Pakistan to host Sri Lanka for ODI series in Rawalpindi

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that Pakistan will face Sri Lanka in a three-match ODI series at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from 11 to 15 November.

Following the ODIs, Sri Lanka will also compete in the previously announced T20I tri-series, scheduled from 17 to 29 November, with Afghanistan joining as the third participating side.

This will be Sri Lanka’s first bilateral ODI series in Pakistan since 2019, when they last visited for a three-match series that Sarfaraz Ahmed’s-led side won 2-0, with the first ODI in Karachi abandoned due to rain. Sri Lanka’s most recent visit to Pakistan came in 2023, when they participated in the ACC Asia Cup and played against Afghanistan in Lahore.

Following today’s announcement, Pakistan will host two ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 matches against South Africa and six white-ball games from 12 October to 8 November. With the addition of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, Pakistan will also host their maiden T20I tri-series from 17 to 29 November.

Full international schedule from 12 October to 29 November

South Africa tour to Pakistan

12-16 October – First Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

20-24 October – Second Test at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

28 October – First T20I at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

31 October – Second T20I at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

1 November – Third T20I at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

4 November – First ODI at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

6 November – Second ODI at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

8 November – Third ODI at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

Sri Lanka tour to Pakistan

11 November – First ODI at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

13 November – Second ODI at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

15 November – Third ODI at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

Tri-Series T20I Tournament (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka)

17 November – Pakistan v Afghanistan, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

19 November – Sri Lanka v Afghanistan, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

22 November – Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

23 November – Pakistan v Afghanistan, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

25 November – Sri Lanka v Afghanistan, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

27 November – Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

29 November –Final, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

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