Digital Desk: When the excitement of cricket is at its peak and at the same time a solar eclipse starts appearing in the sky, then obviously people's attention will shift from the field to the sky. A similar amazing sight was seen late Wednesday evening Indian time. Although this solar eclipse was not visible in India, people in many parts of the world saw it.
Meanwhile, Birmingham Phoenix and MI London were face to face in The Hundred. The sight of the solar eclipse during the match became a bigger attraction for the spectators present in the stadium than the match itself.
The sky suddenly changed after 60 balls
On Wednesday, a 100-ball match was being played between Birmingham Phoenix and MI London. When 60 balls were completed in the first innings, the effect of solar eclipse became visible in the sky.
The sun, which was shining brightly till some time ago, gradually started getting covered. Within no time its shape began to appear like a half-cut moon. The spectators present in the stadium immediately started capturing this rare sight in their cameras.
Spectators left the match and started watching the solar eclipse
As soon as the solar eclipse started, the atmosphere of the stadium changed for some time. The match was stopped for a while and the spectators started looking towards the sky with the help of special glasses.
The match did not stop for long and the play started again, but till the end of the solar eclipse, the spectators' eyes kept turning towards the sky again and again. This astronomical sight that happened during the cricket match also became a topic of discussion on social media.
Sky Sports also shared the video of this amazing moment on social media, in which the solar eclipse can be seen during the match.
MI London won the match by two runs
Talking about the result of the match, MI London scored 157 runs while batting first.
Birmingham Phoenix team, which came to chase the target, could score only 155 runs for 7 wickets in 100 balls. In this way MI London won the match by two runs.
Although the result of the match was in favor of MI London, the most talked about during the match was the amazing view of the solar eclipse rather than the cricket.
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