Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 2026

The Australian cricket team visited Pakistan in May and June 2026 to play the Pakistan cricket team.[1] The tour consisted of three ODI matches. In May 2026, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed the fixtures for the tour.[2] It was also Australia's first ODI tour to Pakistan since 2022.

Australia tour of Pakistan, 2026
 
  Pakistan Australia
Dates 30 May – 4 June 2026
Captains Shaheen Shah Afridi Josh Inglis
One Day International series
Results Pakistan won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Babar Azam (125) Josh Inglis (129)
Most wickets Shaheen Shah Afridi (7)
Arafat Minhas (7)
Nathan Ellis (7)
Player of the series Arafat Minhas (Pak)

Squads

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ODI series

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1st ODI

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30 May 2026
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia 
200 (44.1 overs)
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 Pakistan
202/5 (42.3 overs)
Matt Renshaw 61 (63)
Arafat Minhas 5/32 (10 overs)
Babar Azam 69 (94)
Nathan Ellis 2/45 (7 overs)
Pakistan won by 5 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Arafat Minhas (Pak)

2nd ODI

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2 June 2026
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia 
231/9 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
190 (44 overs)
Cameron Green 53 (92)
Shaheen Shah Afridi 3/36 (8 overs)
Shadab Khan 71 (104)
Nathan Ellis 4/33 (9 overs)
Australia won by 41 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)
Player of the match: Nathan Ellis (Aus)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

3rd ODI

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4 June 2026
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia 
157 (42 overs)
v
 Pakistan
161/6 (41.5 overs)
Josh Inglis 65 (71)
Shaheen Shah Afridi 3/30 (8 overs)
Babar Azam 40 (84)
Matthew Kuhnemann 3/38 (10 overs)
Pakistan won by 4 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pak)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

References

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