Pakistan led by Misbah to a 3-1 victory in the ODI series, will now be captained by Mohammad Hafeez while Darren Sammy, who lifted the World Twenty20 trophy last year, is back as captain of the West Indies taking guard from Dwayne Bravo for the home side.
Both rivals have a good reputation in the shortest version of the game, have met just once in Twenty20s with West Indies clinching the tie by seven runs in their 2011 home series.
The hosts will be looking to bounce back after a disappointing series loss in the One-Day Internationals (ODI).
The two teams will meet on Saturday and Sunday in back to back two T20 Internationals.
West Indies have played unbeaten in this format since they won the ICC World T20 Tournament in Sri Lanka last October and Sammy said his team will look to maintain their unbeaten run as they start to build towards the ICC World T20 tournament in Bangladesh early next year.
Since the World T20 triumph West Indies beat Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla in Dhaka last December, defeated Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane in February and had back-to-back wins over Zimbabwe at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua in March.
