Cuttack, Feb 10: Odisha government will seek an explanation from the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) after a floodlight malfunction disrupted the second ODI between India and England for around 30 minutes at the historic Barabati stadium in Cuttack on Sunday night, State’s Sports Minister Suryabanshi Suraj said.

Suraj, who was also present along with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and other senior Ministers at the stadium, said, "An explanation will be sought from the OCA over the floodlight glitch. It happened despite taking all precautions and making elaborate prior arrangements by the OCA."

One of the floodlights at the Barabati stadium had malfunctioned leading to a stoppage of play during seventh over of India's 305-run chase against England last evening.

First, the lights went off from 6.15 PM till 6.20 PM, and just as when Mahmood ran in the lights went off again. This time, it did not turn back on till 6.45 PM, leading to a cumulative stoppage of around 30 minutes.

It is understood that the generator that supplies power to the particular floodlight malfunctioned resulting in the tripping of the lights.

OCA secretary Sanjay Behara said each floodlight tower was attached with two generators.

“When one generator malfunctioned, we put the second one in service. But it required some time to move the generator as the players’ vehicle was parked in between the tower and the second generator,” Behera told reporters.

Despite the floodlight glitch for a brief period, India defeated England by 4 wickets in the second ODI match at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack last night to seal the series 2-0 with one match left.

Chasing 305 runs to win, the Men in Blue scored 308 for six wickets in 44.3 overs, with captain Rohit Sharma scoring a magnificent 119 runs and Shubman Gill scoring 60 runs.

Skipper Sharma was declared Player of the Match.

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