Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
1st Test

Pakistan play Sri Lanka in the 1st Test of Pakistan v Sri Lanka 2026 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, on Mon 9 Nov 2026.

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).

The five scheduled days: Day 1 Mon 9 Nov; Day 2 Tue 10 Nov; Day 3 Wed 11 Nov; Day 4 Thu 12 Nov; Day 5 Fri 13 Nov. Daily start times haven’t been published yet.

In Tests, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have met 59 times: Pakistan won 23, Sri Lanka 17, 19 drawn (records to 12 September 2026).

The sides meet again in the 2nd Test, Tue 17 Nov 2026 at Gaddafi 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: It hosted a Test from 11 to 15 December 2019. 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.

Ground facts: en.wikipedia.org ↗