2025 Pakistan T20I Tri-Nation Series
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Pakistan won the series| 2025 Pakistan T20I Tri-Nation Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 18–29 November 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | Pakistan won the series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series | Mohammad Nawaz (Pak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Pakistan T20I Tri-Nation Series was a cricket tournament held from 18 to 29 November 2025 in Pakistan.[1][2] The participating teams were the hosts Pakistan, along with Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, with the matches played in Twenty20 International (T20I) format.[3][4] The tournament was played in a double round-robin format, with the top two teams advancing to the final. The series served as preparation for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup.[5]
Initially, Afghanistan was set to participate in the tri-series.[6] However, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced on 17 October 2025 that they had withdrawn due to ongoing cross-border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan.[7] Following Afghanistan's withdrawal, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced that Zimbabwe would replace Afghanistan in the tri-series, with Sri Lanka remaining the other participant.[8] The PCB confirmed that the tournament will proceed as planned from 17 to 29 November 2025 in Pakistan.[9]
After an attack near a court complex in Islamabad on 11 November 2025, several players of the Sri Lankan team expressed concerns about security and requested their cricket board to review participation in the ongoing tour of Pakistan. Following consultations between SLC, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and local security officials, the team decided to continue the tour under enhanced security arrangements. The start of the tri series was postponed by one day, moving from 17 to 18 November 2025, with all fixtures now scheduled to take place at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.[10][11]
Squads
On 9 November, Hassan Nawaz was dropped from the squad, and was replaced by Fakhar Zaman.[15]
On 17 November, Charith Asalanka and Asitha Fernando were released from the Sri Lankan squad due to illness.[16] Dasun Shanaka was announced as the captain and Pavan Rathnayake was added into the squad.[17] On 18 November, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth was added to the Sri Lankan squad.[18]
Points table
Double Round-robin
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Eshan Malinga (SL) made his T20I debut.
- Sikandar Raza (Zim) took his 100th wicket in T20Is.[20]
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Saim Ayub (Pak) scored his 1000th run in T20Is.[21]
- Sahibzada Farhan became the first Pakistani player to hit 100 sixes in T20s in a single calendar year.[22]
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Usman Tariq (Pak) took his first hat-trick in T20Is.[23]
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.