Pakistan to host Sri Lanka and England for T20Is, ODI tri-series, Tests

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will host Sri Lanka and England men’s cricket teams for bilateral and tri-series from 9th October to 21st November, it was announced today.

Sri Lanka will arrive on 4th October to feature in a three-match T20I series, which will be played in Rawalpindi from 9th to 13th October. Following the T20I series, England will arrive in Pakistan to take part in an ODI tri-series, scheduled to be played in Rawalpindi and Lahore from 18th to 31st October.

At the conclusion of the tri-series, Sri Lanka will feature in a three-day match in Islamabad from 4th to 6th November. Pakistan and Sri Lanka will then compete in a two-match Test series, which will be part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27. The first Test will be played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi from 9th to 13th November, while the second Test will take place at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore from 17th to 21st November.

This will be the second Test series hosted by Pakistan in the current 2025-27 ICC World Test Championship cycle after South Africa visited Pakistan for a two-Test series in October last year.

The forthcoming ODI tri-series will be the second tri-series in this format hosted by Pakistan in as many years. Last year, ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Pakistan hosted New Zealand and South Africa for an ODI tri-series in February.

The tri-series will begin with Pakistan taking on Sri Lanka at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday, 18th October. The hosts will face England in the second match at the same venue on Tuesday, 20th October, while Sri Lanka and England will meet in the third match at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday, 22 October.

All three sides will then move to Lahore, where Pakistan will face England in the fourth ODI of the tri-series at Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday, 25th October. Pakistan and Sri Lanka will meet in the fifth match at the same venue on Tuesday, 27th October.

Sri Lanka and England will take part in the sixth match of the tournament at Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday, 29th October, while the top two sides will meet in the final at the same venue on Saturday, 31st October.

Schedule:

Sri Lanka tour to Pakistan (T20Is and Test series):

9 October – First T20I at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi;

11 October – Second T20I at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi:

13 October – Third T20I at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi;

4-6 November – Three-day match, Islamabad;

9-13 November – First Test at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi;

17-21 November – Second Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.

ODI tri-series (England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka):

18 October – Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi;

20 October – Pakistan v England, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi;

22 October – Sri Lanka v England, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi.

25 October – Pakistan v England, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore;

27 October – Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore;

29 October –Sri Lanka v England, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore;

31 October – Tri-series final, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

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