Lahore, March 27 -- In what was one of the most unusual ball changes in a long while, the Hyderabad Kingsmen's kit left the white ball smeared with colour from the pads, changing the ball's colour from white to maroon-ish during the Pakistan Super League (PSL) opener against Lahore Qalandars.

On Thursday, Kingsmen, wearing maroon colours, were chasing 100 runs against Lahore. During the 15th over, the ball changed as it was left smeared with the colour from their pads, and it became difficult for the batters to judge the delivery well. The matter was raised by Kingsmen skipper and Australian star Marnus Labuschagne in the second over, and the maroon-ish tinge of the ball was visible to the personnel sitting in the press box at the end of...