Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2005–06

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{{short description|International cricket tour}}
{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name = Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2005–06
| team1_image = Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
| team1_name = Sri Lanka
| team2_image = Flag of India.svg
| team2_name = India
| from_date = 22 October 2005
| to_date = 22 December 2005
| team1_captain = [[Marvan Atapattu]]
| team2_captain = [[Rahul Dravid]]
| no_of_tests = 3
| team1_tests_won = 0
| team2_tests_won = 2
| team1_tests_most_runs = [[Mahela Jayawardene]] (255)
| team2_tests_most_runs = [[Irfan Pathan]] (202)
| team1_tests_most_wickets = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] (16)
| team2_tests_most_wickets = [[Anil Kumble]] (20)
| player_of_test_series = [[Anil Kumble]] (Ind)
| no_of_ODIs = 7
| team1_ODIs_won = 1
| team2_ODIs_won = 6
| team1_ODIs_most_runs = [[Kumar Sangakkara]] (296)
| team2_ODIs_most_runs = [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni|MS Dhoni]] (346)
| team1_ODIs_most_wickets = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] (6)
| team2_ODIs_most_wickets = [[Ajit Agarkar]] (12)
| player_of_ODI_series = [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni|MS Dhoni]] (Ind)
}}
The [[Sri Lanka national cricket team]] toured India for [[cricket]] matches in October, November and December 2005. The tour was split into two legs, as [[Indian cricket team|India]] hosted [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] for a [[One Day International]] series in between the India–Sri Lanka ODIs (which were played between 25 October and 12 November) and the Tests, which took place in December. Before the ODI series, India were ranked seventh on the [[ICC ODI Championship]] table, while [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]] were second, and the Indian team had officially changed [[captain (cricket)|captains]] with [[Rahul Dravid]] taking over from [[Sourav Ganguly]]. However, India defied the rankings, winning the first four ODIs of seven to secure the series, and ended up with a 6–1 win despite resting captain Dravid and letting opener [[Virender Sehwag]] take over the helm for the sixth ODI. [[Sanath Jayasuriya]], Sri Lanka's opener with 100 Tests and 345 ODIs, was dropped for the Tests<ref>[http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/indvsl/content/story/227461.html Jayasuriya vows to return] from Cricinfo, published 28 November 2005</ref> after tallying 86 runs in the six ODIs, while Rahul Dravid moved up 18 places on the [[ICC player rankings]] with 312 runs for twice out.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005-06/SL_IN_IND/STATS/SL_IN_IND_OCT-DEC2005_ODI_AVS.html Sri Lanka in India, 2005-06 One-Day Series Averages] from Cricinfo</ref> India's [[wicket-keeper]] [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni|MS Dhoni]] also made his mark, being the second highest averaging batsman of the series, and he made 183 [[not out]] in 3rd ODI matches at [[Jaipur]], which was at the time the sixth-highest innings by a batsman in an ODI.

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 MS 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.

==Squads==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:85%; margin:auto"
|-
!colspan=2|[[One Day International|ODI]]
!colspan=2|[[Test (cricket)|Test]]
|-
! {{cr|SRI}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2012/content/squad/571022.html|title=Sri Lanka v India/Sri Lanka Squad}}</ref>
! {{cr|IND}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2012/content/squad/572639.html|title= Sri Lanka v India/India One-Day Squad}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-04/top-stories/32536189_1_odi-series-asia-cup-sachin-tendulkar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705152331/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-04/top-stories/32536189_1_odi-series-asia-cup-sachin-tendulkar|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 July 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Team India for Sri Lanka tour: Virender Sehwag, Zaheer Khan stage comeback; Ravindra Jadeja axed|access-date=4 July 2012}}</ref>
! {{cr|SRI}}
! {{cr|IND}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2012/content/squad/571023.html|title= Sri Lanka v India/India Twenty20 Squad}}</ref>
|-
|
*[[Marvan Atapattu]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
*[[Kumar Sangakkara]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
*[[Russel Arnold]]
*[[Upul Chandana]]
*[[Tillakaratne Dilshan]]
*[[Dilhara Fernando]]
*[[Sanath Jayasuriya]]
*[[Mahela Jayawardene]]
*[[Dilhara Lokuhettige]]
*[[Farveez Maharoof]]
*[[Muttiah Muralitharan]]
*[[Thilan Samaraweera]]
*[[Upul Tharanga]]
*[[Chaminda Vaas]]
*[[Nuwan Zoysa]]
|
*[[Rahul Dravid]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
*[[MS Dhoni]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
*[[Ajit Agarkar]]
*[[Gautam Gambhir]]
*[[Harbhajan Singh]]
*[[Murali Kartik]]
*[[Irfan Pathan]]
*[[Suresh Raina]]
*[[Virender Sehwag]]
*[[R. P. Singh]]
*[[S. Sreesanth]]
*[[Sachin Tendulkar]]
*[[Yalaka Venugopal Rao|Venugopal Rao]]
*[[JP Yadav]]
*[[Yuvraj Singh]]
|
*[[Marvan Atapattu]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
*[[Mahela Jayawardene]] (vc)
*[[Avishka Gunawardene]]
*[[Tillakaratne Dilshan]]
*[[Thilan Samaraweera]]
*[[Rangana Herath]]
*[[Chamara Kapugedera]]
*[[Lasith Malinga]]
*[[Jehan Mubarak]]
*[[Sajeewa Weerakoon]]
*[[Kumar Sangakkara]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
*[[Malinga Bandara]]
*[[Muthiah Muralidaran]]
*[[Dilhara Fernando]]
*[[Chaminda Vaas]]
|
*[[Rahul Dravid]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
*[[MS Dhoni]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
*[[Ajit Agarkar]]
*[[Gautam Gambhir]]
*[[Harbhajan Singh]]
*[[Murali Kartik]]
*[[Irfan Pathan]]
*[[Suresh Raina]]
*[[Virender Sehwag]]
*[[R. P. Singh]]
*[[S. Sreesanth]]
*[[Sachin Tendulkar]]
*[[Yalaka Venugopal Rao|Venugopal Rao]]
*[[JP Yadav]]
*[[Yuvraj Singh]]
*[[Wasim Jaffer]]
|}
For the sixth and seventh ODI matches [[Yalaka Venugopal Rao|Venugopal Rao]] and [[JP Yadav]] was originally replaced by [[Mohammad Kaif]] and [[V. R. V. Singh]] [[V. R. V. Singh]] failed a fitness test and Yadav was called up again.[3]
Ganguly was replaced by Wasim Jaffer for the third Test.[5]
[[Chamara Kapugedera]] was originally selected for the Test squad, but suffered a lateral ligament and was replaced by Mubarak.[4]

==Tour matches==
===50-over: Mumbai Cricket Association President's XI v Sri Lankans===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 22 October
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI|name=Sri Lankans}}
| team2 = Mumbai Cricket Association President's XI
| score1 = 267/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Farveez Maharoof]] 64[[not out|*]] (45)
| wickets1 = [[Abhishek Nayar]] 3/40 (10 overs)
| score2 = 268/7 (49.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Vinayak Mane]] 75 (110)
| wickets2 = [[Nuwan Zoysa]] 2/41 (9 overs)
| result = Mumbai Cricket Association President's XI won by 3 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/222732.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Sameer Bandekar]] (Ind) and [[Suresh Shastri]] (Ind)
| motm =
| toss = Mumbai Cricket Association President's XI won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}

===First-class: Indian Board President's XI v Sri Lankans===
{{Test match
| date = 26–28 November
| team1 = Indian Board President's XI
| team2 = {{cr|SRI|name=Sri Lankans}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 317/4[[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (75 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Robin Uthappa]] 76 (96)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Malinga Bandara]] 2/61 (20 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 171/9[[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (59 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Kumar Sangakkara]] 43 (84)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Amit Mishra]] 4/64 (18 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 =
| runs-team1-inns2 =
| wickets-team1-inns2 =

| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =

| result = Match drawn
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/227398.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
| umpires = [[Tej Handu]] (Ind) and [[Shavir Tarapore]] (Ind)
| motm =
| toss = Sri Lankans won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = No play was possible on day 1 and play did not commence until 13:30 on day 2.
| notes =
}}

==ODI series==
===1st ODI===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 25 October
| time = 09:00
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 350/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 198 (35.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| runs1 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 93 (96)
| wickets1 = [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] 2/40 (6 overs)
| runs2 = [[Kumar Sangakkara]] 43 (37)
| wickets2 = [[Harbhajan Singh]] 3/35 (10 overs)
| result = India won by 152 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/223018.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground]], [[Nagpur]]
| umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] (NZ) and [[Krishna Hariharan|K Hariharan]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Rahul Dravid]] (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = [[S. Sreesanth]] (Ind) made his ODI debut.
}}

===2nd ODI===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 28 October
| time = 14:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 122 (35.4 overs)
| score2 = 123/2 (20.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| runs1 = [[Kumar Sangakkara]] 27 (31)
| wickets1 = [[Irfan Pathan]] 4/37 (8 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 67[[not out|*]] (69)
| wickets2 = [[Farveez Maharoof]] 1/19 (3 overs)
| result = India won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/223334.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Punjab Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Mohali]]
| umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] (NZ) and [[Arani Jayaprakash]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Irfan Pathan]] (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}

===3rd ODI===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 31 October
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 298/4 (50 overs)
| score2 = 303/4 (46.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| runs1 = [[Kumar Sangakkara]] 138[[not out|*]] (147)
| wickets1 = [[Ajit Agarkar]] 2/62 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[MS Dhoni]] 183[[not out|*]] (145)
| wickets2 = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] 2/46 (10 overs)
| result = India won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/223634.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]]
| umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] (NZ) and [[Krishna Hariharan]] (Ind)
| motm = [[MS Dhoni]] (Ind)
| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = [[MS Dhoni]] (Ind) made the highest individual score by a wicket-keeper in ODIs.
}}

===4th ODI===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 3 November
| time = 09:00
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 261 (49.5 overs)
| score2 = 262/6 (45.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| runs1 = [[Marvan Atapattu]] 87 (100)
| wickets1 = [[Ajit Agarkar]] 5/44 (9.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Rahul Dravid]] 63 (72)
| wickets2 = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] 3/35 (9 overs)
| result = India won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/223902.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Nehru Stadium, Pune|Nehru Stadium]], [[Pune]]
| umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] (NZ) and [[Arani Jayaprakash]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Ajit Agarkar]] (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}

===5th ODI===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 6 November
| time = 14:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| score1 = 285/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Gautam Gambhir]] 103 (97)
| wickets1 = [[Farveez Maharoof]] 4/20 (5 overs)
| score2 = 286/5 (47.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] 81[[not out|*]] (67)
| wickets2 = [[Ajit Agarkar]] 2/59 (9.4 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/224231.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sardar Patel Stadium]], [[Motera]], [[Ahmedabad]]
| umpires = [[Mark Benson]] (Eng) and [[Krishna Hariharan]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] (SL)
| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}

===6th ODI===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 9 November
| time = 09:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 196 (42.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] 59 (63)
| wickets1 = [[R. P. Singh|RP Singh]] 4/35 (8.5 overs)
| score2 = 197/3 (34.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Yuvraj Singh]] 79[[not out|*]] (67)
| wickets2 = [[Dilhara Fernando]] 2/58 (10 overs)
| result = India won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/224556.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground]], [[Rajkot]]
| umpires = [[Mark Benson]] (Eng) and [[Arani Jayaprakash]] (Ind)
| motm = [[R. P. Singh|RP Singh]] (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}

===7th ODI===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 12 November
| time = 09:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 244/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Russel Arnold]] 68 (69)
| wickets1 = [[R. P. Singh|RP Singh]] 3/33 (10 overs)
| score2 = 245/5 (39.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni|MS Dhoni]] 80 (73)
| wickets2 = [[Nuwan Zoysa]] 2/47 (7 overs)
| result = India won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/225437.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[IPCL Sports Complex Ground]], [[Vadodara]]
| umpires = [[Mark Benson]] (Eng) and [[Krishna Hariharan]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Irfan Pathan]] (Ind)
| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}

==Test series==
===1st Test===
{{Test match
| date = 2–6 December
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 167 (73.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Virender Sehwag]] 36 (28)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Chaminda Vaas]] 4/20 (21 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 168/4 (43 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Mahela Jayawardene]] 71 (80)
| wickets-team2-inns1 =
| score-team1-inns2 =
| runs-team1-inns2 =
| wickets-team1-inns2 =
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Match drawn
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/226361.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[MA Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chepauk]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Mark Benson]] (Eng) and [[Daryl Harper]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Chaminda Vaas]] (SL)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = Rain delayed play on days 1, 2 and 3.
| notes = [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni|MS Dhoni]] (Ind) made his Test debut.
}}

===2nd Test===
{{Test match
| date = 10–14 December
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 290 (96.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 109 (196)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] 7/100 (38.4 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 230 (83.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Marvan Atapattu]] 88 (202)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Anil Kumble]] 6/72 (28 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 375/6[[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (105 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Irfan Pathan]] 93 (143)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Chaminda Vaas]] 2/65 (21 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 247 (91.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Marvan Atapattu]] 67 (129)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Anil Kumble]] 4/85 (36 overs)
| result = India won by 188 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/226362.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground]], [[Delhi]]
| umpires = [[Nadeem Ghauri]] (Pak) and [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Anil Kumble]] (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}

===3rd Test===
{{Test match
| date = 18–22 December
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 398 (122.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[V. V. S. Laxman|VVS Laxman]] 104 (237)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Lasith Malinga]] 3/113 (32 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 206 (63.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] 65 (109)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Harbhajan Singh]] 7/62 (22.2 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 316/9[[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (71 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Yuvraj Singh]] 75 (83)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Malinga Bandara]] 3/84 (19 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 249 (92.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] 65 (123)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Anil Kumble]] 5/89 (34.3 overs)

| result = India won by 259 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/226363.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sardar Patel Stadium]], [[Motera]], [[Ahmedabad]]
| umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] (NZ) and [[Nadeem Ghauri]] (Pak)
| motm = [[Harbhajan Singh]] (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = [[Upul Tharanga]] (SL) made his Test debut.
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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{{Sri Lankan International Test cricket tours abroad}}
{{International cricket in 2005–06}}
{{International cricket tours of India}}

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