The International Cricket Council has confirmed the playing conditions for the inaugural four-day Test match set to be played between South Africa and Zimbabwe later this month in Port Elizabeth.
The encounter which will also be a day-night Test will see a minimum of 98 overs bowled on every day which will be eight more than the prescribed quota for the five-day game which means the scheduled close of play on each of the day will be 30 minutes additional.
Teams can enforce a follow-on if they managed a first innings lead of 150 runs which is 50 less than the normal regulation for the five-day game.
The rise in the Twenty20 games around the world did have an impact in the longer format of the game which had seen a steady decline in the recent years and the four-day contest is seen as a medium to keep the spectators interested as it will force the teams to be aggressive in order to attain a result.
Zimbabwe will play a tour game at Boland Park in Paarl before locking horns with the Proteas in the only Test at St George's Park between 26th and 29th December.
The encounter which will also be a day-night Test will see a minimum of 98 overs bowled on every day which will be eight more than the prescribed quota for the five-day game which means the scheduled close of play on each of the day will be 30 minutes additional.
Teams can enforce a follow-on if they managed a first innings lead of 150 runs which is 50 less than the normal regulation for the five-day game.
The rise in the Twenty20 games around the world did have an impact in the longer format of the game which had seen a steady decline in the recent years and the four-day contest is seen as a medium to keep the spectators interested as it will force the teams to be aggressive in order to attain a result.
Zimbabwe will play a tour game at Boland Park in Paarl before locking horns with the Proteas in the only Test at St George's Park between 26th and 29th December.