Sri Lanka Bangladesh Most runs Upul Tharanga (297) | Captains Mahela Jayawardene | |
Dates 20 February – 12 March 2006 Result Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 2–0 Most wickets Muttiah Muralitharan (16) | ||
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.
Second test: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka (8–11 March)
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Sri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2005–06 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA