Overview
- Reports outline revised sessions of 9:00–11:00, tea 11:00–11:20, 11:20–13:20, lunch 13:20–14:00, and 14:00–16:00 with a possible 30‑minute extension to reach 90 overs.
- The adjustment is reported to have been agreed by the BCCI and Cricket South Africa to suit Guwahati’s early sunrise and sunset.
- ICC Test Playing Conditions permit interval amendments with visiting‑board consent and ICC approval, and they do not prescribe the order of lunch and tea.
- The Assam Cricket Association says it has not yet received formal BCCI notification, signaling that final confirmation and operational details are pending.
- Barsapara Cricket Stadium is scheduled to stage its first Test from November 22 as the second match of the two‑Test World Test Championship series.