Hyderabad, April 14 -- A sudden "lights out" moment briefly halted the IPL clash between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on April 13, shifting attention from the on-field action to infrastructure concerns at the packed Uppal venue.

The incident occurred mid-play when two floodlight towers went dark for a few moments, forcing players to pause as sections of the ground slipped into partial blackout. Spectators reacted with confusion before full lighting was restored within moments.

In a statement, the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) ruled out power outage as the cause and explained the brief lights out. A fault in a specialised DMX device controlling the lighting ...