Pakistan Next Match After the Tri-Series: 1st Test vs Sri Lanka on 9 November, Warm-Up and Squads

Pakistan's next match after winning the tri-series is the first Test against Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Monday 9 November 2026, with a reported 9:30 am PKT start. Before that, a PCB Patron's XI plays Sri Lanka in a three-day warm-up at the Islamabad Club from 4 to 6 November. The second Test is in Lahore from 17 to 21 November.

Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 3 wickets in the ODI tri-series final on 31 October. The two sides now switch from white ball to red ball, with eight days in between. We checked the dates against Sri Lanka Cricket's own Test squad release and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) squad release as recorded in our earlier reports. The PCB website refused our connection this week.

Pakistan's next match is the 1st Test on 9 November in Rawalpindi

The national team's next fixture is the first Test against Sri Lanka, from Monday 9 to Friday 13 November 2026 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Play is reported to start at 9:30 am PKT each day. It counts for the ICC World Test Championship.

Sri Lanka Cricket's release of 13 October confirms the series starts on 9 November in Rawalpindi. The 9:30 am time comes from a public scorecard listing, as set out in our report on the Test start times. We have not seen it on a PCB page.

A Patron's XI plays Sri Lanka from 4 to 6 November

Pakistan's Test team does not play the warm-up as a side. Instead, a 13-player PCB Patron's XI, captained by Saad Baig, plays Sri Lanka at the Islamabad Club from 4 to 6 November. Six Test squad members are in it.

The six are Abdullah Fazal, Ali Usman, Azan Awais, Mohammad Suleman, Mohammad Taha and Sameer Minhas. Five fast bowlers make up the attack: Mohammad Salman, Shoaib Akhtar Jnr, Ali Shabbir, Saqib Khan and Ubaid Shah. Mohammad Tayyab Arif completes the 13.

The warm-up matters for those five pacers. The PCB said it will add two fast bowlers from the Patron's XI to the Test squad after the match ends on 6 November. That would take the squad to 16.

Babar Azam leads a 14-player Test squad with three new caps

Pakistan named an initial 14-player Test squad on 24 October with Babar Azam as captain. The uncapped players are batters Mohammad Taha, Sameer Minhas and Mohammad Suleman. Two more fast bowlers join after the warm-up.

Three tri-series players move straight into the Test group: Saad Baig, who made 74 in the final, Arafat Minhas, who made 61 off 31 in the final, and Salman Ali Agha, who made 107 in the series opener. Taha's 730 runs led the President's Trophy Grade-I this season. The full list with each new player's record is in our report on the Pakistan Test squad vs Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka's 15-player Test squad is led by Kusal Mendis

Sri Lanka Cricket named 15 players on 13 October, with Kusal Mendis as Test captain. Pathum Nissanka was to travel only if declared medically fit. Kamindu Mendis, who made 131 in the ODI final, is in the Test squad too.

The full Sri Lanka squad is Pathum Nissanka, Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Sonal Dinusha, Kusal Mendis (captain), Dhananjaya de Silva, Anjala Bandara, Keshara Nuwantha, Prabath Jayasuriya, Milan Rathnayaka, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka and Eshan Malinga.

Madushanka took 5 for 34 against Pakistan on 27 October and removed Maaz Sadaqat and Babar Azam early in the final. Sonal Dinusha is Sri Lanka's leading run-scorer in this World Test Championship cycle with 606 runs, and Asitha Fernando the leading wicket-taker with 25, according to the ICC.

What else Pakistan teams play in the next two weeks

The senior men are not the only Pakistan side in action. The U19 team opens its Asia Cup in Muscat on 6 November, and the women's emerging side heads to its event later in the month. Here is the order of play.

1. 4 to 6 November: PCB Patron's XI v Sri Lanka, Islamabad Club.
2. 6 November: Pakistan U19 v UAE U19, U19 Asia Cup, Muscat.
3. 8 November: Pakistan U19 v India U19, OCC Turf 1, Muscat.
4. 9 to 13 November: 1st Test, Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Rawalpindi.
5. 17 to 21 November: 2nd Test, Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Lahore.

The U19 dates are confirmed by India's and Sri Lanka's boards, as explained in our report on the U19 Asia Cup 2026 dates. Every fixture of the month, including women's cricket and domestic events, is in our Pakistan cricket schedule for November 2026. For the first Test, tickets are covered in our report on 1st Test tickets in Rawalpindi.

Common questions

When is Pakistan's next match?

The first Test against Sri Lanka starts on Monday 9 November 2026 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

What time does the Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Test start?

9:30 am PKT, as reported on a public scorecard listing. The PCB had not shown it on a page we could open.

Is there a warm-up match before the Tests?

Yes. A PCB Patron's XI plays Sri Lanka over three days at the Islamabad Club from 4 to 6 November.

Who is Pakistan's Test captain?

Babar Azam leads the 14-player squad named on 24 October 2026.

Where is the second Test?

At Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, from 17 to 21 November 2026.

Does Pakistan play any ODIs or T20Is in November?

None that we found. In the November schedule we built from board releases, the men's fixtures after the tri-series are the two Tests.

How we verified this

What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.

Last checked 1 November 2026. Sri Lanka's squad and the 9 November start in Rawalpindi come from Sri Lanka Cricket's release of 13 October 2026. Sri Lanka's leading players this cycle come from the ICC review of 31 October 2026. Pakistan's squad, the Patron's XI and the warm-up come from the PCB release of 24 October as recorded in our earlier report; we could not reopen the PCB site this week. The 9:30 am start is reported, not seen on a PCB page.