Pakistan to host England and Sri Lanka in six-match ODI tri-series

The Pakistan Cricket Board has confirmed that Pakistan will host England and Sri Lanka in a six-match ODI tri-series from October 18 to 31. The tournament will be played in Rawalpindi and Lahore, with the top two teams meeting in the final at Gaddafi Stadium on October 31.

Schedule

Pakistan will open the tournament against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi on October 18 before taking on England at the same venue two days later. Sri Lanka and England will meet on October 22.

The action then shifts to Lahore. Pakistan will face England on October 25 and Sri Lanka on October 27, while Sri Lanka and England will play the final league match on October 29. The top two teams from the round-robin will qualify for the final.

Part of a packed international calendar

The tri-series is the second ODI tri-series hosted by Pakistan in two years, following a tournament involving New Zealand and South Africa ahead of the 2025 Champions Trophy.

The series comes in a busy period for all three sides. Sri Lanka will first travel to Pakistan for a three-match T20I series, with games scheduled in Rawalpindi on October 9, 11 and 13.

After the ODI tournament, Sri Lanka will play a three-day match in Islamabad from November 4 to 6 before a two-Test series against Pakistan that forms part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27. The first Test is scheduled for Rawalpindi from November 9 to 13, followed by the second Test in Lahore from November 17 to 21.

It will be Pakistan’s second home Test series of the current WTC cycle after South Africa’s two-Test tour last October.