Lights Go Off Twice in Adelaide, Leaving Mark Waugh and David Warner in Stitches: 'Looks Like They've Run Out of Electricity!'

The first day of the pink ball Test between India and Australia proved to be a rollercoaster of emotions. The Adelaide Test saw many twists and turns, ultimately favoring the hosts by the end of the day. However, the final session was not without its share of controversy as the floodlights on the ground malfunctioned twice, leaving India's pacer Harshit Rana visibly frustrated and gesturing in anger.

The lights first went off after the second ball of the 18th over. Then two balls later, the incident repeated itself, much to the amazement of the entire crowd. Fans however found a way to make merry of the situation as several of them switched on their mobile phones' flashlights.

However, commentators Mark Waugh, Harsha Bhogle, and David Warner couldn't stop laughing looking at the entire situation.

“Oh hello. They’ve run out of electricity in Adelaide. Pretty hot today. Plenty of air conditioners on," said Mark Waugh while commentating on Fox Cricket.

On the other hand, Harsha Bhogle said, "Someone’s fallen asleep, so we have to wait. It’s a first for me, a Test match being stopped because the lights are gone. Is anyone there?"

Replying to Bhogle, Mark Waugh said, "I don’t think I’ve seen this in Australia."

When the lights finally came back on, Harsha Bhogle remarked, "The lights are on again. Someone just turned the switch back on.”

Former Australia opening batter David Warner also made a cheeky remark, saying someone did not pay the bills hence the lights went off.

Commentator Kerry O’Keefe also joked that he saw regular nightwatchman Nathan Lyon near a switchboard to avoid the possibility of coming into bat if a wicket falls in the dying minutes of Day 1.

Coming back to the second Test between India and Australia, the latter reached the score of 86/1 at Stumps, still trailing by 94 runs. Nathan McSweeney and Marnus Labuschagne will resume batting for Australia on Day 2.

Earlier, Mitchell Starc took six wickets to help Australia bowl out India for 180 in the first innings. On the very first ball of the match, the left-arm pacer got the better of Perth hero Yashasvi Jaiswal.