{"id":178247,"date":"2026-06-08T10:59:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=178247"},"modified":"2026-06-08T10:59:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:29:15","slug":"why-will-india-england-t20i-matches-start-one-hour-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=178247","title":{"rendered":"Why will India-England T20I matches start one hour early?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71077942\">The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has advanced the start time of all five T20 Internationals against India by an hour, with the matches now scheduled to begin at 10:00 p.m. IST.<\/p>\n<p>The five T20Is between the two former World Cup winners were earlier slated for an 11:00 p.m. IST (6:30 p.m. local time) start, but they have been moved an hour earlier after discussions with the broadcasters, reported        <i>ESPNCricinfo<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Why are the India vs England T20I match starting early?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The India vs England T20I matches will begin early to maximise television viewership in the subcontinent, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStart times for England\u2019s home internationals are finalised after consultation between the ECB, venues, opposition boards, and domestic and overseas broadcasters &#8211; in this case,        <i>Sky Sports<\/i> (UK) and the        <i>Sony Sports Network<\/i> (India),\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ | <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/glenn-mcgrath-mrf-pace-foundation-sooryavanshi-ipl-2026-sakib-hussain-praful-hinge-eshan-malinga\/article71077420.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Australian legend Glenn McGrath hails \u2018fearless\u2019 Sooryavanshi but eager to see him perform abroad<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe change in start times from the 6.30 p.m. slot, which has become standard in recent seasons, underlines English cricket\u2019s reliance on \u201chigh-value broadcast series\u201d &#8211; effectively, those which feature India &#8212; which was laid bare in the ECB\u2019s recently published financial report,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>India will also play a three-match ODI series during the tour, for which all tickets have been sold out, the report said. It remains to be seen if batting superstar Virat Kohli, who is nursing a hamstring injury, is fit in time for the tour.<\/p>\n<p>The BCCI last week said it will announce the squad for the England ODI series towards the end of the 50-over affair against Afghanistan at home, which Kohli will miss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 08, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/india-england-t20-matches-to-start-early-reason-series-schedule-new-timings-cricket-news\/article71077942.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has advanced the start time of all five T20 Internationals against India by an hour, with the matches now scheduled to begin at 10:00 p.m. IST. The five T20Is between the two former World Cup winners were earlier slated for an 11:00 p.m. IST (6:30 p.m. local time) &#8230; <a title=\"Why will India-England T20I matches start one hour early?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=178247\" aria-label=\"Read more about Why will India-England T20I matches start one hour early?\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":178248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-178247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/11908_5_3_2026_22_57_32_4_DSC_3798.JPG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":172079,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=172079","url_meta":{"origin":178247,"position":0},"title":"ENG-W vs NZ-W Live Streaming Info, 3rd T20I: New Zealand Women face England Women in series decider","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"May 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"England Women and New Zealand Women will face off in the decider of their three-match T20I series at County Ground in Hove on Monday. 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