# International cricket in 2005–06

The international cricket season in 2005–06 lasted from October 2005 to April 2006. The season included the ICC Super Series which was held in Australia.

## 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 |
| 5 October 2005 | Australia | ICC World XI | 1–0 [1] | 3–0 [3] | — |
| 21 October 2005 | South Africa | New Zealand | 2–0 [3] | 4–0 [5] | 0–1 [1] |
| 25 October 2005 | India | Sri Lanka | 2–0 [3] | 6–1 [7] | — |
| 3 November 2005 | Australia | West Indies | 3–0 [3] | — | — |
| 12 November 2005 | Pakistan | England | 2–0 [3] | 3–2 [5] | — |
| 16 November 2005 | India | South Africa | — | 2–2 [5] | — |
| 3 December 2005 | New Zealand | Australia | — | 1–2 [3] | — |
| 16 December 2005 | Australia | South Africa | 2–0 [3] | — | 1–0 [1] |
| 16 December 2005 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | — | 3–1 [4] | — |
| 14 January 2006 | Pakistan | India | 1–0 [3] | 1–4 [5] | — |
| 16 February 2006 | New Zealand | West Indies | 2–0 [3] | 4–1 [5] | 1–0 [1] |
| 20 February 2006 | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | 0–2 [2] | 1–2 [3] | — |
| 24 February 2006 | South Africa | Australia | 0–3 [3] | 3–2 [5] | 1–0 [1] |
| 25 February 2006 | Zimbabwe | Kenya | — | 2–2 [5] | — |
| 1 March 2006 | India | England | 1–1 [3] | 5–1 [7] | — |
| 17 March 2006 | Bangladesh | Kenya | — | 4–0 [4] | — |
| 17 March 2006 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | 0–1 [2] | 0–2 [3] | — |
| 9 April 2006 | Bangladesh | Australia | 0–2 [2] | 0–3 [3] | — |
| International tournaments ||||||
| Dates | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Winners | Winners |
| 13 January 2006 | VB Series | VB Series | VB Series | Australia | Australia |

## Rankings

The following are the rankings at the start of the season.
| ICC Test Championship Table at 31 August | ICC Test Championship Table at 31 August | ICC Test Championship Table at 31 August | ICC ODI Championship Table at 31 August | ICC ODI Championship Table at 31 August | ICC ODI Championship Table at 31 August |
| Pos | Nation | Points | Pos | Nation | Points |
| 1 | Australia | 133 | 1 | Australia | 136 |
| 2 | England | 114 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 122 |
| 3 | India | 111 | 3 | New Zealand | 118 |
| 4 | South Africa | 100 | 4 | India | 116 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 100 | 5 | South Africa | 111 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 98 | 6 | England | 109 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 95 | 7 | Pakistan | 95 |
| 8 | West Indies | 74 | 8 | West Indies | 90 |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 28 | 9 | Zimbabwe | 44 |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 6 | 10 | Bangladesh | 15 |

## October 2005
### ICC Super Series

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI Series ||||||
| ODI 2282 | 5 October | Ricky Ponting | Shaun Pollock | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | Australia by 93 runs |
| ODI 2283 | 7 October | Ricky Ponting | Shaun Pollock | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | Australia by 55 runs |
| ODI 2284 | 9 October | Ricky Ponting | Shaun Pollock | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | Australia by 156 runs |
| Supertest Series ||||||
| Test 1768 | 14–17 October | Ricky Ponting | Graeme Smith | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 210 runs |

### New Zealand in South Africa

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| T20 Series ||||||
| T20I 3 | 21 October | Graeme Smith | Stephen Fleming | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | New Zealand by 5 wickets |
| ODI Series ||||||
| ODI 2285 | 23 October | Graeme Smith | Stephen Fleming | Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein | South Africa by 2 wickets |
| ODI 2288 | 28 October | Graeme Smith | Stephen Fleming | Newlands, Cape Town | South Africa by 19 runs |
| ODI 2289 | 30 October | Graeme Smith | Stephen Fleming | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | South Africa by 4 wickets |
| ODI 2292 | 4 November | Graeme Smith | Stephen Fleming | Kingsmead, Durban | No result |
| ODI 2293 | 6 November | Graeme Smith | Stephen Fleming | SuperSport Park, Centurion | South Africa by 5 wickets |
| Test Series ||||||
| Test 1798 | 15–19 April | Graeme Smith | Stephen Fleming | SuperSport Park, Centurion | South Africa by 128 runs |
| Test 1800 | 27 April–1 May | Graeme Smith | Stephen Fleming | Newlands, Cape Town | Match drawn |
| Test 1801 | 5–7 May | Graeme Smith | Stephen Fleming | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | South Africa by 4 wickets |

### Sri Lanka in India

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI Series ||||||
| ODI 2286 | 25 October | Rahul Dravid | Marvan Atapattu | Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur | India by 152 runs |
| ODI 2287 | 28 October | Rahul Dravid | Marvan Atapattu | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali | India by 8 wickets |
| ODI 2290 | 31 October | Rahul Dravid | Marvan Atapattu | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | India by 6 wickets |
| ODI 2291 | 3 November | Rahul Dravid | Marvan Atapattu | Nehru Stadium, Pune | India by 4 wickets |
| ODI 2294 | 6 November | Rahul Dravid | Marvan Atapattu | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | Sri Lanka by 5 wickets |
| ODI 2295 | 9 November | Virender Sehwag | Marvan Atapattu | Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot | India by 7 wickets |
| ODI 2296 | 12 November | Rahul Dravid | Marvan Atapattu | IPCL Ground, Vadodara | India by 5 wickets |
| Test Series ||||||
| Test 1775 | 2–6 December | Rahul Dravid | Marvan Atapattu | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Match drawn |
| Test 1776 | 10–14 December | Rahul Dravid | Marvan Atapattu | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | India by 188 runs |
| Test 1778 | 18–22 December | Virender Sehwag | Marvan Atapattu | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | India by 259 runs |

## November 2005
### West Indies in Australia

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test Series ||||||
| Test 1769 | 3–6 November | Ricky Ponting | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | The Gabba, Brisbane | Australia by 379 runs |
| Test 1771 | 17–21 November | Ricky Ponting | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | Australia by 9 wickets |
| Test 1773 | 25–29 November | Ricky Ponting | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia by 7 wickets |

### England in Pakistan

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test Series ||||||
| Test 1770 | 12–16 November | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Marcus Trescothick | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan | Pakistan by 22 runs |
| Test 1772 | 20–24 November | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Michael Vaughan | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Match drawn |
| Test 1774 | 29 November–3 December | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Michael Vaughan | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan by an innings and 100 runs |
| ODI Series ||||||
| ODI 2304 | 10 December | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Marcus Trescothick | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | England by 42 runs |
| ODI 2305 | 12 December | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Marcus Trescothick | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan by 7 wickets |
| ODI 2306 | 15 December | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Marcus Trescothick | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by 165 runs |
| ODI 2307 | 19 December | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Marcus Trescothick | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | Pakistan by 13 runs |
| ODI 2308 | 21 December | Younis Khan | Marcus Trescothick | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | England by 6 runs |

### South Africa in India

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI Series ||||||
| ODI 2297 | 16 November | Rahul Dravid | Graeme Smith | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad | South Africa by 5 wickets |
| ODI 2298 | 19 November | Rahul Dravid | Graeme Smith | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | India by 6 wickets |
| ODI 2298a | 22 November | Rahul Dravid | Graeme Smith | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | No Result |
| ODI 2299 | 25 November | Rahul Dravid | Graeme Smith | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | South Africa by 10 wickets |
| ODI 2300 | 28 November | Rahul Dravid | Graeme Smith | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | India by 5 wickets |

## December 2005
### Australia in New Zealand

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI Series ||||||
| ODI 2301 | 3 December | Daniel Vettori | Ricky Ponting | Eden Park, Auckland | Australia by 147 runs |
| ODI 2302 | 7 December | Daniel Vettori | Ricky Ponting | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | Australia by 2 runs |
| ODI 2303 | 10 December | Daniel Vettori | Ricky Ponting | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | New Zealand by 2 wickets |

### South Africa in Australia

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test Series ||||||
| Test 1777 | 16–20 December | Ricky Ponting | Graeme Smith | WACA Ground, Perth | Match drawn |
| Test 1779 | 26–30 December | Ricky Ponting | Graeme Smith | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 184 runs |
| Test 1780 | 2–6 January | Ricky Ponting | Graeme Smith | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 8 wickets |
| T20 Series ||||||
| T20I 4 | 9 January | Ricky Ponting | Graeme Smith | The Gabba, Brisbane | Australia by 95 runs |

### Sri Lanka in New Zealand

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI Series ||||||
| ODI 2309 | 31 December | Daniel Vettori | Marvan Atapattu | Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown | New Zealand by 7 wickets |
| ODI 2310 | 3 January | Daniel Vettori | Marvan Atapattu | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | New Zealand by 5 wickets |
| ODI 2311 | 6 January | Stephen Fleming | Marvan Atapattu | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | New Zealand by 21 runs |
| ODI 2312 | 8 January | Stephen Fleming | Marvan Atapattu | McLean Park, Napier | Sri Lanka by 20 runs |

## January 2006
### VB Series

| Team | M | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| Australia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 27 | +0.79 |
| Sri Lanka | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | +0.03 |
| South Africa | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.08 |
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result |
| Group Stage ||||||||
| ODI 2313 | 13 January | Australia | Ricky Ponting | Sri Lanka | Marvan Atapattu | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | Australia by 116 runs |
| ODI 2314 | 15 January | Australia | Ricky Ponting | South Africa | Graeme Smith | The Gabba, Brisbane | South Africa by 5 wickets |
| ODI 2315 | 17 January | Sri Lanka | Marvan Atapattu | South Africa | Graeme Smith | The Gabba, Brisbane | Sri Lanka by 94 runs |
| ODI 2316 | 20 January | Australia | Ricky Ponting | South Africa | Graeme Smith | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | Australia by 59 runs |
| ODI 2317 | 22 January | Australia | Ricky Ponting | Sri Lanka | Marvan Atapattu | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Sri Lanka by 51 runs |
| ODI 2318 | 24 January | Sri Lanka | Marvan Atapattu | South Africa | Graeme Smith | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | South Africa by 9 runs |
| ODI 2319 | 26 January | Australia | Adam Gilchrist | Sri Lanka | Marvan Atapattu | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia by 5 wickets |
| ODI 2320 | 29 January | Australia | Adam Gilchrist | Sri Lanka | Chaminda Vaas | WACA Ground, Perth | Australia by 6 wickets |
| ODI 2321 | 31 January | Sri Lanka | Marvan Atapattu | South Africa | Graeme Smith | WACA Ground, Perth | South Africa by 5 wickets |
| ODI 2322 | 3 February | Australia | Ricky Ponting | South Africa | Graeme Smith | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | Australia by 80 runs |
| ODI 2323 | 5 February | Australia | Ricky Ponting | South Africa | Graeme Smith | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 57 runs |
| ODI 2325 | 7 February | Sri Lanka | Marvan Atapattu | South Africa | Graeme Smith | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | Sri Lanka by 76 runs |
| Finals ||||||||
| ODI 2326 | 10 February | Australia | Ricky Ponting | Sri Lanka | Marvan Atapattu | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Sri Lanka by 22 runs |
| ODI 2328 | 12 February | Australia | Ricky Ponting | Sri Lanka | Marvan Atapattu | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 167 runs |
| ODI 2330 | 14 February | Australia | Ricky Ponting | Sri Lanka | Marvan Atapattu | The Gabba, Brisbane | Australia by 9 wickets |

### India in Pakistan

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test Match Series ||||||
| Test 1781 | 14–18 January | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Rahul Dravid | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Match Drawn |
| Test 1782 | 22–26 January | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Rahul Dravid | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Match Drawn |
| Test 1783 | 30 January-3 February | Younis Khan | Rahul Dravid | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by 341 runs |
| One-Day International Series ||||||
| ODI 2324 | 6 February | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Rahul Dravid | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar | Pakistan by 7 runs (D/L) |
| ODI 2327 | 9 February | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Rahul Dravid | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | India by 7 wkts |
| ODI 2329 | 13 February | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Rahul Dravid | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | India by 5 wkts |
| ODI 2331 | 16 February | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Rahul Dravid | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan | India by 5 wkts |
| ODI 2333 | 19 February | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Rahul Dravid | National Stadium, Karachi | India by 8 wkts |

## February 2006
### Asia Cup

The Asia Cup was postponed due to India's busy cricket schedule at the time.

### West Indies in New Zealand

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Twenty20 International ||||||
| T20I 5 | 16 February | Stephen Fleming | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Eden Park, Auckland | Match Tied, New Zealand win bowl-off 3–0 |
| One-Day International Series ||||||
| ODI 2332 | 18 February | Stephen Fleming | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | New Zealand by 81 runs |
| ODI 2335 | 22 February | Stephen Fleming | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown | New Zealand by 3 wickets |
| ODI 2337 | 25 February | Stephen Fleming | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | New Zealand by 21 runs |
| ODI 2342 | 1 March | Stephen Fleming | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | McLean Park, Napier | New Zealand by 91 runs |
| ODI 2346 | 4 March | Stephen Fleming | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Eden Park, Auckland | West Indies by 3 wickets |
| Test Match Series ||||||
| Test 1787 | 9–13 March | Stephen Fleming | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand by 27 runs |
| Test 1790 | 17–21 March | Stephen Fleming | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Basin Reserve, Wellington | New Zealand by 10 wkts |
| Test 1793 | 25–29 March | Stephen Fleming | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | McLean Park, Napier | Match Drawn |

### Sri Lanka in Bangladesh

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| One-Day International Series ||||||
| ODI 2334 | 20 February | Habibul Bashar | Mahela Jayawardene | Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra | Sri Lanka by 5 wkts |
| ODI 2336 | 22 February | Habibul Bashar | Mahela Jayawardene | Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra | Bangladesh by 4 wkts |
| ODI 2338 | 25 February | Habibul Bashar | Mahela Jayawardene | Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong | Sri Lanka by 78 runs |
| Test Series ||||||
| Test 1784 | 28 February–5 March | Habibul Bashar | Mahela Jayawardene | Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong | Sri Lanka by 8 wkts |
| Test 1786 | 8–12 March | Habibul Bashar | Mahela Jayawardene | Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra | Sri Lanka by 10 wkts |

### Australia in South Africa

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Twenty20 International Schedule ||||||
| T20I 6 | 24 February | Graeme Smith | Ricky Ponting | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | South Africa by 2 runs |
| One-Day International Series Schedule ||||||
| ODI 2341 | 26 February | Graeme Smith | Adam Gilchrist | SuperSport Park, Centurion | South Africa by 6 wkts |
| ODI 2345 | 3 March | Graeme Smith | Adam Gilchrist | Newlands, Cape Town | South Africa by 196 runs |
| ODI 2347 | 5 March | Graeme Smith | Ricky Ponting | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | Australia by 24 runs |
| ODI 2348 | 10 March | Graeme Smith | Ricky Ponting | Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban | Australia by 1 wkt |
| ODI 2349 | 12 March | Graeme Smith | Ricky Ponting | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | South Africa by 1 wkt |
| Test Match Series Schedule ||||||
| Test 1789 | 16–20 March | Graeme Smith | Ricky Ponting | Newlands, Cape Town | Australia by 7 wkts |
| Test 1793 | 24–28 March | Graeme Smith | Ricky Ponting | Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban | Australia by 112 runs |
| Test 1795 | 31 March-4 April | Jacques Kallis | Ricky Ponting | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Australia by 2 wkts |

### Kenya in Zimbabwe

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| One-Day International Series ||||||
| ODI 2339 | 25 February | Terry Duffin | Steve Tikolo | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | Zimbabwe by 8 wkts |
| ODI 2340 | 26 February | Terry Duffin | Steve Tikolo | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | Kenya by 79 runs |
| ODI 2343 | 1 March | Terry Duffin | Steve Tikolo | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Kenya by 65 runs |
| ODI 2344 | 3 March | Terry Duffin | Steve Tikolo | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Zimbabwe by 109 runs |
| ODI 2346a | 4 March | Terry Duffin | Steve Tikolo | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Match Abandoned |

## March 2006
### England in India

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test Match Series ||||||
| Test 1785 | 1–5 March | Rahul Dravid | Andrew Flintoff | Vidarbha C.A. Ground, Nagpur | Match Drawn |
| Test 1788 | 9–13 March | Rahul Dravid | Andrew Flintoff | Punjab C.A. Stadium, Mohali | India by 9 wkts |
| Test 1791 | 18–22 March | Rahul Dravid | Andrew Flintoff | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | England by 212 runs |
| One-Day International Schedule ||||||
| ODI 2357 | 28 March | Rahul Dravid | Andrew Flintoff | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | India by 39 runs |
| ODI 2358 | 31 March | Rahul Dravid | Andrew Flintoff | Nahar Singh Stadium, Faridabad | India by 6 wkts |
| ODI 2359 | 3 April | Rahul Dravid | Andrew Flintoff | Nehru Stadium, Margao | India by 49 runs |
| ODI 2360 | 6 April | Rahul Dravid | Andrew Flintoff | Nehru Stadium. Kochi | India by 4 wkts |
| ODI 2360a | 9 April | Rahul Dravid | Andrew Flintoff | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati | No Result |
| ODI 2361 | 12 April | Virender Sehwag | Andrew Strauss | Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur | England by 5 wkts |
| ODI 2362 | 15 April | Rahul Dravid | Andrew Strauss | Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground, Indore | India by 7 wkts |

### Kenya in Bangladesh

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| One-Day International Series ||||||
| ODI 2350 | 17 March | Habibul Bashar | Steve Tikolo | Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra | Bangladesh by 131 runs |
| ODI 2353 | 20 March | Habibul Bashar | Thomas Odoyo | Khulna Divisional Stadium, Khulna | Bangladesh by 9 wkts |
| ODI 2355 | 23 March | Habibul Bashar | Steve Tikolo | Fatullah Osmani Stadium, Fatullah | Bangladesh by 20 runs |
| ODI 2356 | 25 March | Habibul Bashar | Steve Tikolo | Fatullah Osmani Stadium, Fatullah | Bangladesh by 7 wkts |

### Pakistan in Sri Lanka

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| One-Day International Series ||||||
| ODI 2351 | 17 March | Marvan Atapattu | Inzamam-ul-Haq | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | No Result |
| ODI 2352 | 19 March | Mahela Jayawardene | Inzamam-ul-Haq | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Pakistan by 4 wkts |
| ODI 2354 | 22 March | Mahela Jayawardene | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Pakistan by 4 wkts |
| Test Match Series ||||||
| Test 1794 | 26–30 March | Mahela Jayawardene | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Match Drawn |
| Test 1796 | 3–7 April | Mahela Jayawardene | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | Pakistan by 8 wkts |

## April 2006
### Australia in Bangladesh

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test Match Series Schedule ||||||
| Test 1797 | 9–13 April | Habibul Bashar | Ricky Ponting | Fatullah Osmani Stadium, Fatullah | Australia by 3 wkts |
| Test 1799 | 16–20 April | Habibul Bashar | Ricky Ponting | Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong | Australia by Inns & 80 runs |
| One-Day International Schedule ||||||
| ODI 2365 | 23 April | Habibul Bashar | Ricky Ponting | Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong | Australia by 4 wkts |
| ODI 2366 | 26 April | Habibul Bashar | Ricky Ponting | Fatullah Osmani Stadium, Fatullah | Australia by 64 runs |
| ODI 2367 | 28 April | Habibul Bashar | Adam Gilchrist | Fatullah Osmani Stadium, Fatullah | Australia by 9 wkts |

### New Zealand in South Africa (Test leg)

| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test Match Series Schedule ||||||
| Test 1796 | 15–19 April | Graeme Smith | Stephen Fleming | SuperSport Park, Centurion | South Africa by 128 runs |
| Test 1799 | 27 April-1 May | Graeme Smith | Stephen Fleming | Newlands, Cape Town | Match Drawn |
| Test 1801 | 5–7 May | Graeme Smith | Stephen Fleming | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | South Africa by 4 wkts |

### DLF Cup

| No. | Date | India captain | Pakistan captain | Venue | Result |
| One-Day International Series Schedule ||||||
| ODI 2363 | 18 April | Rahul Dravid | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Pakistan by 6 wkts |
| ODI 2364 | 19 April | Rahul Dravid | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | India by 51 runs |