Australian team arrives in Lahore for T20I series against Pakistan

LAHORE (Dunya News) – The Australian cricket team has arrived in Lahore to play a three-match T20I series against Pakistan.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) shared the development on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).

Reports suggest that Travis Head is expected to lead the team in the first match of the series, starting tomorrow (January 29).

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) January 28, 2026

According to Australian media, captain Mitchell Marsh may be rested for the opening game, along with wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis. Both players participated in the Big Bash League (BBL) final on Sunday, and the management is considering load management for them.

Earlier, PCB announced the commentary panel for the series. Former Australia Test batter Simon Katich is set to return to Pakistan as commentator for the three-match T20I series.
He last visited Pakistan in March 2022 to call the three-match Test series as Australia then returned to the country after 24 years.

The second and third T20Is will be played on Saturday 31 January and Sunday, 1 February with the first ball set to be bowled at 4pm PKT.

Joining Katich in the commentary box will be former Pakistan Test captains Aamir Sohail and Ramiz Raja along with former Test batter Bazid Khan. Former Pakistan Women’s team captain Urooj Mumtaz is also part of the five-member commentary panel for the series.

Zainab Abbas is set to be presenter for the PCB’s famous PitchSide Studio as the viewers will soak in the expert analysis during the pre- and post-match shows of all three matches at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.