14 runs
WODI 553	29 Dec 2005	IND	Mithali Raj	SRI	Dedunu Siriwardene	Karachi Gymkhana Ground	IND by 10 wkts
WODI 554	30 Dec 2005	PAK	Sana Javed	IND	Mithali Raj	National Stadium, Karachi	IND by 193 runs
WODI 555	31 Dec 2005	PAK	Sana Javed	SRI	Dedunu Siriwardene	National Stadium, Karachi	SL by 30 runs
WODI 556	1 Jan 2006	IND	Mithali Raj	SRI	Dedunu Siriwardene	Karachi Gymkhana Ground	IND by 10 wkts
WODI 557	2 Jan 2006	PAK	Sana Javed	IND	Mithali Raj	National Stadium, Karachi	IND by 10 wkts

Group A
Team	P	W	L	NR/T	NRR	Pts
India	4	4	0	0	+2.91	20
Sri Lanka	4	2	2	0	-0.49	9
Pakistan	4	0	4	0	-1.86	0

No.	Date	Team 1	Captain	Team 2	Captain	Venue	Result
Final
WODI 558	4 Jan 2006	IND	Mithali Raj	SRI	Dedunu Siriwardene	National Stadium, Karachi	IND by 97 runs

[edit] Sri Lankans in New Zealand

See also: Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 2005-06

This replaces the abandoned tour last year, when the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake damaged so much of Sri Lanka that the team wanted to go home. Thus, the Sri Lankans are now going to finish off the tour, with four ODIs against New Zealand, before they travel across the Tasman Sea for the VB Series. New Zealand won the first match by seven wickets after their seamers Shane Bond, Kyle Mills and Jacob Oram had taken three wickets each and help bowl Sri Lanka out for 164. ODI debutant Jamie How then made 58, sharing a 95-run stand with the Man of the Match, Peter Fulton who made 70 not out.

Sri Lankans in New Zealand in 2005–06. One-Day International series result: New Zealand won 4–1 (includes match from 2004–05).

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-Day International Series Schedule
ODI 2309	31 Dec 2005	Marvan Atapattu	Daniel Vettori	Queenstown Events Centre	NZ by 7 wkts
ODI 2310	3 Jan 2006	Marvan Atapattu	Daniel Vettori	Jade Stadium	NZ by 5 wkts
ODI 2311	6 Jan 2005	Marvan Atapattu	Stephen Fleming	Westpac Stadium	NZ by 21 runs
ODI 2312	8 Jan 2005	Marvan Atapattu	Stephen Fleming	McLean Park	SL by 20 runs

[edit] January 2006

[edit] VB Series

See also: VB Series 2005-06

This was a three-team ODI tournament, where each team plays each other four times before the two top teams in each group proceeded to the three-match final. The tournament took place in Australia, while South Africa and Sri Lanka visited.

No.	Date	Team 1	Captain	Team 2	Captain	Venue	Result
Group Stage
ODI 2313	13 Jan 2006	AUS	Ricky Ponting	SRI	Marvan Atapattu	Telstra Dome	AUS by 116 runs
ODI 2314	15 Jan 2006	AUS	Ricky Ponting	RSA	Graeme Smith	Brisbane Cricket Ground	RSA by 5 wkts
ODI 2315	17 Jan 2006	SRI	Marvan Atapattu	RSA	Graeme Smith	Brisbane Cricket Ground	SL by 94 runs
ODI 2316	20 Jan 2006	AUS	Ricky Ponting	RSA	Graeme Smith	Telstra Dome	AUS by 59 runs
ODI 2317	22 Jan 2006	AUS	Ricky Ponting	SRI	Marvan Atapattu	Sydney Cricket Ground	SRI by 51 runs
ODI 2318	24 Jan 2006	SRI	Marvan Atapattu	RSA	Graeme Smith	Adelaide Oval	RSA by 9 runs
ODI 2319	26 Jan 2006	AUS	Adam Gilchrist	SRI	Marvan Atapattu	Adelaide Oval	AUS by 5 wkts
ODI 2320	29 Jan 2006	AUS	Adam Gilchrist	SRI	Chaminda Vaas	WACA Ground	AUS by 6 wkts
ODI 2321	31 Jan 2006	SRI	Marvan Atapattu	RSA	Graeme Smith	WACA Ground	RSA by 5 wkts
ODI 2322	3 Feb 2006	AUS	Ricky Ponting	RSA	Graeme Smith	Telstra Dome	AUS by 80 runs
ODI 2323	5 Feb 2006	AUS	Ricky Ponting	RSA	Graeme Smith	Sydney Cricket Ground	AUS by 57 runs
ODI 2325	7 Feb 2006	SRI	Marvan Atapattu	RSA	Graeme Smith	Bellerive Oval	SRI by 76 runs

Final Group Stage Table
Team	M	W	L	NR	BP	Pts	NRR
Australia	8	6	2	0	3	27	+0.79
Sri Lanka	8	3	5	0	2	14	+0.03
South Africa	8	3	5	0	0	12	–0.08

Finals
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain	Team 2	Captain	Venue	Result
ODI 2326	10 Feb 2006	AUS	Ricky Ponting	SRI	Marvan Atapattu	Adelaide Oval	SRI by 22 runs
ODI 2328	12 Feb 2006	AUS	Ricky Ponting	SRI	Marvan Atapattu	Sydney Cricket Ground	AUS by 167 runs
ODI 2330	14 Feb 2006	AUS	Ricky Ponting	SRI	Marvan Atapattu	Brisbane Cricket Ground	AUS by 9 wkts

[edit] Indians in Pakistan

See also: Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 2005-06

The series officially started on 14 January 2006. Three Tests and five ODIs were played in this series that has been nicknamed the 'Tandoori' Ashes.

Indians in Pakistan in 2005-06. Test match length: 5 days. Test Series: Pakistan won 1-0. One-day international series: India won 4-1.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test Match Series
Test 1781	14,15,16,17,18 Jan 2006	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Rahul Dravid	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	DRAW
Test 1782	22,23,24,25,26 Jan 2006	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Rahul Dravid	Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad	DRAW
Test 1783	30,31 Jan,1,2,3 Feb 2006	Younis Khan	Rahul Dravid	National Stadium, Karachi	PAK by 341 runs
One-Day International Series
ODI 2324	6 Feb 2006	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Rahul Dravid	Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar	PAK by 7 runs (D/L)
ODI 2327	9 Feb 2006	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Rahul Dravid	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi	IND by 7 wkts
ODI 2329	13 Feb 2006	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Rahul Dravid	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	IND by 5 wkts
ODI 2331	16 Feb 2006	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Rahul Dravid	Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan	IND by 5 wkts
ODI 2333	19 Feb 2006	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Rahul Dravid	National Stadium, Karachi	IND by 8 wkts

[edit] February 2006

[edit] ICC Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka

See also: 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup

The 2006 Under-19 World Cup will take place in Sri Lanka from 2005-02-05 to 2005-02-19 - once again in the Indian subcontinent, after the 2004 instalment was held in Bangladesh.

No.	Group	Date	Team 1	Captain	Team 2	Captain	Venue	Result
Group Stages Schedule
Match 1	A	5 Feb 2006	NZ	Marc Ellison	BAN	Mushfiqur Rahim	P. Saravanamuttu Stadium	BAN by 3 wickets
Match 2	B	5 Feb 2006	SA	Dean Elgar	AUS	Moises Henriques	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground	AUS by 175 runs
Match 3	C	5 Feb 2006	SCO	Kasiam Farid	SL	Angelo Mathews	R. Premadasa Stadium	SL by 4 wickets
Match 4	D	5 Feb 2006	ZIM	Sean Williams	IRL	Eoin Morgan	Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground	ZIM by 118 runs
Match 5	A	6 Feb 2006	PAK	Sarfraz Ahmed	UGA	Hamza Almuzahim	P. Saravanamuttu Stadium	PAK by 8 wickets
Match 6	B	6 Feb 2006	WI	Leon Johnson	USA	Hemant Punoo	Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground	WI by 87 runs
Match 7	C	6 Feb 2006	IND	Ravikant Shukla	NAM	Stephanus Ackermann	R. Premadasa Stadium	IND by 9 wickets
Match 8	D	6 Feb 2006	ENG	Moeen Ali	NEP	Kanishka Chaugai	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground	ENG by 77 runs
Match 9	A	7 Feb 2006	NZ	Marc Ellison	UGA	Hamza Almuzahim	Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground	NZ by 122 runs
Match 10	B	7 Feb 2006	SA	Dean Elgar	USA	Hemant Punoo	P. Saravanamuttu Stadium	SA by 162 runs
Match 11	C	7 Feb 2006	SL	Angelo Mathews	NAM	Stephanus Ackermann	R. Premadasa Stadium	SL by 137 runs
Match 12	D	7 Feb 2006	ZIM	Sean Williams	NEP	Kanishka Chaugai	Colombo Cricket Club Ground	ZIM by 2 runs
Match 13	A	8 Feb 2006	PAK	Sarfraz Ahmed	BAN	Mushfiqur Rahim	Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground	BAN by 4 wickets
Match 14	B	8 Feb 2006	WI	Leon Johnson	AUS	Moises Henriques	Sinhalese Cricket Club Ground	AUS by 13 runs
Match 15	C	8 Feb 2006	IND	Ravikant Shukla	SCO	Kasiam Farid	R. Premadasa Stadium	IND by 8 wickets
Match 16	D	8 Feb 2006	ENG	Moeen Ali	IRL	Eoin Morgan	Colombo Cricket Club Ground	ENG by 4 runs
Match 17	A	9 Feb 2006	BAN	Mushfiqur Rahim	UGA	Hamza Almuzahim	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground	BAN by 171 runs
Match 18	B	9 Feb 2006	AUS	Moises Henriques	USA	Hemant Punoo	P. Saravanamuttu Stadium	AUS by 4 wickets
Match 19	C	9 Feb 2006	SCO	Kasiam Farid	NAM	Stephanus Ackermann	Colombo Cricket Club Ground	NAM by 7 wickets
Match 20	D	9 Feb 2006	IRL	Eoin Morgan	NEP	Kanishka Chaugai	Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground	NEP by 60 runs
Match 21	A	10 Feb 2006	PAK	Sarfraz Ahmed	NZ	Marc Ellison	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground	PAK by 8 wickets
Match 22	B	10 Feb 2006	WI	Leon Johnson	SA	Dean Elgar	P. Saravanamuttu Stadium	WI by 7 wickets
Match 23	C	10 Feb 2006	IND	Ravikant Shukla	SL	Angelo Mathews	R. Premadasa Stadium	IND by 8 wickets
Match 24	D	10 Feb 2006	ENG	Moeen Ali	ZIM	Sean Williams	Colombo Cricket Club Ground	ZIM by 2 wickets

Group A
Team	P	W	L	NR/T	NRR	Pts
Bangladesh	3	3	0	0	+2.05	6
Pakistan	3	2	1	0	+2.11	4
New Zealand	3	1	2	0	-0.63	2
Uganda	3	0	3	0	-3.25	0

Group B
Team	P	W	L	NR/T	NRR	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	0	+2.26	6
West Indies	3	2	1	0	+0.77	4
South Africa	3	1	2	0	-0.33	2
United States	3	0	3	0	-2.68	0

Group C
Team	P	W	L	NR/T	NRR	Pts
India	3	3	0	0	+2.04	6
Sri Lanka	3	2	1	0	+1.17	4
Namibia	3	1	2	0	-1.32	2
Scotland	3	0	3	0	-1.82	0

Group D
Team	P	W	L	NR/T	NRR	Pts
Zimbabwe	3	3	0	0	+0.94	6
England	3	2	1	0	+0.46	4
Nepal	3	1	2	0	-0.13	2
Ireland	3	0	3	0	-1.27	0

After the group stage, the top two teams qualified for the Super League quarter-finals, while the bottom two teams played in the Plate Championship quarter-finals. The teams knocked out in the quarter-finals at each stage qualified for the play-off tournaments for the Super League and the Plate Championship.

No.	Date	Team 1	Captain	Team 2	Captain	Venue	Results
Plate Championship
QF 1	14 Feb 2006	NZ	Marc Ellison	IRL	Eoin Morgan	R. Premadasa Stadium	NZ by 3 wickets
QF 2	14 Feb 2006	NAM	Stephanus Ackermann	USA	Hemant Punoo	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground	USA by 2 wickets
QF 3	14 Feb 2006	NEP	Kanishka Chaugai	UGA	Hamza Almuzahim	P. Saravanamuttu Stadium	NEP by 60 runs
QF 4	14 Feb 2006	SA	Dean Elgar	SCO	Kasiam Farid	Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground	SA by 185 runs
SF 1	15 Feb 2006	NZ	Marc Ellison	USA	Hemant Punoo	P. Saravanamuttu Stadium	NZ by 170 runs
SF 2	16 Feb 2006	NEP	Kanishka Chaugai	SA	Dean Elgar	Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground	NEP by 2 runs
Final	18 Feb 2006	NZ	Marc Ellison	NEP	Kanishka Chaugai	P. Saravanamuttu Stadium	NEP by 1 wicket
Plate Championship Play-offs
PSF 1	15 Feb 2006	IRL	Eoin Morgan	NAM	Stephanus Ackermann	Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground	IRL by 6 wickets
PSF 2	17 Feb 2006	UGA	Hamza Almuzahim	SCO	Kasiam Farid	P. Saravanamuttu Stadium	UGA by 69 runs
Play-off	18 Feb 2006	IRL	Eoin Morgan	UGA	Hamza Almuzahim	Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground	IRL by 6 wickets
Super League
QF 1	11 Feb 2006	BAN	Mushfiqur Rahim	ENG	Moeen Ali	P. Saravanamuttu Stadium	ENG by 5 wickets
QF 2	11 Feb 2006	IND	Ravikant Shukla	WI	Leon Johnson	R. Premadasa Stadium	IND by 126 runs
QF 3	11 Feb 2006	ZIM	Sean Williams	PAK	Sarfraz Ahmed	Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground	PAK by 5 wickets
QF 4	11 Feb 2006	AUS	Moises Henriques	SL	Angelo Mathews	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground	AUS by 9 wickets
SF 1	15 Feb 2006	ENG	Moeen Ali	IND	Ravikant Shukla	R. Premadasa Stadium	IND by 234 runs
SF 2	17 Feb 2006	PAK	Sarfraz Ahmed	AUS	Moises Henriques	R. Premadasa Stadium	PAK by 163 runs
Final	19 Feb 2006	IND	Ravikant Shukla	PAK	Sarfraz Ahmed	R. Premadasa Stadium	PAK by 38 runs
Super League Play-offs
PSF 1	15 Feb 2006	BAN	Mushfiqur Rahim	WI	Leon Johnson	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground	BAN by 4 wickets
PSF 2	16 Feb 2006	ZIM	Sean Williams	SL	Sameera Zoysa	R. Premadasa Stadium	SL by 8 wickets
Play-off	18 Feb 2006	BAN	Mushfiqur Rahim	SL	Sameera Zoysa	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground	BAN by 98 runs

[edit] Asia Cup

The ninth Asia Cup were to take place in Pakistan in February 2006, but due to India's busy schedule, the tournament was postponed [1]. The tournament is tentatively scheduled for September 2007 [2].

[edit] West Indians in New Zealand

See also: West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 2005-06

The West Indian cricket team played their first Twenty20 international on their tour of New Zealand, which also includes five ODIs and three Tests. New Zealand had gone six months without Test cricket before this tour.

West Indians in New Zealand in 2005-06. Test match length: 5 days. Test series: New Zealand won 2-0. One-day international series: New Zealand won 4-1. Twenty20 International match: Drawn, New Zealand won bowl-off 3-0.'

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Twenty20 International
T20I 5	16 Feb 2006	Stephen Fleming	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	Eden Park	TIE, NZ win bowl-off 3–0
One-Day International Series
ODI 2332	18 Feb 2006	Stephen Fleming	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	Westpac Stadium(D/N)	NZ by 81 runs
ODI 2335	22 Feb 2006	Stephen Fleming	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	Queenstown Events Centre	NZ by 3 wickets
ODI 2337	25 Feb 2006	Stephen Fleming	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	Jade Stadium	NZ by 21 runs
ODI 2342	1 Mar 2006	Stephen Fleming	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	McLean Park	NZ by 91 runs
ODI 2346	4 Mar 2006	Stephen Fleming	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	Eden Park	WI by 3 wickets
Test Match Series
Test 1787	9,10,11,12,13 Mar 2006	Stephen Fleming	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	Eden Park	NZ by 27 runs
Test 1790	17,18,19,20,21 Mar 2006	Stephen Fleming	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	Basin Reserve	NZ by 10 wkts
Test 1793	25,26,27,28,29 Mar 2006	Stephen Fleming	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	McLean Park	DRAW

[edit] Sri Lankans in Bangladesh

The Sri Lankan team toured Bangladesh in February and March 2006.

Sri Lankans in Bangladesh in 2005-06. Test match length: 5 days. Test series: Sri Lanka won 2-0. One-day international series: Sri Lanka won 2-1.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-Day International Series
ODI 2334	20 Feb 2006	Habibul Bashar	Mahela Jayawardene	Bogra District Stadium	SL by 5 wkts
ODI 2336	22 Feb 2006	Habibul Bashar	Mahela Jayawardene	Bogra District Stadium	BAN by 4 wkts
ODI 2338	25 Feb 2006	Habibul Bashar	Mahela Jayawardene	Chittagong Divisional Stadium	SL by 78 runs
Test Series
Test 1784	27,28 Feb, 1,2,3 Mar 2006	Habibul Bashar	Mahela Jayawardene	Chittagong Divisional Stadium	SL by 8 wkts
Test 1786	6,7,8,9,10 Mar 2006	Habibul Bashar	Mahela Jayawardene	Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra	SL by 10 wkts

[edit] Indian Women in Australia and New Zealand

The Indian women's team toured Australia in February, and went across the Tasman Sea to tour New Zealand in March.

Indian Women in Australia in 2005-06. Test match length: 4 days. Test match: Australian Women won. One-day international series: Australian Women won 3-0.

Indian Women in New Zealand in 2005-06. One-day international series: New Zealand Women won 4-1.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test Match
WTest 127	18,19,20,21 Feb 2006	Karen Rolton	Mithali Raj	Adelaide Oval	AUS by inns & 4 runs
One-Day International Series in Australia
WODI 559	25 Feb 2006	Karen Rolton	Mithali Raj	St Peter's College, Adelaide	AUS by 6 wkts
WODI 560	26 Feb 2006	Karen Rolton	Mithali Raj	St Peter's College, Adelaide	AUS by 12 runs
WODI 561	28 Feb 2006	Karen Rolton	Mithali Raj	Woodville Oval	AUS by 9 wkts
One-Day International Series in New Zealand
WODI 562	4 Mar 2006	Haidee Tiffin	Mithali Raj	Bert Sutcliffe Oval	NZ by 9 wkts
WODI 563	6 Mar 2006	Haidee Tiffin	Mithali Raj	Bert Sutcliffe Oval	NZ by 5 wkts
WODI 564	9 Mar 2006	Haidee Tiffin	Mithali Raj	Bert Sutcliffe Oval	IND by 3 wkts
WODI 565	11 Mar 2006	Haidee Tiffin	Mithali Raj	Bert Sutcliffe Oval	NZ by 97 runs
WODI 566	13 Mar 2006	Haidee Tiffin	Mithali Raj	Bert Sutcliffe Oval	NZ by 210 runs

[edit] Australians in South Africa

After three months without international cricket in South Africa, the South African cricket team return, bringing with them the Australians.

Australians in South Africa in 2005-06. Test match length: 5 days. Test series: Australia won 3-0. One-day international series: South Africa won 3-2. Twenty20 International match: South Africa won.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Twenty20 International Schedule
T20I 6	24 Feb 2006	Graeme Smith	Ricky Ponting	Wanderers Stadium	SA by 2 runs
One-Day International Series Schedule
ODI 2341	26 Feb 2006	Graeme Smith	Adam Gilchrist	SuperSport Park	SA by 6 wkts
ODI 2345	3 Mar 2006	Graeme Smith	Adam Gilchrist	Newlands	SA by 196 runs
ODI 2347	5 Mar 2006	Graeme Smith	Ricky Ponting	St George's Park	AUS by 24 runs
ODI 2348	10 Mar 2006	Graeme Smith	Ricky Ponting	Sahara Stadium Kingsmead	AUS by 1 wkt
ODI 2349	12 Mar 2006	Graeme Smith	Ricky Ponting	Wanderers Stadium	SA by 1 wkt
Test Match Series Schedule
Test 1789	16,17,18,19,20 Mar 2006	Graeme Smith	Ricky Ponting	Newlands	AUS by 7 wkts
Test 1793	24,25,26,27,28 Mar 2006	Graeme Smith	Ricky Ponting	Sahara Stadium Kingsmead	AUS by 112 runs
Test 1795	31 Mar,1,2,3,4 Apr 2006	Jacques Kallis	Ricky Ponting	Wanderers Stadium	AUS by 2 wkts

[edit] England A in West Indies

An England A team picked from the squad currently training with ECB National Academy travelled to the West Indies in February and March 2006. They have played two first class and three of the five scheduled one-day matches against the West Indies A team.

England A in West Indies in 2005-06. First-Class match length: 4 days. First-Class series: West India A won 1-0. One-day series: West India A win 3-2.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
First-Class Schedule
FC 1	24,25,26,27 Feb 2006	Sylvester Joseph	Vikram Solanki	Antigua Recreation Ground	WI A by 1 wkt
FC 2	3,4,5,6 Mar 2006	Sylvester Joseph	Vikram Solanki	Beausejour Stadium	DRAW
One-Day Series Schedule
OD 1	9 Mar 2006	Sylvester Joseph	Gareth Batty	Beausejour Stadium	WI A by 118 runs
OD 2	11 Mar 2006	Sylvester Joseph	Vikram Solanki	Beausejour Stadium	ENG A by 57 runs
OD 3	14 Mar 2006	Sylvester Joseph	Vikram Solanki	Three Ws Oval	WI A by 5 wkts (D/L)
OD 4	17 Mar 2006	Sylvester Joseph	Vikram Solanki	Windward Park	ENG A by 90 runs
OD 5	19 Mar 2006	Sylvester Joseph	Vikram Solanki	Windward Park	WI A by 4 wkts

[edit] Kenya in Zimbabwe

See also: Kenyan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2005-06

Kenya toured Zimbabwe for a series of five One Day Internationals in February and March 2006. The series was drawn 2-2.

Kenyans in Zimbabwe in 2005-06. One-day international series: Drawn 2-2.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-Day International Series
ODI 2339	25 Feb 2006	Terry Duffin	Steve Tikolo	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	ZIM by 8 wkts
ODI 2340	26 Feb 2006	Terry Duffin	Steve Tikolo	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	KEN by 79 runs
ODI 2343	1 Mar 2006	Terry Duffin	Steve Tikolo	Harare Sports Club, Harare	KEN by 65 runs
ODI 2344	3 Mar 2006	Terry Duffin	Steve Tikolo	Harare Sports Club, Harare	ZIM by 109 runs
ODI 2346a	4 Mar 2006	Terry Duffin	Steve Tikolo	Harare Sports Club, Harare	ABANDONED

[edit] March 2006

[edit] England in India

See also: English cricket team in India in 2005-06

The English cricket team will tour India from late February to April, though the first international match is scheduled to be played on 1 March. This will be England's second tour of the subcontinent this winter. After long negotiations, starting with a tentative schedule being announced in October, the England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed an itinerary deal with the Board of Cricket Control in India on 8 December. [3]

England in India in 2005-06. Test match length: 5 days. Test series: Drawn 1-1. One-day international: India win 5-1.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test Match Series
Test 1785	1,2,3,4,5 Mar 2006	Rahul Dravid	Andrew Flintoff	Vidarbha C.A. Ground	DRAW
Test 1788	9,10,11,12,13 Mar 2006	Rahul Dravid	Andrew Flintoff	Punjab C.A. Stadium	IND by 9 wkts
Test 1791	18,19,20,21,22 Mar 2006	Rahul Dravid	Andrew Flintoff	Wankhede Stadium	ENG by 212 runs
One-Day International Schedule
ODI 2357	28 Mar 2006	Rahul Dravid	Andrew Flintoff	Feroz Shah Kotla	IND by 39 runs
ODI 2358	31 Mar 2006	Rahul Dravid	Andrew Flintoff	Nahar Singh Stadium	IND by 6 wkts
ODI 2359	3 Apr 2006	Rahul Dravid	Andrew Flintoff	Nehru Stadium, Margao	IND by 49 runs
ODI 2360	6 Apr 2006	Rahul Dravid	Andrew Flintoff	Nehru Stadium, Kochi	IND by 4 wkts
ODI 2360a	9 Apr 2006	Rahul Dravid	Andrew Flintoff	Nehru Stadium, Guwahati	ABANDONED
ODI 2361	12 Apr 2006	Virender Sehwag	Andrew Strauss	Keenan Stadium	ENG by 5 wkts
ODI 2362	15 Apr 2006	Rahul Dravid	Andrew Strauss	Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground	IND by 7 wkts

[edit] Kenyans in Bangladesh

Kenyans in Bangladesh in 2005-06. One-day international series: Bangladesh won 4-0.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-Day International Series
ODI 2350	17 Mar 2006	Habibul Bashar	Steve Tikolo	Shaheed Chandu Stadium	BAN by 131 runs
ODI 2353	20 Mar 2006	Habibul Bashar	Thomas Odoyo	Khulna Divisional Stadium	BAN by 9 wkts
ODI 2355	23 Mar 2006	Habibul Bashar	Steve Tikolo	Narayanganj Osmani Stadium	BAN by 20 runs
ODI 2356	25 Mar 2006	Habibul Bashar	Steve Tikolo	Narayanganj Osmani Stadium	BAN by 7 wkts

[edit] Pakistanis in Sri Lanka

Pakistanis in Sri Lanka in 2005-06. Test match length: 5 days. Test series: Pakistan won 1-0. One-day international series: Pakistan won 2-0.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-Day International Series
ODI 2351	17 Mar 2006	Marvan Atapattu	Inzamam-ul-Haq	R. Premadasa Stadium	NO RESULT
ODI 2352	19 Mar 2006	Mahela Jayawardene	Inzamam-ul-Haq	R. Premadasa Stadium	PAK by 4 wkts
ODI 2354	22 Mar 2006	Mahela Jayawardene	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground	PAK by 4 wkts
Test Match Series
Test 1794	26,27,28,29,30 Mar 2006	Mahela Jayawardene	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground	DRAW
Test 1796	3,4,5 Apr 2006	Mahela Jayawardene	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Asgiriya Stadium	PAK by 8 wkts

[edit] Sri Lanka A in Bangladesh

Sri Lanka A in Bangladesh in 2005-06. First-Class match length: 4 days. First-Class series: Drawn 0-0. One-day series: Sri Lanka A won 2-1.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
First Class Series
FC 1	23,24,25,26 Mar 2006	Tushar Imran	Jehan Mubarak	B.K.S.P. Ground	DRAW
FC 2	29,30,31 Mar, 1 Apr 2006	Tushar Imran	Jehan Mubarak	Shaheed Chandu Stadium	DRAW
One-Day Series
OD 1	4 Apr 2006	Tushar Imran	Jehan Mubarak	Shaheed Chandu Stadium	BAN A by 30 runs
OD 2	6 Apr 2006	Tushar Imran	Jehan Mubarak	Khulna Divisional Stadium	SL A by 5 wkts
OD 3	8 Apr 2006	Tushar Imran	Jehan Mubarak	Khulna Divisional Stadium	SL A by 134 runs

[edit] April 2006

[edit] Australians in Bangladesh

See also: Australian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2005-06

Australia end their season with a tour of Bangladesh, including two Tests and three ODIs.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test Match Series Schedule
Test 1797	9,10,11,12,13 Apr 2006	Habibul Bashar	Ricky Ponting	Chittagong Divisional Stadium	AUS by 3 wkts
Test 1799	16,17,18,19,20 Apr 2006	Habibul Bashar	Ricky Ponting	Chittagong Divisional Stadium	AUS by Inns&80 runs
One-Day International Schedule
ODI 2365	23 Apr 2006	Habibul Bashar	Ricky Ponting	Chittagong Divisional Stadium	AUS by 4 wkts
ODI 2366	26 Apr 2006	Habibul Bashar	Ricky Ponting	Narayanganj Osmani Stadium	AUS by 64 runs
ODI 2367	28 Apr 2006	Habibul Bashar	Adam Gilchrist	Narayanganj Osmani Stadium	AUS by 9 wkts

[edit] New Zealanders in South Africa (Test leg)