| International cricket |
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| in 2005 | in 2006 |
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 | ||
| Test | ODI | T20I | |||
| 5 October 2005 |  Australia
|
ICC World XI | 1–0 | 3–0 | — |
| 21 October 2005 |  South Africa
|
 New Zealand
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2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 |
| 25 October 2005 |  India
|
 Sri Lanka
|
2–0 | 6–1 | — |
| 3 November 2005 | Australia
|
 West Indies
|
3–0 | — | — |
| 12 November 2005 |  Pakistan
|
 England
|
2–0 | 3–2 | — |
| 16 November 2005 | India
|
South Africa
|
— | 2–2 | — |
| 3 December 2005 | New Zealand
|
Australia
|
— | 1–2 | — |
| 16 December 2005 | Australia
|
South Africa
|
2–0 | — | 1–0 |
| 16 December 2005 | New Zealand
|
Sri Lanka
|
— | 3–1 | — |
| 14 January 2006 | Pakistan
|
India
|
1–0 | 1–4 | — |
| 16 February 2006 | New Zealand
|
West Indies
|
2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| 20 February 2006 |  Bangladesh
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Sri Lanka
|
0–2 | 1–2 | — |
| 24 February 2006 | South Africa
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Australia
|
0–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| 25 February 2006 |  Zimbabwe
|
 Kenya
|
— | 2–2 | — |
| 1 March 2006 | India
|
England
|
1–1 | 5–1 | — |
| 17 March 2006 | Bangladesh
|
Kenya
|
— | 4–0 | — |
| 17 March 2006 | Sri Lanka
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Pakistan
|
0–1 | 0–2 | — |
| 9 April 2006 | Bangladesh
|
Australia
|
0–2 | 0–3 | — |
| International tournaments | |||||
| Dates | Tournament | Winners | |||
| 13 January 2006 | VB Series
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Australia
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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 | India |
116 | |
| 5 | New Zealand |
100 | 5 | South Africa |
111 | |
| 6 | Sri Lanka |
98 | 6 | England |
109 | |
| 7 | Pakistan |
95 | 7 | Pakistan |
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
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| ODI 2284 | 9 October | Ricky Ponting | Shaun Pollock | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | Australia by 156 runs
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| Supertest Series | ||||||
| Test 1768 | 14–17 October | Ricky Ponting | Graeme Smith | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 210 runs
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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
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| 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
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| ODI 2289 | 30 October | Graeme Smith | Stephen Fleming | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | South Africa by 4 wickets
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| 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
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| 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 2005–06November 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
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| Test 1771 | 17–21 November | Ricky Ponting | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | Australia by 9 wickets
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| Test 1773 | 25–29 November | Ricky Ponting | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia by 7 wickets
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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
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| ODI Series | |||||
| ODI 2304 | 10 December | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Marcus Trescothick | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | England by 42 runs
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| ODI 2305 | 12 December | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Marcus Trescothick | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan by 7 wickets
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| ODI 2306 | 15 December | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Marcus Trescothick | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by 165 runs
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| ODI 2307 | 19 December | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Marcus Trescothick | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | Pakistan by 13 runs
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| ODI 2308 | 21 December | Younis Khan | Marcus Trescothick | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | England by 6 runs
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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
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| ODI 2298 | 19 November | Rahul Dravid | Graeme Smith | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | India by 6 wickets
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| 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
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| ODI 2300 | 28 November | Rahul Dravid | Graeme Smith | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | India by 5 wickets
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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
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| ODI 2302 | 7 December | Daniel Vettori | Ricky Ponting | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | Australia by 2 runs
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| ODI 2303 | 10 December | Daniel Vettori | Ricky Ponting | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | New Zealand by 2 wickets
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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
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| Test 1780 | 2–6 January | Ricky Ponting | Graeme Smith | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 8 wickets
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| T20 Series | |||||
| T20I 4 | 9 January | Ricky Ponting | Graeme Smith | The Gabba, Brisbane | Australia by 95 runs
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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
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| ODI 2310 | 3 January | Daniel Vettori | Marvan Atapattu | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | New Zealand by 5 wickets
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| ODI 2311 | 6 January | Stephen Fleming | Marvan Atapattu | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | New Zealand by 21 runs
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| ODI 2312 | 8 January | Stephen Fleming | Marvan Atapattu | McLean Park, Napier | Sri Lanka by 20 runs
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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 |
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
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| One-Day International Series | |||||
| ODI 2324 | 6 February | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Rahul Dravid | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar | Pakistan by 7 runs (D/L)
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| ODI 2327 | 9 February | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Rahul Dravid | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | India by 7 wkts
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| ODI 2329 | 13 February | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Rahul Dravid | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | India by 5 wkts
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| ODI 2331 | 16 February | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Rahul Dravid | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan | India by 5 wkts
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| ODI 2333 | 19 February | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Rahul Dravid | National Stadium, Karachi | India by 8 wkts
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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 2005–06Sri 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
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| ODI 2336 | 22 February | Habibul Bashar | Mahela Jayawardene | Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra | Bangladesh by 4 wkts
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| ODI 2338 | 25 February | Habibul Bashar | Mahela Jayawardene | Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong | Sri Lanka by 78 runs
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| Test Series | |||||
| Test 1784 | 28 February–5 March | Habibul Bashar | Mahela Jayawardene | Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong | Sri Lanka by 8 wkts
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| Test 1786 | 8–12 March | Habibul Bashar | Mahela Jayawardene | Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra | Sri Lanka by 10 wkts
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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 2005–06Kenya 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
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| ODI 2340 | 26 February | Terry Duffin | Steve Tikolo | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | Kenya by 79 runs
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| ODI 2343 | 1 March | Terry Duffin | Steve Tikolo | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Kenya by 65 runs
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| ODI 2344 | 3 March | Terry Duffin | Steve Tikolo | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Zimbabwe by 109 runs
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| ODI 2346a | 4 March | Terry Duffin | Steve Tikolo | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Match Abandoned |
March 2006
ICC Intercontinental Cup
Main article: 2006 ICC Intercontinental CupEngland in India
See also: English cricket team in India in 2005–06Kenya 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
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| ODI 2353 | 20 March | Habibul Bashar | Thomas Odoyo | Khulna Divisional Stadium, Khulna | Bangladesh by 9 wkts
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| ODI 2355 | 23 March | Habibul Bashar | Steve Tikolo | Fatullah Osmani Stadium, Fatullah | Bangladesh by 20 runs
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| ODI 2356 | 25 March | Habibul Bashar | Steve Tikolo | Fatullah Osmani Stadium, Fatullah | Bangladesh by 7 wkts
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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
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| ODI 2354 | 22 March | Mahela Jayawardene | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Pakistan by 4 wkts
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| 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
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| Test 1799 | 16–20 April | Habibul Bashar | Ricky Ponting | Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong | Australia by Inns & 80 runs
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| One-Day International Schedule | |||||
| ODI 2365 | 23 April | Habibul Bashar | Ricky Ponting | Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong | Australia by 4 wkts
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| ODI 2366 | 26 April | Habibul Bashar | Ricky Ponting | Fatullah Osmani Stadium, Fatullah | Australia by 64 runs
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| ODI 2367 | 28 April | Habibul Bashar | Adam Gilchrist | Fatullah Osmani Stadium, Fatullah | Australia by 9 wkts
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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
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| 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
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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
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| ODI 2364 | 19 April | Rahul Dravid | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | India by 51 runs
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References
- Australia A squad announced for Travelex Tour of Pakistan from Cricket Australia, published 11 August 2005, retrieved 1 September 2005
- The Cricinfo Archives 2005–06
- Kruger replaces Thomas in SA 'A' team from SuperCricket, published 25 August 2005, retrieved 1 September 2005
- Cricinfo – International Cricket Calendar – Yearly
- India to tour Pakistan next January – from rediff.com, published 7 May 2005, retrieved 1 September 2005
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| Following season: International cricket in 2006 | |
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