WPL 2024 | Twitter abuzz as Harmanpreet’s carnage stalled by sprinkler mishap in Delhi

The chase of 191 runs target did not pan out well in the beginning for Mumbai Indians as the top order except Yastika Bhatia looked shaky in the first half of the second innings. They scored 100 runs in the first fourteen overs before skipper Harmanpreet switched gears to bring the required run rate under control until a sprinkle malfunction paused her calamitous approach.

With the scorecard reading 163/3 at the end of the 18th over, following a 24-run carnage from the Mumbai captain, an unexpected incident took centerstage in the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. The camera spotted the sprinklers at the V region outfield thrust from beneath the soil and caused distraction all of a sudden. This provoked the umpires to take suggestions from the players to which Beth Mooney denied participating in the wet outfield. 

These sprinklers are generally submerged underneath the field and left unused during the play. However, this bizarre malfunction caused an unofficial strategic timeout to the Giants who fell prey to Harmanpreet’s unbridled 95-run carnage that eventually led the Mumbai Indians to their fifth victory in WPL 2024. The Twitterverse closely followed this match closely and here's how they reacted to it.

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— Grahman (@Grahman326048) March 9, 2024

How can this happen?

Someone switched onn the Water pump in Ground 😭😭

— MAHIYANK™ (@Mahiyank_78) March 9, 2024

Bhaii kya hi eh?

This Kotla jh@tu ground can even manage basic, like who does on the water sprinkler in a crunch situation and fcuking kill match momentum

— Aditya (@Aditya73927510) March 9, 2024

LOL! Hilarious drama!

Pitch ke andar water sprinklers ? 🥴

— 𝚂𝚞𝚛𝚢𝚊𝙱𝚑𝚊𝚒ᴵᵗ'ˢ ᵃ ᵇʳᵃⁿᵈ⚔️ (@SuryaVkf) March 9, 2024

Epic scenes!

water sprinklers on ground

— Swastik Dash (@Swastik_45) March 9, 2024

Hello Satish what a sudden surprise!

Have you anything like this earlier. The match stopped due to one of the sprinklers started sprinkling water. pic.twitter.com/edb8wMXkVM

— Hariom Jha (@Hjtalkscricket) March 9, 2024

Water sprinklers are on!

Wtf happening in kotla?



Water sprinklers got on suddenly after 18th over...match stopped now.

keep on mind harmanpreet was in beast mode and the stoppage might hinder her concentration..#WPL #WPL2024 #TATAWPL #MIvsGG

— ARightGuy (@ARightGuyy) March 9, 2024

Oh lord!

Unreal drama folding at WPL



Water sprinklers started in between the match



Match stopped now , water soaking machines are on work #wpl pic.twitter.com/ZRhopc2vkW

— Taklu Basher (@riseup_popa) March 9, 2024

Ridiculous!

WTF!🤣🤣🤣 Water Sprinklers are on while the match is going on😭😂!!!#WPL2024

— Cric_Freak (@Rink_sayz) March 9, 2024

No one would have expected that!

The sprinklers have come on at the Kotla IN THE MIDDLE OF A NERVY CHASE. 



HUH? There's water on the field now and both teams have every reason to feel aggrieved. #WPL2024 @sportstarweb pic.twitter.com/rUcRHubkU3

— Lavanya 🎙️🎥👩🏻‍💻 (@lav_narayanan) March 9, 2024