A swarm of bugs triggered India’s Ladies’s Cricket World Cup conflict with Pakistan to be interrupted in Colombo.
A break in play was required for the enjoying space to be fumigated as India batted first within the grudge conflict, however even that solely proved a short lived respite.
The winged bugs had appeared after roughly 20 overs because the solar began to set on the R Premadasa Stadium in Sri Lanka, attracted by the floodlights.
They affected each batters and bowlers, with an preliminary try and ward them off coming within the twenty eighth over when Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana and spinner Nashra Sandhu referred to as for bug spray, which they utilized to each their clothes and the bowling crease throughout a drinks break.
It had restricted impact and after 34 overs, play was stopped to permit a person in a fuel masks to return onto the enjoying space with a fumigation machine, overlaying giant areas of the pitch with anti-insect smoke.
A member of floor workers fumigates the sphere following the bug invasion
India batter Harleen Dol is surrounded by bugs throughout India’s innings
Pakistan captain Fatima Sana sees the humorous facet of the weird incident as she sprays examine repellent
The match lastly resumed as soon as the smoke had cleared – however the bugs returned later and triggered one other stoppage
That appeared to work initially however as soon as the smoke had cleared, the bugs returned, with offspinner Rameen Shamim needing remedy after a bug flew into her eye within the thirty eighth over.
Amid all of the chaos, Pakistan bowled nicely, with India restricted to 247 all out from their 50 overs.
That is the second consecutive match in Colombo to have been affected by exterior situations, with the conflict between Sri Lanka and Australia on Saturday washed out with no ball being bowled as a consequence of rain.
