| Sri Lankans in Bangladesh in 2005-06 | |||
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| Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | ||
| Dates | 20 February – 12 March 2006 | ||
| Captains | Mahela Jayawardene | Habibul Bashar | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Upul Tharanga (297) | Habibul Bashar (183) | |
| Most wickets | Muttiah Muralitharan (16) | Shahadat Hossain (9) | |
| Player of the series | Muttiah Muralitharan | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Kumar Sangakkara (181) | Mohammad Ashraful (119) | |
| Most wickets |
Ruchira Perera (4) Sanath Jayasuriya (4) Dilhara Fernando, (4) Farveez Maharoof (4) | Mohammad Rafique (7) | |
| Player of the series | Kumar Sangakkara | ||
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.
Squads
Venues
| Bogra | Chattogram | |
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| Shaheed Chandu Stadium | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | |
| Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | |
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ODI series
1st ODI
| 20 February 2006 Scorecard |
Bangladesh  118 (35.5 overs) |
v |  Sri Lanka119/5 (24.1 overs) |
| Khaled Mahmud 36 (62) Ruchira Perera 3/23 (7 overs) |
Kumar Sangakkara 50 (62) Mohammad Rafique 2/10 (3 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra Umpires: Krishna Hariharan (Ind) and Mahbubur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match: Ruchira Perera (SL) |
- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Khaled Mahmud played his last international match
2nd ODI
| 22 February 2006 Scorecard |
| Sri Lanka 212 (49 overs) |
v | Bangladesh 213/6 (47 overs) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya 96 (110) Syed Rasel 2/28 (10 overs) |
Mohammad Ashraful 51 (71) Dilhara Fernando 2/48 (8 overs) |
| Bangladesh won by 4 wickets Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra Umpires: Krishna Hariharan (Ind) and Mahbubur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match: Aftab Ahmed (Ban) |
- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
3rd ODI
| 25 February 2006 Scorecard |
| Sri Lanka 309/7 (50 overs) |
v | Bangladesh 231/9 (50 overs) |
| Kumar Sangakkara 109 (125) Mohammad Rafique 3/61 (10 overs) |
Mohammad Ashraful 64 (67) Tillakaratne Dilshan 2/14 (5 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by 78 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: A. F. M. Akhtaruddin (Ban) and Krishna Hariharan (Ind) Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara (SL) |
- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
Test series
1st Test
| 28 February – 3 March 2006 Scorecard |
| Bangladesh
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v | Sri Lanka
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| 319 (91.5 overs) Mohammad Ashraful 136 (184) Lasith Malinga 4/57 (16.5 overs) |
338 (97.1 overs) Farveez Maharoof 72 (133) Shahadat Hossain 4/83 (22 overs) | |
| 181 (58.5 overs) Mohammad Rafique 40 (49) Muttiah Muralitharan 6/54 (19.5 overs) |
163/2 (37 overs) Michael Vandort 64* (105) Syed Rasel 1/18 (8 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Steve Bucknor (WI) Player of the match: Mohammad Ashraful (Ban) |
- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat
2nd Test
| 8–12 March 2006 Scorecard |
| Bangladesh
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v | Sri Lanka
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| 234 (76.5 overs) Habibul Bashar 69 (120) Muttiah Muralitharan 5/79 (30.5 overs) |
316 (103.3 overs) Upul Tharanga 165 (304) Shahadat Hossain 5/86 (21.3 overs) | |
| 201 (56.1 overs) Habibul Bashar 73 (104) Lasith Malinga 3/51 (14.1 overs) Dilhara Fernando 3/51 (19 overs) |
120/0 (28 overs) Upul Tharanga 71* (87) |
| Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Krishna Hariharan (Ind) Player of the match: Upul Tharanga (SL) |
- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat
| International cricket in 2005–06 | |
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| Preceding season: International cricket in 2005 | |
| October 2005 | |
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| Following season: International cricket in 2006 | |
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