The third and closing ODI match of the collection between Sri Lanka and West Indies witnessed weird scenes when players have been compelled to lied down on the bottom with their heads down within the area after a swarm of bees hit the sphere and interrupted the match.
In the thirty eighth over of the Sri Lankan innings, a swarm of bees out of the blue hit the sphere at Antigua, which resulted in a halt of play within the first innings and compelled players to take cowl by laying down flat on the pitch and canopy their heads to keep away from any stings.
Here’s the video of the incident:
Bee assault in #WIvSri#INDvENGt20 #Cricket pic.twitter.com/KgA5as5myR
— Cricket Scorecards (@MittiDaPutla) March 14, 2021
Talking in regards to the match, West Indies on Sunday (native time) defeated Sri Lanka by 5 wickets within the third ODI to full a clear sweep over guests within the collection.
Notably, in all three video games, one batsman from West Indies slammed a century to steer his aspect residence. While openers Evin Lewis and Shai Hope hit respective tons within the second and first ODI, Darren Bravo smashed a century within the third sport.
On the opposite hand, not one of the Sri Lanka batsmen have been in a position to attain the three-figure mark within the ODI collection.
Meanwhile, the victory helped West Indies seize a full 30 factors within the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League collection.
The two-time World Cup winners had misplaced all three matches of their first collection in opposition to Bangladesh however have caught up with Bangladesh, England and Afghanistan at 30 factors on the factors desk. This was the primary WCSL collection for Sri Lanka.
Australia lead with 40 factors within the Super League, which was launched final yr to add context to ODI cricket.
All sides play 4 residence and 4 away three-match collection with seven groups getting direct qualifying spots to be a part of hosts India on the 2023 occasion.
The match options the 12 ICC Full Members and the Netherlands, who certified by profitable the ICC World Cricket League Championship 2015-17.
Teams get 10 factors for a win, 5 for an abandonment/tie/no consequence and none for a loss whereas factors could also be deducted for sluggish over charges in matches.
Sides are ranked in accordance to complete factors earned and people failing to qualify instantly will get a second shot via a Qualifier to be performed in June and July of 2023.
