The failure of one of the eight floodlights prompted the match to be delayed by around 30 minutes which led to the players and the fans getting frustrated. However, the match resumed later with no further delays.
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"An explanation will be sought from the OCA over the floodlight glitch. It happened despite taking all precautions and making elaborate prior arrangements by the OCA," Suraj was quoted as saying by TOI.
"When one generator malfunctioned, we put the second one in service. But it required some time to move the generator as the players' vehicle was parked in between the tower and the second generator," OCA secretary Sanjay Behera told the reporters.
"What happened at the Barabati stadium today is very unfortunate. An impartial investigation should be conducted," said Firdous.
What was the incident at Barabati Stadium?
However, as the bowler Saqib Mahmood was about to bowl the next delivery, the lights went off again. After some time, the players and the umpires went back to the pavilion. Rohit Sharma seemed keen to carry on as he was looking in great touch. India were 48-0 at that time.
Rohit Sharma takes India to victory
Despite stoppages in play, India were able to dominate the game and won the match by 4 wickets in the end. The Men in Blue made a mockery of a stiff target of 304 runs and chased it down with more than 5 overs to spare.
Rohit Sharma was the star for India as he played a captain's knock. Rohit smashed a blistering 119 off just 90 balls, which included 12 fours and 7 sixes. It was his 32nd ODI century and a very important one for him.
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