BAN vs PAK Prediction, T20I Series 2025, Match 1, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI and Pitch Report

Bangladesh will take on Pakistan in the first T20I of the three-match series at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday, July 20.

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Led by Litton Das, Bangladesh is entering this series after defeating Sri Lanka by 2-1 in the three-match T20I series earlier this month. On the other hand, Pakistan, led by Salman Ali Agha, is coming into this series after defeating Bangladesh at home by 3-0 in May and June 2025.

BAN vs PAK, 1st T20I Match Details

Match: Pakistan vs Bangladesh, T20I Series 2025, Match 1

Time & Date: 5:30 PM IST, Sunday, July 20

Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka

BAN vs PAK, 1st T20I Pitch Report

The Dhaka surface is expected to be a decent batting wicket in the powerplay overs. Any score above 200 would be a tough ask for the chasing side. The captain winning the toss would love to bowl first and put a lot of pressure on the opposition. 

BAN vs PAK, 1st T20I Probable XIs

Pakistan

Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris (wk), Salman Agha (c), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Khushdil Shah, Faheem Ashraf, Salman Mirza, Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed

Bangladesh

Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain Emon, Litton Das (c & wk), Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman

BAN vs PAK, 1st T20I Match Winner Prediction

Match Winner: Pakistan

Pakistan, led by Salman Ali Agha, is coming into this series after defeating Bangladesh by 3-0 at home. That said, they are expected to continue their winning momentum with yet another comfortable series win. 

Comparatively, both sides are coming into this three-match T20I series with their respective victories. However, Pakistan boast an exceptional all-round unit with decent batting depth in their XI.

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