The World Cup match between Sri Lanka and South Africa on Friday was halted for a brief period after a swarm of bees invaded the centre of the ground here.
Players and on-field umpires were forced to hit the ground to save themselves after a swarm of bees entered the field, but luckily none was stung by the insects.
There is, no joke, a swarm of bees at the Sri Lanka/SA world cup game and everyone is lying down in subservience to their new insect masters. #CricketWorldCup2019 pic.twitter.com/ZcyoC7ALiz
— Christopher Knaus (@knausc) June 28, 2019
The interruption occurred for about a minute in the 48th over of Sri Lanka’s innings.
Incidentally, it is not the first occasion when bees played spoilsport during a match between the same two sides.
Down but not out! A swamp of bees at Durham hold up play. #SLvsRSA #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/4wkI7KP1sH
— Mel 'MJ' Jones (@meljones_33) June 28, 2019
In 2017, the bees had halted the match at Wanderers Stadium when South Africa hosted Sri Lanka in Johannesburg.
Bees stop play... pic.twitter.com/kRjzCeQexZ
— Fred Boycott (@FredBoycott) June 28, 2019