Sri Lanka vs Pakistan live: Sri Lanka 108/4 (13.2/20 ov); Pakistan 0

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan is live now at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat This is 1st T20I (D/N) of Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 2026/27, a T20, and the note below follows this session rather than a generic preview.

Score: Sri Lanka 108/4 (13.2/20 ov); Pakistan 0.

Kusal Mendis and Saim Ayub are the players this session keeps returning to. A wicket now changes Pakistan's bowling plan. A stand that lasts another half hour changes what Sri Lanka can ask of the rest of this T20.

Match snapshot

• Fixture: 1st T20I (D/N)
• Series: Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 2026/27
• Format: T20
• Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
• Date and time: Friday, 9 October 2026 at 01:00 pm
• Status: Live now
• Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Men T20
• Pakistan: Pakistan Men T20

The 1st T20I (D/N) score stays on the live scoreboard.

Where the match stands

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat Set that next to Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The ball either does something in this hour of Sri Lanka vs Pakistan or the batters are allowed to settle.

Twenty overs at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium leave no time to settle. Sri Lanka and Pakistan will be decided by the powerplay and the last four overs. For Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, the live scoreboard carries the balls and this page carries what that score is saying.

Still in the game

Sri Lanka squad to follow: Kusal Mendis (Batsman), Kamil Mishara (Bowler), Pathum Nissanka (Batsman), Kusal Perera (Batsman), Dasun Shanaka (All-Rounder), Charith Asalanka (Batsman), Dhananjaya de Silva (Batsman), Wanindu Hasaranga (All-Rounder).

Pakistan squad to follow: Saim Ayub (Batsman), Naseem Shah (Bowler), Abdul Samad (Batsman), Sahibzada Farhan (Batsman), Usman Khan (Batsman), Salman Agha (All-Rounder), Faheem Ashraf (All-Rounder), Mohammad Nawaz (All-Rounder).

When 1st T20I (D/N) between Sri Lanka and Pakistan is official, this same page becomes the report and the scoreline stays locked to Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.