Australia’s Marcus Stoinis (left) embraces Pakistan bowler Haris Rauf after the third T20I on the Bellerive Oval in Hobart, Australia, November 18, 2024. — AFP
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday introduced revised match timings for the nationwide facet’s upcoming three-match T20I sequence towards Australia, set to start on January 29.
The PCB mentioned that the choice was taken in response to excessive climate situations, with all T20 matches now scheduled to start out at 4:00pm native time.
The toss for every match will happen at 3:30pm. Beforehand, the matches have been set to start at 6:00pm, with the toss at 5:30pm.
Pakistan and Australia will conflict in three T20Is at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, on January 29, January 31, and February 1.
The sequence will function very important preparation for each side forward of the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2026, scheduled in India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8.
Within the World Cup, Pakistan have been drawn in Group A alongside India, the USA, the Netherlands, and Namibia, whereas Australia will compete in Group B with Sri Lanka, Eire, Zimbabwe, and Oman.
Sources have mentioned that the possible Pakistan gamers for the match embody captain Salman Ali Agha, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Usman Khan, and Abrar Ahmed.
Different gamers into account are Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Salman Mirza, and Khawaja Nafay, whereas Abdul Samad, Mohammad Wasim Jr, and Usman Tariq are prone to be named among the many reserve gamers.
The upcoming tour will mark Australia’s third go to to Pakistan since March–April 2022, once they toured for a historic Check sequence, adopted by an ODI sequence and a one-off T20I.
Australia additionally performed three matches of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan.
Traditionally, Pakistan and Australia have met 28 instances in T20Is. Australia have gained 14 matches, Pakistan 12, with one match ending in a tie and one other producing no consequence.
