Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan (2025)

[Ball Blazer]

Pakistan will play three ODIs against Sri Lanka at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from 11 to 15 November, the PCB confirmed today. In addition to the ODI series, Sri Lanka, as earlier announced, will feature in a T20I tri-series from 17 to 29 November, with Afghanistan the third team to take part.

This will be Sri Lanka’s first bilateral ODI series in Pakistan since 2019, when they last visited for a three-match series that Sarfaraz Ahmed’s-led side won 2-0, with the first ODI in Karachi abandoned due to rain. Sri Lanka’s most recent visit to Pakistan came in 2023, when they participated in the ACC Asia Cup and played against Afghanistan in Lahore.

Following today’s announcement, Pakistan will host two ICC World Test Championship matches against South Africa and six white-ball games from 12 October to 8 November. With the addition of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, Pakistan will also host their maiden T20I tri-series from 17 to 29 November.

Full international schedule from 12 October to 29 November

South Africa tour to Pakistan

12-16 October – First Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

20-24 October – Second Test at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

28 October – First T20I at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

31 October – Second T20I at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

1 November – Third T20I at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

4 November – First ODI at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

6 November – Second ODI at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

8 November – Third ODI at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

Sri Lanka tour to Pakistan

11 November – First ODI at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

13 November – Second ODI at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

15 November – Third ODI at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

Tri-Series T20I Tournament (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka)

17 November – Pakistan v Afghanistan, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

19 November – Sri Lanka v Afghanistan, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

22 November – Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

23 November – Pakistan v Afghanistan, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

25 November – Sri Lanka v Afghanistan, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

27 November – Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

29 November –Final, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

 

[Rana]

Oh yar ODI’s main zaleel na karwa dena

 

[Rana]

Pakistan will play three ODIs against Sri Lanka at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from 11 to 15 November, the PCB confirmed today. In addition to the ODI series, Sri Lanka, as earlier announced, will feature in a T20I tri-series from 17 to 29 November, with Afghanistan the third team to take part.

This will be Sri Lanka’s first bilateral ODI series in Pakistan since 2019, when they last visited for a three-match series that Sarfaraz Ahmed’s-led side won 2-0, with the first ODI in Karachi abandoned due to rain. Sri Lanka’s most recent visit to Pakistan came in 2023, when they participated in the ACC Asia Cup and played against Afghanistan in Lahore.

Following today’s announcement, Pakistan will host two ICC World Test Championship matches against South Africa and six white-ball games from 12 October to 8 November. With the addition of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, Pakistan will also host their maiden T20I tri-series from 17 to 29 November.

Full international schedule from 12 October to 29 November

South Africa tour to Pakistan

12-16 October – First Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

20-24 October – Second Test at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

28 October – First T20I at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

31 October – Second T20I at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

1 November – Third T20I at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

4 November – First ODI at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

6 November – Second ODI at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

8 November – Third ODI at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

Sri Lanka tour to Pakistan

11 November – First ODI at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

13 November – Second ODI at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

15 November – Third ODI at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

Tri-Series T20I Tournament (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka)

17 November – Pakistan v Afghanistan, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

19 November – Sri Lanka v Afghanistan, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

22 November – Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

23 November – Pakistan v Afghanistan, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

25 November – Sri Lanka v Afghanistan, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

27 November – Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

29 November –Final, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Excellent home schedule btw

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Excellent home schedule btw

Im Just looking forward to See how well Afghan Spinners do on our Roads. This will be first time we will be hosting them for a series other than tournament one offs

 

[Markhor]

Hope they'll have plenty of pitches prepared. Don't want to be playing too much white-ball cricket on tired, slow, overused surfaces.

 

[The_KING]

Too many T20s and very few test matches. Typical PCB.

 

[sweep_shot]

This should be a great tour. Looking forward to it.

Pakistan are favorites due to home advantage and also they are slightly better than SL.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

2 tests in the whole season. How can you expect to get better when you don't even want to give yourself the chance to? Seems PCB are content with the team remaining rubbish. Also, chedule is overstuffed with T20Is.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Good to see there are basically 6 ODI's on the trot to really let the ODI players play an extended amount of ODI's and get used to it. Feels like nowadays there are just odd series here and there with huge gaps.

I don't think Pakistan have played SL in a bi-lateral white ball series since like 2019. Funny enough, they were white washed 3-0 in T20's by a side that was considered "second string" but went on to be their core players like Hasaranga. Hasaranga has been torturing Pakistan since. I don't think they have beat them in any T20 match since. In fairness, it's only 5 T20's in a row but still, it will be a redemption series for Pakistan. That side keeps beating them and cost them an Asia Cup trophy.

I am guessing it's too hot in Multan in Oct/November otherwise, I am not sure they didn't get any games. Zero surprise Karachi didn't get any games.

 

[AZulfi]

2 tests in the whole season. How can you expect to get better when you don't even want to give yourself the chance to? Seems PCB are content with the team remaining rubbish. Also, chedule is overstuffed with T20Is.

T20 Overkill.

3 tests vs RSA and either no ODIs or no T20Is would have been better.

 

[mominsaigol]

T20 Overkill.

3 tests vs RSA and either no ODIs or no T20Is would have been better.

In this era no t20's isn't possible.

 

[AZulfi]

In this era no t20's isn't possible.

Agreed. T20Is arguably more relevant in Winter, considering the WC next Feb. I would have omitted the ODIs.

Need to start playing more test matches now. Interest will come, and we will see better crowds once we start performing against the top teams in this format