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Pakistan Playing XI: Predicted Lineup and Batting Order

Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Tue 17 Nov, 05:00: the last XI stands until the toss confirms one

Updated 9 September 2026, after the England game

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1 Saim Ayub Batter, batted 1 0 11 balls 2 A Azan Awais Batter, batted 2 68 104 balls 3 Abdullah Shafique Batter, batted 3 3 19 balls 4 Shan Masood Batter, batted 4 100 155 balls 5 Babar Azam Batter, batted 5 83 121 balls 6 Saud Shakeel Batter, batted 6 72 106 balls 7 Ghazi Ghori Keeper, batted 7 20 32 balls 8 Mohammad Imran Bowler, batted 8 9 38 balls 9 R Raza Ullah Bowler, batted 9 92 74 balls 10 Mohammad Abbas Bowler, batted 10 63 103 balls 11 M Mohammad Ali Bowler, batted 11 9* 24 balls
Last Test: England won by 8 wickets, 9 Sep 2026. The scorecard →

Pakistan Batting Order

Who batted where over the last 10 Tests, and the runs there

PositionInnsAvgSRAlso
1Azan Awais 5 47.4 54.0 A. Shafique (2), S. Masood (2)
2Imam ul Haq 6 49.5 59.4 A. Awais (2), A. Fazal (1)
3Shan Masood 5 81.6 53.5 A. Shafique (3), A. Fazal (1)
4Babar Azam 6 75.5 64.3 S. Masood (2), A. Shafique (1)
5Saud Shakeel 7 45.9 52.8 B. Azam (1), S. Agha (1)
6Mohammad Rizwan 5 46.2 48.1 S. Agha (4), S. Shakeel (1)
7Mohammad Rizwan 4 63.0 62.2 S. Agha (3), G. Ghori (1)
8Noman Ali 4 7.3 32.2 A. Usman (2), S. Khan (1)
9Sajid Khan 3 30.0 85.7 K. Shahzad (2), S. Afridi (2)
10Mohammad Abbas 3 31.3 56.0 S. Khan (1), M. Ali (1)
11Mohammad Ali 4 5.5 20.8 M. Abbas (2), A. Afridi (1)
Inns is how often each batted there. A player who did not bat is left out.

Pakistan Selections

Every player Pakistan picked in the last 10 Tests, the most first

PlayerXIBatsLast
Shan Masood 9/10 3 XI
Mohammad Rizwan 9/10 6 -
Salman Agha 9/10 6 -
Babar Azam 8/10 4 XI
Saud Shakeel 8/10 5 XI
Azan Awais 7/10 1 XI
Imam ul Haq 7/10 2 -
Abdullah Shafique 6/10 3 XI
Mohammad Abbas 6/10 10 XI
Sajid Khan 5/10 9 -
Mohammad Ali 5/10 11 XI
Ali Usman 4/10 8 -
Noman Ali 4/10 8 -
Khurram Shahzad 4/10 9 -
Hasan Ali 3/10 8 -
Shaheen Afridi 3/10 9 -
Abdullah Fazal 2/10 2 -
Saim Ayub 1/10 1 XI
Mohammad Huraira 1/10 2 -
Kamran Ghulam 1/10 4 -
Awais Zafar 1/10 5 -
Ghazi Ghori 1/10 7 XI
Aamer Jamal 1/10 7 -
Mohammad Imran 1/10 8 XI
Raza Ullah 1/10 9 XI
Ubaid Shah 1/10 10 -
Abrar Ahmed 1/10 10 -
Asif Afridi 1/10 11 -
Kashif Ali 1/10 11 -
Amad Butt 1/10 - -

Pakistan Test Lineups Questions

What is Pakistan's predicted XI against Sri Lanka?

Until the toss, Pakistan's last XI stands as the predicted one, from 9 Sep 2026 against England: Saim Ayub, Azan Awais, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Ghazi Ghori, Mohammad Imran, Raza Ullah, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Ali.

Who opens the batting for Pakistan?

Over the last 10 Tests, Azan Awais batted at one 5 times and Imam ul Haq at two 6 times.

Who bats at three for Pakistan?

Shan Masood, 5 times in the last 10 Tests, then Abdullah Shafique (3).

Who has played every Test for Pakistan recently?

Nobody played all of Pakistan's last 10 Tests. Shan Masood played the most, 9.