Pakistan, July 19 -- The preparation for the T20 World Cup in the middle of next year will be more exhaustive, with a tour of South Africa, home games against Zimbabwe, and a tri-series in Ireland also including West Indies. Pakistan will play three ODIs at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore against South Africa from August 16 to 22 in the build-up to the 2025 ODI World Cup before leaving for Sri Lanka, where they will play all their group matches - as well knockout matches, if they qualify for that stage. There is no other cricket scheduled for the team for the rest of 2025 apart from a three-match T20I series in Dublin in early August.

The major part of the build-up to the T20 World Cup in England in June-July 2026 will be in South Africa, wher...