Watch: Play briefly delayed due to setting sun during WBBL 08 final – ‘Oh cricket, never change’

A rare occasion in cricket when the sun is shining too bright for play to be possible.

Nov 26, 2022 · 02:50 pm Updated Nov 26, 2022 · 02:51 pm

Watch: Play briefly delayed due to setting sun during WBBL 08 final – ‘Oh cricket, never change’ — Screengrab via WBBL

"I don't understand why we're waiting"...

... "I need to be able to see!"

Play has been delayed due to the sun being in the batters eyes in the WBBL final ☀️🏏 pic.twitter.com/XLFTiBFqOm
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) November 26, 2022

Oh cricket, never change pic.twitter.com/6swb2yBuiC
— Jarrod Kimber (@ajarrodkimber) November 26, 2022

As @kmarty01 mentioned on commentary, play being stopped for sun isn't totally unique - it's happened in Napier before.

A New Zealand-India ODI in 2019 had the same problem (report from the day via @ESPNcricinfo) #WBBL08 pic.twitter.com/9rxqQhoOeK
— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) November 26, 2022

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