IND vs ENG 1st Test Session Timings: What Time Will India-England Headlingley Test Start? What Are The Session Times and Breaks?

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IND vs ENG 1st Test Session Timings: The 1st Test of the India tour of England 2025, starting June 20 at Headingley, Leeds, marks the beginning of a new World Test Championship cycle and a fresh era for Indian cricket under captain Shubman Gill.

With stalwarts like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, and R Ashwin absent for the first time since 2011, India face a challenging transition. England, led by Ben Stokes, also grapple with an inexperienced bowling attack but aim to leverage their aggressive "Bazball" approach.

IND vs ENG Playing 11 and Toss Report

England captain Ben Stokes won the Toss and decided to Bowl First.

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c) Rishabh Pant (wk), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Prasidh Krishna, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

England: England have named their XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, and Shoaib Bashir. Jacob Bethell and Jamie Overton are in the squad but may not feature.

Pitch and Conditions

Headingley is known as a batting-friendly venue, but dry conditions could favor spin, potentially tempting India to play Kuldeep Yadav alongside Jadeja. The weather forecast predicts bright and sunny conditions for the first three days (up to 29°C), with temperatures dropping to 23°C and slight rain possible on days four and five.

India vs England 1st Test Session Timings: What are the Session Times in India and England?

The match will start at 3:30 pm IST, which is 11 am local time in Headingley. The match will continue till 10:30 pm IST on the first day, which is 6 pm in England.

Lunch Break: 5:30 pm - 6:10 pm IST

Tea Break: 8:10 pm - 8:30 pm IST