The cricket match between Sri Lanka and South Africa was interrupted by a swarm of bees flying over the pitch. To save themselves from being stung, all the players and the umpire ended up lying down on the grass. It’s safe to say this gave Twitter the reason to crack some jokes.
Bees were an excuse. #YogaDay2019 pic.twitter.com/gEedrUy66O
— Andrew Amsan (@AndrewAmsan) June 28, 2019
Didn’t realise Bee Movie 2 was filming at the #SLvSA match 🤣 #SAvSL @cricketworldcup pic.twitter.com/eGBOb1MDJo
— Thaxnay (@Thaxnay) June 28, 2019
Bees and #SLvSA still a better story than twilight.#ICCCricketWorldCup #ICCWorldCup #SriLanka #SouthAfrica @cricketworldcup pic.twitter.com/rgqtmpJHtb
— Lashari (@me__sindhi) June 28, 2019
When mum enters my room at midnight me and my siblings be like:#SAvSL pic.twitter.com/faWk4y839u
— Sidratul Muntaha💫 (@muntaha_sidratl) June 28, 2019
Hahahaha!!!!!!BEES played Well!!!!!@cricketworldcup @ICC @SLVSSA pic.twitter.com/nUxBSKzT7s
— Rohit Rahane (@8408Rohit) June 28, 2019
Cricket World Cup 🏏 #CWC19
— Abhijit Dan (@nowabhijit) June 28, 2019
No,They are not performing YOGA.🤣😎
Today’s game between Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 and South Africa 🇿🇦 was stopped due to a large amount of bees passing over the stadium.🐝 #SAvSL #SLvSA pic.twitter.com/OK1bP6jFpk
Players at the end of PUBG 😂#SLvSA pic.twitter.com/5Th7e1CbSM
— 00:00 (@CocomoSweet) June 28, 2019
Buzz off 🐝🐝🐝
— Tracy Jacobs 🐱 #CatsagainstBrexit (@law83692622) June 28, 2019
Rain stops the play.
— Rashmitha Sai (@sai_rashmi15) June 28, 2019
Bee stops the play.
Next……… Lol #SLvSA
Those bees have BEEn there before!
— FlashScore Cricket Commentators (@FlashCric) June 28, 2019
What a coincidence same things happen between both of the team in 2017 https://t.co/8uMeLgCq9T
— Kumar Rajesh (@rajesh_kumar02) June 28, 2019
Match so boring, everyone decided to sleep, even the umpire. #SLvSA #SAvSL #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/tLfGqnUIp0
— Godman Chikna (@Madan_Chikna) June 28, 2019
Unbeelievable
— 𝒜𝓃𝓊𝓅𝒶𝓂 (@Anupam183) June 28, 2019
Lets take a BEEreak. Bee attack in #SAvsSL match. 😁😉 @cricketworldcup @OfficialSLC @OfficialCSA @nassercricket pic.twitter.com/Bx7YWJ5B5k
— Utkarsh Alok (@shinynirvana) June 28, 2019
Naughty Bees 🐝🐝 🐝
— ຸ (@GungHoSports) June 28, 2019
Beehive Yourself….
“Cricbees” #SLvSA 😄
— d J 🎧 (@djaywalebabu) June 28, 2019
“Bees stop play at the Cricket World Cup 🐝” https://t.co/OznnE3yTRN
Government offices after lunch break. pic.twitter.com/yAlQGVD0O2
— Kuptaan 🇮🇳 (@Kuptaan) June 28, 2019
This is buzzare (haha) https://t.co/ShJhbUmOSq
— Bill Edgar (@CourantBill) June 28, 2019
God released a trailer for 2020 in #SLvSA
— Ashwin Nair (@ashwinskn) June 28, 2019
Do Hazaar Bees pic.twitter.com/fHnWpPGumd
Bees ended up there to provide much needed nectar to that dull game I suppose. 🙇😂🐝
— Arjun (@LifeIsAnElation) June 28, 2019
#SLvSA #CWC19 #bees
— 🥑 (@Awkward_Avocad0) June 28, 2019
Me: I’ll be productful from Monday
*Me on Monday* pic.twitter.com/ajuuzbMcnx
#SLvSA #WC2019 Even bees have come to watch this match.😂😂🐝🐝 @ICC @cricketworldcup @cricketwallah @Trendulkar #bees #beeattack pic.twitter.com/7ryxhhElba
— Siddhesh Pendurkar (@sid_pendurkar) June 28, 2019
Everybody down!
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) June 28, 2019
The bees caused a stoppage in play in Chester-le-Street.
Watch it here: https://t.co/EUXTKFcSt3 #SLvSA #CWC19
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Covered in bees #SLvSA pic.twitter.com/Gds6c5624t
— George (@georgemstanton) June 28, 2019
Both teams are not entertaining so bees came to Entertain viewers 😂
— HAPPY🇮🇳 (@Cricketician_) June 28, 2019