West Indies Lead Series as Sylhet Test Begins Thursday

Overview

• The second Test between Bangladesh and West Indies is scheduled to start Thursday, November 5, at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium with the visitors leading the two-match series 1-0 after an eight-wicket win in Dhaka.
• Sylhet's surface is expected to be batting-friendly early but to deteriorate from about day three, shifting advantage to spinners and making the toss and first-innings runs particularly important.
• Bangladesh are set to reinstate experienced batter Mushfiqur Rahim after a finger injury while Mominul Haque remains unavailable under concussion protocols, and selection of the third seamer (Taskin Ahmed or Ebadot Hossain) is unresolved.
• West Indies arrive in form with Jomel Warrican and Roston Chase leading the bowling attack after match-tally figures in Dhaka and Brandon King providing the middle-order firepower that finished the chase.
• Fans in India can stream the Test on FanCode and the series carries wider consequence for the World Test Championship since Bangladesh sit well above the West Indies in percentage points and need wins to keep top-two hopes alive.