Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh, 2005/06 /

Spin wizard gets to 1000 wickets

Murali breaks the 1000-wicket barrier

Mar 2, 2006: Muttiah Muralitharan added another milestone to his burgeoning list on the third afternoon of the Chittagong match

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Chittagong, 3rd day

Murali spins his magic over Bangladesh

Mar 2, 2006: Muttiah Muralitharan, celebrating his 100th Test match, claimed a decisive advantage for Sri Lanka as they closed on 25 for 0, 138 runs short of victory

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Chittagong, 2nd day

Spirited Bangladesh peg back Sri Lanka

Mar 1, 2006: Sri Lanka recovered from a mid-afternoon wobble and saved themselves from the embarrassment of a first-innings deficit to close on 313 for 6

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Chittagong, 1st day

Ashraful century boosts Bangladesh

Feb 28, 2006: Mohammad Ashraful propped up Bangladesh on the opening day of this two-Test series in Chittagong with a brilliant 136

Sri Lanka in Bangladesh 2005-06

Bashar confident of improving record against Sri Lanka

Feb 27, 2006: Inspired by the recent ODI victory, Habibul Bashar is confident of improving on Bangladesh's poor Test record against Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka in Bangladesh, 2005-06

Rahim recalled for Tests

Feb 25, 2006: Bangladesh have recalled Mushfiqur Rahim, who has recently captained the Under-19 side at the World Cup, for the Test series against Sri Lanka

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI, Chittagong

Sangakkara leads Sri Lanka to victory

Feb 25, 2006: A superbly-paced century from Kumar Sangakkara inspired a rampaging Sri Lankan performance, helping them post a tall score and coast to a 78-run win

Sri Lanka in Bangladesh, 2005-06

Baisya called up for third one-dayer

Feb 23, 2006: Tapash Baisya has been drafted into the Bangladesh squad for the third and final one-day international against Sri Lanka at Chittagong

Sri Lanka in Bangladesh, 2005-06

Mubarak and Mashud fined

Feb 23, 2006: Jehan Mubarak and Khaled Mashud have both been fined for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct

Sri Lanka in Bangladesh, 2nd ODI, Bogra

Fans take to the streets

Feb 22, 2006: Tens of thousands of Bangladeshis poured on to the streets of Dhaka and other cities and towns across the country to celebrate the win over Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka in Bangladesh, 2nd ODI, Bogra

Bangladesh clinch historic win

Feb 22, 2006: Bangladesh batted with controlled aggression for their first-ever victory against Sri Lanka at the Bogra District Stadium

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Bogra

Ticket farce as thousands are denied entry

Feb 21, 2006: Thousands of home fans were turned away at the gates and denied entry by local police in Monday's first one-dayer between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Bogra

Khaled Mahmud signs off in style

Feb 20, 2006: Khaled Mahmud, Bangladesh's veteran allrounder and former captain, finally bowed out after the first ODI against Sri Lanka at Bogra

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Bogra

A clinical display

Feb 20, 2006: Bangladesh bungled their chance of an early upset as Sri Lanka produced an energetic and clinical display

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Bogra

Sri Lanka canter to five-wicket win

Feb 20, 2006: Sri Lanka cantered to a five-wicket win after they had bundled out Bangladesh for a meagre total in the first ODI

Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh, 2005-06

Bangladesh aim to topple Sri Lanka

Feb 20, 2006: Habibul Bashar, the Bangladesh captain, is hopeful that his side can pull off atleast one win over Sri Lanka in the three-match one-day international series starting today

Former captain to retire

Khaled Mahmud calls it quits

Feb 19, 2006: Khaled Mahmud, the former Bangladesh captain, has announced he is to quit international cricket

Protests in Dhaka over absence of matches

Habibul slams practice facilties

Feb 16, 2006: Habibul Bashar, Bangladesh's captain, has slammed the practice facilities at Bogra as his side prepares for the forthcoming series against Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka in Bangladesh, 2005-06

Sri Lanka announce squad to tour Bangladesh

Feb 15, 2006: Dammika Prasad, the 22-year-old fast bowler, is the only newcomer to the Sri Lanka Test and one-day teams picked for the tour of Bangladesh starting later this week

Sri Lanka in Bangladesh 2005-06

Kapali recalled for ODIs against Sri Lanka

Feb 10, 2006: Bangladesh announce 15-member ODI squad