WATCH: Zing Bail’s battery failure gives Sri Lanka all-rounder second life against New Zealand

During the first ODI between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Auckland, the bails didn’t light up twice. It first happened when Kasun Rajitha managed to beat the bat of Finn Allen during the Blackcaps’ innings. At the time, the Lankan pacer bowled an absolute peach and the ball kissed the stumps. Unfortunately for the visitors, Sri Lanka, the bails neither fall off nor even light up.

In the second instance, Lanka all-rounder Chamika Karunaratne survived a run-call. Apparently, he was short of his crease when Blair Tickner removed the bails. However, despite them being dislodged, Karunaratne was given not out. The modern-day rules suggest that the bails have to be lit up in case of run-outs and stumping. They indicate that they have been removed from the groove.

In Chamika’s case, the bails were removed but didn’t light up due to the battery being dead. The right-hander survived the dismissal.

Quiet unfortunate and hilarious incident ,, Bail dead battery save Chamika Karunaratne , he was clearly short of the crease but given Not Out, #NZvsSL #NZvSL #SLvsNZ pic.twitter.com/Cbgcx0RODW

— Shakeel Khan Khattak (@ShakeelktkKhan) March 25, 2023

New Zealand thrashed Sri Lanka in the first ODI

Meanwhile, the Lankan Lions were no match for the home side. Batting first, the Blackcaps amassed 276 all-out despite no batter scoring a half-century. Karunaratne took four wickets while Kasun Rajitha and Lahiru Kumara shared two wickets each. In reply, the Blue Brigade was bowled put for 76 runs. Henry Shipley took a five-wicket haul. Notably, in January this year, the Asian side was bowled out for 73 runs against India.

Two months later, they were bowled for three more runs. With this, they made a forgettable record, being bowled out for under 100 runs for two consecutive games. Before them, Kenya did it against Afghanistan in 2013.