India tour of Bangladesh 2022 – Second Test, match preview, predicted lineups

India take on Bangladesh in the second Test match starting tomorrow as the tour comes to an end. Team India go into this game as the favourites.

Date and Time : 22-26 December 2022, 9:30 AM (Local)

Venue : Sher-e-Bangla, Dhaka

India were comprehensive in their first Test win over the Bangladeshis as they piled up a 188-run success. They will aim for clean sweep now.

The Indian side batting was pretty good and they will have to be in-form again. Bowling wise they were able to be clinical as they took 20 Bangladeshi wickets. Similar efforts will win the game for them.

Coach Rahul Dravid will need to strategise according to the conditions.

On the other hand, Bangladesh will be very disappointed with their efforts in the first Test and will aim to be better in the second one. They will look to level the series.

Bangladeshi batting was not up to the mark and they will need to address it with huge totals. Bowling wise they weren’t that good either and will need to execute.

Coach Russell Domingo will require his men to be clinical.

For the wicket, it will be good for batting with something in it for the spinners.

Team news and possible lineups

Ebadot Hossain is injured and won’t be available for Bangladesh.

While India have Navdeep Saini out injured.

India XI : KL Rahul (C), Kohli, S. Iyer, Gill, Pujara, A. Patel, R. Ashwin, Pant, Siraj, K. Yadav, U. Yadav.

Bangladesh XI : Yasir Ali, Z. Hasan, Shanto, S. Al Hasan (C), M. Hasan Miraz, L. Das, Rahim, N. Hasan, T. Ahmed, T. Islam, K. Ahmed.

Prediction

I expect India to be extreme favourites for this one given their form and to wrap up the Test series 2-0.