A blackout occurred on the first day of play in Australia’s match against India in the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Adelaide Oval. After speculation by fans, players, and analysts, former Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has disclosed the true cause.
At Adelaide Oval, play was momentarily halted twice due to illumination failures. Australia’s 18th over of the innings had the first disruption, which lasted 28 seconds. 86 seconds were spent on the second. Players and commentators debated about the problem while fans turned the stadium into a light display by turning on their phone torches.
Haddin disclosed that a mix-up involving Nathan Lyon was the source of the blackout.
According to him, the stoppage was brought on by them flipping the incorrect relay.
When I was talking to the ground crew, Nathan Lyon was the main topic of conversation. “I have to fix this so I can go out and bat in the nets,” said Nathan Lyon after he went out the back for a hit and they went to turn on the lights. However, they turned off the wrong set off, and the lights went off. “The lights are off on the ground, and we’re not so worried about your hit at the moment,” they said courteously to Nathan. According to Haddin on The Willow Talk podcast, “that’s straight from the curators.”
Not all of the drama in Adelaide was limited to the blackout, though, as Australia dominated the series and defeated India by ten wickets. Following their first-inning bowling out of 180, India found it difficult to bounce back as Mitchell Starc destroyed their batting order with a six-wicket haul and Travis Head’s 140 added to the visitors’ suffering.
In just 3.2 overs, the hosts chased down India’s goal of 19 runs, which led to their dismissal for 175 in the second innings. The triumph hurt India’s aspirations of securing the final slot in the World Test Championship table and sent Australia to the top.
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