Pakistan to host Sri Lanka, Afghanistan in tri-series ahead of Men's T20 World Cup next year

New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI): Pakistan is each acceptable to big its first-ever T20I tri-series with Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, from November 17-29, with the tourney being an important stepping constituent for the 3 sides up of adjacent year's ICC Men's T20 World Cup successful India and Sri Lanka, arsenic per the authoritative website of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

The archetypal crippled of the tri-series volition statesman connected November 17 with Pakistan taking connected Afghanistan astatine the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. While Afghanistan person featured successful 5 ODIs successful the country, the past of which came successful this year's ICC Men's Champions Trophy, it volition beryllium their first-ever T20I successful Pakistan.

On November 19, Sri Lanka volition instrumentality connected Afghanistan, besides successful Rawalpindi, portion the remaining fixtures of the series, including the finals, volition beryllium played successful Lahore.

It follows Pakistan's caller announcement that they volition big South Africa crossed the 3 formats successful October-November.

PCB Chief Operating Officer Sumair Ahmed Syed was excited astir the upcoming tri-series.

'We look guardant to hosting Sri Lanka and Afghanistan for Pakistan's maiden T20I tri-series. This lawsuit volition not lone connection fantabulous mentation for adjacent year's ICC Men's T20 World Cup, but besides contiguous fans with breathtaking cricket crossed venues,' said Sumair, arsenic quoted from the authoritative website of ICC.

Pakistan volition commencement their ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 run with a two-match location bid against defending champions South Africa, opening connected October 12. The 2 teams volition aboriginal play six achromatic shot games.

It volition beryllium South Africa's archetypal Test bid successful Pakistan since 2021, wherever they suffered a 2-0 decision against the hosts led by Babar Azam.

After the Tests, the 2 sides volition play six white-ball games, 3 T20Is and 3 ODIs. The ODI bid volition beryllium staged astatine the Iqbal Stadium successful Faisalabad, which is acceptable to big its archetypal 50-over planetary successful 17 years, with the past 1 being against Bangladesh successful April 2008. (ANI)