IND vs AUS: Stadium lights go off twice in Adelaide; fans do something like this | WATCH
New Delhi: During the day-night test match being played between India and Australia at Adelaide Oval, the lights of the stadium suddenly went off. This caused problems for the players and the game was halted for some time. When the lights came on, they went off again after a few seconds. This troubled not only the Indian players but also the Australian players. However, soon the flood lights started to glow and the game resumed.
Floodlights went off twice in the same over:
On the very first day of this day-night match being played between India and Australia, the floodlights of the stadium became a hindrance for some time. In a video going viral on social media, you can see that during Australia’s first innings, when Harshit Rana was bowling, the floodlights of the stadium suddenly went off. The game was interrupted. Then the lights started but once again the flood lights went off. This incident happened during the 18th over of the second innings. During this time, the fans present in the stadium also turned on the flashlight of their mobiles.
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The lights went out twice in quick succession at Adelaide Oval, but play has resumed. #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/u6Jtd39Utc
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 6, 2024
India’s innings ended at 180 runs:
The Adelaide Test is being played with a pink ball. This is Australia’s 13th and India’s fifth pink ball test. In the second match of the five-match series, Team India batted first and scored only 180 runs. Nitish Kumar Reddy, playing his second Test, was the top scorer for India. He scored 42 runs in 54 balls. In this aggressive inning, Reddy hit three fours and three sixes. For Australia, Mitchell Starc took the most 6 wickets for 50 runs. Captain Pat Cummins and Scott Boland took two wickets each.
Australia is in a strong position:
After bundling out India for 180 runs, the Kangaroo team has reached a very strong position in its first innings. At the time of writing the news, Australia has scored 74 runs in 27 overs. Australia lost only one wicket in the form of Usman Khawaja. He was dismissed by Jasprit Bumrah. Currently, Nathan McSweeney is present at the crease with 31 runs and Labuschagne with 17 runs.