Watch: Bees Invasion Stops South Africa-Sri Lanka ODI 1

Umpteenth number of times, we all have witnessed cricket matches getting stopped due to rain, flood light issues, any other weather issue but the ongoing third One-Day International between South Africa and Sri Lanka  at the Wanderers in Johannesburg was interrupted by something that does not happen regularly as a swarm of bees halted play midway through Sri Lanka’s innings.

The game was interrupted by the bees twice- the first time in the 25th over which made the slip fielders drop to the ground. Other players followed soon and there was a short delay. Play resumed shortly afterwards but the bees attacked again in the 27th over and the umpires had to stop the play.

The players returned to the field after a delay of about 20 minutes but had to vacate the ground again as there were still bees on the field. The match began eventually after an hour.

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Meanwhile, the incident, it seems, had affected the Sri Lankan batsmen’s concentration as they lost their remaining 6 wickets for only 46 runs to set the hosts a paltry target of 163.