A power outage at Bay Oval triggered a sudden broadcast disruption during the fifth and final ODI between India and New Zealand on Sunday, November 15, 2026, compounding early batting woes for the visitors as captain Shreyas Iyer departed to leave India four down before Axar Patel and Ishan Kishan steadied the innings to 110/4 after 23 overs.
After New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner won the toss and elected to bowl first—with India bringing in pacer Mohammed Siraj and handing a maiden ODI cap to Yash Thakur in place of Gurnoor Brar and Kuldeep Yadav—the Indian top order once again struggled against disciplined Kiwi seam bowling.
Top-Order Stumble & Broadcast Outage Highlights
Looking to bounce back from their fourth ODI collapse at the same venue, India lost three wickets inside the first nine overs before staging a mid-innings recovery:
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- Early Blows: Matthew Fisher struck twice early, removing Rohit Sharma (7) via a mid-wicket catch in the sixth over before Virat Kohli (5) edged a short delivery behind to wicketkeeper Tim Seifert. Shortly after, Jacob Duffy beat Ruturaj Gaikwad (18) with a wobble-seam delivery to leave India reeling at 34/3 in 8.1 overs.
- Power Cut & Iyer’s Exit: Skipper Shreyas Iyer (22) and Axar Patel counter-attacked with a brisk 52-run stand for the fourth wicket. However, around the 16th over, a power failure at the stadium disrupted live broadcast feeds—and moments later, Blair Tickner dismissed Iyer via a mistimed pull to mid-on at 86/4 (17.2 overs).
- Axar-Kishan Rebuild: With Axar Patel unbeaten on 42 off 49 balls and Ishan Kishan not out on 8 off 17 deliveries, the pair has guided India past the 100-run mark at a current run rate of 4.78.
”There’s a power cut at the venue and it has caused an issue in the broadcasting of the match… Fourth wicket gone for India as the broadcasting issue continues.”
— Match Commentary Update, 5th ODI at Bay Oval
Match Snapshot (After 23 Overs)
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Team / Metric |
Current Status |
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India Score |
110/4 (23.0 Overs) — CRR: 4.78 |
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Batters at Crease |
Axar Patel 42* (49), Ishan Kishan 8* (17) |
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Fall of Wickets |
23/1 (Rohit), 33/2 (Kohli), 34/3 (Gaikwad), 86/4 (Iyer) |
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NZ Key Bowlers |
Blair Tickner 1/24 (5), Michael Bracewell 0/10 (3) |
