India vs Bangladesh 2019-20 2nd Test, statistical preview: First day-night Test in India, for India, for Bangladesh

India thrashed Bangladesh by an innings and 130 runs at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore to go 1-0 up in the 2-match Test series. The second Test of the Ganguly-Durjoy Trophy will be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, under lights. Ahead of the Test, here is a statistical preview.

Statistical preview

1 uncapped player in the Bangladesh squad – Saif Hassan. He may become their 96th Test cap.

1 uncapped player in the Indian squad – Shubman Gill. He may become their 296th Test cap.

1 dismissal needed by Wriddhiman Saha (88 catches, 11 stumpings) to become the 5th Indian (after MS Dhoni, Syed Kirmani, Kiran More, and Nayan Mongia) and 45th overall to reach 100 dismissals.

2 catches needed by Cheteshwar Pujara (48) to become the 15th Indian and 128th overall to reach 50 catches among non-wicketkeepers.

2 Tests for India against Bangladesh on Indian soil, at Bengaluru in 2016-17 and at Indore earlier in the series. India won the Test by 288 runs.

3 Tests for Virat Kohli against Bangladesh as captain. He should go past Sourav Ganguly’s Indian record of 3 Tests here.

6 countries (and 7 venues) have hosted day-night Tests till now. India will be the 7th country, while Eden Gardens will be the 8th venue. Dubai International Cricket Stadium is the only neutral ground to have hosted one, while Australia is the only country with two such venues (Adelaide Oval and The Gabba, Brisbane).

6 Tests for Ishant Sharma against Bangladesh. He should equal the Indian record, which lies with Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, and Zaheer Khan (7 Tests each).

8 teams have played day-night Tests till now. India and Bangladesh will take the count to 10. Afghanistan and Ireland (and ICC World XI) are now the only Test sides to have not played floodlit Test matches. Australia have played the most (5).

10 Tests between India and Bangladesh so far, of which India have won 8, while the other 2 have been rain-affected draws.

16 wickets for both Ishant and R Ashwin against Bangladesh. They need 3 wickets to go past Irfan Pathan (18) and become the 2nd-highest wicket-taker for India against Bangladesh. The record lies with Zaheer (31).

41 Tests at Eden Gardens, the most on Indian soil and the joint 2nd most in Asia. National Stadium, Karachi has also hosted 41 Tests. However, the Asian record lies with SSC, Colombo (43 Tests).

42 runs needed by Mayank Agarwal (243) to set a new series record for India against Bangladesh. Tendulkar had scored 284 in 2004-05. In facts, Tendulkar holds the 2nd- and 3rd-highest series aggregates too (264 in 2009-10, 254 in 2007).

48 fifty-plus scores for Kohli (26 hundreds, 22 fifties). Fifties in each innings will help him become the 9th Indian to the 50-mark. However, Kohli is 4th in terms of hundreds.

858 runs for Mayank, from 12 innings. If he gets 142 runs he will become the quickest Indian to score 1,000 Test runs. The record currently lies with Kohli, who had got his first 1,000 runs from 14 innings.