[8][9] Mohammad Amir and Asif Ali were omitted from Pakistan's fifteen-man preliminary squad for the World Cup, but were included for this series as reserves.

[16] Ahead of the tour, Shadab Khan was ruled out of Pakistan's squad with a virus,[19] with Yasir Shah named as his replacement.

[23] Sam Billings was ruled out of England's T20I squad after he dislocated his shoulder, and was replaced by Ben Foakes.

[24] Alex Hales was dropped from England's squads, following a 21-day ban for using recreational drugs[25] and was replaced by James Vince.

[26] Jason Roy and Mark Wood were also withdrawn from the T20I squad prior to the series and were replaced by Ben Duckett and Dawid Malan.