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LAHORE: Sri Lanka Cricket and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) are in talks over a potential bilateral T20I series ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.
The 20-team mega event is likely to be played from February 8 to March 7 across five venues in India and two in Sri Lanka.
According to the reports, the boards are in discussion regarding the three-match shorter format series, with the decision to be announced in a few days’ time.
Sources privy to the matter say the series’ potential timeline could be January 8 to 12, with all fixtures to be held at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium.
It is worth noting that the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo and the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium will be unavailable due to upgradation work for the T20 World Cup 2026.
Due to this reason, SLC also postponed the sixth edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL).
The Premier League was initially scheduled to be played in the November-December window.
The T20I series will provide the Green Shirts ample time to prepare for the mega event and adapt to the conditions, as they will play all their games in Sri Lanka under the Hybrid Model— a model between Pakistan and India to play their ICC matches at a neutral venue.
For those unaware, Pakistan is currently hosting the Islanders and Zimbabwe in a T20I tri-series, which will run until November 29 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Pakistan has already reached the final of the series after defeating Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.
Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka T20I Tri-Series Schedule:
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