Over the years, the pitches in Bangladesh have favoured spin bowling but at this venue becomes more batsman-friendly as the match progresses under lights.
Afghanistan will be playing for a whitewash while Bangladesh will be looking to end the series on a high.
The pitch is known to be a balanced one, the straight and square boundaries are very big at this venue which will get the spinners into action.
Day 3 of the Test match holds crucial importance for both teams. Najmul Hossain Shanto (54* off 64 balls) and Zakir Hasan (54* off 64 balls) will resume the innings for Bangladesh
Bangladesh ends Day 1 at 362/5 in 79 overs which is the highest score by Bangladesh on Day 1 of a Test match in Mirpur.
The surface at the Hambantota International Cricket Stadium has been a balanced one where spinners get a lot of assistance.
The surface at Sharjah has been deceptive, the run-scoring has been really hard and expect something similar in this game as well.
Pakistan youngsters could not show any resistance with the bat on a difficult pitch and the team management would be hoping for a better performance from their batters.
The pitch tends to favour the spinners at Sharjah in the recent past has proved to be in favourable of the Afghanistan team.