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A Hole in the Pitch: The Rare Incidents That Stopped Cricket Matches in Their Tracks

By Charanpal Singh Sobti December 17, 2025 • 12:22 PM View: 216

Recently an Adelaide Strikers and Hobart Hurricanes WBBL match at Karen Rolton Oval in Adelaide ended in a silly mess. During the break, a warm up ball rolled onto the pitch, got stuck under the roller and damaged the wicket. Result: Match called off, points shared and with that the Strikers were out of the playoffs (finals) race.

The ball settled into the wicket and left a hole when it was removed from the surface, and this prompted the umpires to abandon the match.

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