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India’s second ODI against England joins the list of matches that have been interrupted due to faulty floodlights.
The second ODI had a brief delay due to faulty floodlights at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. (Image: Sportzpics, Screengrab)
The second ODI between India vs England was interrupted due to a faulty floodlight at the Barabati Stadium on Sunday. The Men in Blue were batting as they looked to chase down 305 runs, skipper Rohit Sharma looked in good touch as he was scoring at a quick rate.
As the first ball was bowled in the sixth over, the players decided to walk off the field due to a faulty floodlight which would have been frustrating for the Indian opening pair, who looked to continue the chase with their strong start.
The Indian skipper started off in blistering fashion, scoring 29 off 18 balls when the play was interrupted. However, after around 20 minutes, the floodlights were back on again and play resumed. Rohit went on to score a half-century while Gill looked to take a steady approach as the two eyed a century-run stand.
Matches have been halted for all sorts of reasons, let us take a look at instances where play was delayed due to floodlight issues:
South Africa vs Sri Lanka, March 2019 in Cape Town
The fifth and final match of the series saw South Africa take the win over Sri Lanka via the Duckworth-Lewis method in Cape Town. The visitors had batted first to score 225. But in the second innings, the match came to a halt by the start if the 29th over. The groundsmen looked to restart the floodlight but to no avail and saw the Proteas taking the win with the game being delayed for over 90 minutes.
India vs South Africa, October 2022 in Guwahati
The second T20I during South Africa’s tour of India saw the match being interrupted due to two reasons. The first is a snake being present on the ground followed by the floodlight failure. The former instance took place in the seventh over of India’s innings, as per a report by ESPNCricinfo. The floodlight interruption took place in the 3rd over during South Africa’s innings but the issue was rectified within minutes.
Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, April 2023 in Mohali
The Indian Premier League has also seen such instances. One such case is the match during the 2023 season between Punjab Kings and the Kolkata Knight Riders that was played in Mohali in the PCA-IS Bindra Stadium. As per a report by Sportstar, the floodlight malfunction took place when KKR came out to bat and several towers were seen malfunctioning, causing massive embarrassment to the Punjab Cricket Association.
Pakistan vs Bangladesh, September 2023 in Lahore
The Asia Cup 2023 which was jointly hosted by Pakistan and Sri Lanka is another such case when the Super Four clash between Pakistan and Bangladesh, held at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore also witnessed delay due to malfunctioning floodlights. During the fifth over of the second innings, Pakistan who were chasing, saw the game being halted for around 20 minutes. In the end, Pakistan went on to secure the win by seven wickets.
Barbados Royals vs Trinbago Knight Riders, October 2024 in Guyana
The most recent incident was around four months ago in the Carribean Premier League for the 2024 season when the Eliminator match between the Barbados Royals and the Trinbago Knight Riders was cut short in the second innings. Nicholas Pooran scored 91 off 60 but it went in vain as the Royals were ahead of the DLS score after the second innings was reduced to 5 overs. David Miller, single-handedly smashed a 17-ball 50 to take the Royals above par and the win by 9 wickets and four balls remaining.
- Location :
Cuttack, India, India
