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Consider an India vs Australia test match being played at Melbourne (Australia).. when will each day's play start according to Indian timing (IST)? What will be the start time of a Day-Night oneday international to be played in South Africa, according to USA?

Confusing it may sound, but it's pretty easy to calculate the start timing of any cricket match to be played in any country, according to anywhere in the world you might be! indulge into the following..

First, we need to understand the 3 types of International cricket matches : 1st = test match & day oneday Internationals (both start appx. at same time). 2nd = Day-Night oneday Internationals and 3rd = Twenty20 International.

Now, following is a list of official timing of start of a highprofile cricket match in all host countries. Just pick the country which is going to host that match you're looking for, and put it into time converter. select your country and you'll know when that match will start according to your timing!

Host Country	Test & Day ODIs	Day-Night ODIs	T20 games
Australia (Sydney)	1030hrs	1300hrs	1930hrs
Australia (Perth)	1130hrs	1400hrs	1800hrs
India	0900hrs	1430hrs	1900hrs
South Africa	1000hrs	1430hrs	1800hrs
West Indies	1000hrs	1430hrs	1800hrs
England	1000hrs	1500hrs	1730hrs
Srilanka	0900hrs	1430hrs	1900hrs
Pakistan	1000hrs	1430hrs	1900hrs
New Zealand	1100hrs	1530hrs	2000hrs

Note
**Above timings are based on usual norms excluding the situations when rain delays the start of a cricket match, or the officials announce a different start time of the cricket match they might be hosting. Readers can also ask for a specific match timing at itsonlycricket forum and our experts will help you find the start timing of any cricket match anywhere in the world!
**Perth in (Western) Australia runs at little different time Zone than rest of Australian cities, thus above has two Aussie host timings.