Watch: "Small Furry Pitch Invader" Interrupts All-Ireland T20 Women's Cup Match
To everyone's delight, a dog invaded and disrupted proceedings of the semi-final of the All-Ireland T20 Women's Cup between Bready and CSNI.
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A dog invaded the semi-final of the All-Ireland T20 Women's Cup
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The dog caught hold of the ball and ran around the players for some time
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The owner eventually guided the dog back in the crowd
A "small furry pitch invader" interrupted proceedings of the semi-final of the All-Ireland T20 Women's Cup between Bready and CSN as the dog's owner was quickly seen running behind to catch with the help of the players. The score read 47/6 in 8.3 overs, with the batting side needing 27 to win in 21 balls, when the dog came running towards the 22-yard pitch which forced the game to stop briefly. However, the dog soon ran with the ball towards the batter who held the dog in her arms while all the players had a chuckle over the incident.
Even the commentators lauded the efforts of the dog who grabbed all the attention during the match.
Cricket Ireland tweeted the video with a cute caption which said, "Great fielding...by a small furry pitch invader!"
Great fielding...by a small furry pitch invader!@ClearSpeaks #AIT20 pic.twitter.com/Oe1cxUANE5
— Ireland Women's Cricket (@IrishWomensCric) September 11, 2021
Many cricket fans on Twitter reacted to this adorable video in unique ways.
One of the fans wrote, "47/6. Surely the coach would have wanted the tail to wag."
47/6. Surely the coach would have wanted the tail to wag.
— Sandeep Iyer (@Just_Sandman) September 11, 2021
Ngl, that was a pretty good fetch by @daniel86cricket .
— _Madridista7 (@Akash_Shetty7) September 11, 2021
"The only kind of pitch invaders that should be allowed and should be actively encouraged. Not the Jarvos," another user wrote in a response to the tweet, in a reference to an English man nicknamed "Jarvo" who invaded the pitch on three separate occasions during the India's recent Test series in England.
The only kind of pitch invaders that should be allowed and should be actively encouraged. Not the Jarvos https://t.co/CzsFuoUNey
— Disgruntled (@Alpacaclucks) September 11, 2021
On all those occasions, "Jarvo" had to be escorted out of the field by the security. He was banned from life from the Headingley cricket ground and was later briefly arrested after invading the pitch at the Oval.
Ireland Cricket Team