The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed upcoming home series against Sri Lanka and England, with both teams visiting between October 9 and November 21. The schedule also includes a T20 and ODI tri-series as well.
Sri Lanka will arrive in Pakistan on October 4 for a three-match T20 series. All three games will take place at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium and are scheduled from October 9 to 13.
After the T20I series, England will travel to Pakistan for an ODI tri-series, involving the hosts and Sri Lanka. The series will be held in Rawalpindi and Lahore from October 18 to 31.
The tri-series will start on October 18, Sunday, at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium with a match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The hosts will then take on England at the same venue on October 20, before Sri Lanka take on England on October 22.
The tournament will then move to Lahore, where Pakistan will play England in the fourth match at Gaddafi Stadium on October 25. The Green Shirts will then meet Sri Lanka at the same venue on October 27.
The two visiting teams will contest the sixth match on October 29, before the top two sides meet in the final at Gaddafi Stadium on October 31.
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After the tri-series, Sri Lanka will stay in Pakistan for a three-day match, to be played from November 4 to 6, before their two-match Test series against the hosts.
The first Test will be played in Rawalpindi from November 9 to 13, while the second Test is scheduled at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore from November 17 to 21.
This test series will be part of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-2027.
The Sri Lanka series will be Pakistan’s second home Test assignment of the ongoing 2025-2027 World Test Championship cycle. South Africa were the first team to visit Pakistan in October 2025 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
Schedule
Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan — T20Is and Tests
- 9 October — First T20I, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
- 11 October — Second T20I, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
- 13 October — Third T20I, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
- 4–6 November — Three-day match, Islamabad
- 9–13 November — First Test, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
- 17–21 November — Second Test, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
ODI tri-series — Pakistan, England and 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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