In the first T20 match, Pakistan has defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets. In this match played in Dambulla, the Sri Lankan team was bundled out for 128 runs while playing first. In reply, Pakistan won the match by 6 wickets with 20 balls remaining. Sahibzada Farhan played a half-century inning of 51 runs for the Pakistan team. In bowling, Abrar Ahmed and Salman Mirza took three wickets each for Pakistan. This is the first victory of Pakistan team in the year 2026.

The condition of the Sri Lankan team, which came to bat first, was so bad that it lost 4 wickets till the score was 38. Zenith Liyanage played an inning of 40 runs and somehow helped Sri Lanka reach the score beyond 100. Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed and Salman Mirza took three wickets each, while Mohammad Wasim and Shadab Khan took two wickets each.

Sahibzada Farhan and Sam Ayyub gave a good start to Pakistan. Even before the powerplay ended, Pakistan team had crossed 50. Ayub was out after scoring 24 runs. Whereas Farhan played an inning of 51 runs in 36 balls.

At one time Pakistan had scored 94 runs at the loss of one wicket. Meanwhile, the problems of the Pakistan team started increasing due to wickets falling at regular intervals. Pakistan had lost three wickets in just 12 runs. Shadab Khan made an important contribution to Pakistan’s victory by playing a short inning of 18 runs in 12 balls. Mahish Teekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Wanindu Hasaranga and Dhananjaya de Silva took one wicket each for Sri Lanka.

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Pakistan has to tour Sri Lanka early next year. Pakistan team will play a three-match T20 series in Sri Lanka. This series is very important for the preparations for the 2026 T20 World Cup, because Pakistan also has to play its World Cup matches in Sri Lanka. For this three match series PCB Has announced the Pakistan team. Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi have not got a place in this team. Whereas spin all-rounder Shadab Khan has returned to the team after a long time.

Shadab Khan returns to the team

Let us tell you that star batsman Babar Azam and fast bowler Shaheen Afridi are playing in the Big Bash League (BBL) in Australia. In such a situation, both of these PCB Has not called back. Apart from Babar and Shaheen, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali and Mohammad Rizwan are also playing in BBL. None of them have been included in the team and they will continue to play in the Australian League.

Shadab Khan will return in the three-match series starting from 7 January 2026. After being out of cricket since June this year due to shoulder surgery, he returned to competitive cricket in the BBL this month, where he has performed better than his other compatriots. Pakistan Cricket Board had assured Cricket Australia that its players playing in BBL would be available for the entire season and that is why these players have not been included in the national team.

These players got place in Pakistan team

Pakistan has selected a 15-member squad under the leadership of Salman Ali Aga, which also includes a new face in the form of batsman Khawaja Nafe. Apart from this, Abdul Samad has also returned to the team. The team is as follows – Salman Ali Aga (captain), Abdul Samad, Sam Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq, Usman Khan, Khawaja Nafe, Naseem Shah, Salman Mirza and Mohammad Wasim Jr.

Sri Lanka cricket team will host Pakistan for a three-match T20 series in January before the T20 World Cup next year. The T20 World Cup is to be played between 7 February and 8 March, hosted by India and Sri Lanka. Before this, between January 7-11, both the countries will play 3 matches of T20 series.

Announcing the event on its Instagram, Sri Lanka Cricket said, “Pakistan national team will tour Sri Lanka to play a three-match T20 series in January 2026. All the matches will be held at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium in Dambulla.”

Meanwhile, a statement issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said, “This tour will provide the team with an opportunity for valuable match practice before next year’s global event.”

The first match of the T20 series will be played between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Dambulla on 7 January, after which the second match of the series will be held on 9 January. The third and final match is to be played on January 11. All three matches of the series will be played at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium in Dambulla.

Pakistan team will play all its matches of T20 World Cup 2026 in Sri Lanka. In such a situation, this bilateral series will give Pakistan an opportunity to familiarize itself with the situation in Sri Lanka. Recently Pakistan won the triangular series against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka.

For the T20 World Cup 2026, 20 teams have been divided into four groups of 5 teams each. India and Pakistan are in Group-A. Teams from Netherlands, Namibia and America are also present along with them.

Schedule of T20 series between Sri Lanka and Pakistan:

1st T20: 7 January 2026, (Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium, Dambulla)

2nd T20: 9 January 2026, (Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium, Dambulla)

3rd T20: 11 January 2026, (Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium, Dambulla)

Pakistan cricket team will tour Sri Lanka in January next year. On Tuesday, the Sri Lanka Cricket Board confirmed that the Pakistan team will come to Sri Lanka to play the T20 series in the coming January. The matches of this series will be played on January 7, January 9 and January 11. Sri Lanka and Pakistan have recently played a tri-series, in the final of which the Pakistani team was victorious. Zimbabwe also played in this tri series.

All the matches of Pakistan vs Sri Lanka T20 series will be played in Dambulla. The first match will be played on 7 January, the second T20 match on 9 January and the final match of the series on 11 January. Let us tell you that T20 World Cup 2026 is not far away, which will be played during February-March. India and Sri Lanka will be hosting the World Cup together.

This series will be important for the preparation of both the teams for the T20 World Cup. Let us remind you that in the final of the recently concluded Tri Series, the Pakistan team had defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets. Talking about the World Cup, it has been placed in Group A along with India, USA, Namibia and Netherlands. Sri Lanka has been placed in Group B along with Australia, Ireland, Oman and Zimbabwe.

pakistan vs sri lanka t20 schedule

1st T20 – 7 January – Dambulla

2nd T20 – 9 January – Dambulla

3rd T20 – 11 January – Dambulla

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Pakistan has defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final of the tri-series. The Pakistani team first restricted Sri Lanka to a score of 114, after which the batsmen won the match by 6 wickets with 8 balls remaining. Babar Azam remained unbeaten after scoring 37 runs. Whereas Sam Ayyub played an inning of 36 runs. With this, Pakistan also avenged its defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka in the league match.

Afridi-Nawaz laid the foundation of victory

Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Nawaz laid the foundation of Pakistan’s victory in the final match. Both of them took three wickets each and bowled tightly and prevented Sri Lanka from making a big score. Afridi took 3 wickets for 18 runs in 3 overs, on the other hand Mohammad Nawaz dismissed three batsmen for 17 runs in 4 overs.

Kamil Mishara played an innings of 59 runs for Sri Lanka, but apart from him no other batsman could make a run. At one time, Sri Lanka had scored 84 runs at the loss of one wicket, but after that the Pakistani bowlers wreaked such havoc that within the next 30 runs, Sri Lanka dismissed all the remaining 9 batsmen. For Pakistan, Abrar Ahmed took two wickets, while Sam Ayyub and Salman Mirza took one wicket each.

Babar Azam showed his strength

The Sri Lankan team was all out on the score of 114. Pakistan team also lost wickets at regular intervals, but thanks to Sam Ayyub’s 36 runs and Babar Azam’s 37 runs, Pakistan won the title. Sahibzada Farhan also contributed 23 runs. Pawan Ratnayake took the most wickets for Sri Lanka. He dismissed 2 batsmen. Zimbabwe was also playing in this tri-series, but it could register only one win in the entire series.

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has taken action against former Pakistan captain and star batsman Babar Azam. Babar Azam has been fined 10 percent of his match fee for violating Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct. Babar was found guilty of violating the ICC Code of Conduct during the third ODI against Sri Lanka. This match was played on Sunday.

Let us tell you that this incident happened in the 21st over of Pakistani innings. After getting out, Babar hit the ball on the stumps with his bat before leaving the crease. Babar was found guilty of breaching Article 2.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct, which relates to the misuse of cricket equipment/clothing, on-field equipment and fittings during an international match.

ICC said in the press release that apart from this, one demerit point has been added to Babar’s disciplinary record. This was Babar Azam’s first crime in a period of 24 months. On-field umpires Alex Wharf and Rashid Riaz, third umpire Sharafuddaula Ibne Shahid and fourth umpire Faisal Afridi decided the charges. Babar admitted his crime and accepted the punishment proposed by Emirates ICC International Panel of Match Referee Ali Naqvi. In such a situation, there was no need for a formal hearing.

In the third match of the series played on 16 November in Rawalpindi, Pakistan had won by 6 wickets. The Sri Lankan team was reduced to just 211 runs in 45.2 overs. On behalf of this team, Sadira Samarawickrama scored 48 runs in 65 balls with 2 fours. From the opposition team, Mohammad Wasim Jr. took maximum 3 wickets, while Haris Rauf and Faisal Akram took 2-2 wickets.

In response, Pakistan registered victory in 44.4 overs. For this team, Fakhar Zaman scored 55 runs, while Mohammad Rizwan played an inning of 61 runs. Apart from these, Hussain Talat scored unbeaten 42 runs. Geoffrey Vandersay took maximum 3 wickets for Sri Lanka.

After playing the first ODI on the Pakistan tour, the Sri Lankan cricket team had refused to play the second match. Actually, after the bomb blast in Islamabad, the players were scared, they wanted to return home. But now the second ODI is being played, in which Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl first.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI was to be played on 13 November, but it had to be rescheduled. Earlier there was news that after the bomb blast in Islamabad, Sri Lankan players are scared and they no longer want to play in Pakistan. Even in the first ODI, all the players were brought to the stadium under tight security.

Why was the Sri Lankan team ready to play?

If the Sri Lankan team had left the tour of Pakistan midway and returned, Pakistan would have been disgraced. Let us tell you that a few years ago the New Zealand team also left the series midway after the terrorist threat in Pakistan. Talks were going on between Sri Lanka Cricket and PCB, PCB was trying to assure them that the team would be kept under complete security.

After the Islamabad bomb blast, Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman and Pakistan Home Minister Mohsin Naqvi announced that the Sri Lankan team will be provided state level security. He had told that along with the police, now the army and rangers will also take care of the security of the visiting team.

Naqvi met the players of Pakistan and Sri Lanka, after which while talking to the media he said that the Sri Lankan government and the board have decided to continue the series. He had confirmed that after the blast in Islamabad, some Sri Lankan players wanted to return home.

Sri Lankan cricketers getting the full VVIP protocol in Pakistan
From the stadium to the hotel — next level hospitality! pic.twitter.com/QJCe2ACXqT

— Senu_Kavi (@KaviSenu) November 13, 2025

Field Marshal spoke to Sri Lankan Defense Minister

Mohsin Naqvi had said, “Continuous talks between the officials of Pakistan and Sri Lanka have yielded positive results. The Field Marshal himself has spoken to the Defense Minister and Secretary of Sri Lanka. I am thankful to the players that they have shown great bravery by deciding to stay in Pakistan. I myself have held long talks with the Sri Lankan players to assure them that their security is the responsibility of the Government of Pakistan.”

The suicide bomb blast in Islamabad affected the Pakistan vs Sri Lanka ODI series. Some players of the Sri Lankan team had refused to continue playing in the ODI series due to security reasons. Due to this, there was a change in the schedule, as a result now the second ODI match will be played on Friday instead of Thursday. But amidst all this the Pakistan team has been punished. Why has the Pakistan team been punished 2 days after the Islamabad blast? Here you will get the answer to this question.

Pakistan team got punishment

The International Cricket Council (ICC) said that a fine of 20 percent of the match fee has been imposed on the players of Pakistan team. The reason for this penalty is slow over rate. It was told that in the first ODI match played in Rawalpindi, Pakistan team was 4 overs behind the set target. Although Pakistan won the first ODI match by 6 runs.

ICC match referee Ali Naqvi gave this punishment. Captain Shaheen Afridi accepted his punishment, due to which ICC did not need any hearing. Let us tell you that 12 people lost their lives in the blast in Islamabad, while 27 people were seriously injured.

Changed schedule of ODI series

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI was played on 11 November in Rawalpindi. Despite a fighting inning of 59 runs by Wanindu Hasaranga, Sri Lanka lost that match by 6 runs. The second ODI match was to be played on Thursday, 13 November, but now it will be played on 14 November. The last match is to be played on 16th November in Rawalpindi itself.

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There is an atmosphere of fear in the Sri Lankan cricket team after the blast in Islamabad. There is news of 12 people killed and more than 20 people injured in the Islamabad blast. For this reason many Sri Lankan cricketers had refused to play in the remaining matches of the ODI series. Although the Sri Lankan Cricket Board gave full assurance of safety to its players, it also warned of sanctions for leaving the series midway. Actually, this is not the first time that an atmosphere of fear has been created among Sri Lankan cricketers by going to Pakistan. About 16 years ago a terrorist attack shook the cricket world.

Attack on Sri Lankan team

This incident happened in the year 2009, when the Sri Lankan team went on Pakistan tour for 3 ODI and 2 Test matches. Sri Lanka vs Pakistan second test was being played in Lahore, which was to run from 1-5 March. Meanwhile, on the morning of March 3, the Sri Lankan cricket team left for Gaddafi Stadium in a bus. But near Liberty Square, 12 terrorists armed with guns were waiting for the team bus.

7 Sri Lankan players injured

In this attack, 7 players including the then captain of the Sri Lankan team Mahela Jayawardene and vice-captain Kumar Sangakkara were injured. The names of these 7 players were Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Ajantha Mendis, Thilan Samaraweera, Tharanga Paranavitana, Chaminda Vaas and Suranga Lakmal. Of these, Samaraweera and Paranavitana were seriously injured and were hospitalized for some time. Other cricketers suffered minor injuries.

6 policemen martyred

The terrorists started firing indiscriminately at the Sri Lankan cricket team bus. The police somehow ensured the safety of the team by retaliating, but in this action, 6 police personnel and 2 civilians lost their lives. After a struggle that lasted for 20 minutes, the terrorists fled from there, but left the rocket launcher and ammunition behind.

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Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka ODIs Series: The first match of the 3-match ODI series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka was played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium last night. Pakistan won this match by 6 runs. Meanwhile, the poor form of Pakistan’s star batsman Babar Azam continues. In the first match, Babar was bowled by leg spinner Wanindu Hasaranga after scoring 29 runs in 51 balls. With this, the wait for his centuries has now reached 800 days.

Babar scored his last century in 2023

Pakistan’s star batsman Babar Azam scored his last century against Nepal in the year 2023. In that match, Babar had scored 151 runs in 131 balls with the help of 14 fours and 4 sixes. Now it has been 800 days since Babar scored his last century.

equal to Virat’s record

Babar has equaled India’s star batsman Virat Kohli’s shameful record of most innings without a century in international cricket. Whereas Sanath Jayasuriya is at the top in the list of Asian batsmen, he ended the century drought after 87 innings.

Pakistan won in the last over

Talking about the match, the Pakistani team, which came to bat first after losing the toss, did not have a good start and the first wicket fell in 4.1 overs in the form of young opener Sam Ayub. Later, opener Fakhar Zaman was also out after scoring only 32 runs. Coming to bat after Fakhar returned to the pavilion, Salman Ali Aga scored an unbeaten century of 105 runs with the help of 9 fours in 87 balls and middle-order batsman Hussain Talat scored 62 runs in 63 balls. Pakistan set a target of 299 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs, which the Sri Lankan team could not chase. Sri Lanka needed 21 runs to win in the last over but the Sri Lankan team could score only 14 runs and lost the match by 6 runs. The second match of the series will be played on 13 November.