BPL's fuse blows in low-voltage match

During the first match of the Chattogram leg between Rajshahi Kings and Sylhet Sixers yesterday, a power outage took place that sank the BPL into darkness.

The scoreboard went off while the press box lights suffered a similar fate. Initially, without any wifi, reporters were in the dark about what the scores were as the TVs inside had gone out as well. Mobile data came into use but it seemed that the mobile tower itself was having an issue as internet was found to be slow.

The scenario started playing itself out at roughly 4:23 pm with Rajshahi Kings in chase of the 181-run target set by Sylhet Sixers. Soon, the lights returned to the press box, with the help of a backup power source but there was still no internet and the scoreboard remained motionless.

When officials were contacted, they said that there was a problem with the power but did not cite any specific cause. It was however informed that the Decision Review System (DRS) had power backup and was working fine. During the darkness, no review was taken by either the on-field umpires or the two teams, so the theory could not be tested.

After over 40 minutes, the power returned at 5:05 pm. Motion returned to the scoreboard and the floodlights, which were supposed to be turned on as dusk settled in, came alive. If they had not, the match would surely have been halted.