New Zealand cricketers slam bad-light rule after second Test in Karachi ends in draw

The bad-light saga regarding the interruption of Test matches is once again hitting the headlines. On Friday, the second Test between Pakistan and New Zealand was placed on a knife’s edge when cloudy conditions at Karachi’s National Stadium made the umpires end the final day before time.

With less than three overs remaining, Pakistan needed just 15 runs to reach the fourth-inning target of 319 runs, while the Kiwis needed a single wicket to clinch victory.

After the match ended in a draw and as did the two-match series, a couple of cricketers raised questions on the specific bad-light rule in red-ball cricket.

Ex-cricketer Scott Styris took to his personal Twitter handle and marked the event as a perfect demonstration of “why Test cricket is in trouble.” As noted by him, “Both teams had a chance of winning and we come off the field with 3 overs to go.”

Both teams had a chance of winning and we come off the field with 3 overs to go.

Exhibit A of why test cricket is in trouble.