The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), on Monday, October 5, unveiled Pakistan’s white-ball squads for their upcoming T20I series against Sri Lanka and the ODI tri-series. Interestingly, PCB elevated opening batter Sahibzada Farhan as their new T20I captain.
It’s worth noting that in the T20 World Cup 2026 campaign, Farhan scored 383 runs at a strike rate of 160 to end the campaign as the leading run-scorer. Farhan propelled Pakistan to a silver medal at the just-concluded Asian Games 2026 after losing the final to Team India in Aichi-Nagoya.
Farhan took over captaincy from Salman Ali Agha, who is set to remain part of the ODI setup, where Shaheen Shah Afridi retains the captaincy for the ODI tri-series. While the T20I team takes on Sri Lanka in a three-match series, commencing on Friday, October 9, the ODI side will be a part of the tri-series against Sri Lanka and England, starting on Sunday, October 18.
Pakistan’s T20I squad vs Sri Lanka:
Sahibzada Farhan (c), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Arafat Minhas, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Nawaz, Khawaja Nafay (wk), Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Muhammad Imran Randhawa, Naseem Shah, Razaullah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Sufiyan Moqim.
Pakistan’s ODI squad for the tri-series vs Sri Lanka and England:
Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Abrar Ahmed, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Nawaz, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wk), Naseem Shah, Razaullah, Saad Baig (wk), Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan, Sufiyan Moqim.
T20I Series Schedule:
9 October: First T20I, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
11 October: Second T20I, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
13 October: Third T20I, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
ODI tri-series schedule
18 October: Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
20 October: Pakistan v England, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
22 October: Sri Lanka v England, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
25 October: Pakistan v England, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
27 October: Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
29 October: Sri Lanka v England, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
31 October: Final, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
