The match offers both teams an opportunity to fine-tune their squads and get accustomed to the conditions in Lahore, where spin-friendly surfaces could play a key role.
While Australia may be the favourites, Pakistan has proven time and again that they can rise to the occasion, making this series an exciting contest.
According to the ICC, Jones is accused of being involved in attempts to improperly influence aspects of matches, including their result, progress, or conduct.
As both teams gear up for this crucial match, New Zealand will be aiming to bounce back and level the series, while India looks to build on their dominant performance and seal the win.
New Zealand will battle for pride in the fourth T20 having already lost the series in Guwahati
India so far have played four T20I matches at this venue. They have won three matches and lost one against Australia back in 2019
Ravi Bishnoi's impressive spell of 4-0-18-2 at Guwahati has strengthened his case, and the team management may consider rotating Kuldeep out to give him a breather while bringing Chakravarthy back int
Delhi Capitals' skipper Jemimah Rodrigues has been fined Rs 12 lakh for maintaining slow over-rate during their Women's Premier League clash against Gujarat Giants. Delhi Capitals lost the game by three runs here at the Baroda Cricket Association Stadium on Tuesday to slip to the fourth spot in the points table. "Jemimah Rodrigues, Captain of Delhi Capitals has been fined after her team maintained a slow over rate during their team's match against Gujarat Giants at the BCA Stadium, Vadodara on Tuesday," WPL said in a statement. "As it was her first offence of the season under the WPL's Code of Conduct relating to minimum over rate offences, Jemimah was fined INR 12 lakhs," it added. With six points and a Net Run Rate of -0.164, Delhi Capitals are locked in a battle for top-three finish for the WPL playoffs. They will take on the bottom-placed UP Warriorz in their next match on February 1.
UP Warriorz on Wednesday picked England wicketkeeper-batter Amy Jones as a replacement for injured Phoebe Litchfield for the remainder of the Women's Premier League. Litchfield, who is the team's leading run-getter, has been ruled out of the tournament due to injury in big blow to UPW's playoff hopes ahead of their clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Thursday. The Australian batter is among the top three run-getters this season with 243 runs in six matches. Jones has featured in 125 T20Is and has 1,666 runs. She will join the Warriorz for Rs 50 lakh, the WPL stated in a release. UPW currently have just two wins and four points from six matches and a poor net run rate of -0.769 as they will need big wins to climb the standings. The Warriorz, however, have two matches in hand -- against RCB and Delhi Capitals -- and can reach eight points, but will also depend on other results.
Scotland currently does not have a confirmed sponsor for the tournament, and even the team jerseys are yet to be finalized.
With the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 set to be played in India and Sri Lanka starting next month, South Africa's spinners sent out a strong message with a collective impact performance in Paarl
Gujarat Giants, with the win over Delhi Capitals, have displaced Mumbai Indians from the second spot in the WPL 2026 points table
The T20I series between South Africa and West Indies was initially scheduled to be four matches long but was trimmed down to three later on to keep players fresh for T20 World Cup 2026
GG will aim to become the first team to complete a season double against DC in the group stages of the WPL with a win today
India, with the win, have jumped to the number one spot in the ICC Under-19 Super Six Group 2 points table
Delhi Capitals have played a total of five matches at Kotambi Stadium; they have won four and lost one game
The winner of today's game between DC and GG will almost confirm their place in the playoffs with four wins to their name
The young sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (52 runs off 30 balls), with a brisk fifty, set the stage for a huge total for India
ICC is considering reinstating Bangladesh in Group A, alongside India, the USA, Namibia and the Netherlands, should Pakistan opt out of the competition.
Zimbabwe will be looking for their maiden win in ICC U19 World Cup 2026 when they take the field against India today