PTI
Greater Noida, August 23: It was an inauspicious start to the inaugural D/N Duleep Trophy match with a major floodlight malfunction grabbing more attention than ‘Pink’ ball making its first class debut in India.
A power failure saw two stoppages in play with the second one leading to lights going off completely in a couple of floodlight towers. There were 78 minutes of interruption due to power tripping in two towers in two separate phases.
Yuvraj Singh’s India Red lasted only 48.2 overs as they were bowled out for 161 with Sandeep Sharma (4/62) hogging the limelight. Left-handed opener Abhinav Mukund (77, 116b, 12×4) was the only batsman who looked in control during his tenure at the crease. Incidentally, the Red team were all out even before the floodlights became functional.
The Green team fared no better as pacer rookie Nathu Singh (3/15) rattled the top order with pace and swing under lights leaving them at 36 for three.
