The third Twenty20 International between South Africa and India was halted early in the home side’s reply after a wave of flying ants descended on Centurion Park in Pretoria on Wednesday and forced the players from the field.

Laxman walked back holding up 10 fingers to the dressing room, indicating that play will resume in 10 minutes. Corpses of those insects are strewn all over over the ground but the air seems to have been cleared of them.

The third T20I between India and South Africa was stopped due to ‘flying ants’ around SuperSport Stadium in Centurion on Wednesday.

India 70/1 2nd wkt Partnership: 50 off 26 balls between A Sharma (28) and T Varma (21) Strategic Timeout: India 83/1 in 7.0 overs

India scored 219/6 in their allotted 20 overs, riding on a brilliant century by 22-year-old southpaw Tilak Varma and a blistering fifty by Abhishek Sharma.

Check the live score and updates from the India vs South Africa 3rd T20I match being played at the SuperSport Park in Centurion.

South Africa won the toss and invited India to bat first at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. India and South Africa are locked at 1-1 in the series.

India fell short of equaling their record winning streak in T20Is as South Africa emerged victorious in a thrilling low-scoring match in Gqeberha. Despite spinner Varun Chakravart

Sipamla returns for the last over, a couple of singles off the first two balls. Abhishek then steps outside leg, converting a delivery aimed at his leg to one that is on his offside and sends the third delivery over cover for a six.

India have played South Africa only once at the SuperSport Park in Centurion in the short format of the game before today, back in 2018. India lost that game.