Watch: Crowd left confused as an unusual incident in the Tamil Nadu Premier League stops play

The action in T20 cricket never fails to entertain the audience as they get to witness their favorite stars put on a superb display of cricketing skills on the field. But it’s not always the battle between bat and ball that leave the audience awestruck. Sometimes, it’s also the moments on the pitch between the overs that give the crowd their money’s worth.

A similar incident happened during the 16^th match of the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2022 between Madurai Panthers and Salem Spartans. It was during the first innings of the match that a strange thing was witnessed happening on the pitch.

After the fifth over of the innings, the Panthers were 31/1 when a swarm of insects arrived on the pitch and stopped the play. The ground staff quickly got into action and was seen carrying a bucket full of burning leaves and using the smoke to shoo the insects away. The entire process led to a 23-minute-break before the play resumed again.

The incident went viral on social media as people shared the footage from the match saying they had never seen something like that before.

Watch the video Here:

@IPL when will you do this? pic.twitter.com/CwJaNUWVTq

— Pradhyoth (@Pradhyoth1) July 11, 2022

Coming back to the match, the Panthers put on 165 runs on the board at the end of their allotted 20 overs. Wicketkeeper-batter, Rithik Easwaran top-scored with 41 off 27 balls, while captain NS Chaturved scored 34 off 24 balls.

G Kishoor was the pick of the bowlers for Spartans as he picked 3 for 39 in his four overs. The Spartans’ chase never got going as they lost wickets in regular intervals and finished their innings at the score of 126/9.

R Silambarasan was the pick of the bowlers for the Panthers as claimed 4 for 22 in his four overs while P Saravanan and B Rocky picked up two wickets each. With this victory, the Spartans further strengthened their position at no 2 spot on the points table, winning four out of their five games. Spartans' search for their first victory of the tournament continued as they’ve now faced defeat in all three fixtures.