Australia to tour Pakistan for 3-match ODI series beginning on May 30

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In this file photo, Australia’s players celebrate after the dismissal of Pakistan’s Iftikhar Ahmed during a warm-up match between Pakistan and Australia ahead of the ICC men’s cricket World Cup, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad, India on October 3, 2023. — AFP/File
In this file photo, Australia’s players celebrate after the dismissal of Pakistan’s Iftikhar Ahmed during a warm-up match between Pakistan and Australia ahead of the ICC men’s cricket World Cup, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad, India on October 3, 2023. — AFP/File

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Thursday that the Australia men’s cricket team will tour the country for a three-match one-day international (ODI) series.

In a press release, the cricket board said that the visitors would arrive in Islamabad on May 23 and take on the Green Shirts in the first ODI scheduled at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on May 30.

The second and third ODIs of the series will be played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on June 2 and 4, respectively, it said.

“All three ODIs are scheduled to begin at 4:30pm local time, with the toss taking place at 4pm,” the press release said.

It went on to say that the upcoming bilateral ODI series would be Australia’s first in Pakistan since 2022.

It also highlighted that Australia last visited Pakistan earlier this year to participate in a three-match T20I series, which the hosts won 3-0 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

It further said that Australia also featured in ICC Champions Trophy 2025 matches in Pakistan, including a five-wicket win against England at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on February 22.

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