The incident actually took place at the Bay Oval stadium in New Zealand, not in Pakistan
A video of lights going out due to a power outage during an ongoing cricket match between New Zealand and Pakistan has gone viral on social media. Furthermore, it is alleged that this video shows the lights going out during the ongoing cricket match between New Zealand and Pakistan, which is taking place in a stadium in Pakistan.
Let’s check the truth.
Fact Check-
We started our investigation by conducting a reverse image search on Google and the results led us to a Twitter post uploaded on 5 April, 2025. In which it was given that this video was of the lights being switched off during the match being played between Pakistan and New Zealand at the Oval in New Zealand.
The caption states, “Unusual blackout at Bay Oval during New Zealand vs Pakistan match! Just as Jacob Duffy was about to bowl to Tayyab Tahir, the stadium lights went out, causing a brief halt in play”.
In further investigation, we found a NDTV report regarding this published on 6 April, 2025. The report states, “The third ODI between Pakistan and New Zealand at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui faced an extremely strange problem. In the 39th over of the Pakistan batting innings, there was a massive power failure in the stadium, causing all the floodlights to shut off instantly. This left the players in complete darkness, unable to see the play”.
We also found other news reports with the above video and information. Which you can read here and here.
The same viral video was featured in a YouTube news report by A Sports, uploaded on 5 April 2025, titled “Floodlight Failure During Pakistan vs New Zealand Match.” This report also clearly states that the incident occurred at Bay Oval Stadium in New Zealand.
Conclusion-
Fact Crescendo found the claim made along with the viral video to be Misleading. The incident actually took place at the Bay Oval stadium in New Zealand, not in Pakistan.
Title:The video of power outage during the Pakistan vs. New Zealand match is from New Zealand, not Pakistan
Fact Check By: Usha ManojResult: Misleading
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