ISLAMABAD: Pakistan have announced their squads for a busy home white-ball schedule, with Sahibzada Farhan set to captain the national T20I side against Sri Lanka and Shaheen Shah Afridi retaining the ODI captaincy for the tri-series involving England and Sri Lanka.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the squads on Monday, with the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka scheduled to be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on October 9, 11 and 13.
Farhan, who recently led Pakistan in the men’s cricket competition at the Asian Games, will captain a 15-member T20I squad. Shaheen will lead a 16-member ODI squad in the seven-match tri-series, which will begin in Rawalpindi before shifting to Lahore for the remaining league matches and final.
The T20I squad includes Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Naseem Shah and Abrar Ahmed, while Khawaja Nafay has been named as wicketkeeper. The ODI squad features Babar Azam, Salman Ali Agha, Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah and Shadab Khan, with Muhammad Ghazi Ghori and Saad Baig included as wicketkeepers.
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The ODI tri-series will feature seven matches from October 18 to 31. Pakistan will open their campaign against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi on October 18 before facing England at the same venue two days later. The tournament will then move to Lahore, where the final will be played on October 31.
The PCB has also confirmed that the T20I series will precede the tri-series, while Sri Lanka will later return for a two-Test series against Pakistan as part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27.
📢 Pakistan squads announced for the three-match Sri Lanka T20I series and ODI tri-series featuring Sri Lanka and England 🇵🇰🏏#PAKvSL | #PAKvENG | #BackTheBoysInGreen pic.twitter.com/c8rT4BVr0S
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 5, 2026
Pakistan T20I 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, Sufiyan Moqim
Pakistan ODI Squad: Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wicketkeeper), Haris Rauf, Hasan Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Razaullah, Saad Baig (wicketkeeper), Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Sufiyan Moqim
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Schedule
Sri Lanka Tour of Pakistan — T20Is
- October 9: First T20I — Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
- October 11: Second T20I — Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
- October 13: Third T20I — Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
ODI Tri-Series — Pakistan, England and Sri Lanka
- October 18: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka — Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
- October 20: Pakistan vs England — Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
- October 22: Sri Lanka vs England — Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
- October 25: Pakistan vs England — Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
- October 27: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka — Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
- October 29: Sri Lanka vs England — Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
- October 31: Tri-series final — Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
