Overview
- The PCB on November 12 rejected the BCB’s proposal for a December T20I tri-series, citing player workload concerns.
- Key Pakistan players, including Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi, are committed to BBL teams in December, with Mohammad Rizwan, Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali and Hassan Khan also contracted.
- The planned December event was expected to include Sri Lanka alongside Pakistan and Bangladesh.
- Pakistan’s separate T20I tri-series with Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe remains scheduled for November 17–29 in Rawalpindi and Lahore.
- Match officials have been named for the November tournament, while media reports suggested Reon King was being considered as match referee for the proposed December series.