Cricket
matches have been halted for assorted reasons – weather, rain, bad light, ball getting out of shape,
ball hit out of ground, spectator invasion, animal entry, player injured, ground being dug-up, political unrest, assassination of a Prime
Minister and more !! - this is bizarre !!
Fumigation is a specialized pest control method that uses a toxic gas (fumigant) to completely fill an enclosed space and suffocate or poison pests like insects, rodents, and microorganisms. Have seen Shipping Containers fumigated and certified before goods are stowed and shipped. That will eliminate the unwanted passenger – the pests, termites and other harmful living organisms. Fumigation is a method of killing, suffocating or poisoning the pests
Remember a comedy film featuring Madhavan, known for Vadivelu comedy – ‘Aarya’. Vadivelu, a local councillor [Snake Babu] .. .. in one move, goes on a drive to get the town rid of mosquitoes and would arrange for spraying of pesticides from his propaganda jeep; his assistant would mix polydol smelling which people would fall on the road !!
In Aug 2022, the 5th and final T20I between India and West Indies, at Lauderhill was stopped due to Florida state law.. .. it was bright sunshine out, yet Play had to be stopped by State law until an all clear is given by the State !! It was due to the lightning detection alarm going off. The system detects any strike within 7 miles of stadium. In Srilanka, match was stopped due to lightning and at Napier in 2019, India NZ match was halted due to Sun Outage !!
Today, a hyped match – 6th match of ICC Women’s WC is underway between India and Pakistan at Colombo. Batting first India made 247 - (Harleen 46, Richa 35*, Baig 4-69). On a pitch where every other India batter found it difficult to score, Richa Ghosh, coming in at No. 8 in the 45th over, hit two sixes and three boundaries, setting up the highest team total without a fifty-plus stand in Women's ODIs.
At the time of
posting this (10.30 pm) – Pakistan need 102 in 66 balls with 3 wickets in
hand. The India v Pakistan fixture in
Colombo was stopped for 15 minutes while the playing area at Khettarama was
fumigated, to clear it of a swarm of insects. The fumigation appeared to work only briefly.
The insects - likely a variety of winged termite attracted to the stadium
floodlights - seemed to return less than 10 minutes after play resumed. They
continued to cause delays in play. Pakistan offspinner Rameen Shamim appeared
to need to have an insect picked out of her eye in the 38th over.
The bugs had begun to appear roughly 20 overs into India's innings, just as the sun was setting. The insects were seen causing problems for the India batters and the Pakistan bowlers, with Nashra Sandhu particularly irked by the swarm. Five balls into the 28th over of the innings, Sandhu and captain Fatima Sana called for what appeared to be bug spray, and they applied it around the bowling crease, and on parts of their clothing. The drinks break was taken early during that first insect-related stop, but the insects continued to swarm near the centre of the playing area.
After 34 overs,
play was stopped, the cricketers left the field, and a man wearing a gas mask
entered the playing area with a fumigation machine (fogging machine). Within
minutes virtually the entire playing area was covered with anti-insect smoke.
Play resumed after the smoke had cleared.
Some species of termite swarm
after rains, and during the wetter months of the year.
Concluding with a trivia – the first ever World Cup for Men was played in June 1975 – first ball of the tournament was delivered by Madanlal to John Jameson. Clive Lloyd lifted the trophy beating Australia in the finals. But two years earlier in 1973 – Women’s World Cup had been held. England, Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica were joined by an International XI and a Young England side in a round-robin league which saw the team with the most points win the World Cup.
5.10.2025
Pics credit : ESPN cricinfo.
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