After Saturday’s fifth One Day International between South Africa and Sri Lanka was curtailed by one of the light pylon’s failing at Newlands, the Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA) has said the upcoming T20 International on Tuesday will take place without any issues with the lights.
WPCA CEO Nabeal Dien said: “Unfortunately it could not have been detected early in any pre-match testing which takes place before any domestic or international match.”
“According to our electrical engineers, there was an underground cable that short-circuited due to rodents or age. This also caused the switches and circuit breaker to trip continuously in the pylon. The problem has been resolved and we are confident that Tuesday’s T20 International will take place without any light interruptions,” he added.
“We apologise to both the Proteas and Sri Lankan teams as well as to the general public who attended the match and who were viewing on television,” he concluded.
The T20 International between South Africa and Sri Lanka starts at Newlands at 6pm on Tuesday.
African News Agency