SA vs IND | Twitter rolls its eyes as flying ants ‘buzz’ in to halt South Africa’s run chase
While interruptions are common in cricket, it's rare when wildlife takes centre stage. At Centurion, flying ants took full advantage of the open field and made their presence felt during South Africa’s chase as the on-field umpires were forced to halt play, giving the insects a brief moment of fame.
After a solid first over from Arshdeep Singh, the insects began to cause problems for the players. Reeza Hendricks, in particular, struggled to keep his focus as the ants swarmed around his face, disturbing his concentration. The umpires soon noticed the growing disturbance with the entire ground covered in the insects. After consulting with the players, including India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav, and South African batters Hendricks and Ryan Rickelton, the umpires decided to stop play. The groundsmen quickly got to work using the super sopper to clear the pitch and surrounding areas of the insects. The unusual interruption sparked a flurry of activity on social media, with Twitter users discussing the bizarre scene and sharing their amusement at the uninvited guests taking over the field.
Wow! this is something unique now!
That's a first. Flying ants stops play. #SAvIND #ProteaFire pic.twitter.com/TeYBqAjOl8
— Recovered X (@Burgerboxxx) November 13, 2024
Hahaha! LOL!
First time I’ve seen play stopped because of flying ants #INDvSA #Cricket pic.twitter.com/XFFN2KgVwm
— The Drunken Copywriter (@G_S_Meredith) November 13, 2024
How did they appear outta no where!
Play stopped due to flying ants swarming around the ground.#INDvSA #INDvsSA pic.twitter.com/o5837afTV8
— Abdullah Neaz (@cric___guy) November 13, 2024
yeah yeah!
play stopped due to flying ants swarming around the ground in large numbers#SAvsIND #INDvSA #INDvsSA pic.twitter.com/KLV53arshL
— A & K🇮🇳 (@badjocker1020) November 13, 2024
LOL! Didn't expect that!
The flying ants! #SAvsIND pic.twitter.com/fE6nPjIg77
— Asif Khan (@_asif) November 13, 2024
Us bruh us!
First time I’ve seen play stopped because of flying ants India vs South Africa Centurion #INDvSA #SAvsIND #indvssat20#SAvIND Tilak Verma Abhishek Sharma Rinku Singh Ramandeep Singh Century T20Ipic.twitter.com/JGDnbsfvjK
— Raja Sheoran (@rajasheoran5) November 13, 2024
Yeah!
Flying Ants Stop Play 🤦🏾 #SAvIND
— Amit Patel (@Pateliii2) November 13, 2024
All eyes on them!
👀 on Flying ants #SAvIND @SuperSportPark
— JaayShaan (VaidhyaJayaShankar) (@JaayShaan) November 13, 2024
Yes yes!!!
flying ants ahhh
— శేషం (@sheshuthebusss) November 13, 2024
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