CRICKET fans raged after Sky Sports’ broadcast went down at a key moment during the T20 World Cup.
The Netherlands were chasing 160 against Bangladesh at the Arnos Vale Playing Field when the issue occurred.
Bangladesh beat the Netherlands but Sky Sports viewers missed a crucial point of the actionGetty
This message showed up on Sky Sports Cricket for around five minutes during the match
Coverage cut away from the action to a message showing “Sky Sports Cricket” and a caption that read: “We’re really sorry for this temporary fault.”
The feed was understood to have been down for around five minutes before the broadcast recommenced.
And fans raged on social media as they vented their frustrations.
One said: “Given how much people pay for #skysports every month, should @SkyCricket be losing connection in the last 4 overs of a close T20 World Cup game…”
Another added: “No f***ing way Sky Sports cricket died wtf.”
A third replied: “Sky Sports Cricket going down at such a crucial moment. Shambles of a service and overvalued.”
While a fourth responded: “Possibly the worst EVER time for a fault on the Sky coverage.”
Bangladesh ended up winning by 25 runs as they took a huge step towards qualifying for the Super 8s.
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The Netherlands looked in a strong position with six overs remaining, before leg-spinner Rishad Hossain took the wickets of Sybrand Engelbrecht and Bas de Leede.
Bangladesh then conceded just 23 runs in the final five overs to seal victory.
They will confirm their place in the Super 8s with a win over Nepal on Monday, while the Netherlands need to hope Bangladesh lose and they beat Sri Lanka with a sizeable run-rate swing.