Farhan Gets T20I Captaincy, Shaheen Retained as ODI Skipper as Squads Announced for Both Formats
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has unveiled the squads for the national team’s upcoming home assignments, which include a three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka followed by an ODI tri-series involving England and Sri Lanka.
Sahibzada Farhan has been handed the T20I captaincy after leading Pakistan at the 2026 Asian Games. Shaheen Shah Afridi will remain at the helm of the ODI side as Pakistan prepares for the three-nation tournament.
The T20I series against Sri Lanka will be staged at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, beginning on 9 October. The remaining two matches are scheduled for 11 and 13 October.
Pakistan will then feature in the ODI tri-series alongside England and Sri Lanka. The competition will start in Rawalpindi before shifting to Lahore, where the final four matches, including the final, will be played.
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 and 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 and Sufiyan Moqim.
The Pakistan-Sri Lanka T20I series will open on 9 October in Rawalpindi, with the second and third games to follow on 11 and 13 October.
The ODI tri-series will begin on 18 October, when Pakistan take on Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi. Pakistan will face England two days later at the same venue, while Sri Lanka and England will meet on 22 October.
The action will then move to Lahore, where Pakistan will play England on 25 October and Sri Lanka on 27 October. Sri Lanka and England will complete the league stage on 29 October, before the tri-series final takes place at Gaddafi Stadium on 31 October.
A three-day match is also scheduled in Islamabad from 4 to 6 November.
Schedule
Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan – T20Is
9 October — Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Rawalpindi
11 October — Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Rawalpindi
13 October — Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Rawalpindi
ODI Tri-Series – Pakistan, England & Sri Lanka
18 October — Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Rawalpindi
20 October — Pakistan vs England, Rawalpindi
22 October — Sri Lanka vs England, Rawalpindi
25 October — Pakistan vs England, Lahore
27 October — Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Lahore
29 October — Sri Lanka vs England, Lahore
31 October — Tri-series Final, Lahore
Other fixture
4–6 November — Three-day match, Islamabad
