Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha (left) and Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka shake arms on the toss forward of their T20I tri-series match at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on November 22, 2025. – PCBÂ
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday introduced a schedule for Pakistan’s tour to Sri Lanka in January 2026 for a three-match T20I sequence as a part of preparations for the upcoming ICC Males’s T20I World Cup 2026.
All three fixtures are scheduled to be performed on the Rangiri Dambulla Worldwide Cricket Stadium (RDICS) in Dambulla on January 7, 9 and 11.
The tour will provide the staff helpful match observe forward of subsequent 12 months’s international occasion, acknowledged a press release issued by the cricket board.Â
Pakistan have been drawn in Group A for the event and can play all of the matches in Colombo. The mega occasion is about to run from February 7 to March 8, being co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
The announcement got here as the boys in inexperienced wrapped up their 2025 cricket season with house sequence victories over South Africa and Sri Lanka.
The inexperienced shirts first hosted South Africa in October for a three-match T20I and ODI sequence, successful each sequence 2-1.
They then confronted Sri Lanka in a three-match ODI sequence, sweeping the sequence 3-0, earlier than competing in opposition to Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe within the T20I tri-series, which concluded on Saturday with Pakistan claiming the title.
Throughout the busy calendar, the nationwide males’s staff misplaced simply three matches – one ODI and two T20Is – whereas successful all 4 sequence.
After the Sri Lanka tour, Pakistan are anticipated to host Australia for a T20I sequence, which can conclude shortly earlier than the 20-over World Cup.
Pakistan T20I Tour of Sri Lanka Schedule:1st T20I: 7 January 2026, Rangiri Dambulla Worldwide Cricket Stadium2nd T20I: 9 January 2026, Rangiri Dambulla Worldwide Cricket Stadium3rd T20I: 11 January 2026, Rangiri Dambulla Worldwide Cricket Stadium
