Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I, Oct 9, 2026: playing XIs
| Sri Lanka | 182/8 | 20.0 ov |
|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 187/6 | 18.5 ov |
Pakistan win by 4 wickets
Result
Pakistan win by 4 wickets
Player of the match
Sahibzada Farhan (Pakistan)
Sri Lanka Cricket · updated Sun, 11 Oct, 18:32
What the reporting says
Sahibzada Farhan will captain Pakistan's T20 side against Sri Lanka, with Shaheen Shah Afridi leading the ODI team.
All three T20Is, starting on the 9th with the others on the 11th and 13th, will be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
A seven-match ODI tri-series with Sri Lanka, Pakistan and England starts on the 18th, split between Rawalpindi and Lahore.
Dhananjaya de Silva has quit as Sri Lanka Test captain but stays available for the two-Test series in Pakistan starting November 9 in Rawalpindi.
Selectors have not yet appointed a new Test captain.
Kusal Mendis, already white-ball captain after replacing Charith Asalanka, is a contender for the Test captaincy.
Facts taken from the stories linked beside them, each from a sentence in the original.
Playing XIs
Pakistan
- Sahibzada FarhanCaptain
- Fakhar Zaman
- Maaz Sadaqat
- Muhammad Nawaz
- Saim Ayub
- Khawaja NafayWicketkeeper
- Shadab Khan
- Mohammad Randhawa
- Raza Ullah
- Naseem Shah
- Abrar Ahmed
Sri Lanka
- Balapuwaduge MendisCaptain
- Lahiru IgalagamageWicketkeeper
- Rajapaksha Mishara
- Pasqual Mendis
- Sahan Arachchige
- Madagamagamage Shanaka
- Dunith Wellalage
- Morawakage Theekshana
- Pathira Chameera
- Ilandari Thushara
- Kiribathgala Dharmasena
LiveScore · updated Fri, 9 Oct, 18:32