England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Match Prediction 2025 1st WCL: Match Preview, Pitch Report and Who will win Today’s Match?

EDC vs PNC Recent Form

The England Champions’ form in the last 5 matches hasn't been great as they won on only one occasion against South Africa Champions and lost the other 4 matches. Meanwhile, Pakistan Champions have 3 wins and 2 losses in their last matches, including the final defeat against India Champions.

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Team Preview

England Champions

The hosts England Champions will be hoping for a positive start in the series. There will be keen eyes on the veterans like Sir Alastair Cook, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell to deliver with the bat for the Three Lions alongside their captain Eoin Morgan.
As for bowling, they have experienced and effective bowlers in the line-up like Ryan Sidebottom, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Meaker, Chris Tremlett etc alongside the all-rounders like Moeen Ali, Ravi Bopara and Samit Patel who can all be quite effective with bat and ball.

Pakistan Champions

The Pakistan Champions meanwhile will be looking to forget the agonizing defeat against their neighbours India Champions in the Final last year. Sarfaraz Ahmad and Younis Khan are the notable batters in the team while the likes of Mohammad Hafeez, Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik will look to make key contributions with the bat.

As for their bowling, Pakistan have some great bowlers in the line-up including Wahab Riaz, Sohail Tanvir, Rumman Raees, Sohail Khan and Saeed Ajmal etc.

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Head-to-Head

The England Champions and Pakistan Champions have played one head-to-head match against each other with the latter coming out victorious by 79 runs. Pakistan scored 196 runs while they bowled out England for 117 runs in the 2nd inning.

Edgbaston, Birmingham Pitch Report

The Edgbaston Ground in Birmingham provides a great surface for T20 cricket. There is seam movement and bounce on the offer with the new ball while it gets easier to bat after the first few overs. There have been 28 T20 matches played at this venue in which the batting first team have won in 18 matches with the batting second team winning in only 10 matches. It suggests chasing is not the ideal choice at the venue.

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Playing XI

England Champions: Sir Alastair Cook, Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan (c), Kevin Pietersen, Moeen Ali, Phil Mustard (wk), Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Chris Tremlett, Ryan Sidebottom, Stuart Meaker.

Pakistan Champions: Shoaib Maqsood, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Younis Khan, Shahid Afridi (c), Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Asif Ali, Abdul Razzaq, Wahab Riaz, Saeed Ajmal, Sohail Tanvir.

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Today Match Prediction

The England Champions vs Pakistan Champions will most likely be a fiercely contested match between the two teams. Both sides have some great batters and bowlers in the line-up. However, the host seems to have an advantage here. They have a good batting line-up with some good bowlers. Although Pakistan have some great batters, not everyone is known for their T20 cricket. And with home advantage, this already gives slight advantage to England Champions.