Sri Lankan national cricket team in England in the 2006 season
The Sri Lankan national cricket team tour to England in the 2006 season took place from May 11th to July 1st, 2006. The international cricket tour was part of the 2006 international cricket season and included three tests , five ODIs and one Twenty20 . Sri Lanka won the ODI series 5–0 and the Twenty20 series 1–0, while the test series 1–1 ended in a draw.
prehistory
It is the first tour of the season for both teams. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 2003/04 season in Sri Lanka .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.
Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
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Edgbaston Cricket Ground | Birmingham | 24,803 | 2nd test |
Emirates Durham | Chester-le-Street | 17,000 | 3. ODI |
Headingley Stadium | Leeds | 17,000 | 5. ODI |
The oval | London | 23,500 | 2. ODI |
Lord's Cricket Ground | London | 30,000 | 1st test; 1. ODI |
Old Trafford Cricket Ground | Manchester | 19,000 | 4. ODI |
Trent Bridge | Nottingham | 15,350 | 3rd test |
Rose Bowl | Southampton | 6,500 | 1. T20 |
Squad lists
Sri Lanka named its test squad on April 10th and its ODI squad on June 7th, 2006. England named its test squad on May 7th, 2006.
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Tour matches
April 24-26 Scorecard |
Cambridge |
Sri Lankans 289 (74.2) & 256-6d (67) |
- | British Universities 125 (49.4) & 130-8 (56) |
draw |
April 29th - May 1st scorecard |
Derby |
Derbyshire 219 (84) & 208-4d (44) |
- |
Sri Lankans 166-7d (47.5) & 262-4 (58.1) |
Sri Lankans wins with 6 wickets |
May 2nd scorecard |
Wormsley |
Sir Paul Getty's XI 195-6 (50) |
- |
Sri Lankans 179 (48.1) |
Sir Paul Getty's XI wins with 16 runs |
May 4-6 scorecard |
Worcester |
Sri Lankans 179 (58.5) & 118 (50.3) |
- |
England A 259 (87.3) & 41-0 (8) |
England A wins with 10 wickets |
May 18-21 Scorecard |
Hove |
Sri Lankans 521-5d (161.4) & 5-1 (2) |
- |
Sussex 262 (85.5) |
draw |
June 9th scorecard |
Chelmsford |
Sri Lankans 172 (43.3) |
- |
Essex 174-4 (38) |
Essex wins with 6 wickets |
June 11th scorecard |
Taunton |
Somerset 332-6 (50) |
- |
Sri Lankans 281 (46.3) |
Somerset wins with 51 runs |
June 13 scorecard |
Arundel |
Sri Lankans 180-3 (16) |
- | PCA Masters XI |
No result |
ODI in Ireland
June 1st scorecard |
Belfast |
England 301-7 (50) |
- |
Ireland 263-9 (50) |
England wins with 38 runs |
ODIs in the Netherlands
July 4th scorecard |
Amstelveen |
Sri Lanka 443-9 (50) |
- |
Netherlands 248 (48.3) |
Sri Lanka wins with 195 runs |
July 6th scorecard |
Amstelveen |
Sri Lanka 313-8 (50) |
- |
Netherlands 258 (49) |
Sri Lanka wins with 55 runs |
Testing
First test in London
May 11-15 scorecard |
London (Lord's) |
England 551-6d (143) |
- |
Sri Lanka 192 (55.3) & 537-9 (199) (f / o) |
No result |
Second test in Birmingham
May 25-28 Scorecard |
Birmingham |
Sri Lanka 141 (51.2) & 231 (93.2) |
- |
England 295 (78.3) & 81-4 (27.2) |
England wins with 6 wickets |
Third test in Nottingham
June 2-5 scorecard |
Nottingham |
Sri Lanka 231 (66.2) & 322 (113.1) |
- |
England 229 (91.1) & 190 (68.2) |
Sri Lanka wins with 134 runs |
Twenty20 International in Southampton
June 15 scorecard |
Southampton |
Sri Lanka 163 (20) |
- |
England 161-5 (20) |
Sri Lanka wins with 2 runs |
One-day internationals
First ODI in London
June 17th scorecard |
London (Lord's) |
Sri Lanka 257-9 (50) |
- |
England 237-9 (50) |
Sri Lanka wins with 20 runs |
Second ODI in London
June 20 scorecard |
London (The Oval) |
Sri Lanka 319-8 (50) |
- |
England 273 (46.4) |
Sri Lanka wins with 46 runs |
Third ODI in Chester-le-Street
June 24th scorecard |
Chester-le-Street |
England 261-7 (50) |
- |
Sri Lanka 265-2 (42.2) |
Sri Lanka wins with 8 wickets |
Fourth ODI in Manchester
June 28 scorecard |
Manchester |
Sri Lanka 318-7 (50) |
- |
England 285 (48.4) |
Sri Lanka wins with 33 runs |
Fifth ODI in Leeds
July 1st scorecard |
Leeds |
England 321-7 (50) |
- |
Sri Lanka 324-2 (37.3) |
Sri Lanka wins with 8 wickets |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Zoysa recalled for England tour ( English ) Cricinfo. April 10, 2006. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ↑ Fernando, Perera called up for ODIs ( English ) Cricinfo. June 7, 2006. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ↑ Mahmood and Lewis earn call-up ( English ) Cricinfo. May 7, 2006. Retrieved October 28, 2016.