India cricket team will take on Bangladesh in IND vs BAN 2nd Test in Kanpur from September 27 onwards. As cricketing action returns to Uttar Pradesh, the threat of rain looms large over the match, similar to what happened during the washed out AFG vs NZ one-off Test in Greater Noida. The weather forecast predicts rain on three out the five days of the game at Green Park in Kanpur. Essentially, the impact of rain could deter India’s chances of making it to the World Test Championship (WTC) final despite being on top of the standings currently.
IND vs BAN 2nd Test faces rain threat
As per AccuWeather, there is 92% chance of rain on the 1st day of the contest in Kanpur, casting aspersions on an on-time start to the IND vs BAN 2nd Test. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th day have a forecast of 49%, 65% and 56% chances of rain respectively.
The first day of the match is largely threatened by rain compared to the rest of the days, with 65% and 77% chance of rain in the morning and afternoon with a forecast for thunderstorm on that particular day (September 27).
| Day | Chances of rain (%) |
| Day 1 | 92% |
| Day 2 | 49% |
| Day 3 | 65% |
| Day 4 | 56% |
| Day 5 | 3% |
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Day 2 is expected to have 47% and 49% chance of rain in the morning and afternoon. Day 3 has 65% chance of rain in the morning and a slightly improved forecast of 25% probability of precipitation in the afternoon. Day 4 has similar prediction for rain as compared to Day 3. Only Day 5 has very little chances of rain, as per the forecast.
India name unchanged squad for 2nd Test after Chennai win
India have named an unchanged squad for IND vs BAN 2nd Test after clinching a comprehensive 280-run win in Chennai. Ravichandran Ashwin starred with both bat and ball, smashing his 6th Test hundred and grabbing his 37th five-wicket haul to guide India to a dominating victory. Apart from the seasoned duo of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli flopping, the team saw contributions come in from all quarters.
India squad for IND vs BAN 2nd Test
Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Yash Dayal
