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Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International: The Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati will be making its debut as a Test venue during the Indian men's team’s 2025/26 home season, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Wednesday.

Guwahati, which has hosted only international white-ball games so far, apart from a few Indian Premier League (IPL) games, will be hosting its maiden Test match when India take on South Africa in the second and final game of the series on November 22. It will also hold the record for the first city in the North-East part of India to host a Test match.

The series between India and South Africa will begin at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on November 14 and run till November 18. South Africa last toured India for Tests in 2019 but faced a 3-0 sweep as the hosts dominantly won in Visakhapatnam, Pune, and Ranchi.