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A swarm of bees interrupts a Cricket World Cup match

From afar, it looked like players were taking a group nap in Durham, England, at the Cricket World Cup on Friday. But the Sri Lankan and South African cricket teams weren’t resting. Rather, a large swarm of bees decided to join in on the fun at the group stage match.

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The bees descended just as Sri Lanka’s Isuru Udana and Suranga Lakmal were batting and South Africa’s Chris Morris was completing his over, bringing the game to a halt. While other players laid on their stomachs as the bee situation got sorted out, Morris took the chance to get in a workout, doing some planks and push-ups. After the bees were cleared, South Africa ended up taking home a nine-wicket victory in the largely one-sided contest. This isn’t the first time that bees have halted a cricket match between the two teams. The same incident happened two years ago in Johannesburg.

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