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International cricket in 2005-06

This article contains information on International cricket in the 2005-06 cricket season, as defined by Cricinfo - mainly containing the results of tours from September 2005 until May 2006. In this time, all the ten Test nations played Test cricket, and the first ICC Super Series was held, between Australia and an ICC World XI. The season opening Super Series saw Australia win all three ODIs and the lone Test.

Australia and South Africa toured each other once, with Australia winning both Test series, 2–0 at home and 3–0 in South Africa. Australia also won the VB Series ODI tournament at home, but went down 2–3 in the away ODIs in South Africa, as South Africa chased a world record total to win the fifth and final ODI. South Africa also managed to beat New Zealand in ODI matches in October, before travelling to India in November and drawing their series there 2–2. In the same month, Australia whitewashed West Indies for the Frank Worrell Trophy.

Ashes winners England went on two tours of the subcontinent, first in late 2005 against Pakistan and then in March and April 2006 against India. They didn't win any of the series, but their 1–1 result in India was their best since 1985.

India, under their coach Greg Chappell, who took over in May 2005, lost a triangular tournament final in Zimbabwe to New Zealand in August, but then went on to draw South Africa 2–2, before beating Sri Lanka 6–1, Pakistan 4–1 and England 5–1 in ODIs. They did lose the Test series in Pakistan, however, who went through their eight Tests in the 2005–06 season unbeaten, and also beat England and Sri Lanka in ODIs.

Sri Lanka fell from second to sixth place in the ICC ODI Championship after losing to India, New Zealand, and the VB Series final to Australia, though they did keep South Africa out of the final. They were seventh on 1 April, a cut off point for determining the groups of the 2006 Champions Trophy, and their placing meant they had to qualify for said tournament. They played two series with Bangladesh, one home and one away, winning both Test series 2–0 but losing one ODI at Bogra.

New Zealand played a summer full of ODI cricket, and went without a Test from 19 August 2005 to 9 March 2006 after their Test series in South Africa was postponed into April. After going down 0–4 in the ODIs in South Africa, they lost the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy to Australia in December, but beat Sri Lanka and West Indies at home, and also beat West Indies 2–0 in their three-Test series. However, they went down 0–2 in the three-Test series in South Africa that rounded off the season.

West Indies went on tours Down Under, failing to take the Frank Worrell Trophy for the sixth time since 1992–93, and also losing both ODIs and Tests to New Zealand. Shivnarine Chanderpaul retired as captain after the season, which meant Brian Lara took up the job for the third time in his career. Bangladesh lost all their six Test matches, though they earned a first-innings lead of 158 against Australia in the first of their two Tests, and recorded one ODI win against Sri Lanka, and whitewashed Kenya 4–0 after the Kenyans had come off a 2–2 draw in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe voluntarily withdrew from Test cricket after three innings defeats and a ten-wicket loss in their home Tests in August and September, along with internal power struggles and elimination from their home ODI tournament.

In women's cricket, India were the most active, first beating England 4–1 in home ODIs and then winning the Women's Asia Cup after going unbeaten through the three-team tournament in Pakistan. However, their tour of Australasia ended in four losses (three ODI, one Test) to Australia, and one win in five ODIs against New Zealand. England Women also toured Sri Lanka, winning both ODIs, and drew a Test in Delhi. The season also included the youth World Cup in Sri Lanka, which Pakistan U–19 won after defending 109 in the final against India U–19.

ICC Table At The End of August 2005

The tables were published by the ICC on 31 August.[1]

ICC Test Championship Table at 31 August ICC ODI Championship Table at 31 August
Pos Nation Points Pos Nation Points
1 Flag_of_Australia.svg Australia 133 1 Flag_of_Australia.svg Australia 136
2 Flag_of_England.svg England 114 2 Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 122
3 Flag_of_India.svg India 111 3 Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg New Zealand 118
4 Flag_of_South_Africa.svg South Africa 100 4 Flag_of_Pakistan.svg Pakistan 116
5 Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg New Zealand 100 5 Flag_of_South_Africa.svg South Africa 111
6 Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 98 6 Flag_of_England.svg England 109
7 Flag_of_Pakistan.svg Pakistan 95 7 Flag_of_India.svg India 95
8 West_Indies_Cricket_Board_Flag.svg West Indies 74 8 West_Indies_Cricket_Board_Flag.svg West Indies 90
9 Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 28 9 Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 44
10 Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 6 10 Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 15

August 2005

New Zealanders in Zimbabwe

See also: New Zealand cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2005-06

New Zealand won both Tests in Zimbabwe by an innings, taking the series 2–0.

New Zealanders in Zimbabwe in 2005–06. Test match length: 5 days. Test series: New Zealand won 2–0.

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test Match Series
Test 1759 7,8 Aug 2005 Tatenda Taibu Stephen Fleming Harare Sports Club NZL by inns&294 runs
Test 1760 11,12,13 Aug 2005 Tatenda Taibu Stephen Fleming Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo NZL by inns&46 runs

South Africa Academy in Pakistan

See also: South Africa Academy cricket team in Pakistan in 2005-06

A South African Academy team, of players around 22 years of age who trained with a National Academy in June and July, toured Pakistan for matches against a Pakistan Academy team. Note that this series did not have first-class status.

South Africa Academy tour of Pakistan in 2005–06. Match length: 4 days. Two–innings matches series result: Pakistan Academy won 1–0. One–day series results: Pakistan Academy won 2–1.

No. Date Venue Result
Two-innings Series
2I 1 11,12,13 Aug 2005 National Stadium, Karachi PAK ACAD by 9 wkts
2I 2 18,19,20,21 Aug 2005 Gaddafi Stadium DRAW
One-Day Series
OD 1 24 Aug 2005 Bagh-e-Jinnah Cricket Ground PAK ACAD by 84 runs
OD 2 26 Aug 2005 Gaddafi Stadium PAK ACAD by 39 runs
OD 3 28 Aug 2005 Sheikhupura Stadium SA ACAD by 4 runs (D/L)

Videocon Tri-Series

See also: Videocon Tri-Series 2005-06

This was a three-team tournament held in Zimbabwe, between Zimbabwe, New Zealand and India. New Zealand and India proceeded to the final after winning three games each, and New Zealand prevailed in the final, taking a six-wicket win. Zimbabwe received two defeats by more than 150 runs in this tournament.

Videocon Tri-Series 2005–06. Teams: Zimbabwe, India, New Zealand. Winners: New Zealand.

No. Date Team 1 Captain Team 2 Captain Venue Result
Group Stages
ODI 2272 24 Aug 2005 ZIM Tatenda Taibu NZL Stephen Fleming Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo NZL by 192 runs
ODI 2273 26 Aug 2005 IND Sourav Ganguly NZL Stephen Fleming Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo NZL by 51 runs
ODI 2274 29 Aug 2005 ZIM Tatenda Taibu IND Sourav Ganguly Harare Sports Club IND by 161 runs
ODI 2276 31 Aug 2005 ZIM Tatenda Taibu NZL Stephen Fleming Harare Sports Club NZ by 27 runs
ODI 2278 2 Sep 2005 IND Sourav Ganguly NZL Stephen Fleming Harare Sports Club IND by 6 wkts
ODI 2280 4 Sep 2005 ZIM Tatenda Taibu IND Sourav Ganguly Harare Sports Club IND by 4 wkts
Final Group Stage Table
Team M W L NR Pts NRR
Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg New Zealand 4 3 1 0 18 +1.32
Flag_of_India.svg India 4 3 1 0 16 +0.68
Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 4 0 4 0 2 -2.03
No. Date Team 1 Captain Team 2 Captain Venue Result
Final
ODI 2281 6 Sep 2005 IND Sourav Ganguly NZL Stephen Fleming Harare Sports Club NZL by 6 wkts

Bangladeshis in Sri Lanka

See also: Bangladeshi cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2005-06

Bangladesh started their season with a visit to Sri Lanka for three ODIs and two Tests. Sri Lanka won all five matches, and both Tests were over in three of the scheduled five days.

Bangladeshis in Sri Lanka in 2005–06. Test match length: 5 days. Test series: Sri Lanka won 2–0. One-day international series: Sri Lanka won 3–0.

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
One-Day International Series
ODI 2275 31 Aug 2005 Marvan Atapattu Habibul Bashar Sinhalese Sports Club Ground SRI by 88 runs
ODI 2277 2 Sep 2005 Marvan Atapattu Habibul Bashar R. Premadasa Stadium SRI by 75 runs
ODI 2279 4 Sep 2005 Mahela Jayawardene Habibul Bashar R. Premadasa Stadium SRI by 6 wkts (D/L)
Test Match Series
Test 1764 12,13,14 Sep 2005 Marvan Atapattu Habibul Bashar R. Premadasa Stadium SRI by inns&96 runs
Test 1766 20,21,22 Sep 2005 Marvan Atapattu Habibul Bashar P. Saravanamuttu Stadium SRI by inns&69 runs

September 2005

South Africa A in Sri Lanka

See also: South Africa A cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2005-06

South Africa A visited Sri Lanka for two first class matches against Sri Lanka A before the tri-series later on in the month. Sri Lanka won the series 1–0, after spin bowler Sajeewa Weerakoon took 19 wickets for the hosts.

South Africa A tour of Sri Lanka in 2005–06. First-class match length: 4 days. First-class series result: Sri Lanka A won 1–0.

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
First-Class Series
FC 1 7,8,9 Sep 2005 Avishka Gunawardene Jacques Rudolph Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground SL A by 6 wkts
FC 2 13,14,15,16 Sep 2005 Avishka Gunawardene Jacques Rudolph Asgiriya Stadium DRAW

Australia A in Pakistan

See also: Australia A cricket team in Pakistan in 2005-06

Australia A played Pakistan A in two first-class matches and three one-day matches in September 2005. Pakistan A won the first four-day match, in which a total of 653 runs were scored and Phil Jaques was the only batsman on either team to pass 50, while the second match was shortened by a day due to rain and Pakistan A hung on for a draw and a series win after 116 from Hasan Raza and 82 from Mansoor Amjad. Australia A won the first one-dayer after bowling their hosts out for 96, but the second ODI was won by Pakistan after Umar Gul took four wickets to help bowl Australia A out for 204 - despite an unbeaten 106 from Cam White - and a century from Shoaib Malik gave Pakistan A an eight-wicket win. The third match was taken by Australia A, however, as Jaques made 114 in a total of 275 before eight Pakistani batsmen were dismissed in single figures and Pakistan were bowled out for 176.

Australia A in Pakistan in 2005–06. First-class match length: 4 days. First-class series result: Pakistan A won 1–0. One-day series result: Australia A won 2–1.

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
First-Class Series
FC 1 11,12,13 Sep 2005 Misbah-ul-Haq Brad Haddin Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium PAK A by 7 wkts
FC 2 17,18,19,20 Sep 2005 Misbah-ul-Haq Brad Haddin Khan Research Labs Ground DRAW
One-Day Series
OD 1 23 Sep 2005 Misbah-ul-Haq Mike Hussey Gaddafi Stadium AUS A by 7 wkts
OD 2 25 Sep 2005 Hasan Raza Mike Hussey Gaddafi Stadium PAK A by 8 wkts
OD 3 27 Sep 2005 Hasan Raza Mike Hussey Gaddafi Stadium AUS A by 97 runs

Indians in Zimbabwe

See also: Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2005-06

After the Videocon Tri-Series, India stayed for two Test matches, which they won by an innings and 90 runs and ten wickets respectively, and taking their first series win in Zimbabwe. 20-year-old fast bowler Irfan Pathan took 21 wickets in the series, although the cricket was overshadowed by personal conflicts between Indian coach Greg Chappell and captain Sourav Ganguly - who hit 117 runs in the two Tests after the conflicts were temporarily resolved.

Indians in Zimbabwe in 2005–06. Test series: India won 2–0.

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test Match Series
Test 1765 13,14,15 Sep 2005 Tatenda Taibu Sourav Ganguly Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo IND by inns&90 runs
Test 1767 20,21,22 Sep 2005 Tatenda Taibu Sourav Ganguly Harare Sports Club IND by 10 wkts

A-team Tri Series in Sri Lanka

See also: Sri Lanka Cricket A Team Triangular Series in 2005-06

This was a three-team tournament scheduled for late September 2005, between Sri Lanka A, South Africa A, New Zealand A. The top two teams on points went through to the final. South Africa A won all their five games in the tournament, and thus won the tournament ahead of New Zealand A, who progressed to the final on bonus points despite having won only one game in the group stage.

Sri Lanka Cricket A Team Triangular Series 2005–06. Teams: Sri Lanka A, New Zealand A, South Africa A. Winners: South Africa A.

No. Date Team 1 Captain Team 2 Captain Venue Result
Group Stage
OD 1 21 Sep 2005 SRI A Avishka Gunawardene RSA A Jacques Rudolph R. Premadasa Stadium RSA A by 10 wkts
OD 2 22 Sep 2005 SRI A Avishka Gunawardene NZL A Peter Fulton R. Premadasa Stadium SRI A by 12 runs
OD 3 24 Sep 2005 NZL A Peter Fulton RSA A Jacques Rudolph SSC Ground, Colombo RSA A by 6 wkts
OD 4 25 Sep 2005 SRI A Avishka Gunawardene NZL A Peter Fulton Tyronne Fernando Stadium NZL A by 72 runs
OD 5 27 Sep 2005 SRI A Avishka Gunawardene RSA A Jacques Rudolph Colts Cricket Club Ground SA A by 4 wkts
OD 6 28 Sep 2005 NZL A Peter Fulton RSA A Jacques Rudolph R. Premadasa Stadium SA A by 1 wkt
Group Stage Table
Team M W L NR Pts NRR
Flag_of_South_Africa.svg South Africa A 4 4 0 0 22 +1.60
Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg New Zealand A 4 1 3 0 8 -0.04
Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg Sri Lanka A 4 1 3 0 6 -1.50
No. Date Team 1 Captain Team 2 Captain Venue Result
Final
FINAL 1 Oct 2005 RSA A Jacques Rudolph NZL A Peter Fulton Sinhalese Sports Club Ground SA A by 6 wkts

October 2005

ICC Super Series

See also: ICC Super Series 2005

The Super Series was played between Australia and an ICC World XI selected from the rest of the world's cricketers. Three ODIs and one Test were played in October 2005. Australia won all four matches, and none of them with less than 50-run margins.

ICC Super Series. Supertest: Australia won by 210 runs. One-day International series Result: Australia won 3–0.

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
One-Day International Series
ODI 2282 5 Oct 2005 Ricky Ponting Shaun Pollock Telstra Dome AUS by 93 runs
ODI 2283 7 Oct 2005 Ricky Ponting Shaun Pollock Telstra Dome AUS by 55 runs
ODI 2284 9 Oct 2005 Ricky Ponting Shaun Pollock Telstra Dome AUS by 156 runs
Supertest
Test 1768 14,15,16,17,18,19 Oct 2005 Ricky Ponting Graeme Smith Sydney Cricket Ground AUS by 210 runs

New Zealand A in Sri Lanka

Following the three team tournament with South Africa A and Sri Lanka A, New Zealand A stayed behind for three first-class matches against the hosts' A team. New Zealand A won the first match, and held out for draws in the two others, with the final match limited to 160 overs due to rain.

New Zealand A in Sri Lanka in 2005–06. First-class match length: 4 days. First-class serues result: New Zealand A won 1–0.

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
First-Class Series
FC 1 7,8,9,10 Oct 2005 Avishka Gunawardene Peter Fulton Asgiriya Stadium NZ A by 3 wkts
FC 2 13,14,15,16 Oct 2005 Avishka Gunawardene Peter Fulton CCC Ground, Colombo DRAW
FC 3 19,20,21,22 Oct 2005 Avishka Gunawardene Peter Fulton R. Premadasa Stadium DRAW

Kenyans in Zimbabwe

Kenya played three matches with Zimbabwe A in October 2005, winning all three, despite Zimbabwe A playing the last match with eight players who had turned out for the national side in the last Test against India.

Kenyans in Zimbabwe in 2005–06. First-class match length: 3 days. First-class series result: Kenya beat Zimbabwe A 2–0. One-day series result: Kenya beat Zimbabwe A 1–0.

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
First-Class Series
FC 1 11,12 Oct 2005 Alester Maregwede Steve Tikolo Country Club, Harare KEN by inns&12 runs
FC 2 17,18, 19 Oct 2005 Tatenda Taibu Steve Tikolo Harare Sports Club KEN by 43 runs
One-Day Series
OD 1 15 Oct 2005 Heath Streak Steve Tikolo Country Club, Harare KEN by 30 runs

New Zealanders in South Africa (limited-overs leg)

See also: New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 2005-06

Due to the Super Series, this tour had to be split in two legs - New Zealand first visited for one Twenty20 International and five ODIs in October and November, and come back for Tests in April and May 2006. They won the Twenty20 match, but South Africa came back to win four of the five ODIs, while the fourth was washed out.

New Zealanders in South Africa in 2005–06. Twenty20 International result: New Zealand won 1–0. One-Day International series result: South Africa won 4–0.

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Twenty20 International
T20I 3 21 Oct 2005 Graeme Smith Stephen Fleming Wanderers Stadium NZ by 5 wkts
One-Day International Series
ODI 2285 23 Oct 2005 Graeme Smith Stephen Fleming Goodyear Park SA by 2 wkts
ODI 2288 28 Oct 2005 Graeme Smith Stephen Fleming Newlands SA by 19 runs
ODI 2289 30 Oct 2005 Graeme Smith Stephen Fleming St George's Park SA by 4 wkts
ODI 2292 4 Nov 2005 Graeme Smith Stephen Fleming Sahara Stadium Kingsmead NO RESULT
ODI 2293 6 Nov 2005 Graeme Smith Stephen Fleming SuperSport Park SA by 5 wkts

Sri Lankans in India

See also: Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2005-06

Sri Lanka toured India in two legs - first a one-day leg lasting from 2005-10-25 to 2005-11-12, and then a first-class leg lasting from 2005-11-26 to 2005-12-22. The staggering of the series was done to prevent collision with India's one-day series with South Africa. India dropped their captain, Sourav Ganguly, for this series, and in his place Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag shared captaincy duties. India's last matches with Sri Lanka, in the Indian Oil Cup, had ended in a 3–0 win for the Lankans, and India's last series victory over Sri Lanka came in the three-team 2002 NatWest Series on neutral ground in England. However, India won the first four one-day internationals to secure the series win, lost the fifth, but came back to win the sixth after leaving captain Rahul Dravid out - the first ODI outside Bangladesh Dravid had missed since the 2002 NatWest Series.

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 M. S. 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.

Sri Lankans in India in 2005–06. Test match length: 5 days. Test series result: India won 2–0. One-Day International series result: India won 6–1.

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
One-Day International Series
ODI 2286 25 Oct 2005 Rahul Dravid Marvan Atapattu Vidarbha CA Ground IND by 152 runs
ODI 2287 28 Oct 2005 Rahul Dravid Marvan Atapattu Punjab CA Stadium IND by 8 wkts
ODI 2290 31 Oct 2005 Rahul Dravid Marvan Atapattu Sawai Mansingh Stadium IND by 6 wkts
ODI 2291 3 Nov 2005 Rahul Dravid Marvan Atapattu Nehru Stadium IND by 4 wkts
ODI 2294 6 Nov 2005 Rahul Dravid1 Marvan Atapattu Sardar Patel Stadium SL by 5 wkts
ODI 2295 9 Nov 2005 Virender Sehwag Marvan Atapattu Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground IND by 7 wkts
ODI 2296 12 Nov 2005 Rahul Dravid Marvan Atapattu IPCL Sports Complex Ground IND by 5 wkts
Test Series Schedule
Test 1775 2,3,4,5,6 Dec 2005 Rahul Dravid Marvan Atapattu M. A. Chidambaram Stadium DRAW
Test 1776 10,11,12,13,14 Dec 2005 Rahul Dravid Marvan Atapattu Feroz Shah Kotla IND by 188 runs
Test 1778 18,19,20,21,22 Dec 2005 Virender Sehwag Marvan Atapattu Green Park Stadium IND by 259 runs

Bermudians in Namibia

This clash between the two non-Test nations Bermuda and Namibia was hastily arranged as the teams were knocked out of the semi-finals of the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup in Namibia. Namibia won the match, chasing the target of 203 in 41 overs after Stefan Swanepoel hit 65 not out from number seven in the batting order.

Bermudians in Namibia in 2005–06. One-day series result: Namibia won 1–0.

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
One-Day Match
OD 1 27 Oct 2005 Deon Kotze Janeiro Tucker Wanderers Stadium NAM by 3 wkts

November 2005

West Indians in Australia

See also: West Indian cricket team in Australia in 2005-06

This is also known as the Frank Worrell Trophy. The West Indies visit Australia for the second time in three seasons, playing three Tests in November 2005 before leaving again. The first Test was won by Australia inside four days, with Ricky Ponting making two centuries and Shane Warne and Brett Lee recording five-fors in the first and second innings respectively. West Indies took the second Test into the fifth day despite conceding a 257-run deficit on first innings, after Dwayne Bravo hit a Test career highest score of 113, but Australia still won by nine wickets. The third Test saw Brian Lara become the second batsman in Test history to reach 11,000 runs. However, after a century from Mike Hussey, 99 from Justin Langer and six for 80 from Shane Warne, Australia won by seven wickets to take a 3–0 victory in the Test series.

West Indians in Australia in 2005–06. Test match length: 5 days. Test series result: Australia won 3–0.

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test Series
Test 1769 3,4,5,6 Nov 2005 Ricky Ponting Shivnarine Chanderpaul Brisbane Cricket Ground AUS by 379 runs
Test 1771 17,18,19,20,21 Nov 2005 Ricky Ponting Shivnarine Chanderpaul Bellerive Oval AUS by 9 wickets
Test 1773 25,26,27,28,29 Nov 2005 Ricky Ponting Shivnarine Chanderpaul Adelaide Oval AUS by 7 wickets

England Women in Sri Lanka and India

The England women are on a tour of the Indian subcontinent from 2005-11-10 to 2005-12-09. The tour began with two one-day internationals in Sri Lanka, before the women travelled to India - England won both matches by margins of 163 runs and 99 runs respectively. Rosalie Birch topped the bowling averages, taking eight wickets with her off breaks, while Laura Newton made 119 runs. For the Sri Lankans, four of the fourteen women who played managed to get into double figures once, with the highest innings being Priyanga de Alwis' 29.

England Women in Sri Lanka in 2005–06. Women's One-Day International series result: England won 2–0.

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
One-Day International Series in Sri Lanka
WODI 545 10 Nov 2005 Sadamali Kumuduni Charlotte Edwards Colts Cricket Club Ground ENG by 163 runs
WODI 546 12 Nov 2005 Sadamali Kumuduni Charlotte Edwards R. Premadasa Stadium ENG by 99 runs

The India leg of the tour will start on 2005-11-18 with practice matches. There will then be one Test match and five one-day internationals.

England Women in India in 2005–06. Women's Test match length: 4 days. Women's Test series result: Series drawn 0–0. Women's One-Day International series result: India won 4–1.

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test Series in India
WTest 126 22,23,24,25 Nov 2005 Mithali Raj Charlotte Edwards Jamia Millia Islamia University Ground DRAW
One-Day International Series in India Schedule
WODI 547 27 Nov 2005 Mithali Raj Charlotte Edwards Nahar Singh Stadium ENG by 20 runs
WODI 548 1 Dec 2005 Mithali Raj Charlotte Edwards K.D. Singh Babu Stadium IND by 4 wkts
WODI 549 4 Dec 2005 Mithali Raj Charlotte Edwards Nehru Stadium, Guwahati IND by 8 wkts
WODI 550 7 Dec 2005 Mithali Raj Charlotte Edwards S.M. Dev Stadium, Silchar IND by 10 wkts
WODI 551 9 Dec 2005 Mithali Raj Charlotte Edwards Eden Gardens IND by 38 runs

England in Pakistan

See also: English cricket team in Pakistan in 2005-06

The English cricket team toured Pakistan in October, November and December 2005. England were looking to maintain the form that had taken them to second place in the ICC Test Championship, and to victory in the 2005 Ashes series at home to Australia, but they suffered a sharp reversal of fortune, losing the Test series 2–0 to Pakistan. Pakistan also won the one day series by 3 games to 2.

England in Pakistan in 2005–06. Test match length: 5 days. Test series result: Pakistan won 2–0. One-Day International series result: Pakistan won 3–2.

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test Match Series
Test 1770 12,13,14,15,16 Nov 2005 Inzamam-ul-Haq Marcus Trescothick Multan Cricket Stadium PAK by 22 runs
Test 1772 20,21,22,23,24 Nov 2005 Inzamam-ul-Haq Michael Vaughan Iqbal Stadium DRAW
Test 1774 29,30 Nov,1,2,3 Dec 2005 Inzamam-ul-Haq Michael Vaughan Gaddafi Stadium PAK by inns&100 runs
One-Day International Series Schedule
ODI 2304 10 Dec 2005 Inzamam-ul-Haq Marcus Trescothick Gaddafi Stadium ENG by 42 runs
ODI 2305 12 Dec 2005 Inzamam-ul-Haq Marcus Trescothick Gaddafi Stadium PAK by 6 wkts
ODI 2306 15 Dec 2005 Inzamam-ul-Haq Marcus Trescothick National Stadium, Karachi PAK by 165 runs
ODI 2307 19 Dec 2005 Inzamam-ul-Haq Marcus Trescothick Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium PAK by 13 runs
ODI 2308 21 Dec 2005 Younis Khan Marcus Trescothick Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium ENG by 6 runs

South Africans in India

See also: South African cricket team in India in 2005-06

South Africa toured India for an ODI-only tour in November 2005. Though there were five matches scheduled, the series ended in a draw, as the match at Chennai was rained off. South Africa won the first match at Hyderabad after winning the toss, fielding, and having the Indians 35 for 5 after dismissing Sehwag, Tendulkar, Kaif, Dravid and Gambhir for single-figure scores. A hundred from Yuvraj Singh brought the total to 249 for 9, but Jacques Kallis put on 84 with Justin Kemp and South Africa made it home in the penultimate over. India came back in the second match, as seven maiden overs from India kept the run rate below 3.5 and Sehwag hit an unbeaten 77 to take India to a six-wicket win. The third match was abandoned, but the fourth saw Graeme Smith hit 134 not out - the highest score of the series - as South Africa chased 189 without losing wicket. In the final game, Irfan Pathan took three for 20, helping to limit South Africa to 221 for 6, and Dravid made 78 as India made it home with five wickets to spare to draw the game. Yuvraj and Smith made the most runs in the series, both making 209, while Shaun Pollock took the most wickets with 7.

South Africans in India in 2005–06. One-Day International series result: Drawn 2–2.

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
One-Day International Series
ODI 2297 16 Nov 2005 Rahul Dravid Graeme Smith Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium SA by 5 wkts
ODI 2298 19 Nov 2005 Rahul Dravid Graeme Smith M. Chinnaswamy Stadium IND by 6 wkts
ODI 2298a 22 Nov 2005 M.A. Chidambaram Stadium ABANDONED
ODI 2299 25 Nov 2005 Rahul Dravid Graeme Smith Eden Gardens SA by 10 wkts
ODI 2300 28 Nov 2005 Rahul Dravid Graeme Smith Wankhede Stadium IND by 5 wkts

Afro-Asia Cup Under-19 Tournament

Six teams contested this tournament, which was held between 19 November and 27 November at stadiums in Visakhapatnam. India Under-19 won all their five games, taking a bonus point in every one, and qualified for the final with a game to spare. They were joined by Sri Lanka Under-19. The four Asian teams taking part finished in the top four spots in the league stage, while South Africa Under-19 finished fifth and Zimbabwe Under-19 sixth. India eventually won the tournament, beating Sri Lanka in the final after Piyush Chawla took five for 24 and Gaurav Dhiman hit a century.

Afro-Asia Cup Under–19 Tournament 2005–06. Teams: India Under–19, Bangladesh Under–19, Pakistan Under–19, Sri Lanka Under–19, South Africa Under–19, Zimbabwe Under–19. Winners: India Under–19.

No. Date Team 1 Captain Team 2 Captain Result
Group Stages
Match 1