Weird – Flying Ants ‘Assault’ Stops India vs South Africa T20I In Centurion. Web Cannot Preserve Calm – Watch

The third India vs South Africa T20I in Centurion noticed a weird stoppage. After India had set hosts South Africa a goal of  220, Ryan Rickelton and Reeza Hendricks scored seven in a single over when play needed to be stopped as bugs induced the play to cease. And it was not a quick delay because the groundsmen tried laborious to make the circumstances appropriate for play. The commentators stored telling that it was ‘flying ants’ that induced the delay which final over half-hour. Web couldn’t maintain calm at such a bizzare occasion.

Breaking Information: Ind vs SA match stopped attributable to Dragonfly.

Ind Vs SA #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/KeTLUKMd1b

— SciTech (@autoscienc78209) November 13, 2024

Play Halted bcz of insect #SAvsIND #T20 #T20Cricket #T20Iseries #tilakverma #INDvSA #RamandeepSingh#sanju_samson #rinkusingh #SuryakumarYadav #centurions #CricketUpdates pic.twitter.com/iyKYicJgK3

— Bhanu Pratap Singh (@imbhanuprsingh) November 13, 2024

SuperSport Park Stadium, Centurion, South Africa is beneath Insect Assault.

Play suspended. #INDvSA

— Aijaz Abdullah (@AijazAbdullah) November 13, 2024

Earlier, Tilak Varma made his promotion to quantity three rely by hitting a terrific unbeaten 107 off 56 balls – his maiden century in T20Is – as India posted an enormous 219/6 towards South Africa within the third sport on the SuperSport Park in Centurion.

Popping out to bat within the opening over on a two-paced wicket, Varma took on the assault from the phrase go and upped the ante on assembly a beneficial match-up as he smashed eight fours and 7 sixes in his 107 not out – making him the second youngest Indian batter and twelfth general from the nation to attain 100 in males’s T20Is.

In all 71 of Varma’s runs got here from the leg-side boundary, because the left-handed batter dazzled with some eye-catching stroke-play whereas pacing his innings very properly. He was ably supported by Abhishek Sharma, who broke his lean run with a 25-ball fifty, because the duo had a 107-run stand for the second wicket, the place concentrating on brief sq. boundaries in Energy-play stood out.

For South Africa, Andile Simelane and Keshav Maharaj picked two wickets every. Pushed into batting first, India did not have an awesome begin as Sanju Samson bagged back-to-back geese after being castled by a barely nipping-away supply from Jansen. However from there, Abhishek and Tilak seized the initiative splendidly to push South Africa on the again foot.

Varma started by slicing Jansen for 4 and 6 earlier than Abhishek Sharma took his time to smash Gerard Coetzee for 2 fours and 6 in a 15-run second over. Whereas Varma pulled and produced a straight drive to get two fours off Lutho Sipamla, Sharma pulled and dispatched Simelane for a brace of sixes as India ended the Energy-play at 70/1.

The boundaries continued to circulate for India after the Energy-play, as Sharma danced down the pitch to hit Aiden Markram for 4, whereas Varma nailed a reverse sweep off him for six and adopted it up with a hook off Coetzee going for an additional most on a no-ball. Sharma danced down the pitch to dispatch Maharaj over long-on for six, earlier than getting his fifty with a single. However the left-arm spinner bounced again by having Sharma stumped. This setback was adopted by Suryakumar Yadav giving a catch to sweeper cowl off Simelane.

Hardik Pandya hit three elegant boundaries earlier than being trapped lbw by a straight supply from Maharaj. Verma, who had reached his fifty by then off 32 balls, used his attain to slam Maharaj over further cowl for 4, earlier than sweeping him for 4 and 6 respectively.

He welcomed Coetzee with a clear lofted six over long-on on an overpitched supply and adopted it up with a wristy whip to hit one other most over deep sq. leg, earlier than lapping him for a 4.

After a struggling Rinku Singh was castled by Simelane, Ramandeep Singh blazed on debut by hitting a six over long-on on his first ball in worldwide cricket, earlier than bringing out a wristy drive previous mid-off for 4 extra.

Varma reached his hundred in 51 balls by chipping a straight drive previous mid-off for 4 off Sipamla, earlier than scooping him over fantastic leg for six on a free-hit supply. Although Ramandeep was run out within the remaining over, Varma ensured India bought an enormous complete on board by way of a whirlwind knock.

With IANS inputs