ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will play a three-match Twenty20 International series against Australia at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore from Jan. 29 to Feb. 1, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Wednesday.
The Australian T20I squad will arrive in Lahore on Jan. 28. The series is expected to provide crucial game time for both teams ahead of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, where the sides have been drawn in separate groups.
The first T20I will be played on Jan. 29, followed by the second on Jan. 31, with the final match scheduled for Feb. 1. All matches will start at 6 p.m.
“We are excited and look forward to hosting Australia for the three-match T20I series here in Lahore,” the PCB quoted Chief Operating Officer Sumair Ahmed Syed as saying.
"The tour marks a blockbuster beginning of the year for Pakistan Cricket fans and I urge them to turn out in numbers during the series to support both the teams as they put final touches to their T20 World Cup preparations," he continued. “I’m sure the Gaddafi Stadium has become a familiar sight for Australian Cricket team as they have played a Test, five ODIs and a T20I here since March 2022."
The upcoming series will mark Australia’s third tour of Pakistan since 2022, when the two sides played three-match Test and ODI series, followed by a lone T20I that Australia won.
Australia also played three matches of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan.
Pakistan last featured in a three-match T20I away series in Sri Lanka, which ended in a 1–1 draw after the second match was washed out by rain.
