WTC Final: India vs New Zealand match to start 30 minutes before scheduled time in Southampton

Tests in England always start at 11am BST but the WTC Final between India and New Zealand will begin 30 minutes before the scheduled time in Southampton from Friday.

The inaugural ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final between Team India and New Zealand will begin 30 minutes before the scheduled time in Southampton from Friday. Important alert, breaking away from a 3.30 pm IST (11am BST) start, the World Test Championship Final will start half hour early - 3pm IST and 10.30 am BST. Quite unusual as this will lend more potency to the seamers #IndvsNZ #WTCFinal @sports_tak @aajtak The match was scheduled to begin at 3.30pm IST (11am BST), like all Tests in England, but will now start at 3pm IST (10.30am BST). Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson, the two captains for the game, will walk out for the toss at 2.30pm IST instead of at 3pm. Notably, the WTC Final was shifted from the Lord's in London to the Ageas Bowl in Southampton as the ground's facility has hotel accommodation to guarantee a bio-bubble.