India vs Bangladesh, Test 2 of 2, 22nd December 2022 – Fantasy Prediction

December 21, 2022

India vs Bangladesh: India and Bangladesh are all prepared to clash in the 2^nd and final match of the 2 -match Test series on 22^nd December 2022 at Sher-e-Bangla, Mirpur. India secured a 188-run win at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in the first Test with Pujara having a century. Even though Bangladesh secured the ODI series earlier, India is now looking forward to winning the Test series.

Match: India vs Bangladesh, Test 2 of 2

Date: 22^nd December 2022

Time: 09:00 AM IST

Venue: Sher-e-Bangla.

Pitch Condition: The second Test match will be played at Sher-e Bangla National Stadium. The surface here will not be a pleasant one and will be tough for the batters in the middle. Batting will surely be a challenging one because the average first-innings ODI total here is 329 runs. The pacers will have an advantage in the first few overs with the new ball. The pitch will slow down in the middle overs and spinners can play a significant role in it.

India vs New Zealand – The Squad

India: KL Rahul (c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara (vc), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Akshar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Saurabh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat.

Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (Captain), Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mominul Haque, Yasir Ali, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das, Nurul Hasan, Zakir Hasan, Anamul Haque, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Khaled Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Rejaur Rahman Raja.

India vs New Zealand – Team Performance in the Past Matches

After winning the 1^st Test against Bangladesh, India will never let their standards slip as they will try to continue winning the Tests in order to advance to the WTC finals. They played well in the first Test and secured a 188-run win. Both the batters and bowlers played skilfully. Cheteshwar Pujara’s long waited century in Test cricket was witnessed in the second innings. He also scored a 90 in the first innings. Shubman Gill also scored a ton in the match. Selecting Kuldeep Yadav over Washington Sundar worked for the side well. He had 5 wickets in the first innings and 3 wickets in the 2^nd innings.

On the contrary, Bangladesh showcased a below-average performance in the match. Even at home, they lost early wickets even though they played well in ODIs. The pitch was favorable for batting. But only Zakir Hasan (100/224) and Shakib Al Hasan (84/108) scored runs for the side. Mehidy Hasan got 4 wickets in the first innings and 1 wicket in the second innings. Taijul Islam also picked up 4 wickets in the first innings.

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma will not be part of the second Test due to his injury. KL Rahul will continue to lead Men in Blue for the match.

India vs New Zealand – Face to Face

India and Bangladesh faced each other in 12 Test matches. India has won 10 matches out of them. 2 matches ended with a draw. Bangladesh didn’t even win a single match.