australia tour pakistan 2026 The ODI series is starting from today, which has brought a historic achievement. The opening match at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium is Pakistan’s 1,000th ODI since its debut against New Zealand in 1973.
Both teams are entering this three-match series with highly restructured squads as they look towards future development. Pakistan under the captaincy of Shaheen Afridiheavy hitter is missing Fakhar Zaman And Saim Ayyub Due to injuries. However, experience comes back Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, And Shadab Khanlike with new faces Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat MinhasAnd Rohail Nazir. with the head coach mike hesson Seeing this as the main building block, Pakistan are confident, having defeated Australia 3-0 at home earlier this year, as well as winning their last two bilateral ODI series against the Australian team by 2-1 margins.
Australia is leading josh inglis In the absence of many usual senior figures. Their team has a dangerous mix of explosive white-ball talents Matthew Short, Cameron GreenAnd marnus labuschagneSupported by a powerful bowling contingent including Adam Zampa, Nathan EllisAnd Riley Meredith. Given how tightly contested these bilateral fixtures traditionally are, Australia will be hungry to avenge their recent defeat in the subcontinent.
Australia tour to Pakistan, complete schedule of ODI series
| date | matching details | Time (IST, GMT and Local) |
|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2026 (Saturday) | 1st ODI – Pakistan vs Australia Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi |
5:00 PM IST / 11:30 AM GMT / 4:30 PM Local |
| June 2, 2026 (Tuesday) | 2nd ODI – Pakistan vs Australia Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
5:00 PM IST / 11:30 AM GMT / 4:30 PM Local |
| 4 June 2026 (Thursday) | 3rd ODI- Pakistan vs Australia Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
5:00 PM IST / 11:30 AM GMT / 4:30 PM Local |
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squads
Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Maaz Sadaqat, Babar Azam, Salman Aga, Abdul Samad, Ghazi Ghori (wk), Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi (c), Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Rohail Nazir, Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Sufyan Mokim, Shamil Hussain.
Australia: Matthew Short, Josh Inglis (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey (w), Cameron Green, Liam Scott, Nathan Ellis, Riley Meredith, Adam Zampa, Billy Stanlake, Matthew Kuhnman, Tanvir Sangha, Oliver Peak
Broadcast & Live Streaming Details
- Pakistan: ptv sports and pcb live
- India: SportsTV YouTube (Unofficial)
- USA: willow tv [Sign up here]
- Australia: Fox Sports and Kayo
- bangladesh:T Sports and TapMad
- Sri Lanka: Delog TV
- mena country:Cricbuzz
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