Pakistan ODI Tri-Series Matches Start at 1 pm PKT, England's Board Lists Six of Seven

Six of the seven matches in the Pakistan ODI tri-series are listed to start at 1:00 pm Pakistan time, according to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). That covers every England and Sri Lanka fixture, the Pakistan v Sri Lanka match on 27 October and the final on 31 October. The opener on 18 October is the one start time we could not confirm.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had not published start times when it announced the series. We checked the ECB match centre on 13 October 2026. Each page shows "Start Time 13:00 (Local)". Local means Rawalpindi or Lahore time, which is Pakistan Standard Time (PKT).

Six matches are listed at 1 pm PKT

The ECB match centre lists the 20, 22, 25, 27, 29 and 31 October matches at 13:00 local time. Pakistan is five hours ahead of UTC, so the same start is 08:00 UTC. The ECB pages do not say who will broadcast.

The series runs from 18 to 31 October 2026. Pakistan, England and Sri Lanka each play the other two sides twice, and the top two sides meet in the final at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The full list of dates and venues is in the tri-series fixtures.

Every listed match and its start time in PKT

All six listed matches begin at 1:00 pm PKT. One falls on a Sunday, 25 October, and the final falls on a Saturday. The other four are on weekdays, so many fans will watch after work or follow online.

The final is listed as a match page, but its two teams depend on the league table. The start time is the ECB's listing for the final slot, not a confirmation of which sides play.

The 18 October opener is not on England's pages

England do not play on 18 October, so the ECB match centre does not list Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi. The PCB pages that would carry it did not load for us. We do not assume the same 1:00 pm start until the PCB or Sri Lanka Cricket says so.

Pakistan and Sri Lanka played their T20Is in Rawalpindi this month in the evening, at 6 pm. The ODIs are a different format, so the T20 start time is no guide. A 50 over game needs more hours and starts earlier in the day.

What a 1 pm start means for your day

A one-day international usually lasts about eight hours with the innings break. A 1 pm start puts the second innings in the evening. The ECB does not say whether the series is played under lights, so check the ground notice before you plan a late return.

For tickets, entry rules and parking at the Lahore ground, see the Gaddafi Stadium match day details. Cash buyers can use the TCS Express Centre ticket sale that opens on 14 October.

How to convert the start time to your own time zone

Take the Pakistan time and subtract the gap between your country and Pakistan. The gap changes when clocks change. England and Wales move their clocks back on Sunday 25 October, which changes the match time there during the series.

1. Start from 1:00 pm PKT, which is 13:00 in Pakistan.
2. Subtract 5 hours to get UTC. The answer is 08:00 UTC.
3. In the United Kingdom, add 1 hour up to 24 October (9:00 am) and add nothing from 25 October (8:00 am).
4. In the United Arab Emirates, add 4 hours to UTC. The match then starts at 12:00 noon.

Always convert through UTC rather than from one local time to another. It avoids mistakes when one country changes its clocks and the other does not.

What is still not published

We could not find a broadcaster list for the ODIs on the pages we read. We also could not read the PCB's own pages for the opener, the toss time or gate opening time. We will update this report when they are published.

The squads are already named. See the full squads for all three teams and the umpires and referee for each match.

Common questions

What time does the Pakistan ODI tri-series start?

Six matches are listed to start at 1:00 pm PKT on the ECB match centre. The 18 October opener has no confirmed start time on the pages we could read.

What time is Pakistan v England on 20 October?

The ECB lists it at 1:00 pm local time at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, which is 13:00 in Pakistan.

What time is the tri-series final?

The final on Saturday 31 October at Gaddafi Stadium is listed at 1:00 pm PKT. The teams will be known after the league matches.

Is it a day-night series?

The ECB does not say. It only lists the start time, so we do not state whether floodlights will be used.

Why does the ECB page say 08:00?

The page shows the local time, 13:00, and also "Your Time", which was 08:00 when we opened it. That is UTC, five hours behind Pakistan.

Who will show the matches live?

We have not confirmed a broadcaster for the ODIs. We will not name one until the PCB or the channel announces it.

How we verified this

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

Last checked on 13 October 2026, Pakistan time. We opened the match pages for 20, 22, 25, 27, 29 and 31 October on the England and Wales Cricket Board website. Each page showed a local start time of 13:00. We could not read the PCB's own fixture pages, and the 18 October match is not on the ECB site.