LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced details of the Pakistan versus Australia men’s three-match T20I series and the Pakistan women’s cricket team’s tour of South Africa from 10 February to 1 March.

The men’s T20I series will be played on 29, 31 January, and 1 February at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, with each match starting at 1800 local time.

This series will provide opposing captains Salman Ali Agha of Pakistan and Australia’s Mitchell Marsh with a final opportunity to finalize their combinations and complete match preparations before the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 in Sri Lanka. Pakistan is in Group A along with India, Namibia, the Netherlands, and the USA, and will play their matches in Colombo. Australia is in Group B with Ireland, Oman, Sri Lanka, and Zimbabwe, and will play their matches in Colombo and Pallekele.

Australia has already announced its T20 World Cup squad, while Pakistan is expected to name its 15-player squad soon.

Meanwhile, the PCB has also announced the Pakistan women’s squad and schedule for their tour to South Africa. The team will play three T20Is from 10-16 February followed by three ICC Women’s Championship ODIs from 22 February to 1 March.

Fatima Sana will continue to lead the side in both formats. Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Zafar, Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali, Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Rameen Shamim, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, and Tasmia Rubab are the other players named in both squads. Diana Baig, Najiha Alvi, Sadaf Shamas, and Syeda Aroob Shah are included in the ODIs only, while Humna Bilal, Saira Jabeen, Tuba Hassan, and Eyman Fatima will participate in the T20I squad.

The T20I squad features two new faces: top-order batter Saira Jabeen and right-arm fast bowler Humna Bilal. For the ODIs, opening batters Ayesha Zafar and Gull Feroza, along with left-arm pacer Tasmia Rubab and wicketkeeper-batter Najiha Alvi, have been recalled.

A training camp will be held at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre in Karachi from 1 February to prepare the side for the tour.

PAKISTAN WOMEN’S SQUADS:

T20I: Fatima Sana (captain), Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Zafar, Eyman Fatima, Gull Feroza (wicket-keeper), Humna Bilal, Muneeba Ali (wicket-keeper), Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Rameen Shamim, Sadia Iqbal, Saira Jabeen, Sidra Amin, Tasmia Rubab, and Tuba Hassan.

ODI: Fatima Sana (captain), Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Zafar, Diana Baig, Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali (wicket-keeper), Najiha Alvi (wicket-keeper), Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Rameen Shamim, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah, and Tasmia Rubab.

SCHEDULE OF MATCHES

MEN’S (Pakistan v Australia)

29 Jan – 1st T20I, Lahore

31 Jan – 2nd T20I, Lahore

1 Feb – 3rd T20I, Lahore

WOMEN’S (Pakistan v South Africa)

10 Feb – 1st T20I, Potchefstroom

13 Feb – 2nd T20I, Benoni

16 Feb – 3rd T20I, Kimberley

22 Feb – 1st ODI, Bloemfontein

25 Feb – 2nd ODI, Centurion

1 Mar – 3rd ODI Durban