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

West Indies and Pakistan face off in the opening match of the 2025 T20I series at Lauderhill. Get expert predictions, probable playing XIs, pitch insights, and key matchups ahead of the August 1 showdown.

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West Indies will lock horns with Pakistan in the first T20I of the three-match series at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill, Florida, on Friday, August 1. Led by Shai Hope, West Indies came into this series after losing the five-match T20I series to Australia by 0-5 at home in July 2025. On the other hand, the Pakistan side, led by Agha Salman, is entering this series after losing the three-match T20I series 1-2 to Bangladesh earlier this month away from home. WI vs PAK, 1st T20I Match Details Match: West Indies vs Pakistan, T20I Series 2025, Match 1 Time & Date: 5:30 AM IST, Friday, August 1 Venue: Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida WI vs PAK, 1st T20I Pitch Report The Lauderhill surface, as seen in the previous T20Is, is expected to assist batters right from the initial powerplay overs. Bowlers need to toil hard to scalp timely wickets and shun the run-scoring rate. WI

West Indies will lock horns with Pakistan in the first T20I of the three-match series at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill, Florida, on Friday, August 1.

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Led by Shai Hope, West Indies came into this series after losing the five-match T20I series to Australia by 0-5 at home in July 2025. On the other hand, the Pakistan side, led by Agha Salman, is entering this series after losing the three-match T20I series 1-2 to Bangladesh earlier this month away from home.

WI vs PAK, 1st T20I Match Details

Match: West Indies vs Pakistan, T20I Series 2025, Match 1

Time & Date: 5:30 AM IST, Friday, August 1

Venue: Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida

WI vs PAK, 1st T20I Pitch Report

The Lauderhill surface, as seen in the previous T20Is, is expected to assist batters right from the initial powerplay overs. Bowlers need to toil hard to scalp timely wickets and shun the run-scoring rate.

WI vs PAK, 1st T20I Probable XIs

West Indies

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Brandon King, Shai Hope (c & wk), Keacy Carty, Shimron Hetmyer, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder, Matthew Forde, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Jediah Blades.

Pakistan

Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Haris (wk), Salman Agha (c), Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali.

WI vs PAK, 1st T20I Match Winner Prediction

Match Winner: West Indies

Both West Indies and Pakistan are entering this series after losing their previous T20I series against Australia and Bangladesh, respectively. That said, the Shai Hope-led side would be hoping to use their home advantage properly and turn the tables towards their side in this game.

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In the head-to-head record, these two sides have played against each other on 21 instances in T20Is, with Pakistan claiming 15 wins while West Indies managed three wins, with three other contests ending in no result.

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