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

Lahore : The Pakistan Cricket Board will host Sri Lanka and England men’s cricket teams for bilateral and tri-series from 9 October to 21 November it was announced today Sri Lanka will arrive on 4 October to feature in a three-match T20I series which will be played in Rawalpindi from 9 to 13 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 18 to 31 October At the conclusion of the tri-series Sri Lanka will feature in a three-day match in Islamabad from 4 to 6 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 9 to 13 November, while the second Test will take place at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore from 17 to 21 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 18 October The hosts will face England in the second match at the same venue on Tuesday, 20 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, 25 October Pakistan and Sri Lanka will meet in the fifth match at the same venue on Tuesday 27 October Sri Lanka and England will take part in the sixth match of the tournament at Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday 29 October while the top two sides will meet in the final at the same venue on Saturday, 31 October Schedule Sri Lanka tour to Pakistan T20Is and Test series 9 October First T20I at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium Rawalpindi11 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