Sri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2005–06
| Sri Lankans 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
ODI matches
1st match: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 20 February
2nd match: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 22 February
3rd match: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 25 February
Test series
First test: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka (28 February-3 March)
Second test: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka (8–11 March)
14–18 December 2012
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