NZ vs. SL: Wellington's High Wind Drifts the Ball 'Far Away'

The broadcaster was also able to offer single-end live coverage while the camera team descended from the camera tower as a result of Wellington's extraordinarily high winds.

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On Day 5 of the New Zealand vs. Sri Lanka Test on Monday, a strong wind at Wellington caused the ball to draught far away from the batsman and the wicketkeeper. This is one of the most uncommon cricketing occurrences. The game at Wellington is frequently impacted by high wind, but this time the quantity of ball drift was particularly pronounced and extreme.

When Prabath Jayasuriya was batting at number two and Lanka were at 337/7 on Monday, a delivery from Michael Bracewell actually ran away from the Sri Lankan tailender. Cricket fans have been left speechless by the event after seeing the viral video of it.

Broadcaster’s tweet  

The cameraperson had to descend from the elevated area where the camera setup was placed due to the persistently high wind, which forced the broadcaster to reduce their live coverage to single-end footage. "For those watching at home, the @sparknzsport camera crew has had to come down from the camera tower at the Adelaide Road end of the Basin Reserve due to extremely high winds in Wellington," the broadcaster said in a Tweet.

In the meantime, New Zealand won the second Test against Sri Lanka by an innings and 58 runs on Monday in windy Wellington, sweeping the series 2-0 as the South Asian team's resistance eventually gave way late in day four.

After being asked to bat next, Sri Lanka required 416 runs to force the hosts to bat again, but they were dismissed for 358 at the Basin Reserve in their second innings.

New Zealand won their third straight Test match after defeating England by one run in Wellington and taking the gripping series opener in Christchurch by two wickets on the final delivery.

When Sri Lanka's batters could only muster 164 runs in response to New Zealand's announced first innings total of 580 for four, their chances of recording their first victory in the nation since 2006 were all but eliminated.