India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test: Green Park Stadium Kanpur Pitch Report, Stats & Record

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Team India will look to seal the series and stay on course for their successive World Test Championship (WTC) final when they face Bangladesh in the second match of the two-Tests series at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, beginning on Friday (September 27).

Rohit Sharma-led India continued from where they left off six months ago, beating Bangladesh led by Najmul Hossain Shanto convincingly by a 280-run margin in the series opener at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai last week.

Now, the two sides are set to head north for the final match of the red ball series as the WTC 2025 final race gathers pace. India currently lead the standings with a win percentage of 71.67 and are well-poised to reach their third successive title clash, while Bangladesh dropped down to sixth from fourth and hold a win percentage of 39.29.

India stretched their unbeaten Test record against Bangladesh to 13, having won 11 and drawn 2. The two sides will now clash for the first time at Green Park Stadium, which has so far hosted 23 Tests since staging it’s first red-ball game back in 1952.

The home side has won only 7 of 23 Tests in Kanpur. And also possess a record of 3 defeats and 11 draws at the venue, where they last faced New Zealand back in 2016 and most recently in 2021.

Now, before India host Bangladesh at the Kanpur venue for the very first time, here is a look at the Green Park Stadium Stats, Record and Pitch Report ahead of India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test:

Green Park Stadium Pitch Report

The pitches at the Green Park Stadium have known to be spin friendly wickets made of black soil. As per a reports, a black soil wicket with low bounce may be used for the 2nd Test, tempting both teams to load their bowling attacks with spinners.

The last time a Test match was hosted at the venue, Rachin Ravindra rescued a draw for New Zealand after India dominated with their spinners dominating the wickets column. Axar Patel claimed 6 wickets, including a fifer, while Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin claimed 5 and 6 wickets each respectively.

Overall in the 23 Tests so far, the team batting first have 7 victories with captains winning the toss also preferring to bat first and get runs on the board when the wicket is more easier to score on like most wickets in the sub-continent.

Green Park Stadium Test Stats and Record

• Matches: 23
• India Won: 7
• Visiting Team Won: 3
• Match Drawn: 13
• Matches Won Batting 1st: 7
• Matches Won Batting 2nd: 3
• Highest Team Total: 676/7 by India vs Sri Lanka in 1986
• Lowest Team Total: 105 All Out by Australia vs India in 1959
• Average 1st Innings Score: 370
• Average 2nd Innings Score: 322
• Average 3rd Innings Score: 253
• Average 4th Innings Score: 137
• Highest Individual Score: Sheik Bacchus (West Indies) - 250 vs India in 1979
• Best Bowling Innings: Jasubhai Patel (India) - 9 for 69 vs Australia in 1959
• Best Bowling Match: Jasubhai Patel (India) - 14 for 124 vs Australia in 1959

A few members of the current Indian team have played only one or a maximum of two matches at the venue in Kanpur with Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Jadeja and Rohit having some memorable performances. Here is a look at the active top run-scorers and wicket-takers:

Current Indian players with most Test runs in Kanpur

• Ravindra Jadeja - 142 runs in 4 innings
• Ravichandran Ashwin - 110 runs in 3 innings
• Rohit Sharma - 103 runs in 2 innings
• KL Raul - 70 runs in 2 innings
• Shubman Gill - 53 runs in 2 innings

Current Indian players with most Test wickets in Kanpur

• R Ashwin - 16 wickets in 2 matches
• Ravindra Jadeja - 11 wickets in 2 matches
• Axar Patel - 6 wickets in 1 match

India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Dates, Timing and Telecast Info

• Match Dates: Friday, September 27 to Tuesday, October 1
• Match Start Time (September 27-October 1): 9:30 AM IST
• TV Channels: Sports 18-1 SD, Sports 18-1 HD, Sports 18-2 (Hindi)
• Live Streaming: JioCinema