Have a look at the Green Park cricket stadium pitch report and weather
Letโs find out more about the pitch, weather conditions, and the Indian squad which is all set to have a thrilling match against Bangladesh team soon!
After winning the first test match against Bangladesh, team India is once again preparing to face off Bangladesh team for the second test match at the Green Park, Kanpur Cricket Stadium.
Green Park Cricket Stadium Kanpur pitch report, weather, records and stats for India vs Bangladesh 2nd test match, 2024
The second test between IND vs BAN will be held on September 27 at the Green Park Stadium, which is gearing up to host the first test in four years.
The final preparations for the upcoming match are underway as team India and Bangladesh arrive for the second and final match of the series.
Letโs dig into the details of pitch and weather of Green Park Stadium, which is the oldest and most iconic cricket venues of the India.
Pitch Details
The pitch at the Green Park Stadium, Kanpur is renowned for favoring spinners right from the start. Typically it becomes dry and dusty, allowing spinners to extract significant turn as the match progress.
The low bounce, makes conditions more challenging for fast bowlers, further enhancing the role of spinners.
Those who end up winning the toss might prefer to bowl first to exploit the pitch conditions before it deteriorates.
As the 2nd test match between IND vs BAN is nearing, curator Shiv Kumar has ensured the central pitches are well maintained, with soul being regularly watered and covered to prepare a balance surface.
Though the early signs indicate that the pitch will initially favor batting especially spinners, but the heat and rising temperature may act like a game changer and may cause it to break up after Day 2, creating more challenges for batters.
Weather Conditionsย
With the monsoon retreating, Kanpurโs weather could also play a role in the match.
Although, as of now, the conditions seemed to be hot and humid, however, as per weather forecast department, rain is expected to make an appearance from Friday evening, with chances increasing to 75% on Saturday, September 28, 2024.
By Monday, the weather is expected to clear up with sunshine.
Green Park, Kanpur, India weather forecasted for the next 10 days will have maximum temperature of 37ยฐc / 98ยฐf and minimum temperature will be 22ยฐc / 72ยฐf.
Matches Played at Green Park Stadium
Let us remind you, so far Indian team has played 38 international matches at Green Park Stadium, winning 17 matches, losing 18, and drawing 13.
The highest score at the venue so far is 676/6, which is set by the Men in Blue after Sri Lanka in a Test match.
In addition, so far the number of test matches played at Green Park Stadium is 23. Out of which team India has won 7 matches, with losing 3 and drawing 13.
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Indiaโs Squad
The BCCI has retained the same squad for the second Test with Rohit Sharma being the captain. The other members of the team are as:
Yashasvi Jaiswal,
Shubman Gill,
Virat Kohli,
KL Rahul,
Sarfaraz Khan,
Rishabh Pant,
Dhruv Jurel,
R Ashwin,
R Jadeja,
Axar Patel,
Kuldeep Yadav,
Mohd. Siraj,
Akash Deep,
Jasprit Bumrah, and
Yash Dayal.