3 times when a cricket game was stopped/delayed due to weird reasons

Rain interruption is one of the common reasons behind a cricket game being delayed or stopped. However, it has to be noted that the matches do get stopped for various different reasons and sometimes, it can be weird. Here are 3 times when a cricket game was stopped or delayed due to weird reasons.

Match delayed after India’s baggage arrived late against West Indies in August 2022

In the second T20I between India and West Indies, one of the rare incidents took place as the match had to delayed by three hours for a peculiar reason. The Indian team’s baggage arrival was delayed from Trinidad to St.Kitts that led to a delay. The next T20I had to be rescheduled to ensure that the players get enough rest time between the games. India lost the game as Obed McCoy’ six-wicket haul crushed the Indian batting effort.

Sun stops international match between India and New Zealand in 2019

During an ODI between India and New Zealand in 2019, Shikhar Dhawan faced difficulties citing a delivery in Napier and the match had to be stopped for a while until the sun move. The Napier is one of those venues where the geographical alignment is from east to west. This has happened in the past and the domestic matches at the venue have often been distracted by the sun.

Late food delivery incident during South Africa vs Bangladesh Test in 2017

In the second Test of Bangladesh’s tour to South Africa in 2017, the match had to be delayed and the reason behind it was a delay in food arrival for the visitors. It was revealed the visitors had received halal food due to a printing issue in the food menu and it meant that there was delay in resumption of play after lunch. South Africa won by a massive margin of an innings and 254 runs.