The Australia tour to Pakistan 2026 The ODI series begins today, kicking off a historic milestone. The opening match at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium marks Pakistan’s 1,000th ODI since its debut in 1973 against New Zealand.
Both teams enter this three-match series with highly changed squads as they look to further development. Pakistan, under his captaincy Shaheen Afridiheavy hitters are missing Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub due to injuries. But it comes back through experience Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, and Shadab Khanalong with fresh faces like Ahmad Daniyal, Arafat Minhasand Rohail Nazir. With the head coach Mike Hesson Viewing this as a key building block, Pakistan are building on their confidence after thrashing Australia 3-0 in the T20I series at home earlier this year and winning the last two ODI series against Australia 2-1.
Australia is leading Josh English with the absence of several of the usual high-profile figures. They have a dangerous mix of explosive white ball talent in their squad Matthew Short, Cameron Greenand Marnus Labuschagneincluding supported by a strong bowling contingent Adam Zampa, Nathan Ellisand Riley Meredith. Given how tightly contested these bilateral encounters have traditionally been, Australia will be eager to avenge their recent losses in the subcontinent.
Complete schedule of Pakistan’s tour of Australia, ODI series
| History | Eligibility details | Times (IST, GMT and Local) |
|---|---|---|
| 30 May 2026 (Saturday) | 1st ODI – Pakistan vs Australia Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi |
17:00 IST / 11:30 GMT / 16:30 Local |
| June 2, 2026 (Tuesday) | 2nd ODI – Pakistan vs Australia Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
17:00 IST / 11:30 GMT / 16:30 Local |
| June 4, 2026 (Thursday) | 3rd ODI – Pakistan vs Australia Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
17:00 IST / 11:30 GMT / 16:30 Local |
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Groups
Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Maaz Sadaqat, Babar Azam, Salman Agha, Abdul Samad, Ghazi Ghori(w), Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi(c), Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Rohail Nazir, Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Sufyan Moqim, Shamyl Hussain
Australia: Matthew Short, Josh Inglis(c), Marnus Labuschagne, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey(w), Cameron Green, Liam Scott, Nathan Ellis, Riley Meredith, Adam Zampa, Billy Stanlake, Matthew Kuhnemann, Tanveer Sangha, Oliver Peake
Stream and Live Streaming Details
- Pakistan: PTV Sports and PCB Live
- India: SportsTV YouTube (unofficial)
- USA: WillowTV (Register here)
- Australia: Fox Sports and Kayo
- Bangladesh: T Sports and Tapmad
- Sri Lanka: Daily TV
- MENA countries: Cricbuzz
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