Bangladesh-India day-night Test schedule changed

Keeping in mind the dew factors that comes into play at the Eden Gardens post sunset on winter evenings, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has agreed to the Cricket Association of Bengal's (CAB) request to start the game at 1:00pm and end the day's play by 8:00pm in the Day-Night Test between India and Bangladesh from November 22 to 26 in Kolkata.

A BCCI official confirmed the development and said that sessions have been re-planned keeping in mind the need to call stumps by 8:00pm as the ball would get really wet if play carried on post 8:00pm in Kolkata in late November.

"Keeping in mind the dew factor, the BCCI approved CAB's request to change the playing hours in the second Test. While play will start at 1:00pm, the first session will end at 3:00pm. The second session will start from 3:40 pm and continue till 5:40 pm. The final session will be played from 6 p.m. till 8 p.m.," the official told IANS.

Earlier, Eden curator Sujan Mukherjee had said that starting early would help in fighting the dew factor. "The dew factor comes into play mostly after 8-8:30 p.m. as we have seen in white-ball game this time of the year at Eden. Therefore, I don't think dew will be a problem," Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) curator Sujan had said.

Source: India Today

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