Howzat? Dysfuctional Sky Sport camera bowls DRS

Sri Lanka bowler Dhammika Prasad appeals for the wicket of Martin Guptill. Photo / Getty Images

Sri Lanka unable to review as cable issues put Decision Review System out of action.

A dysfunctional Sky Sport camera resulted in the Decision Review System, which decides lbws, failing for 13 overs during the sixth one-day international between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at University Oval in Dunedin yesterday.

The breakdown prevented a prospective review in the fourth over when Martin Guptill was on six and the hosts were 10 for one.

Guptill went on to score 28.

New Zealand won the match by 120 runs, sealing the seven-match series with a game to spare.

After the delivery to Guptill, bowler Dhammika Prasad gestured for a review but the Sri Lankans weren't able to access the technology.

The camera affected was fixed to the scaffold at the southern end of the ground so it is guaranteed not to move or need recalibrating during a broadcast.

The camera was understood to be out of action because of cabling issues. It solely affected lbw reviews rather than catches, run-outs or stumpings but raised questions as to whether the DRS should have been disabled for the entire match out of fairness to both teams.

The producer of Sky Television's cricket coverage, Alan Henderson, said he informed the television umpire Rod Tucker and match referee Javagal Srinath before the players took the field.

The camera resumed service around 12.05pm, 65 minutes into the innings.

"I'm not entirely sure [if cabling issues were] why it died," Henderson said. "It's the first time I can remember that happening, so it's uncommon."

Star batsman Ross Taylor regained form, scoring 96. Kane Williamson compiled 97 before being run out by Taylor. Corey Anderson was man of the match after taking four wickets and scoring 40 runs.