Watch: Adorable dog invades cricket pitch during Women’s All-Ireland T20 semi-final
Great fielding from this furry friend 🐶
Last updated 13th Sep 2021
It's been a while since we last witnessed a pitch invasion, it's not exactly 'covid-safe' nowadays right? Well one four-legged friend missed the memo!
The All-Ireland women's T20 cup semi-final took place over the weekend, between Bready and CSNI at Bready Cricket Club in Derry/Londonderry.
CSNI CC needed 75 runs to win in 12 overs, during their run chase an adorable dog invaded the pitch and stole the show.
Commentators burst into laughter as they can be heard saying, "We retrieve the ball, it may need a clean, Covid regulations to whole new standards."
In a video that have since been viewed 4.1 million times on Twitter, the pup (named Dazzle) carried the ball towards the boundary but changed its path after seeing its owner running towards it.
The batswoman at the non-striker’s end managed to coax it into her arms with some love.
"Great fielding…by a small furry pitch invader!" the official Twitter account for Ireland Women’s Cricket joked.
Hosts Bready pulled off a thrilling 11-run (DLS) win over the more-fancied CSNI side from Belfast. They went on to play Pembroke in the final, but lost by by 9 wickets (DLS).
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