Pakistan to host Australia for three-match series before T20 World Cup 2026
Australia will play three T20 Internationals in Lahore before the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, India and Sri Lanka, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Wednesday.
Australia will play day-night matches at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on January 29, 31 and February 1 before both teams leave for the mega event.
While Australia is playing its World Cup group games in India, Pakistan will be based in Sri Lanka for its matches.
This is the first time since April 2022 that Australia will tour Pakistan for a T20 series, as it last came to the country to play a Test series and then a white-ball rubber that year.
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The Australians will reach Lahore on January 28 for the short series.
Australia had played some of their Champions Trophy matches last year in Pakistan.
Pakistan’s selectors are due to meet with head coach Mike Hesson and captain Salman Ali Agha later this week to finalise the squad for the Australia series and also the World Cup.
The squad will be announced next week after approval from the PCB chairman, Mohsin Naqvi.
Published on Jan 14, 2026
