Fact Check: This Video Of Power Cut During The Match Is Not From Pakistan Stadium, But From New Zealand
Vishvas News investigated the viral video and found the claim misleading. The viral video is not from a match played in Pakistan but from New Zealand’s Bay Oval Stadium, where a sudden power cut occurred during the match.
- By: Pragya Shukla
- Published: Apr 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
New Delhi (Vishvas News): A video of a cricket match between Pakistan and New Zealand is going viral on social media. In the video, just as bowler Jacob Duffy begins his run-up, there is a power cut in the stadium, plunging the field into darkness. This video is being shared with the claim that the incident took place in a stadium in Pakistan.
Vishvas News investigated the claim and found it to be misleading. The video is not from Pakistan but from Bay Oval Stadium in New Zealand, where a sudden power cut occurred during a match.
What is going viral?
Sharing the viral video on April 5, 2025, a Facebook user wrote in the caption, “Power went off in the middle of the match in poor Pakistan.”
Investigation
To verify the authenticity of the viral claim, we conducted a Google search using relevant keywords. This led us to a related report on ABP News’ website published on April 5, 2025. The report stated, “The match was played at the Stadium Bay Oval ground in New Zealand, in which the Kiwi team won by 43 runs. Actually, when the last overs of the match were going on, the floodlights went off and the entire field was engulfed in darkness.”
According to the report published on Sportskeeda and Cricbuzz on April 5, 2025, this match between Pakistan and New Zealand was played at Bay Oval Stadium, New Zealand.
We also came across a related report published on New Zealand’s RNZ website on April 8, 2025. The report confirms that the Power Cut incident occurred at New Zealand’s Bay Oval Stadium.
Other related news reports can be seen here.
For further clarification, we spoke to sports journalist and commentator Syed Hussain, who confirmed that the video is from New Zealand’s Bay Oval Stadium.
Finally, we scanned the account of the user who shared the video with the misleading claim and found that the user has over 4000 followers and identifies as a resident of Uttar Pradesh on his profile.
Conclusion: Vishvas News investigated the viral video and found the claim misleading. The viral video is not from a match played in Pakistan but from New Zealand’s Bay Oval Stadium, where a sudden power cut occurred during the match.
- Claim Review : Video of power cut during the match in Pakistan stadium.
- Claimed By : FB User Saนrabђ
- Fact Check : False
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