Colombo, Oct 5 (UNI) Play in the ongoing India-Pakistan Women’s World Cup match here today was temporarily halted as players came off the field to allow staff to fumigate the ground with a pest control spray.

The 15-minute break was necessitated by an increase in bugs caused by yesterday’s rains in Colombo, which had become a distraction for both teams. The lost time was made up with a shorter innings break, ensuring no overs were lost.

At the time of the interruption, India were 154 for 4 in 34 overs, with Jemimah Rodrigues unbeaten on 28 and Deepti Sharma on 2.

Officials said such interruptions are not unprecedented in cricket. During the third men’s T20I between South Africa and India in Centurion in 2024, play was stopped for about 30 minutes when flying ants invaded the ground.

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