Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the opening match of the three-match T20I series at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Friday. Pakistan have made several changes to their playing XI from the team that featured in the Asian Games final against India.
The second and third T20I matches between Pakistan and Sri Lanka will be played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on October 11 and 13, respectively.
Following the T20I series, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will join England in an ODI tri-series scheduled to take place in Rawalpindi and Lahore from October 18 to 31.
Sri Lanka will then play a three-day practice match in Islamabad from November 4 to 6 as part of their preparations for the two-Test series against Pakistan.
The Test series will be part of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025–27. The first Test is scheduled to be played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from November 9 to 13, while the second Test will take place at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium from November 17 to 21.
Pakistan squad: Sahibzada Farhan (captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Arafat Minhas, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Nawaz, Muhammad Imran Randhawa, Khawaja Nafay (wicketkeeper), Maaz Sadaqat, Naseem Shah, Razaullah, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Shadab Khan and Sufiyan Moqim.
Sri Lanka: Kamil Mishara, Sineth Jayawardena, Kusal Mendis (captain), Lahiru Udara, Sahan Arachchige, Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Binura Fernando, Nuwan Thushara, Eshan Malinga and Dushmantha Chameera (subject to fitness).