Bangladesh and West Indies are scheduled to play the second and final Test of their 2026 series at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet from Nov. 5–9. Cricket West Indies shortens the ground name to Sylhet Stadium on its fixture page; the ICC uses the full name. The match is part of the 2025–27 ICC World Test Championship. At publication on Nov. 4, the first Test is complete, but the second Test has not started, so there is no second-match result, toss result, or confirmed playing XI to report.
The current detailed listings from the Cricket West Indies fixture page and the ICC match page show a start at 3:30 a.m. UTC on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. Sylhet uses Bangladesh Standard Time, UTC+6, so that converts to 9:30 a.m. in Sylhet on Nov. 5. Bangladesh does not observe a seasonal clock change in 2026, according to this Sylhet time-zone reference. The date range on the ICC schedule is Nov. 5–9, though a Test can finish before all five scheduled days are used.
There is a discrepancy worth checking before you set an alarm or travel. A separate Cricket West Indies squad announcement lists the second Test at “12am AST.” If AST means Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−4), that would be 4:00 a.m. UTC, or 10:00 a.m. in Sylhet—30 minutes later than the current CWI fixture listing and ICC match page. Use the live CWI Match Centre for the latest pre-match notice, and recheck it close to the toss. The detailed fixture listings currently agree on 3:30 a.m. UTC, but the conflicting CWI schedule line means the exact start should be reconfirmed.
The two teams have announced squads, but a squad is not the same as the 11 players selected for the match. The official pages checked for this preview do not yet show a toss result or confirmed playing XIs. Those details should appear in the Match Centre or official team updates on match day; do not treat an earlier squad list, social post, or predicted lineup as the final XI.
These are useful roster updates, not a prediction of who will play. If you need the confirmed XI for fantasy selection, a scorecard, or match analysis, wait for the team sheets and toss notice. If you only want to know who is available in the broader squad, the official announcements are enough.
| What you need | Best place to check | Trade-off |
|---|---|---|
| Toss and playing XI | CWI Match Centre | It is the direct match feed; check close to the start because lineups are not confirmed in advance. |
| Live score and innings progress | CWI Match Centre or the ICC match page | Scorecards are practical for the current score and wickets; commentary and broader context may be on a separate page. |
| World Test Championship context | ICC series schedule and WTC coverage | Useful for the competition context, but use the live match feed for the fastest ball-by-ball changes. |
| Live video | Your locally licensed broadcaster’s schedule | TV and streaming rights can vary by country. The official fixture pages linked here confirm the match and score feeds, not one universal video service. |
If you are in a different time zone, convert from the confirmed UTC listing rather than copying a local date from a headline. For example, 3:30 a.m. UTC on Nov. 5 is 9:30 a.m. in Sylhet (Bangladesh Standard Time, UTC+6). A page that displays a Caribbean time can show Nov. 4 even though the match date in Bangladesh is Nov. 5.
West Indies won the first Test in Mirpur by eight wickets on Oct. 31 and leads the two-match series 1–0. That makes the Sylhet Test decisive for Bangladesh: a Bangladesh win would level the series 1–1, while a West Indies win would complete a 2–0 sweep. If the match is drawn, West Indies would retain the series lead and take the series 1–0. These are series outcomes, separate from the points each side earns in the World Test Championship.
The fixture is the second and final Test in the bilateral series and the teams’ remaining assignment in this WTC cycle. That gives the match two useful frames: the immediate series result and the longer championship table. If you are following only one, the live scorecard is enough to track the result; if you want to understand what it changes beyond this series, use the ICC’s WTC coverage after the match is underway.
For the schedule and background, see the ICC’s series announcement, the Bangladesh squad update, and the West Indies squad announcement. The score and final result should be checked in the official match feeds as they update.
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