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Sri Lanka v Pakistan @ Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
3, 4, 5 April 2006 (five-day match)
Toss: Pakistan (field)
Umpires: SJ Davis, DJ Harper
Third Umpire: EAR de Silva
Match Referee: AG Hurst
Match Result: Pakistan won by 8 wickets
1st Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Upul Tharanga | c Younis Khan b Mohammad Asif | 10 | 22 | 36 | 1 | - |
| 2. Sanath Jayasuriya | b Mohammad Asif | 14 | 39 | 47 | 1 | 1 |
| +3. Kumar Sangakkara | c Faisal Iqbal b Danish Kaneria | 79 | 98 | 157 | 15 | - |
| *4. Mahela Jayawardene | c Imran Farhat b Mohammad Asif | 4 | 23 | 42 | - | - |
| 5. Thilan Samaraweera | b Mohammad Asif | 65 | 180 | 264 | 9 | - |
| 6. Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Kamran Akmal b Danish Kaneria | 22 | 41 | 54 | 4 | - |
| 7. Farveez Maharoof | c Younis Khan b Danish Kaneria | 7 | 34 | 33 | 1 | - |
| 8. Malinga Bandara | c Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Asif | 43 | 61 | 88 | 6 | - |
| 9. Nuwan Kulasekara | b Mohammad Asif | 13 | 27 | 40 | 2 | - |
| 10. Lasith Malinga | c Abdul Razzaq b Danish Kaneria | 9 | 22 | 30 | - | 1 |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | not out | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-18 (Upul Tharanga), 2-27 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-61 (Mahela Jayawardene), 4-142 (Kumar Sangakkara), 5-178 (Tillakaratne Dilshan), 6-193 (Farveez Maharoof), 7-238 (Thilan Samaraweera), 8-256 (Malinga Bandara), 9-271 (Nuwan Kulasekara), 279 (Lasith Malinga). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 1w, 2nb, 5pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 91.2 ovs, 402 mins) 279 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Mohammad Asif | 23 | 7 | 44 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Umar Gul | 23 | 3 | 83 | 0 | (1w,1nb) |
| Iftikhar Anjum | 11 | 1 | 54 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Danish Kaneria | 23.2 | 6 | 53 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Abdul Razzaq | 11 | 1 | 36 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Pakistan
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Imran Farhat | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Nuwan Kulasekara | 23 | 58 | 70 | 4 | - |
| +2. Kamran Akmal | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muttiah Muralitharan | 33 | 53 | 92 | 4 | - |
| 3. Younis Khan | c Thilan Samaraweera b Farveez Maharoof | 35 | 57 | 65 | 7 | - |
| 4. Mohammad Yousuf | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 17 | 34 | 47 | 3 | - |
| *5. Inzamam-ul-Haq | run out ( > > ) | 15 | 38 | 72 | 1 | - |
| 6. Faisal Iqbal | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 5 | 22 | 24 | 1 | - |
| 7. Abdul Razzaq | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 4 | 7 | 13 | 1 | - |
| 8. Iftikhar Anjum | not out | 9 | 39 | 46 | 2 | - |
| 9. Umar Gul | c Kumar Sangakkara b Nuwan Kulasekara | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 10. Mohammad Asif | run out (Lasith Malinga > Kumar Sangakkara > ) | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Danish Kaneria | c Kumar Sangakkara b Muttiah Muralitharan | 4 | 8 | 9 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-57 (Imran Farhat), 2-71 (Kamran Akmal), 3-121 (Mohammad Yousuf), 4-125 (Younis Khan), 5-140 (Faisal Iqbal), 6-149 (Abdul Razzaq), 7-162 (Inzamam-ul-Haq), 8-166 (Umar Gul), 9-166 (Mohammad Asif), 170 (Danish Kaneria). |
| Extras | 4b, 9lb, 1w, 7nb, 0pen) 21 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 52.4 ovs, 232 mins) 170 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Lasith Malinga | 6 | 2 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Farveez Maharoof | 14 | 2 | 54 | 1 | (1w,3nb) |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 16 | 3 | 45 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 16.4 | 4 | 39 | 5 | (0w,1nb) |
3rd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Upul Tharanga | b Mohammad Asif | 12 | 29 | 38 | 2 | - |
| +2. Kumar Sangakkara | b Mohammad Asif | 16 | 31 | 62 | 3 | - |
| *3. Mahela Jayawardene | b Abdul Razzaq | 15 | 29 | 50 | 2 | - |
| 4. Thilan Samaraweera | b Mohammad Asif | 4 | 14 | 14 | 1 | - |
| 5. Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Asif | 11 | 12 | 27 | 2 | - |
| 6. Farveez Maharoof | lbw b Mohammad Asif | 1 | 8 | 8 | - | - |
| 7. Malinga Bandara | c Kamran Akmal b Abdul Razzaq | 4 | 13 | 23 | - | - |
| 8. Nuwan Kulasekara | c Umar Gul b Abdul Razzaq | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 9. Lasith Malinga | not out | 0 | 5 | 8 | - | - |
| 10. Muttiah Muralitharan | c Umar Gul b Abdul Razzaq | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Sanath Jayasuriya | absent hurt | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-22 (Upul Tharanga), 2-40 (Kumar Sangakkara), 3-46 (Thilan Samaraweera), 4-56 (Mahela Jayawardene), 5-57 (Farveez Maharoof), 6-65 (Tillakaratne Dilshan), 7-72 (Nuwan Kulasekara), 8-73 (Malinga Bandara), 9-73 (Muttiah Muralitharan). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 24.5 ovs, 123 mins) 73 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Mohammad Asif | 12 | 6 | 27 | 5 | (1w,0nb) |
| Iftikhar Anjum | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Umar Gul | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Abdul Razzaq | 6.5 | 1 | 20 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Pakistan
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Imran Farhat | c Mahela Jayawardene b Nuwan Kulasekara | 65 | 109 | 148 | 11 | - |
| +2. Kamran Akmal | c Kumar Sangakkara b Lasith Malinga | 24 | 26 | 36 | 5 | - |
| 3. Younis Khan | not out | 73 | 98 | 163 | 12 | - |
| 4. Mohammad Yousuf | not out | 14 | 31 | 41 | 1 | - |
| *5. Inzamam-ul-Haq | ||||||
| 6. Faisal Iqbal | ||||||
| 7. Abdul Razzaq | ||||||
| 8. Iftikhar Anjum | ||||||
| 9. Umar Gul | ||||||
| 10. Mohammad Asif | ||||||
| 11. Danish Kaneria |
| FOW | 1-38 (Kamran Akmal), 2-152 (Imran Farhat). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 43.2 ovs, 190 mins) 183 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Farveez Maharoof | 10 | 0 | 52 | 0 | (0w,4nb) |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 12 | 3 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lasith Malinga | 6.2 | 0 | 33 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 13 | 3 | 46 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Malinga Bandara | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Sri Lanka:
Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Farveez Maharoof, Malinga Bandara, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan, Sanath Jayasuriya