Due to early sunrise and sunset in Guwahati, the second Test between India and South Africa will see players having tea first followed by lunch. Normally, tea prior to supper is a routine followed in day-night Tests, but the BCCI took the special decision for a day Test in Guwahati due to the fast fading light in north-east India.

The Test, which starts from November 22, will be the first Test match in Guwahati, which recently hosted several matches in the women's T20 World Cup. BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia, who is from Guwahati, confirmed the Test would start half an hour earlier than the norm for red-ball Tests in India, including the first Test in Kolkata, which will begin at 9.30am IST.

The toss in Guwahati will be at 8.30am IST, with the first session between 9 and 11am, foll

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