The first match of the 2026 test series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka will start on 9 September at the Lavalpindi Cricket Stadium. The first ball will be played at 9:30 p.m. local time and 1:30 p.m. Korean time.
The first test will take place from 9 to 13 on the International Cricket Council (ICC) match page for real-time score and match status, and on the Pakistan Cricket Commission (PCB) match schedule page for date status.
The second test will take place at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore from 17 to 21 and the two games will be included in the 2025-2027 ICC World Test Championship schedule.
The PCB has guided PTV sports on media channels in Pakistan, and introduced Tapmad and Tamasha as local online live streaming platforms. The media guide is aimed at Pakistani viewers, and in South Korea is the way to check the score information on the ICC match page.
In the run-up to the series, the PCB announced that the Pakistani test team included eight non-exit players, claiming that Barbar Azzam had achieved a test score of 5,000 points, and that Sri Lanka defeated the PCB Patrol Eleven with 142 points in a three-day training match during the tour.
The match highlights can be seen through video posting on the official PCB channel and video updates on the ICC match page. The first day of the second test is 17th and the first game starts at local time at 9:30 p.m.