Pakistan will need to beat India by a huge margin on Sunday if they want to qualify for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 semifinals
The opening partnership between Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre will be crucial for India in their much-anticipated clash against Pakistan in the ICC U19 World Cup 2026
For Australia, it will be interesting to see if they experiment with their batting order in order to fine tune their eleven for the World cup as well.
With the spinners coming in handy for the hosts, they might pack a solid punch going into the T20 World Cup as well.
Australia have been poor with their bat in this series, especially against spin as the hosts took full advantage of home conditions and are now 2-0 up in the series.
Pakistan head into this match with a 1-0 lead after a 22-run victory in the opening game, which marked their first T20I win over Australia in over seven years.
The pitch proved to be spinner-friendly in 1st T20I, with Pakistan's spin quartet, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Abrar Ahmed, and Mohammad Nawaz-taking full advantage of the conditions.
As Pakistan celebrates its win, all eyes are on the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), which is expected to announce its final decision on the country's participation in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.
This series provides both teams with a valuable opportunity to acclimatize to the conditions in Lahore, where spin-friendly pitches could play a significant role.
Mitchell Marsh, along with wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis, are expected to miss the series opener due to their participation in the recent Big Bash League.
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.
Qualification for the semifinals of the ICC U19 World Cup 2026 will be on the line when India and Pakistan come face to face in Bulawayo
ICC is considering reinstating Bangladesh in Group A, alongside India, the USA, Namibia and the Netherlands, should Pakistan opt out of the competition.
Following the meeting, Naqvi confirmed that the T20 World Cup issue was discussed in detail with the Prime Minister later in the week
As per the revised schedule, the ICC has confirmed that all venues announced earlier will host matches as originally planned
ICC has convened a Board meeting on Wednesday to address the BCB's request to have Bangladesh's matches shifted out of India and played in Sri Lanka
SL vs PAK 3rd T20I LIVE WEATHER UPDATES: The match has finally begun as a 12-over a side match with Sri Lanka batting first.
The series goes into the final match now with Pakistan with a 1-0 lead at the moment.
In what was a bad display by the bat on the night, Sri Lanka were bundled out on just 128 runs, leaving the Pakistani batting order with not much to do for an opening win.