Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 2025–26
International cricket tour
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The Sri Lanka cricket team toured Pakistan in November 2025 to play the Pakistan cricket team.[1][2] The tour consisted of three One Day International (ODI) matches followed by a tri-nation T20I series also involving Zimbabwe.[3][4] In September 2025, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed the fixtures for the tour. All the matches were played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.[5] Sri Lanka had last toured Pakistan in 2019.[6]
Fakhar Zaman (165)
| Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 2025–26 | |||
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| Pakistan | Sri Lanka | ||
| Dates | 11 – 16 November 2025 | ||
| Captains | Shaheen Afridi[a] | Charith Asalanka[b] | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Pakistan won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs |
Babar Azam (165) Fakhar Zaman (165) | Sadeera Samarawickrama (129) | |
| Most wickets | Haris Rauf (9) |
Wanindu Hasaranga (3) Jeffrey Vandersay (3) | |
| Player of the series | Haris Rauf (Pak) | ||
The last two matches of the series were delayed after several Sri Lankan players raised concerns over security following a suicide bombing in Islamabad on 11 November 2025. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) held discussions with security officials before confirming that the tour would continue under reinforced security arrangements. Both remaining One Day Internationals (ODIs) were rescheduled and moved to the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.[7][8]
Squads
On 9 November, Hassan Nawaz was dropped from the squad, and was replaced by Fakhar Zaman.[11]
ODI series
1st ODI
2nd ODI
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Kusal Mendis (SL) played in his 150th ODI match.
- Babar Azam (Pak) Scored his 20th century equaling the record of Saeed Anwar for most ODI centuries for Pakistan.[12]
3rd ODI
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Pavan Rathnayake (SL) made his ODI debut.
- Mohammad Rizwan (Pak) played in his 100th ODI match.[13]
Notes
- Salman Ali Agha captained Pakistan in the 2nd ODI.
- Kusal Mendis captained Sri Lanka in the 3rd ODI.