Archive · 12 Nov 2025
BCCI Alters Guwahati Test Schedule for Early Sunset
Imagine you're playing outside, but it gets dark really fast when winter comes.
In a big cricket game happening in a city called Guwahati, the schedule had to be changed.
Usually, players take a long break for lunch and then a shorter break for tea later.
But in this game, they'll have their tea break first, and then their lunch break.
They're also starting the game earlier in the morning and finishing earlier in the afternoon.
This is all to make sure they can play as much as possible before it gets too dark, because the sun sets much sooner there in the winter.
The BCCI has adjusted break timings for the second India vs. South Africa Test in Guwahati.
Play will start at 9:00 AM and end by 4:00 PM daily due to early sunsets in the region.
The session break order is reversed, with tea at 11:00 AM followed by lunch at 1:20 PM.
This scheduling change aims to ensure a full day's play and maintain player energy levels.
Guwahati is hosting its first-ever Test match at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium.
- Who
- Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and players from India and South Africa
- What
- A revised schedule for the second Test match, including altered break timings and an earlier start/end time.
- When
- For the second Test match, starting November 22.
- Where
- Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati.
- Why
- To ensure a full quota of overs and maintain player energy levels due to early sunsets in Guwahati during winter.
Revised Schedule for Guwahati Test
Standard Test Match Schedule
Match Timings
Revised Schedule for Guwahati Test
Play starts at 9:00 AM and concludes by 4:00 PM, with a provision for an extra 30 minutes if needed, to account for early sunset.
Standard Test Match Schedule
Standard Test matches often start later and can extend play until 4:30 PM or beyond, depending on light conditions.
Session Break Order
Revised Schedule for Guwahati Test
A tea break is scheduled for 11:00 AM, followed by lunch between 1:20 PM and 2:00 PM.
Standard Test Match Schedule
Typically, lunch is taken before the tea break in Test matches.
- Venue
- Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
- Teams
- India vs South Africa
- Match Dates
- Second Test starts November 22
- Guwahati Test Start Time
- 9:00 AM
- Guwahati Test End Time
- 4:00 PM (with potential 30 min extension)
- Guwahati Tea Break
- 11:00 AM (20 minutes)
- Guwahati Lunch Break
- 1:20 PM - 2:00 PM
- Toss Time
- 8:30 AM