Rain was expected to stop a few stoppages in the India vs Pakistan clash in the Women’s World Cup on Sunday in Colombo. Well, there were stoppages, but not due to rain being in the air but buzzing insects. Throughout the first 34 overs of the match, in which India were batting first, insects could be seen buzzing about in the frame almost everywhere, particularly around the pitch.

The first attempt at dealing with the situation was when Pakistan captain Fatima Sana had a word with the umpires during the 28th over. A substitute fielder then ran onto the field with a bug spray, leading to some comical scenes as Sana walked around spraying the air. That made little difference though and finally, a couple of people wearing respiration masks and carrying bug fogging machine ran on to the field

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