2006 Unitech Cup

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2006 Unitech Cup [1]
Date16th – 29th August 2006
Location Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Colombo, Sri Lanka
ResultSeries Cancelled
Teams
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Flag of India.svg  India Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Captains
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Mahela Jayawardene Flag of India.svg Rahul Dravid Flag of South Africa.svg Mark Boucher
Most runs
Most wickets
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The Unitech Cup 2006 was 3 match bilateral One-Day cricket contest between home team Sri Lanka and India. The Unitech Cup was originally a Triangular One-Day Cricket Tournament to be held in Sri Lanka, between Sri Lanka, India and South Africa. However, South Africa pulled out due to safety issues regarding a nearby bomb blast in Colombo, not far from the stadium. The tournaments fixtures were to be held originally in the cities of Dambulla and Colombo, but were later revised to be played only in Colombo. Each team was to play 4 matches, 2 against each opponent, with the best 2 teams qualifying for the final. Despite statistics pointing out Sri Lanka to be favourites at home, the series was tipped to be one of the most competitive tournaments in a while. This was despite many key injuries in the South African squad.

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Squads

Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka [2] Flag of India.svg  India [3] [4] Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa [5] [6] [7]

Safety issues

On the eve of the tournament, the opening match, between Sri Lanka and South Africa, on 14 August 2006, was called off due to torrential rain. With reserve days for each scheduled match, this was not a major issue, but a bomb blast that occurred only 2 kilometres away from the stadium endangered the tournament. This was due to increased concerns from the South African players, who were ready to pull out, but were willing to continue playing if Security Evaluations deemed it safe. An official statement from the South African Cricket Board was made, stating that the team would pull out, due to the current risk being at an "unacceptable level".

The Sri Lankan board persuaded the Board of Cricket Control of India to consider a 5-match Bilateral series, but the BCCI accepted a 3-match series.

A revised fixtures list was released after the considerable delay and the decision made by the South Africans.

League stage

Postponed match

14 - 15 August 2006
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Asoka de Silva (SL)
  • Play called off due to wet outfield.

1st match

16 August 2006
Scorecard
v
Flag of India.svg  India
Match abandoned
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Tyron Wijewardene (SL)
  • Play called off due to wet outfield.
  • Match was originally to continue on the reserve day, but the game was abandoned after South Africa pulled out of the tournament and a three match series between Sri Lanka and India was scheduled to replace it.

2nd match

19 August 2006
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
v
Match abandoned
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Asoka de Silva (SL)

3rd match

21 August 2006
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Tyron Wijewardene (SL)

4th match

24 August 2006
Scorecard
v
Flag of India.svg  India
Match abandoned
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Asoka de Silva (SL)

5th match

26 August 2006
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
v
Match abandoned
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Tyron Wijewardene (SL)

6th match

29 August 2006
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Billy Bowden (NZ)

Rescheduled ODI series between Sri Lanka and India

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References

  1. ↑ '2006 Unitech Cup'
  2. ↑ "Atapattu back for ODI tri-series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  3. ↑ "Tendulkar and Mongia return to squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  4. ↑ "India One-Day Squad - India Squad - Unitech Cup, 2006 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  5. ↑ "Boucher appointed captain for tri-series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  6. ↑ "Steyn on standby for Ntini". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  7. ↑ "South Africa One-Day Squad - South Africa Squad - Unitech Cup, 2006 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-08-21.


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