PCB announces schedule for three-match T20I series against Australia

ANI
14 Jan 2026, 16:29 GMT+10

New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the schedule for Australia's T20I tour of Pakistan later this month.

The three-match T20I series scheduled to be played at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, will take place on 29, 31 January and 1 February, as per the PCB website.

The series serves as crucial game time for both sides ahead of the all-important ICC Men's T20I World Cup 2026, where Pakistan are placed in Group A and Australia in Group B.

This will also be Australia's third trip to Pakistan since March-April 2022, when they played a three-match Test and ODI series followed by a solitary T20I. They also played three of their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 matches in the country.

Most notably, for Australia, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Tim David are all in their recovery periods, while Pakistan's Shaheen Shah Afridi is also sidelined due to an injury sustained while featuring in the Big Bash League.

Sumair Ahmed Syed, COO of the PCB, welcomed the touring side and highlighted the series as a marquee event for Pakistan's cricket fans.

'We are excited and look forward to hosting Australia for the three-match T20I series here in Lahore. 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, ' Syed said.

Pakistan came off a draw in their T20I series in Sri Lanka, while Australia secured a stunning 4-1 win in the Ashes Test series against England. (ANI)

Watch latest videos

News RELEASES

Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Chile Sun.

More Information

South America

Section

In midsea raid, US boards and seizes Russian-flagged tanker

WASHINGTON, D.C.: On January 7, the U.S. seized two oil tankers linked to Venezuela in the Atlantic Ocean, including one flying the...

"There is a lot of uncertainty": Edgar Ramirez on Venezuela's future

Washington, DC [US], January 14 (ANI): Venezuelan actor Edgar Ramirez has described a mix of 'relief, fear and exhaustion' following...

(SpotNews) VENEZUELA-CARACAS-CITY VIEW

(260114) -- CARACAS, Jan. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A motorcyclist rides past a landmark in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 13, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding...

Maduro Is Gone From Venezuela, But Russia May Not Be

Over more than two decades, Russia has embedded itself in Venezuela's military, energy sector, and political elite, courting Hugo Chavez...

Expert tells RT which country Trump could target after Greenland

Resource-rich Iceland could be next on the US presidents land-grab menu, a former army officer has said US President Donald Trump...

US seeks legal excuse to seize dozens more oil tankers Reuters

President Donald Trump wants to control Venezuelas oil production and trade indefinitely The US administration is pursuing court...

World

Section