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 |
Sri Lanka 
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v |  Pakistan
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| 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 |
| Sri Lanka
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v | Pakistan
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| 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 | Sri Lanka |
| 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.
References
External links
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