Power outage scare ahead of SRH vs CSK clash in IPL 2024 in Hyderabad

IPL 2024 has been going on in full swing across venues in India. Amid this, Electricity Board officials disconnected the power supply at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium here on Thursday, demanding payment of a huge Rs 1.67 crore pending dues, before the IPL 2024 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings as well.

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However, this move by the Board came when the Hyderabad Cricket Association did not respond to the notice served to it on February 20 in this regard as well. Meanwhile, there was no disruption in the training sessions of the two teams with the Chennai Super Kings completing its schedule late in the evening under lights and the floodlights as well as they have backup facility of generators.

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“We are hopeful of settling the issue amicably and see no threat to the IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings tomorrow (Friday), “ an official said.

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However, the official said that this is not the first time such things happened, as the Board had resorted to such action before major matches, which also gave the hint that the problem took place as there was an unreasonable demand for tickets for tomorrow’s match as well.