Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
1st T20I

Pakistan play Sri Lanka in the 1st T20I of Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 2026 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, on Fri 9 Oct 2026, starting at 20:00 local time (15:00 UTC).

Pakistan’s form coming in: played Hong Kong, China (Match abandoned due to rain (No toss), Mon 28 Sep 2026, 1st Quarter-Final); beat Bangladesh (Pakistan won by 6 wkts (13 overs game due to rain), Thu 1 Oct 2026, 1st Semi-Final); lost to India (India won by 19 runs, Sat 3 Oct 2026, Gold Medal Match).

Sri Lanka’s form coming in: lost to England (England won by 223 runs, Sun 27 Sep 2026, 3rd ODI); played Nepal (Match abandoned due to rain (No toss), Tue 29 Sep 2026, 3rd Quarter-Final); lost to India (India won by 124 runs, Thu 1 Oct 2026, 2nd Semi-Final); beat Bangladesh (Sri Lanka won by 63 runs, Sat 3 Oct 2026, Bronze Medal Match).

In T20Is, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have met 30 times: Pakistan won 18, Sri Lanka 12 (records to 3 October 2026).

The sides meet again in the 2nd T20I, Sun 11 Oct 2026 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium opened in 1992, holds 15,000. The Pakistan Cricket Board’s ground in Rawalpindi, twenty minutes from Islamabad.

At Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium: Its first international was an ODI between Pakistan and Sri Lanka on 19 January 1992, and its first Test came in 1993, against Zimbabwe. Floodlights were added in late 2001, before Australia’s planned tour. It hosted three matches at the 1996 World Cup, including Gary Kirsten’s 188 not out against the UAE.

Ground facts: en.wikipedia.org ↗