- Sri Lanka bowl, Pakistan hand debut to Baig Shaheen, Naseem and Rauf reunited in hosts’ pace attack; SL pick Colombage The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 I believe there is room for improvement here,” stand-in ctain Towhid Hridoy says after Bangladesh are knocked out of the UAE ODI tri-series Rashid Khan picked up four wickets to skittle Bangladesh for 160, Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, Tri-series, Sharjah, October 21, 2026 Janith Liyanage celebrates with team-mates after hitting six to win the game off the penultimate ball Janith Liyanage celebrates with team-mates after hitting six to win the game off the penultimate ball, England vs Sri Lanka, Tri-series, October 22, 2026 Shikhar Mohan will replace KL Rahul, who will only play the first four-day match before linking up with the India ODI team Shikhar Mohan hit a half-century for Jharkhand, Vidarbha vs Jharkhand, Ranji Trophy 2025-26, 1st day, Nagpur, October 25, 2025 SA vs Aus 2nd Test 2026-27 – Pat Cummins – Australia can’t ‘per over cracks’ after innings thrashing Australia will need to seriously consider changes to their batting line-up for the deciding Test in Ce Town Steven Smith was out pulling Kagiso Rabada, South Africa vs Australia, 2nd Test, Gqeberha, 5th day, October 22, 2026 Harry Brook, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Kusal Mendis with the series trophy, Rawalpindi, October 17, 2026 Sri Lanka have won the toss for the fourth successive game on this tour, and opted to bowl first.
- In the opening contest of the tri-series, Kusal Mendis inserted Pakistan in on a warm sunny day in Pindi.
- The visitors go in with four seam bowlers, with Sachindu Colombage the specialist legspinner.
Sri Lanka bowl, Pakistan hand debut to Baig Shaheen, Naseem and Rauf reunited in hosts’ pace attack; SL pick Colombage The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 I believe there is room for improvement here,” stand-in ctain Towhid Hridoy says after Bangladesh are knocked out of the UAE ODI tri-series Rashid Khan picked up four wickets to skittle Bangladesh for 160, Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, Tri-series, Sharjah, October 21, 2026 Janith Liyanage celebrates with team-mates after hitting six to win the game off the penultimate ball Janith Liyanage celebrates with team-mates after hitting six to win the game off the penultimate ball, England vs Sri Lanka, Tri-series, October 22, 2026 Shikhar Mohan will replace KL Rahul, who will only play the first four-day match before linking up with the India ODI team Shikhar Mohan hit a half-century for Jharkhand, Vidarbha vs Jharkhand, Ranji Trophy 2025-26, 1st day, Nagpur, October 25, 2025 SA vs Aus 2nd Test 2026-27 – Pat Cummins – Australia can’t ‘per over cracks’ after innings thrashing Australia will need to seriously consider changes to their batting line-up for the deciding Test in Ce Town Steven Smith was out pulling Kagiso Rabada, South Africa vs Australia, 2nd Test, Gqeberha, 5th day, October 22, 2026 Harry Brook, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Kusal Mendis with the series trophy, Rawalpindi, October 17, 2026 Sri Lanka have won the toss for the fourth successive game on this tour, and opted to bowl first.
In the opening contest of the tri-series, Kusal Mendis inserted Pakistan in on a warm sunny day in Pindi. The visitors go in with four seam bowlers, with Sachindu Colombage the specialist legspinner. Pakistan gave a debut to 19-year-old wicketkeeper Saad Baig .
They field an attack comprising ctain Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah for the first time in an ODI since the Champions Trophy in 2025. Seam allrounder Faheem Ashraf is also part of the side, while Arafat Minhas is the spin oon. Salman Agha, who was sent home from Pakistan’s tour of England, plays an international for the first time since, with left handers Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman opening.
Pakistan : 1 Saim Ayub, 2 Fakhar Zaman, 3 Babar Azam, 4 Saad Baig (wk), 5 Hasan Nawaz, 6 Salman Ali Agha, 7 Minhas Arafat, 8 Faheem Ashraf 9 Shaheen Afridi (ct), 10 Haris Rauf, 11 Naseem Shah Sri Lanka : 1 Avishka Fernando, 2 Kamindu Mendis, 3 Kusal Mendis (ct), 4 Pavan Rathnayake, 5 Sahan Arachchige, 6 Janith Liyanage, 7 Dasun Shanaka, 8 Sachindu Colombage, 9 Eshan Malinga, 10 Asitha Fernando, 11 Dilshan Madushanka Harry Brook, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Kusal Mendis with the series trophy, Rawalpindi, October 17, 2026
