# International cricket in 2005

The international cricket season in 2005 lasted from April to September 2005.

## Season overview

International tours :
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] |
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Test | ODI | T20I |
| 18 May 2005 | West Indies | Pakistan | 1–1 [2] | 0–3 [3] | – |
| 26 May 2005 | England | Bangladesh | 2–0 [2] | – | – |
| 13 June 2005 | England | Australia | 2–1 [5] | 1–2 [3] | 1–0 [1] |
| 13 July 2005 | Sri Lanka | West Indies | 2–0 [2] | – | – |
| 7 August 2005 | Zimbabwe | New Zealand | 0–2 [2] | – | – |
| 31 August 2005 | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | 2–0 [2] | 3–0 [3] | – |
| 13 September 2005 | Zimbabwe | India | 0–2 [2] | – | – |
| International tournaments ||||||
| Dates | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Winners | Winners |
| 16 June 2005 | NatWest Series | NatWest Series | NatWest Series | Trophy shared | Trophy shared |
| 30 July 2005 | Indian Oil Cup | Indian Oil Cup | Indian Oil Cup | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| 17 August 2005 | Afro-Asian Cup | Afro-Asian Cup | Afro-Asian Cup | Tied series | Tied series |
| 24 August 2005 | Videocon Tri-Series | Videocon Tri-Series | Videocon Tri-Series | New Zealand | New Zealand |
| Minor tournaments ||||||
| Start date | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Winners | Winners |
| 22 April 2005 | ICC Intercontinental Cup | ICC Intercontinental Cup | ICC Intercontinental Cup | Ireland | Ireland |
| 1 July 2005 | ICC Trophy | ICC Trophy | ICC Trophy | Scotland | Scotland |

## Rankings

The following are the rankings at the start of the season
ICC Test Championship 19 May 2005 :
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Australia | 132 |
| 2 | England | 110 |
| 3 | India | 107 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 102 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 100 |
| 6 | South Africa | 100 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 97 |
| 8 | West Indies | 73 |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 41 |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 6 |
ICC ODI Championship 19 May 2005 :
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Australia | 140 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 117 |
| 3 | India | 116 |
| 4 | South Africa | 112 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 110 |
| 6 | England | 103 |
| 7 | West Indies | 98 |
| 8 | New Zealand | 97 |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 50 |
| 10 | Kenya | 26 |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 11 |

## April
### ICC Intercontinental Cup

Africa :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
| Kenya | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46.5 |
| Uganda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
Asia :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40.5 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
Europe :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
| Ireland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
| Scotland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.5 |
America :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
| Bermuda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result |
| Group Stages ||||||||
| African Group ||||||||
| First-class | 22–24 April | Uganda | Joel Olwenyi | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | Lugogo Cricket Oval, Kampala | Kenya by 161 runs |
| First-class | 13–15 May | Uganda | Joel Olwenyi | Namibia | Deon Kotze | Lugogo Cricket Oval, Kampala | Namibia by 3 wickets |
| First-class | 3–5 June | Namibia | Deon Kotze | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek | Match drawn |
| Asian Group ||||||||
| First-class | 24–26 April | United Arab Emirates | Mohammad Tauqir | Hong Kong | Tim Smart | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah | United Arab Emirates by 7 wickets |
| First-class | 30 April–2 May | Nepal | Binod Das | Hong Kong | Tim Smart | Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur | Match drawn |
| First-class | 7–9 May | Nepal | Binod Das | United Arab Emirates | Mohammad Tauqir | Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur | Nepal by 172 runs |
| European Group ||||||||
| First-class | 29–31 July | Netherlands | Jeroen Smits | Scotland | Craig Wright | Kampong, Utrecht | Match drawn |
| First-class | 13–15 August | Scotland | Craig Wright | Ireland | Jason Molins | Mannofield Park, Aberdeen | Ireland by 3 runs |
| First-class | 23–25 August | Ireland | Jason Molins | Netherlands | Bastiaan Zuiderent | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | Match drawn |
| North American Group ||||||||
| First-class | 23–25 August | Canada | Pubudu Dassanayake | Bermuda | Clay Smith | Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto | Bermuda by 48 runs |
| First-class | 27–29 August | Bermuda | Clay Smith | Cayman Islands | Ryan Bovell | Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto | Bermuda by an innings and 105 runs |
| First-class | 31 August–2 September | Canada | Pubudu Dassanayake | Cayman Islands | Ryan Bovell | Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto | Canada by 120 runs |
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result |
| Semi-Finals ||||||||
| First-class | 23–25 October | Bermuda | Clay Smith | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | United Ground, Windhoek | Match drawn; Kenya win on points |
| First-class | 23–25 October | Ireland | Trent Johnston | United Arab Emirates | Arshad Ali | Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek | Match drawn; Ireland win on points |
| Final ||||||||
| First-class | 27–29 October | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | Ireland | Trent Johnston | Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek | Ireland by 6 wickets |

## May
### Pakistan in the West Indies

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI series ||||||
| ODI 2246 | 18 May | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St. Vincent | Pakistan by 59 runs |
| ODI 2247 | 21 May | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St. Lucia | Pakistan by 40 runs |
| ODI 2248 | 22 May | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Younis Khan | Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St. Lucia | Pakistan by 22 runs |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1752 | 26–29 May | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Younis Khan | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | West Indies by 276 runs |
| Test 1754 | 3–7 June | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | Pakistan by 136 runs |

### Bangladesh in England

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1751 | 26–28 May | Michael Vaughan | Habibul Bashar | Lord's, London | England by an innings and 261 runs |
| Test 1753 | 3–5 June | Michael Vaughan | Habibul Bashar | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | England by an innings and 27 runs |

## June
### Australia in England

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Only T20I ||||||
| T20I 2 | 13 June | Michael Vaughan | Ricky Ponting | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | England by 100 runs |
| ODI series ||||||
| ODI 2259 | 7 July | Michael Vaughan | Ricky Ponting | Headingley, Leeds | England by 9 wickets |
| ODI 2260 | 10 July | Michael Vaughan | Ricky Ponting | Lord's, London | Australia by 7 wickets |
| ODI 2261 | 12 July | Michael Vaughan | Ricky Ponting | The Oval, London | Australia by 8 wickets |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1756 | 21–24 July | Michael Vaughan | Ricky Ponting | Lord's, London | Australia by 239 runs |
| Test 1758 | 4–7 August | Michael Vaughan | Ricky Ponting | Edgbaston, Birmingham | England by 2 runs |
| Test 1760 | 11–15 August | Michael Vaughan | Ricky Ponting | Old Trafford, Manchester | Match drawn |
| Test 1762 | 25–28 August | Michael Vaughan | Ricky Ponting | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | England by 3 wickets |
| Test 1763 | 8–12 September | Michael Vaughan | Ricky Ponting | The Oval, London | Match drawn |

### NatWest Series

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| England | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 26 | +1.38 |
| Australia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 | +0.89 |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −2.01 |
Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 2249 | 16 June | England | Michael Vaughan | Bangladesh | Habibul Bashar | The Oval, London | England by 10 wickets |
| ODI 2250 | 18 June | Australia | Ricky Ponting | Bangladesh | Habibul Bashar | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | Bangladesh by 5 wickets |
| ODI 2251 | 19 June | England | Michael Vaughan | Australia | Ricky Ponting | County Ground, Bristol | England by 3 wickets |
| ODI 2252 | 21 June | England | Michael Vaughan | Bangladesh | Habibul Bashar | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | England by 168 runs |
| ODI 2253 | 23 June | England | Marcus Trescothick | Australia | Ricky Ponting | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | Australia by 57 runs |
| ODI 2254 | 25 June | Australia | Ricky Ponting | Bangladesh | Habibul Bashar | Old Trafford, Manchester | Australia by 10 wickets |
| ODI 2255 | 26 June | England | Marcus Trescothick | Bangladesh | Habibul Bashar | Headingley, Leeds | England by 5 wickets |
| ODI 2256 | 28 June | England | Michael Vaughan | Australia | Ricky Ponting | Edgbaston, Birmingham | No result |
| ODI 2257 | 30 June | Australia | Ricky Ponting | Bangladesh | Habibul Bashar | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | Australia by 6 wickets |
| Final ||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 2258 | 2 July | England | Michael Vaughan | Australia | Ricky Ponting | Lord's, London | Match tied |

## July
### ICC Trophy

Group A :
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Ireland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | +1.49 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | +0.70 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | +0.43 |
| Denmark | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −0.21 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | −1.05 |
| United States | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | −1.39 |
Group B :
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Scotland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +2.07 |
| Canada | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | +0.79 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | +0.43 |
| Namibia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +0.31 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | −2.20 |
| Oman | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −2.59 |
Group A :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result |
| ICCT 421 | 1 July | Denmark | Carsten Pedersen | Uganda | Joel Olwenyi | Muckamore | Denmark by 28 runs |
| ICCT 422 | 1 July | Ireland | Jason Molins | Bermuda | Clay Smith | Stormont, Belfast | Ireland by 97 runs |
| ICCT 425 | 1 July | United Arab Emirates | Khuram Khan | United States | Richard Staple | Downpatrick | United Arab Emirates by 55 runs |
| ICCT 426 | 2 July | Bermuda | Janeiro Tucker | United Arab Emirates | Khuram Khan | Lisburn | Bermuda by 30 runs |
| ICCT 428 | 2 July | Denmark | Carsten Pedersen | United States | Richard Staple | Armagh | Denmark by 96 runs |
| ICCT 429 | 2 July | Ireland | Jason Molins | Uganda | Joel Olwenyi | Comber | Ireland by 127 runs |
| ICCT 432 | 4 July | Bermuda | Janeiro Tucker | Denmark | Carsten Pedersen | Greenisland | Bermuda by 93 runs |
| ICCT 434 | 4 July | Ireland | Jason Molins | United Arab Emirates | Khuram Khan | Stormont, Belfast | Ireland by 2 wickets |
| ICCT 437 | 4 July | Uganda | Joel Olwenyi | United States | Richard Staple | Lurgan | Uganda by 6 wickets |
| ICCT 438 | 5 July | Bermuda | Janeiro Tucker | Uganda | Joel Olwenyi | Comber | No result |
| ICCT 439 | 5 July | Denmark | Carsten Pedersen | United Arab Emirates | Khuram Khan | Bangor | No result |
| ICCT 437a | 5 July | Ireland | Jason Molins | United States | Richard Staple | Waringstown | Match abandoned |
| ICCT 443 | 7 July | Bermuda | Janeiro Tucker | United States | Richard Staple | Waringstown | Bermuda by 113 runs |
| ICCT 445 | 7 July | Ireland | Jason Molins | Denmark | Carsten Pedersen | Bangor | Ireland by 73 runs |
| ICCT 448 | 7 July | Uganda | Joel Olwenyi | United Arab Emirates | Khuram Khan | Lurgan | United Arab Emirates by 63 runs |
Group B :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result |
| ICCT 420 | 1 July | Canada | John Davison | Namibia | Deon Kotze | Belfast | Canada by 2 runs |
| ICCT 423 | 1 July | Netherlands | Luuk van Troost | Papua New Guinea | Rarua Dikana | Belfast | Netherlands by 9 wickets |
| ICCT 424 | 1 July | Oman | Azhar Ali | Scotland | Craig Wright | Belfast | Scotland by 6 wickets |
| ICCT 427 | 2 July | Canada | John Davison | Scotland | Craig Wright | Bangor | Scotland by 7 wickets |
| ICCT 430 | 2 July | Namibia | Deon Kotze | Papua New Guinea | Rarua Dikana | Belfast | NAM by 96 runs |
| ICCT 431 | 2 July | Netherlands | Luuk van Troost | Oman | Azhar Ali | Carrickfergus | Netherlands by 258 runs |
| ICCT 433 | 4 July | Canada | John Davison | Oman | Azhar Ali | Muckamore | Canada by 2 wickets |
| ICCT 435 | 4 July | Namibia | Deon Kotze | Netherlands | Luuk van Troost | Belfast | Netherlands by 6 wickets |
| ICCT 436 | 4 July | Papua New Guinea | Rarua Dikana | Scotland | Craig Wright | Belfast | Scotland by 5 wickets |
| ICCT 440 | 5 July | Canada | John Davison | Netherlands | Luuk van Troost | Eglinton | Canada by 2 wickets |
| ICCT 441 | 5 July | Namibia | Deon Kotze | Scotland | Craig Wright | Limavady | Scotland by 27 runs |
| ICCT 442 | 5 July | Oman | Azhar Ali | Papua New Guinea | Rarua Dikana | Drummond | Papua New Guinea by 93 runs |
| ICCT 444 | 7 July | Canada | John Davison | Papua New Guinea | Rarua Dikana | Downpatrick | Canada by 160 runs |
| ICCT 446 | 7 July | Namibia | Deon Kotze | Oman | Azhar Ali | Comber | Namibia by 6 wickets |
| ICCT 447 | 7 July | Scotland | Craig Wright | Netherlands | Luuk van Troost | Stormont, Belfast | Scotland by 98 runs |
Knock-Out Stages :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result | Type of match |
| Semi-Finals |||||||||
| ICCT 449 | 9 July | Bermuda | Clay Smith | Scotland | Craig Wright | The Hills, Dublin | Scotland by 6 wickets | |
| ICCT 450 | 9 July | Ireland | Jason Molins | Canada | John Davison | Clontarf, Dublin | Ireland by 4 wickets | |
| 5th Place Semi-Finals |||||||||
| ICCT 451 | 9 July | Netherlands | Luuk van Troost | Denmark | Carsten Pedersen | County Dublin | Netherlands by 89 runs | |
| ICCT 452 | 9 July | Namibia | Deon Kotze | United Arab Emirates | Khuram Khan | Malahide | United Arab Emirates by 4 wickets | |
| 9th Place Semi-Finals |||||||||
| ICCT 453 | 9 July | Oman | Azhar Ali | Uganda | Joel Olwenyi | Rathmines | Oman by 6 runs |
| ICCT 454 | 9 July | Papua New Guinea | Rarua Dikana | United States | Richard Staple | Merrion | United States by 8 wickets | |
| Placement Matches |||||||||
| ICCT 455 | 11 July | Bermuda | Clay Smith | Canada | John Davison | Malahide | Canada by 5 wickets | 3rd Place Play-off |
| ICCT 457 | 11 July | Netherlands | Luuk van Troost | United Arab Emirates | Khuram Khan | Clontarf, Dublin | Netherlands by 145 runs | 5th Place Play-off |
| ICCT 456 | 11 July | Denmark | Carsten Pedersen | Namibia | Deon Kotze | The Hills, Dublin | Namibia by 103 runs | 7th Place Play-off |
| ICCT 458 | 11 July | Oman | Azhar Ali | United States | Richard Staple | County Dublin | Oman by 3 wickets | 9th Place Play-off |
| ICCT 459 | 11 July | Papua New Guinea | Rarua Dikana | United States | Richard Staple | Merrion | United States by 8 wickets | 11th Place Play-off |
| ICCT 460 | 13 July | Ireland | Kyle McCallan | Scotland | Craig Wright | Clontarf, Dublin | Scotland by 47 runs | Final |

### West Indies in Sri Lanka

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1755 | 13–16 July | Marvan Atapattu | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 6 wickets |
| Test 1757 | 22–25 July | Marvan Atapattu | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | Sri Lanka by 240 runs |

### Indian Oil Cup in Sri Lanka

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | +0.19 |
| India | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | +0.26 |
| West Indies | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −0.46 |
Group Stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 2262 | 30 July | Sri Lanka | Marvan Atapattu | India | Rahul Dravid | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla | Sri Lanka by 3 wickets |
| ODI 2263 | 31 July | West Indies | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | India | Rahul Dravid | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla | India by 6 wickets |
| ODI 2264 | 2 August | Sri Lanka | Marvan Atapattu | West Indies | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla | Sri Lanka by 50 runs |
| ODI 2265 | 3 August | Sri Lanka | Marvan Atapattu | India | Rahul Dravid | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla | Sri Lanka by 4 wickets |
| ODI 2266 | 6 August | Sri Lanka | Mahela Jayawardene | West Indies | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | West Indies by 33 runs |
| ODI 2267 | 7 August | West Indies | Sylvester Joseph | India | Rahul Dravid | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | India by 7 runs |
| Final ||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 2268 | 9 August | Sri Lanka | Marvan Atapattu | India | Rahul Dravid | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 18 runs |

## August
### Afro-Asian Cup

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 2269 | 17 August | Shaun Pollock | Inzamam-ul-Haq | SuperSport Park, Centurion | AFR by 2 runs |
| ODI 2270 | 20 August | Shaun Pollock | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Kingsmead, Durban | ASI by 17 runs |
| ODI 2271 | 21 August | Graeme Smith | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Kingsmead, Durban | No result |

### New Zealanders in Zimbabwe

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1759 | 7–8 August | Tatenda Taibu | Stephen Fleming | Harare Sports Club, Harare | New Zealand by an innings and 294 runs |
| Test 1761 | 15–17 August | Tatenda Taibu | Stephen Fleming | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | New Zealand by an innings and 46 runs |

### Videocon Tri-Series

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | +1.32 |
| India | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | +0.68 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -2.03 |
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result |
| Group Stages ||||||||
| ODI 2272 | 24 August | Zimbabwe | Tatenda Taibu | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | New Zealand by 192 runs |
| ODI 2273 | 26 August | India | Sourav Ganguly | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | New Zealand by 51 runs |
| ODI 2274 | 29 August | Zimbabwe | Tatenda Taibu | India | Sourav Ganguly | Harare Sports Club, Harare | India by 161 runs |
| ODI 2276 | 31 August | Zimbabwe | Tatenda Taibu | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | Harare Sports Club, Harare | New Zealand by 27 runs |
| ODI 2278 | 2 September | India | Sourav Ganguly | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | Harare Sports Club, Harare | India by 6 wickets |
| ODI 2280 | 4 September | Zimbabwe | Tatenda Taibu | India | Sourav Ganguly | Harare Sports Club, Harare | India by 4 wickets |
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result |
| Final ||||||||
| ODI 2281 | 6 September | India | Sourav Ganguly | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | Harare Sports Club, Harare | New Zealand by 6 wickets |

### Bangladesh in Sri Lanka

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI series ||||||
| ODI 2275 | 31 August | Marvan Atapattu | Habibul Bashar | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 88 runs |
| ODI 2277 | 2 September | Marvan Atapattu | Habibul Bashar | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 75 runs |
| ODI 2279 | 4 September | Mahela Jayawardene | Habibul Bashar | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 6 wickets (D/L) |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1764 | 12–14 September | Marvan Atapattu | Habibul Bashar | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by an innings and 96 runs |
| Test 1766 | 20–22 September | Marvan Atapattu | Habibul Bashar | P. Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by an innings and 69 runs |

## September
### India in Zimbabwe

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test series ||||||
| Test 1765 | 13−16 September | Tatenda Taibu | Sourav Ganguly | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | India by an innings and 90 runs |
| Test 1767 | 20−22 September | Tatenda Taibu | Sourav Ganguly | Harare Sports Club, Harare | India by 10 wickets |