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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.
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 |
Bogra | Chattogram | |
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Shaheed Chandu Stadium | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | |
Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | |
20 February 2006 Scorecard |
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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) |
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