India, Oct. 18 -- Pakistan and Sri Lanka will open the ODI Tri-Series 2026 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday, October 18, with England also featuring in the tournament. The competition offers all three sides an important opportunity to test their combinations and build momentum ahead of the upcoming ODI World Cup. Pakistan will enter the contest looking to carry forward its recent success against Sri Lanka, having won the T20I series 2-1 at the same venue. The hosts also arrive with confidence after securing a 2-1 ODI series victory over Australia in their previous 50-over assignment.

Sri Lanka, meanwhile, will aim to build on its eight-wicket victory in the final T20I against Pakistan after a difficult run of results in 2026. Led ...