The exciting pink-ball Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is happening right now in Adelaide. On the first day, something strange happened at the Adelaide Oval that confused both players and fans. During Australia’s first innings, the floodlight towers turned off twice while Harshit Rana from India was bowling the 18th over. This caused delays in the evening, and fans became more involved by turning on the flashlights on their phones.
As a result of the delays, the last session of the match was extended by three extra minutes. But what caused the lights to go out? According to a report, the Australian team had asked the Adelaide Oval management to switch on the net lights for the game. When the staff in the control room were adjusting the lights, four of the floodlight towers accidentally turned off.
Tom Koutsantonis, a South Australian MP, tweeted that there was no power shortage in the area, confirming that the lights went out not due to a lack of electricity. David Warner made a joke during the broadcast, saying, “Someone hasn’t paid their bills here.” Mark Howard also chimed in, joking that people in South Australia should avoid using their air conditioners or kettles to save power.
On the field, things weren’t going well for India as they scored just 180 runs in their first innings. Meanwhile, Australia did much better, finishing with 337 runs, thanks to a fantastic century from Travis Head, who scored 140 runs off 141 balls with 17 fours and four sixes.
