The Pakistan national cricket team toured Sri Lanka in March and April 2006 to play two Test matches and three ODIs. Pakistan won the Test series 1–0 with 1 match drawn.

Test series summary

First Test

26–30 March 2006
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
185 (57.5 overs)
TM Dilshan 69 (106)
Mohammad Asif 4/41 (16 overs)
176 (54.4 overs)
Imran Farhat 69 (90)
MF Maharoof 4/52 (15 overs)
448/5d (128 overs)
KC Sangakkara 185 (326)
Mohammad Asif 2/71 (23 overs)
337/4 (121 overs)
Shoaib Malik 148* (369)
M Muralitharan 3/94 (42 overs)
Match drawn
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: SJ Davis (AUS) and RE Koertzen (SA)
Player of the match: KC Sangakkara (SL)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • There was no play on the first day.

Second Test

3–5 April 2006
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
279 (91.2 overs)
KC Sangakkara 79 (98)
Mohammad Asif 6/44 (23 overs)
170 (52.4 overs)
Younis Khan 35 (57)
M Muralitharan 5/39 (16.4 overs)
73 (24.5 overs)
KC Sangakkara 16 (31)
Mohammad Asif 5/27 (12 overs)
183/2 (43.2 overs)
Younis Khan 73* (98)
SL Malinga 1/33 (6.2 overs)
Pakistan won by 8 wickets
Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
Umpires: SJ Davis (AUS) and DJ Harper (AUS)
Player of the match: Mohammad Asif (PAK)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
  • Iftikhar Anjum (PAK) made his Test debut.

ODI series

Pakistan won the three-match ODI series 2–0 with 1st ODI match abandoned due to rain.

1st ODI

17 March 2006 (D/N)
Scorecard
Pakistan 
201/8 (50 overs)
v
Mohammad Yousuf 46 (76)
Farveez Maharoof 3/24 (10 overs)
No Result
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SRI) and Steve Davis (AUS)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

2nd ODI

19 March 2006
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
130 (44.2 overs)
v
 Pakistan
134/6 (44.4 overs)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 48* (75)
Naved-ul-Hasan 3/23 (6.2 overs)
Abdul Razzaq 41* (101)
Lasith Malinga 2/22 (9 overs)
 Pakistan won by 4 wickets
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Steve Davis (AUS) and Tyron Wijewardene (SRI)
Player of the match: Abdul Razzaq (PAK)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

3rd ODI

22 March 2006
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
224 (49.4 overs)
v
 Pakistan
229/6 (45.2 overs)
Chamara Kapugedera 50 (74)
Shahid Afridi 3/37 (10 overs)
Mohammad Yousuf 53 (73)
Muttiah Muralitharan 3/58 (10 overs)
 Pakistan won by 4 wickets
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SRI) and Steve Davis (AUS)
Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (PAK)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

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