IND vs SA Guwahati Test: To save time, tea may very well be taken earlier than lunch

The second Test between India and South Africa, scheduled in Guwahati’s Barsapara and beginning November 22, may characteristic a swapping of breaks with tea taken after the primary session and lunch being referred to as throughout the second session with a view to counter the early sundown throughout the winter months in jap India.

Unlike Test matches in India, which begin at 9:30 a.m. and whose scheduled shut of play is 4:30 p.m., the sport in Guwahati will start at 9 a.m. and finish at 4 p.m.

“There is a possibility that first break will be tea break from 11 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. while lunch could be taken at 1:20 p.m. to 2 p.m. The post tea session will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. In Guwahati, normally the sun sets by 4:15 p.m. Swapping breaks is a possibility that could be included in the playing conditions,” a BCCI supply instructed PTI on situations of anonymity.

When an Assam Cricket Association (ACA) official was contacted, he mentioned: “We haven’t yet got any official notification from the BCCI. We can confirm that Assam’s home Ranji Trophy games starts at 8:45 am and ends at 3:45 pm. The first break is lunch at 11:15 am.”