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During the final ODI match of the series on Saturday, the floodlights at Bay Oval went out, leaving the players from Pakistan and New Zealand stuck in the dark. When it became completely dark at the stadium during the game's last overs, players on both sides were shocked. The event took place during Pakistan's 39th over of the chase. Against Tayyab Tahir, Jacob Duffy was charging in to bowl the fourth delivery of the game.
Just as Duffy was about to release his delivery, the ground turned completely dark. Tahir was terrified during the event and moved away from the wickets to protect himself.
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If Duffy's pitch had struck the batter—or any fielder, for that matter—it could have been disastrous. Whether or not Duffy bowled his delivery is not obvious from the images. The match was briefly interrupted by the event. All dreams of Pakistan's pursuit were dashed in the last over when Tahir, batting at 33 off 30 balls, lost his pace and ended up slicing the very next ball straight into the hands of deep point.
Imam-ul-Haq, a batter, was taken off the field on a medical cart earlier in the game when the ball struck his face. Usman Khan, who entered the game as a concussion substitution, eventually took Imam's place after the latter was forced to quit due to injury. Pakistan ultimately lost Saturday's match by 43 runs.
In the last eight white-ball matches, Pakistan has already lost seven of them. Pakistan came home without winning either the T20I or the ODI series, marking the end of their miserable time in New Zealand.
