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Sri Lanka v Pakistan @ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
26, 27, 28, 29, 30 March 2006 (five-day match)
Toss: Pakistan (field)
Umpires: SJ Davis, RE Koertzen
Third Umpire: TH Wijewardene
Match Referee: AG Hurst
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Upul Tharanga | lbw b Mohammad Asif | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| 2. Sanath Jayasuriya | b Umar Gul | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | - |
| +3. Kumar Sangakkara | b Mohammad Asif | 8 | 22 | 33 | 1 | - |
| *4. Mahela Jayawardene | c Kamran Akmal b Umar Gul | 1 | 20 | 32 | - | - |
| 5. Thilan Samaraweera | b Mohammad Asif | 4 | 16 | 29 | - | - |
| 6. Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Younis Khan b Danish Kaneria | 69 | 106 | 152 | 10 | - |
| 7. Farveez Maharoof | c Younis Khan b Mohammad Asif | 46 | 90 | 123 | 6 | - |
| 8. Malinga Bandara | b Danish Kaneria | 16 | 16 | 24 | 3 | - |
| 9. Dilhara Fernando | c Inzamam-ul-Haq b Danish Kaneria | 16 | 42 | 53 | - | 1 |
| 10. Lasith Malinga | c Inzamam-ul-Haq b Shahid Afridi | 8 | 19 | 35 | 1 | - |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | not out | 0 | 4 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Upul Tharanga), 2-10 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-18 (Kumar Sangakkara), 4-26 (Mahela Jayawardene), 5-32 (Thilan Samaraweera), 6-143 (Farveez Maharoof), 7-149 (Tillakaratne Dilshan), 8-162 (Malinga Bandara), 9-177 (Lasith Malinga), 185 (Dilhara Fernando). |
| Extras | 4b, 6lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 57.5 ovs) 185 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Mohammad Asif | 16 | 5 | 41 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Umar Gul | 12 | 2 | 41 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Abdul Razzaq | 10 | 1 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Danish Kaneria | 17.5 | 3 | 44 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shahid Afridi | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Pakistan
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Shoaib Malik | c Upul Tharanga b Farveez Maharoof | 13 | 28 | 30 | 3 | - |
| 2. Imran Farhat | c Malinga Bandara b Lasith Malinga | 69 | 90 | 137 | 13 | - |
| 3. Younis Khan | c Kumar Sangakkara b Farveez Maharoof | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 4. Faisal Iqbal | c Farveez Maharoof b Lasith Malinga | 2 | 6 | 7 | - | - |
| *5. Inzamam-ul-Haq | c Kumar Sangakkara b Farveez Maharoof | 31 | 68 | 112 | 3 | - |
| 6. Abdul Razzaq | b Farveez Maharoof | 8 | 34 | 33 | - | - |
| 7. Shahid Afridi | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 14 | 21 | 39 | 1 | - |
| +8. Kamran Akmal | c Upul Tharanga b Muttiah Muralitharan | 27 | 55 | 81 | 3 | - |
| 9. Umar Gul | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 2 | 16 | 20 | - | - |
| 10. Mohammad Asif | b Lasith Malinga | 0 | 17 | 35 | - | - |
| 11. Danish Kaneria | not out | 0 | - | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-25 (Shoaib Malik), 2-25 (Younis Khan), 3-28 (Faisal Iqbal), 4-122 (Imran Farhat), 5-127 (Inzamam-ul-Haq), 6-138 (Abdul Razzaq), 7-154 (Shahid Afridi), 8-160 (Umar Gul), 9-172 (Mohammad Asif), 176 (Kamran Akmal). |
| Extras | 1b, 0lb, 1w, 8nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 54.4 ovs) 176 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Lasith Malinga | 12 | 3 | 30 | 3 | (1w,2nb) |
| Farveez Maharoof | 15 | 2 | 52 | 4 | (0w,3nb) |
| Dilhara Fernando | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | (0w,3nb) |
| Malinga Bandara | 7 | 1 | 32 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 17.4 | 4 | 41 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Upul Tharanga | c Imran Farhat b Danish Kaneria | 72 | 133 | 173 | 12 | - |
| 2. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Asif | 13 | 33 | 58 | 2 | - |
| +3. Kumar Sangakkara | c Inzamam-ul-Haq b Shoaib Malik | 185 | 326 | 448 | 22 | - |
| *4. Mahela Jayawardene | c Abdul Razzaq b Mohammad Asif | 82 | 139 | 178 | 12 | 1 |
| 5. Thilan Samaraweera | c Imran Farhat b Shahid Afridi | 64 | 119 | 165 | 8 | - |
| 6. Tillakaratne Dilshan | not out | 8 | 12 | 21 | - | - |
| 7. Farveez Maharoof | not out | 5 | 9 | 13 | - | - |
| 8. Malinga Bandara | ||||||
| 9. Dilhara Fernando | ||||||
| 10. Lasith Malinga | ||||||
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan |
| FOW | 1-53 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-127 (Upul Tharanga), 3-285 (Mahela Jayawardene), 4-429 (Kumar Sangakkara), 5-438 (Thilan Samaraweera). |
| Extras | 10b, 6lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 128 ovs) 448 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Mohammad Asif | 23 | 4 | 71 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Umar Gul | 20 | 1 | 73 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Danish Kaneria | 36 | 5 | 138 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shoaib Malik | 15 | 2 | 48 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shahid Afridi | 21 | 0 | 57 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Abdul Razzaq | 12 | 1 | 43 | 0 | (0w,3nb) |
| Imran Farhat | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Pakistan
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Shoaib Malik | not out | 148 | 369 | - | 21 | 2 |
| 2. Imran Farhat | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muttiah Muralitharan | 34 | 69 | 115 | 5 | - |
| 3. Younis Khan | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 8 | 12 | 18 | 2 | - |
| 4. Faisal Iqbal | lbw b Farveez Maharoof | 60 | 161 | - | 6 | - |
| *5. Inzamam-ul-Haq | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Muttiah Muralitharan | 48 | 89 | - | 8 | - |
| 6. Abdul Razzaq | not out | 20 | 31 | - | 4 | - |
| 7. Shahid Afridi | ||||||
| +8. Kamran Akmal | ||||||
| 9. Umar Gul | ||||||
| 10. Mohammad Asif | ||||||
| 11. Danish Kaneria |
| FOW | 1-59 (Imran Farhat), 2-71 (Younis Khan), 3-186 (Faisal Iqbal), 4-267 (Inzamam-ul-Haq). |
| Extras | 6b, 7lb, 1w, 5nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 121 ovs) 337 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Lasith Malinga | 13 | 3 | 44 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Farveez Maharoof | 23 | 8 | 70 | 1 | (0w,4nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 42 | 13 | 94 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Dilhara Fernando | 15 | 3 | 40 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Malinga Bandara | 14 | 4 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 13 | 3 | 37 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Sri Lanka:
Upul Tharanga, Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Farveez Maharoof, Malinga Bandara, Dilhara Fernando, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan