Overview
- The ACA and BCCI have confirmed a 30‑minute earlier start and a tea‑before‑lunch order for the India–South Africa second Test in Guwahati.
- The revised timings are 09:00–11:00 first session, tea 11:00–11:20, 11:20–13:20 second session, lunch 13:20–14:00, and 14:00–16:00 final session (all IST).
- Officials say Guwahati’s easterly location brings earlier sunrise and sunset without daylight saving, necessitating the change to maximise play in daylight.
- Reporters describe the break-order switch as a first for a day Test, though a similar sequence exists in day–night matches.
- Barsapara hosts its first Test on November 22, with India seeking to level the series and captain Shubman Gill reportedly unlikely to be fit after a neck injury.