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Sri Lanka Cricket Team vs Pakistan National Cricket Team: Sri Lanka Cricket Board announced a three-match T20I series against Pakistan scheduled to take place in January 2026. This series will serve as a major preparation for the marquee Men’s T20 World Cup, scheduled from February 7 to March 8 in India and Sri Lanka.

Dambulla International Cricket Stadium will host all the matches starting from January 7 in the first T20I, with two more games on January 9 and 11. Notably, Pakistan are set to play all their WC matches in Sri Lanka.

“The Pakistan National Team will tour Sri Lanka in January 2026 to play a three-match T20I series. All matches will be played at the RDICS in Dambulla,” said Sri Lanka Cricket on their Instagram as they announced the fixtures.

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The PCB, meanwhile, said in their statement, “The tour will provide the side with valuable match practice ahead of next year’s global event.”

The Salman Ali Agha-led Pakistan have cranked up their performance in the format with favourable results. Following a convincing 2-1 series win against South Africa, the Men in Green decimated Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe to win the T20I tri-series.

They are placed in Group A with Namibia, the United States, the Netherlands, and arch-rivals India, beginning their T20 World Cup campaign on February 7. If they reach the semifinal and eventually the final, those matches will also be staged in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka, meanwhile, recently finished a three-week tour of Pakistan, during which they played three ODIs and participated in a tri-series that also included Zimbabwe.

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PAK vs SL T20I Series Full Schedule:

First T20I: Wednesday, January 7, Dambulla

Second T20I: Friday, January 9, Dambulla

Third T20I: Sunday, January 11, Dambulla

Inputs from IANS

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