{
  "id": 13062787,
  "title": "Commentary Panel Announced for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka T20I Series",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/commentary-panel-announced-for-pakistan-vs-sri-lanka-t20i-series",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-09T07:45:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPakistani",
    "slug": "propakistani",
    "url": "https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/09/commentary-panel-announced-for-pakistan-vs-sri-lanka-t20i-series/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The commentary panel has been unveiled for Pakistan's upcoming three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, set to commence at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The panel consists of five esteemed figures: Aamir Sohail, Bazid Khan, and Salman Butt, all former Pakistan cricketers, former Pakistan women's captain Urooj Mumtaz, and Sri Lankan commentator Roshan Abeysinghe. Zainab Abbas will take on the role of presenter across the series.\n\nThe first two T20Is will be contested at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on October 10 and 12, respectively. Post the T20I series, both teams will engage in an ODI tri-series, with Pakistan hosting Sri Lanka on October 18 and 19 at Rawalpindi, followed by Pakistan's second match against Sri Lanka at Lahore on October 20. Sri Lanka will then pay a three-day warm-up visit to Islamabad from November 4 to 6.\n\nThe Test series, a part of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27, will commence in Rawalpindi from November 9 to 13, and continue at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium from November 17 to 21. This will be Sri Lanka's first bilateral limited-overs series in Pakistan since 2019, where they had previously triumphed over Pakistan 3-0 in a three-match T20I series at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. The historic rivalry between the two teams stands at 31 T20 Internationals, with Pakistan leading the tally at 18 wins compared to Sri Lanka's 13.",
  "summary": "The commentary panel for Pakistan’s three-match home T20I series against Sri Lanka has been announced ahead of the opening match … Read More The post Commentary Panel Announced for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka T20I Series appeared first on ProPakistani .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}