Ind vs SA 2nd T20I Halted Briefly Due To Snake Entering The Playing Field - WATCH

South African players, who were then fielding, noticed the snake and made everyone aware of its presence.

Soon, the ground staff took the snake away from the field after which India's innings resumed.

India vs South Africa 2nd T20I: The second T20 International match between India and South Africa at Assam's Guwahati was halted for a short time, juts before the start of eight over of first innings due to an 'intervention'. Reportedly, a snake had entered the playing area due to which the match had to be stopped. South African players, who were then fielding, noticed the snake and made everyone aware of its presence. Soon, the ground staff took the snake away from the field after which India's innings resumed.

Snake 🐍 in the House #INDvsSA pic.twitter.com/CllrcwSfcJ

— Ashwani JP Singh (@ashwanijpsingh) October 2, 2022

Snake also reached to watch the cricket match of India and South Africa at the stadium in Guwahati.#Guwahati #Cricket #snake #SnakeAtTheStadium #INDvsSA #INDvsSAT20I pic.twitter.com/cI4cP7FRy7

— Prateek Pratap Singh (@PrateekPratap5) October 2, 2022

Now I've seen it all. Match stopped because a snake entered the ground. Groundsmen called in to remove the snake. Is this real life? @sportstarweb #INDvsSA pic.twitter.com/ikAQ7xrzOk

— Ashwin Achal (@AshwinAchal) October 2, 2022

Snake in the ground. pic.twitter.com/bOJJ5uPCxz

— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) October 2, 2022

Notably, Guwahati hosts a very few international matches and that's why thousands of people reached to witness all the live action from Ind vs SA 2nd T20I. India is already leading the three-match T20I series 1-0. If India wins 2nd T20I vs South Africa, not only will the hosts seal series 2-0 but it will be the first time when team India will beat South Africa in a T20I series on home soil.

Playing-XI of both the teams:

India playing XI: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

South Africa playing XI: Quinton de Kock, Temba Bavuma, Riley Rosso, Aidan Markram, David Miller, T. Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Enrique Norcia, Lungi Ngidi