Pakistan will start their long stay in England with a one-off T20 against the hosts at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff on May 5, 2019. Keep reading to find out the ENG vs PAK 1st T20 Match Prediction.

The visitors will get engaged in 5 ODIs against England after this game. And then, they are scheduled to take part in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. Pakistan has pretty much the same squad for the T20 as well as the ODI series. They would hope to acclimatize to the conditions that would aid them later.

England is coming into the series after the one-off ODI against Ireland. Prior to that, they had won the T20 series in West Indies by 3-0. From the shortest format of the game, they would look for approaches for the 50-over format that matters more right now. Let’s find out who will win today match between England and Pakistan.

Here is our ENG vs PAK 1st T20 Match Prediction

Case1: If England bats first

First Innings score prediction: 180-190

Result prediction: England will win the match by 15-25 runs

Case2: If Pakistan bats first

First Innings score prediction: 165-175

Result prediction: England will win the match by 6 wickets

England vs Pakistan Head to Head record

Total Matches: 14, ENG won: 10, PAK won: 4

Predicted XIs

England Predicted XI:

James Vince, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (c), Joe Denly, Ben Foakes (wk), David Willey, Tom Curran, Adil Rashid, Liam Plunkett, Chris Jordan

Pakistan Predicted XI:

Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Haris Sohail, Mohammed Hafeez, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Shaheen Afridi

ENG vs PAK 1st T20 Match Prediction: Pakistan might take time to adjust to the conditions. Expect England to emerge victorious in Cardiff that helps the batsmen more often than not.

Also Read: Who will win the T20I World Cup 2019? Here are the top 5 contenders

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