| 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
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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
| 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
| 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
November 2005
West Indies in Australia
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
Sri Lanka in Bangladesh
| 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 | 28 February–5 March | Habibul Bashar | Mahela Jayawardene | Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong | Sri Lanka by 8 wkts |
| Test 1786 | 8–12 March | Habibul Bashar | Mahela Jayawardene | Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra | Sri Lanka by 10 wkts |
Australia in South Africa
| 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
| 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
England in India
| 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 | England by 5 wkts |
| ODI 2362 | 15 April | Rahul Dravid | Andrew Strauss | Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground, Indore | India by 7 wkts |
Kenya in Bangladesh
| 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
| 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
| 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)
| 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
| 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 |
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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