BAN vs PAK 2nd Test pitch and weather report [Source: AFP]Bangladesh will lock horns with Pakistan in the second and final Test of the two-match series between the teams at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium from May 16 to 20 at 9:30 AM (IST).The Najmul Hossain Shanto-led hosts will have an unprecedented opportunity to do a historic double over Pakistan and win back-to-back series against them, home and away. On the other hand, Shan Masood and co. will have a point to prove after an underwhelming display in the first Test, as they look to salvage a tied series.Bangladesh started off the series brilliantly with a century for captain Shanto and fifties for Mominul Haque and Mushfiqur Rahim in the first innings of the Mirpur Test, posting 413. In response, the debutants Azan Awais and Abdullah Fazal impressed with a century and a fifty, respectively, but they conceded a 27-run lead, courtesy of Mehidy Hasan Miraz's 5/105.Mominul and Shanto again scored fifties and took the target 268 — well out of reach for Pakistan, who had just over 2 sessions to get the score. Fazal got another fifty in the match, but Nahid Rana wreaked havoc with his pace and ripped into the Pakistan lineup, grabbing 5/40 (9.5) to win the match by 104 runs.As Bangladesh looks to win their second Test series against Pakistan on the bounce, we take a look at the conditions they will play in at Sylhet.Sylhet Stadium Pitch Report For PAK vs BAN 2nd Test CriterionSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableDataSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableMatchesSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table5SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableWon batting firstSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table3SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableWon batting secondSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table2SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableDraw/NRSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table0/0SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableAvg first innings scoreSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table269SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableAvg second innings scoreSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table301SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableAvg third innings scoreSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table289SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableAvg fourth innings scoreSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table176SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableAvg run rateSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table3.31SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table% of wickets by pacersSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table38.54SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table% of wickets by spinnersSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table61.45SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table (Sylhet International Cricket Stadium Test stats)Sylhet is one of the lesser used red-ball venues in Bangladesh, which has hosted only five Test matches since it was upgraded to the international standards in 2014. Out of the five matches, three have been won by the teams batting first, while two have been won batting second.It is a venue, where the pitch detoriates heavily by the fourth and fifth day, providing a lot of assistance to the spin bowlers, which is evident with the 61.45 per cent wickets taken by them as opposed to 38.54 per cent for the pacers. The team's haven't scored tons of runs here, considering the help for the slower bowlers.In the last match here, Bangladesh went with three spinners, who were all impactful in the game, while left-arm orthodox, Matthew Humphreys, scalped a five-fer as well. A batter who applies himself can also score heavily — much like Mahmudul Hasan Joy's 171 vs Ireland.Also Read: Pakistan Get Big Boost As Bangladesh Star Ruled Out Of Sylhet TestSylhet Weather Report For PAK vs BAN- Pakistan Tour of Bangladesh 2026, 2nd Test CriterionSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableDay 1SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableDay 2SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableDay 3SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableDay 4SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableDay 5SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableTemperatureSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table32°CSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table33°CSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table34°CSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table32°CSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table34°CSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableWindSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSE 9 km/hSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableE 9 km/hSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableENE 11 km/hSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableE 9 km/hSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSSW 11 km/hSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableProbability of PrecipitationSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table89%SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table79%SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table60%SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table98%SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table19%SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableHours of rainSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table2.5SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table2SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table1SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table5SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table0SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableCloud CoverSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table88%SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table81%SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table69%SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table87%SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table33%SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table (Sylhet weather report for PAK vs BAN, 2nd Test)Ahead of the fixture, according to Accuweather, the signs for the Test are ominous. Throughout the course of the first four days, consistent rain interruptions are expected with high cloud cover, which could be a deciding factor for the teams winning the toss.The temperatures are set to remain around 32°C to 35°C and the probability of rain is the highest on Day 4 at 98 per cent.ConclusionGoing by the available data, Sylhet is a venue where spinner would ideally enjoy their time as the match progresses and the pitch opens up, especially with the temperature in the 30s. However, looking at the weather forecast, it will be a stop-start match until the final day of the Test.With considerable rain predicted and pitch set to remain under the covers for some time, the moisture, alongside the cloud cover will bring the pacers into action, making it an interesting match for a series decider. If it rains too much, a draw cannot be ruled out as well. It is also interesting to see whether Babar Azam returns for the match after missing the first Test.Also Read: Virat Kohli Finally Reveals Why He Retired Prematurely From Test Cricket, Pins Blame
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