US EditionWhy Will Tea Be Taken Before Lunch During the India vs South Africa Test in Guwahati
The Board of Control for Cricket in India and Cricket South Africa reversed traditional breaks due to early local sunrise, enabling more overs before fading light, officials said.
- The second Test at Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati, beginning November 22, will reverse tradition by taking Tea before Lunch on all days of the match.
- Organisers say early sunrise and sunset in Assam and Guwahati's high eastern longitude prompted swapping Tea and Lunch to maximise natural light.
- The revised timetable has the first session from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, tea at 11:00–11:20, with officials able to extend play by half an hour to reach 90 overs.
- The administrators said the change aims to fit extra overs into daylight, with Cricket South Africa and the BCCI calling it the first Tea-before-Lunch swap in a Test.
- The precedent may guide future scheduling at eastern venues as the Board of Control for Cricket in India has applied similar timing adjustments for Ranji Trophy matches in eastern India, and Guwahati hosts its first-ever Test at Barsapara Stadium.
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