22 September 2005
- Cricket:
- Bangladeshis in Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka (457 for 9 declared) beat Bangladesh (191 & 197) by an innings and 69 runs on the third morning of the second and final Test of the series, giving Bangladesh their fourth successive innings defeat in Test cricket. Sri Lanka thus win the Test series 2–0. (Cricinfo)
- Indians in Zimbabwe: India (366 & 20/0) beat Zimbabwe (161 & 223) with Irfan Pathan taking 12 for 124 in the match and Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid narrowly missing out on hundreds. For Zimbabwe, Heath Streak took six for 73 in the first innings, while Hamilton Masakadza and Andy Blignaut made half-centuries. This was Zimbabwe's sixth successive Test defeat, but after five innings defeats it was their best result since a draw in Bangladesh in 2004–05. (Cricinfo)
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