Australia has been announced a 17-member squad for their upcoming tour of Pakistan.
Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, and Tim David will miss the tour due to injuries.
Mitchell Marsh will be the captain and Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Mahli Beardman and Cooper Connolly have also been included in the squad.
Other players have been selected include Jack Edwards, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, and Mitch Owen.
The squad also features Josh Philippe, Matthew Renshaw, Matt Short, Marcus Stoinis and experienced leg-spinner Adam Zampa.
Earlier, Australia had confirmed a three-match T20I tour in Pakistan in late January, this is an important preparatory series for both teams leading up to the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.
All the fixtures of the tour will be played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, starting with their first T20I on January 29, followed by games on January 31 and February 1. The Australian squad is supposed to reach Lahore on January 28. Each match will have toss at 5.30 PM Pakistan Standard Time, and will start at 6.00 PM.
This series has important significance for preparations of the teams, in which Pakistan would be drawn in Group A and Australia in Group B in the World Cup. It is the third visit of Australia to Pakistan following March 2022.
Their previous games consisted of a Test series, ODIs and an isolated T20I also at the same venue, which was won by Australia by 3 wickets. The ground also recently hosted matches in 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.
PCB Chief Operating Officer Sumair Ahmad Syed said he was looking forward with eagerness and said that, “We are excited to host Australia.” This series will offer Pakistani cricket lovers a magnificent beginning to the year.”
He further added that the Australian team is not strangers to the Gaddafi Stadium and has played several formats of the game since 2022.
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