India vs England
IND vs Eng: The second ODI between India and England is being played in Cuttack. Batting first after winning the toss, the England team was reduced to 304 runs in 49.5 overs. For India, Ravindra Jadeja took the maximum 3 wickets in his bag. Jadeja conceded 35 runs in 10 overs and showed the path of the pavilion to Ben Docket, Joe Root and Jamie overton. After this, the opening pair of Team India started chasing the target of 305 runs. In response to England’s 304 runs, the opening pair of captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill made Team India a big start. The two together hit 47 runs in 6 overs on the scoreboard. Even everything was going well but something happened in the next over that the match had to be stopped in the middle.
Fludlights cheated in LIVE match
In fact, during the Indian innings in Cuttack ODI, Shakib Mahmood came to bowl in the 7th over. The light of floodlide went away before the beginning of this over but recovered in a while. However, after the first ball, there was a problem in the floodlight again. Fludlights first slightly flicked and then suddenly stopped. This made Indian captain Rohit Sharma a little unhappy and spoke to the umpire for a long time. During this time, the light of Fludlites was blown, due to which the match was stopped and the players of both teams went out of the field. The problem of floodlights remained for a long time. During this time the match stayed for about 20 minutes.
The last ODI was in 2019
Significantly, international cricket matches are being played after many years at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. The last ODI was played here in the year 2019 while the T20I match was held in 2022. After about 3 years, an international match is being held in Cuttack. In such a situation, due to the problem of floodlights, the fun of the international match became a bit gritty. ODI is rarely seen in cricket when the match is stopped due to floodlights.
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