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International cricket in 2005-06

The international cricket season in 2005–06 lasted from October 2005 to April 2006. The season included the ICC Super Series which was held in Australia.

Season overview

International tours
Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches]
Test ODI T20I
5 October 2005 Australia ICC World XI 1–0 [1] 3–0 [3] —
21 October 2005 South Africa New Zealand 2–0 [3] 4–0 [5] 0–1 [1]
25 October 2005 India Sri Lanka 2–0 [3] 6–1 [7] —
3 November 2005 Australia West Indies 3–0 [3] — —
12 November 2005 Pakistan England 2–0 [3] 3–2 [5] —
16 November 2005 India South Africa — 2–2 [5] —
3 December 2005 New Zealand Australia — 1–2 [3] —
16 December 2005 Australia South Africa 2–0 [3] — 1–0 [1]
16 December 2005 New Zealand Sri Lanka — 3–1 [4] —
14 January 2006 Pakistan India 1–0 [3] 1–4 [5] —
16 February 2006 New Zealand West Indies 2–0 [3] 4–1 [5] 1–0 [1]
20 February 2006 Bangladesh Sri Lanka 0–2 [2] 1–2 [3] —
24 February 2006 South Africa Australia 0–3 [3] 3–2 [5] 1–0 [1]
25 February 2006 Zimbabwe Kenya — 2–2 [5] —
1 March 2006 India England 1–1 [3] 5–1 [7] —
17 March 2006 Bangladesh Kenya — 4–0 [4] —
17 March 2006 Sri Lanka Pakistan 0–1 [2] 0–2 [3] —
9 April 2006 Bangladesh Australia 0–2 [2] 0–3 [3] —
International tournaments
Dates Tournament Winners
13 January 2006 Australia VB Series Australia

Rankings

The following are the rankings at the start of the season.

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

October 2005

ICC Super Series

See also: ICC Super Series 2005
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI Series
ODI 2282 5 October Ricky Ponting Shaun Pollock Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Australia by 93 runs
ODI 2283 7 October Ricky Ponting Shaun Pollock Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Australia by 55 runs
ODI 2284 9 October Ricky Ponting Shaun Pollock Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Australia by 156 runs
Supertest Series
Test 1768 14–17 October Ricky Ponting Graeme Smith Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Australia by 210 runs

New Zealand in South Africa

See also: New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 2005–06
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
T20 Series
T20I 3 21 October Graeme Smith Stephen Fleming New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg New Zealand by 5 wickets
ODI Series
ODI 2285 23 October Graeme Smith Stephen Fleming Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein South Africa by 2 wickets
ODI 2288 28 October Graeme Smith Stephen Fleming Newlands, Cape Town South Africa by 19 runs
ODI 2289 30 October Graeme Smith Stephen Fleming St George's Park, Port Elizabeth South Africa by 4 wickets
ODI 2292 4 November Graeme Smith Stephen Fleming Kingsmead, Durban No result
ODI 2293 6 November Graeme Smith Stephen Fleming SuperSport Park, Centurion South Africa by 5 wickets
Test Series
Test 1798 15–19 April Graeme Smith Stephen Fleming SuperSport Park, Centurion South Africa by 128 runs
Test 1800 27 April–1 May Graeme Smith Stephen Fleming Newlands, Cape Town Match drawn
Test 1801 5–7 May Graeme Smith Stephen Fleming New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg South Africa by 4 wickets

Sri Lanka in India

See also: Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2005–06
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI Series
ODI 2286 25 October Rahul Dravid Marvan Atapattu Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur India by 152 runs
ODI 2287 28 October Rahul Dravid Marvan Atapattu Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali India by 8 wickets
ODI 2290 31 October Rahul Dravid Marvan Atapattu Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur India by 6 wickets
ODI 2291 3 November Rahul Dravid Marvan Atapattu Nehru Stadium, Pune India by 4 wickets
ODI 2294 6 November Rahul Dravid Marvan Atapattu Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad Sri Lanka by 5 wickets
ODI 2295 9 November Virender Sehwag Marvan Atapattu Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot India by 7 wickets
ODI 2296 12 November Rahul Dravid Marvan Atapattu IPCL Ground, Vadodara India by 5 wickets
Test Series
Test 1775 2–6 December Rahul Dravid Marvan Atapattu M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Match drawn
Test 1776 10–14 December Rahul Dravid Marvan Atapattu Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi India by 188 runs
Test 1778 18–22 December Virender Sehwag Marvan Atapattu Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad India by 259 runs

November 2005

West Indies in Australia

See also: West Indies cricket team in Australia in 2005–06
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test Series
Test 1769 3–6 November Ricky Ponting Shivnarine Chanderpaul The Gabba, Brisbane Australia by 379 runs
Test 1771 17–21 November Ricky Ponting Shivnarine Chanderpaul Bellerive Oval, Hobart Australia by 9 wickets
Test 1773 25–29 November Ricky Ponting Shivnarine Chanderpaul Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Australia by 7 wickets

England in Pakistan

See also: English cricket team in Pakistan in 2005–06
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test Series
Test 1770 12–16 November Inzamam-ul-Haq Marcus Trescothick Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Pakistan by 22 runs
Test 1772 20–24 November Inzamam-ul-Haq Michael Vaughan Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Match drawn
Test 1774 29 November–3 December Inzamam-ul-Haq Michael Vaughan Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Pakistan by an innings and 100 runs
ODI Series
ODI 2304 10 December Inzamam-ul-Haq Marcus Trescothick Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore England by 42 runs
ODI 2305 12 December Inzamam-ul-Haq Marcus Trescothick Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Pakistan by 7 wickets
ODI 2306 15 December Inzamam-ul-Haq Marcus Trescothick National Stadium, Karachi Pakistan by 165 runs
ODI 2307 19 December Inzamam-ul-Haq Marcus Trescothick Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Pakistan by 13 runs
ODI 2308 21 December Younis Khan Marcus Trescothick Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi England by 6 runs

South Africa in India

See also: South African cricket team in India in 2005–06
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI Series
ODI 2297 16 November Rahul Dravid Graeme Smith Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad South Africa by 5 wickets
ODI 2298 19 November Rahul Dravid Graeme Smith M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore India by 6 wickets
ODI 2298a 22 November Rahul Dravid Graeme Smith M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai No Result
ODI 2299 25 November Rahul Dravid Graeme Smith Eden Gardens, Kolkata South Africa by 10 wickets
ODI 2300 28 November Rahul Dravid Graeme Smith Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai India by 5 wickets

December 2005

Australia in New Zealand

See also: 2005–06 Chappell–Hadlee Trophy
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI Series
ODI 2301 3 December Daniel Vettori Ricky Ponting Eden Park, Auckland Australia by 147 runs
ODI 2302 7 December Daniel Vettori Ricky Ponting Westpac Stadium, Wellington Australia by 2 runs
ODI 2303 10 December Daniel Vettori Ricky Ponting Jade Stadium, Christchurch New Zealand by 2 wickets

South Africa in Australia

See also: South African cricket team in Australia in 2005–06
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test Series
Test 1777 16–20 December Ricky Ponting Graeme Smith WACA Ground, Perth Match drawn
Test 1779 26–30 December Ricky Ponting Graeme Smith Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Australia by 184 runs
Test 1780 2–6 January Ricky Ponting Graeme Smith Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Australia by 8 wickets
T20 Series
T20I 4 9 January Ricky Ponting Graeme Smith The Gabba, Brisbane Australia by 95 runs

Sri Lanka in New Zealand

See also: Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 2005–06
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI Series
ODI 2309 31 December Daniel Vettori Marvan Atapattu Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown New Zealand by 7 wickets
ODI 2310 3 January Daniel Vettori Marvan Atapattu Jade Stadium, Christchurch New Zealand by 5 wickets
ODI 2311 6 January Stephen Fleming Marvan Atapattu Westpac Stadium, Wellington New Zealand by 21 runs
ODI 2312 8 January Stephen Fleming Marvan Atapattu McLean Park, Napier Sri Lanka by 20 runs

January 2006

VB Series

See also: 2005–06 VB Series
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
No. Date Team 1 Captain Team 2 Captain Venue Result
Group Stage
ODI 2313 13 January Australia Ricky Ponting Sri Lanka Marvan Atapattu Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Australia by 116 runs
ODI 2314 15 January Australia Ricky Ponting South Africa Graeme Smith The Gabba, Brisbane South Africa by 5 wickets
ODI 2315 17 January Sri Lanka Marvan Atapattu South Africa Graeme Smith The Gabba, Brisbane Sri Lanka by 94 runs
ODI 2316 20 January Australia Ricky Ponting South Africa Graeme Smith Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Australia by 59 runs
ODI 2317 22 January Australia Ricky Ponting Sri Lanka Marvan Atapattu Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Sri Lanka by 51 runs
ODI 2318 24 January Sri Lanka Marvan Atapattu South Africa Graeme Smith Adelaide Oval, Adelaide South Africa by 9 runs
ODI 2319 26 January Australia Adam Gilchrist Sri Lanka Marvan Atapattu Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Australia by 5 wickets
ODI 2320 29 January Australia Adam Gilchrist Sri Lanka Chaminda Vaas WACA Ground, Perth Australia by 6 wickets
ODI 2321 31 January Sri Lanka Marvan Atapattu South Africa Graeme Smith WACA Ground, Perth South Africa by 5 wickets
ODI 2322 3 February Australia Ricky Ponting South Africa Graeme Smith Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Australia by 80 runs
ODI 2323 5 February Australia Ricky Ponting South Africa Graeme Smith Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Australia by 57 runs
ODI 2325 7 February Sri Lanka Marvan Atapattu South Africa Graeme Smith Bellerive Oval, Hobart Sri Lanka by 76 runs
Finals
ODI 2326 10 February Australia Ricky Ponting Sri Lanka Marvan Atapattu Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Sri Lanka by 22 runs
ODI 2328 12 February Australia Ricky Ponting Sri Lanka Marvan Atapattu Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Australia by 167 runs
ODI 2330 14 February Australia Ricky Ponting Sri Lanka Marvan Atapattu The Gabba, Brisbane Australia by 9 wickets

India in Pakistan

See also: Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 2005–06
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test Match Series
Test 1781 14–18 January Inzamam-ul-Haq Rahul Dravid Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Match Drawn
Test 1782 22–26 January Inzamam-ul-Haq Rahul Dravid Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Match Drawn
Test 1783 30 January-3 February Younis Khan Rahul Dravid National Stadium, Karachi Pakistan by 341 runs
One-Day International Series
ODI 2324 6 February Inzamam-ul-Haq Rahul Dravid Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar Pakistan by 7 runs (D/L)
ODI 2327 9 February Inzamam-ul-Haq Rahul Dravid Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi India by 7 wkts
ODI 2329 13 February Inzamam-ul-Haq Rahul Dravid Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore India by 5 wkts
ODI 2331 16 February Inzamam-ul-Haq Rahul Dravid Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan India by 5 wkts
ODI 2333 19 February Inzamam-ul-Haq Rahul Dravid National Stadium, Karachi India by 8 wkts

February 2006

Asia Cup

The Asia Cup was postponed due to India's busy cricket schedule at the time.

West Indies in New Zealand

See also: West Indies cricket team in New Zealand in 2005–06
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Twenty20 International
T20I 5 16 February Stephen Fleming Shivnarine Chanderpaul Eden Park, Auckland Match Tied, New Zealand win bowl-off 3–0
One-Day International Series
ODI 2332 18 February Stephen Fleming Shivnarine Chanderpaul Westpac Stadium, Wellington New Zealand by 81 runs
ODI 2335 22 February Stephen Fleming Shivnarine Chanderpaul Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown New Zealand by 3 wickets
ODI 2337 25 February Stephen Fleming Shivnarine Chanderpaul Jade Stadium, Christchurch New Zealand by 21 runs
ODI 2342 1 March Stephen Fleming Shivnarine Chanderpaul McLean Park, Napier New Zealand by 91 runs
ODI 2346 4 March Stephen Fleming Shivnarine Chanderpaul Eden Park, Auckland West Indies by 3 wickets
Test Match Series
Test 1787 9–13 March Stephen Fleming Shivnarine Chanderpaul Eden Park, Auckland New Zealand by 27 runs
Test 1790 17–21 March Stephen Fleming Shivnarine Chanderpaul Basin Reserve, Wellington New Zealand by 10 wkts
Test 1793 25–29 March Stephen Fleming Shivnarine Chanderpaul McLean Park, Napier Match Drawn

Sri Lanka in Bangladesh

Main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2005–06
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
One-Day International Series
ODI 2334 20 February Habibul Bashar Mahela Jayawardene Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra Sri Lanka by 5 wkts
ODI 2336 22 February Habibul Bashar Mahela Jayawardene Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra Bangladesh by 4 wkts
ODI 2338 25 February Habibul Bashar Mahela Jayawardene Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong Sri Lanka by 78 runs
Test Series
Test 1784 27 February-3 March Habibul Bashar Mahela Jayawardene Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong Sri Lanka by 8 wkts
Test 1786 6–10 March Habibul Bashar Mahela Jayawardene Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra Sri Lanka by 10 wkts

Australia in South Africa

See also: Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2005–06 and Fifth ODI, Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2005–06
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Twenty20 International Schedule
T20I 6 24 February Graeme Smith Ricky Ponting Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg South Africa by 2 runs
One-Day International Series Schedule
ODI 2341 26 February Graeme Smith Adam Gilchrist SuperSport Park, Centurion South Africa by 6 wkts
ODI 2345 3 March Graeme Smith Adam Gilchrist Newlands, Cape Town South Africa by 196 runs
ODI 2347 5 March Graeme Smith Ricky Ponting St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Australia by 24 runs
ODI 2348 10 March Graeme Smith Ricky Ponting Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban Australia by 1 wkt
ODI 2349 12 March Graeme Smith Ricky Ponting Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg South Africa by 1 wkt
Test Match Series Schedule
Test 1789 16–20 March Graeme Smith Ricky Ponting Newlands, Cape Town Australia by 7 wkts
Test 1793 24–28 March Graeme Smith Ricky Ponting Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban Australia by 112 runs
Test 1795 31 March-4 April Jacques Kallis Ricky Ponting Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Australia by 2 wkts

Kenya in Zimbabwe

See also: Kenyan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2005–06
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
One-Day International Series
ODI 2339 25 February Terry Duffin Steve Tikolo Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Zimbabwe by 8 wkts
ODI 2340 26 February Terry Duffin Steve Tikolo Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Kenya by 79 runs
ODI 2343 1 March Terry Duffin Steve Tikolo Harare Sports Club, Harare Kenya by 65 runs
ODI 2344 3 March Terry Duffin Steve Tikolo Harare Sports Club, Harare Zimbabwe by 109 runs
ODI 2346a 4 March Terry Duffin Steve Tikolo Harare Sports Club, Harare Match Abandoned

March 2006

ICC Intercontinental Cup

Main article: 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup

England in India

See also: English cricket team in India in 2005–06
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test Match Series
Test 1785 1–5 March Rahul Dravid Andrew Flintoff Vidarbha C.A. Ground, Nagpur Match Drawn
Test 1788 9–13 March Rahul Dravid Andrew Flintoff Punjab C.A. Stadium, Mohali India by 9 wkts
Test 1791 18–22 March Rahul Dravid Andrew Flintoff Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai England by 212 runs
One-Day International Schedule
ODI 2357 28 March Rahul Dravid Andrew Flintoff Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi India by 39 runs
ODI 2358 31 March Rahul Dravid Andrew Flintoff Nahar Singh Stadium, Faridabad India by 6 wkts
ODI 2359 3 April Rahul Dravid Andrew Flintoff Nehru Stadium, Margao India by 49 runs
ODI 2360 6 April Rahul Dravid Andrew Flintoff Nehru Stadium. Kochi India by 4 wkts
ODI 2360a 9 April Rahul Dravid Andrew Flintoff Nehru Stadium, Guwahati No Result
ODI 2361 12 April Virender Sehwag Andrew Strauss Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur India by 5 wkts
ODI 2362 15 April Rahul Dravid Andrew Strauss Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground, Indore India by 7 wkts

Kenya in Bangladesh

Main article: Kenyan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2005–06
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
One-Day International Series
ODI 2350 17 March Habibul Bashar Steve Tikolo Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra Bangladesh by 131 runs
ODI 2353 20 March Habibul Bashar Thomas Odoyo Khulna Divisional Stadium, Khulna Bangladesh by 9 wkts
ODI 2355 23 March Habibul Bashar Steve Tikolo Fatullah Osmani Stadium, Fatullah Bangladesh by 20 runs
ODI 2356 25 March Habibul Bashar Steve Tikolo Fatullah Osmani Stadium, Fatullah Bangladesh by 7 wkts

Pakistan in Sri Lanka

Main article: Pakistani cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2005–06
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
One-Day International Series
ODI 2351 17 March Marvan Atapattu Inzamam-ul-Haq R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo No Result
ODI 2352 19 March Mahela Jayawardene Inzamam-ul-Haq R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Pakistan by 4 wkts
ODI 2354 22 March Mahela Jayawardene Inzamam-ul-Haq Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Pakistan by 4 wkts
Test Match Series
Test 1794 26–30 March Mahela Jayawardene Inzamam-ul-Haq Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Match Drawn
Test 1796 3–7 April Mahela Jayawardene Inzamam-ul-Haq Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Pakistan by 8 wkts

April 2006

Australia in Bangladesh

See also: Australian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2005–06
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test Match Series Schedule
Test 1797 9–13 April Habibul Bashar Ricky Ponting Fatullah Osmani Stadium, Fatullah Australia by 3 wkts
Test 1799 16–20 April Habibul Bashar Ricky Ponting Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong Australia by Inns & 80 runs
One-Day International Schedule
ODI 2365 23 April Habibul Bashar Ricky Ponting Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong Australia by 4 wkts
ODI 2366 26 April Habibul Bashar Ricky Ponting Fatullah Osmani Stadium, Fatullah Australia by 64 runs
ODI 2367 28 April Habibul Bashar Adam Gilchrist Fatullah Osmani Stadium, Fatullah Australia by 9 wkts

New Zealand in South Africa (Test leg)

See also: New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 2005–06
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test Match Series Schedule
Test 1796 15–19 April Graeme Smith Stephen Fleming SuperSport Park, Centurion South Africa by 128 runs
Test 1799 27 April-1 May Graeme Smith Stephen Fleming Newlands, Cape Town Match Drawn
Test 1801 5–7 May Graeme Smith Stephen Fleming Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg South Africa by 4 wkts

DLF Cup

See also: DLF Cup 2005-06
No. Date India captain Pakistan captain Venue Result
One-Day International Series Schedule
ODI 2363 18 April Rahul Dravid Inzamam-ul-Haq Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Pakistan by 6 wkts
ODI 2364 19 April Rahul Dravid Inzamam-ul-Haq Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi India by 51 runs

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