Australia-Pakistan three T20Is series to begin from January 29 at Gaddafi

LAHORE, Jan 14 (APP):The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed  Australia’s T20I tour of Pakistan later this month beginning from January 29 at the Gaddafi Stadium here.

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

The series will serve as crucial game time for both sides ahead of the all-important ICC Men’s T20I World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka where Pakistan are placed in Group A and Australia in Group B.

Australia’s T20I squad will arrive in Lahore on Wednesday 28 January. The coin toss in all the three matches is set to take place at 5.30pm PKT with the first ball expected to be bowled at 6pm PKT.

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 played three of their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 matches in the country as well.

Australia bagged a close three-wicket win in the only T20I they played at the Gaddafi Stadium on 5 April 2022.

Expressing immense excitement in hosting Australia prior to the ICC mega event, COO PCB Sumair Ahmed Syed said “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.

“I’m sure the Gaddafi Stadium has become a familiar sight for Australian Cricket team as they have played a Test, five ODIs and a T20I here since March 2022,” the COO added.

Series schedule:

1st T20I – Thursday, 29 January – 6pm PKT

2nd T20I – Saturday, 31 January – 6pm PKT

3rd T20I – Sunday, 1 February – 6pm PKT