India and Bangladesh; both the sides will play their first day-night pink-ball Test match. It will be the first time when India will host the day-night Test match. The BCCI in collaboration with CAB is leaving no stone unturned to make this Test match a memorable event.
| Date | Time | Venue |
| 22 November-26 November | 1 pm-8 pm IST | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
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Schedule of the match
| 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | First session |
| 3:00 PM – 3:40 PM | Lunch break |
| 3:40 PM – 5:40 PM | Second session |
| 5:40 PM – 6:00 PM | Tea break |
| 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Final session |
India’s first Pink ball game
The Kolkata crowd will see the Indian players playing the Test match under the light. The talk of the town is the pink ball. The SG Pink ball is said to change its shape after 50-60 overs, so it is expected that it will help the fast bowlers more than the spinners. The pace trio of Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav will play a crucial role for the team.
Bangladesh should improve in all departments
It is also Bangladesh’s first day-night Test match. In the Indore game, the visitors were ineffective against the host. In all the departments, The Tigers were badly beaten by Virat Kohli-led Team India. Only Mushfiqur Rahim showed the temperament to put up some resistance against the top-ranked Test team. The visitors will have put a much-improved performance to save the whitewash.
Head To Head
| Team | Total Match | Won | Lost | Draw |
| India | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
Pitch Condition
The pitch at the Eden Gardens is on the slower side and will help the batsmen to score runs easily. The bowlers are also likely to some kind of assistance from the wicket especially the fast bowlers under the lights.
Weather Forcast
The sun will shine bright all the five days of the first day-night Test match in Kolkata. However, the dew factor will come into play under the lights, which have been one of the talking points leading to this game.
India’s Predicted XI
| Players | Role |
| Rohit Sharma | Opening Batsman |
| Mayank Agarwal | Opening Batsman |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | Batsman |
| Virat Kohli (c) | Batsman |
| Ajinkya Rahane | Batsman |
| Wriddhiman Saha | Wk-batsman |
| Ravindra Jadeja | All-rounder |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | All-rounder |
| Ishant Sharma | Bowler |
| Umesh Yadav | Bowler |
| Mohammed Shami | Bowler |
Bangladesh Predicted XI
| Players | Role |
| Imrul Kayes | Batsman |
| Saif Hassan | Batsman |
| Liton Das | Batsman |
| Mosaddek Hossain | Batsman |
| Mominul Haque | Batsman |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | Wk-batsman |
| Mahmudullah | Bowler |
| Al-Amin Hossain | bowler |
| Mustafizur Rahman | Bowler |
| Taijul Islam | Bowler |
| Mehedi Hasan Miraz | Bowler |
Match Prediction
Both the teams are inexperienced to play with the Pink ball but India have the experience over the visitors in all the departments. The host has in-form cricketers who can stand up and deliver the goods whenever necessary.
As a result, Virat Kohli & Co will start the game as the favourites and will take the series 2-0 registering a historic win in the day-night Test.
Where To Watch?
TV – Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD
Online– Hotstar
Time–1 pm- 8 pm IST