Best overlap: 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM in Chennai is 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM in Boston.
Target 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM in Chennai, which lands at 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM for the Boston side. With only around 1 hour of shared time, be precise — book 5:30 PM in Chennai (8:00 AM in Boston) and you'll catch both teams. Note that Boston follows daylight saving while Chennai stays put, so the times above drift by an hour seasonally.
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