IND vs SA: Why third India vs South Africa T20I was halted | Cricket News

IND vs SA: The third T20I match between India and South Africa was halted after just one over being bowled in the second innings India. The reason was not adverse weather conditions. Instead the IND vs SA match had been halted because there was a sudden swarm of flying ants which engulfed the Centurion Stadium on Wednesday.
The IND vs SA match was restarted at 11.10 pm after an inspection. There were no overs lost due to the delay in the game.
When the match was halted, South Africa were batting on seven runs for the loss of no wickets after one over from Arshdeep Singh.
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But just as Hardik Pandya was about to bowl the second over in the third IND vs SA T20I game, the match was halted the on-field umpires who were wary of the flying ants entering a player’s eyes. Arshdeep Singh was spotted trying to swat some of these flying ants away from his eyes during his over.
IND vs SA: An announcement at the stadium during the third T20I after it was halted on Wednesday. (Screengrab via JioCinema)
Cameras showed the pitch being vaccumed the groundsmen as plenty of the ants were perched on the 22-yard strip.
IND vs SA: Groundsmen try to clear the pitch during the third T20I after it was halted on Wednesday. (Screengrab via JioCinema)
Earlier, South Africa captain Aiden Markam had won the toss for the third time in three IND vs SA games and chose to bowl first with the series deadlocked at 1-1.
For India, Tilak Varma blitzed his way to a 51-ball century against South Africa in the third T20I. Thanks to Tilak Varma and Abhishek Sharma’s fireworks, India got to 219/6 at the end of their 20 overs, setting South Africa a required rate of 11 runs per over.