Why was the DRS technology down at Chinnaswamy Stadium for two overs in Pakistan vs Australia clash?

Australia and Pakistan are currently fighting it out in the all-important ODI World Cup 2023 game at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru. In a startling event, during the game, something totally unexpected happened. With a global event being hosted on a macro scale, it is expected by the fans and cricket experts alike that the match should be conducted smoothly with all backup plans in place should an issue arise. In the same vein, during the 16th over of the ongoing ODI World Cup match, the Decision Review System (DRS) technology was not operational and hence it was not available for both teams to use.

Speaking of the ongoing match, the Australian batting unit on the back of scintillating centuries from openers David Warner and Mitchell Marsh, posted a mammoth 367/9 on the board. In reply, the Men in Green started cautiously as openers Imam Ul Haq and Abdullah Shafique gave a solid start. However, while they batted, the umpire suddenly approached the players of Australia and Pakistan and informed them that they would not be able to use the DRS technology for any crucial moment at the Chinnaswamy stadium. Consequently, the players will have to rely upon and accept the umpire's decision.

Why was DRS Technology down in the Pakistan versus Australia ODI World Cup 2023 game?

In the same vein, the renowned commentator and former New Zealand pacer, Simon Doull, confirmed the news that the DRS was down for some time in the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023 game. While the system was down, the umpire did not miss out on telling the players that there was a power outage in the Chinnaswamy stadium for a short time and hence the disruption happened.

However, to everyone's relief, just after two overs of the gameplay, the situation was resolved in the quickest possible time and the DRS was made available for use in the 19th over of the ongoing ODI World Cup match. Meanwhile, when it comes to the technology, there has been a plethora of debate surrounding fair use and the batters getting decisions not in their favour even if the ball is spraying down the leg side just a bit.

Interestingly, in the last ODI World Cup game of Australia, the explosive opener David Warner seemed quite unhappy with the way he was given out. The batter believes that the ball was going down the leg side and yet the umpire did not give him the 'benefit of doubt'. As a result, he was dismissed cheaply (11 runs) against Sri Lanka. However, this did not stop Australia from clinching a convincing over the Lankan Lions by five wickets to get back to the win column in the ongoing mega event.