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\nThe Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday announced the schedule of Australia\u2019s tour of Pakistan, comprising three T20 internationals (T20I) matches set to be played towards the end of this month.
\nAll three matches will be played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on January 29, January 31 and February 1. Australia\u2019s T20I squad will arrive in Lahore on January 28, the cricket board announced.
\nThe PCB said that toss for each match will take place at 5:30pm (local time), with play set to begin at 6pm.
\n\u201cThe series serves as crucial game time for both sides ahead of the all-important ICC Men\u2019s T20I World Cup 2026, where Pakistan are placed in Group A and Australia in Group B,\u201d it added.
\nThis will be Australia\u2019s third tour of Pakistan since March-April 2022, when they played Tests, ODIs and a T20I in the country. The side also played three matches of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan. Their only previous T20I at the Gaddafi Stadium came on April 5, 2022, when they won by three wickets.
\nPCB Chief Operating Officer Sumair Ahmed Syed said the board was looking forward to hosting Australia in Lahore.
\n\u201cWe are excited and look forward to hosting Australia for the three-match T20I series here in Lahore. The tour marks a blockbuster beginning of the year for Pakistan cricket fans, and I urge them to turn out in numbers during the series to support both the teams as they put the final touches to their T20 World Cup preparations,\u201d he said.
\nHe added that the Gaddafi Stadium has become a familiar venue for Australia, having hosted a Test, five ODIs and a T20I involving the visitors since March 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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