Overview
- The PCB on Thursday confirmed three ODIs on May 30, June 2 and June 4, with Australia due in Islamabad on May 23.
- The schedule collides with IPL playoffs from May 26 to May 31, and Cricket Australia has told players to complete their IPL deals.
- Reports indicate Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood will be rested for Pakistan, with Travis Head also flagged as unlikely.
- Selectors are expected to name a rotated squad soon, with some players joining late if their IPL teams bow out and Mitchell Marsh or Josh Inglis in the frame to lead.
- The series precedes a white-ball tour of Bangladesh from June 9 and marks Australia’s first bilateral ODI trip to Pakistan since 2022.