Overview
- Sri Lanka landed in Islamabad on Sunday ahead of three ODIs in Rawalpindi on November 11, 13 and 15, followed by a T20 tri-series with Zimbabwe starting November 17.
- Charith Asalanka has been appointed captain for both formats, with core players such as Kusal Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana and Dushmantha Chameera included.
- Matheesha Pathirana will miss the T20 tri-series due to an upper respiratory tract infection, with Asitha Fernando called up as replacement.
- Dilshan Madushanka has been ruled out of the ODI leg with a knee injury, and Eshan Malinga comes into the 50-over squad in his place.
- Punjab’s Home Department confirmed Army and Rangers deployments—three companies each in Rawalpindi and one each in Lahore—with Army Aviation helicopters providing aerial monitoring from November 8 to 30, while Pakistan also updated its squads, releasing Hasan Nawaz and adding Fakhar Zaman to the T20I group.