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With the highly-anticipated five-match Test series between England and India culminating in a stalemate with 2-2 margin, the action has now shifted towards the high-octane The Hundred tournament, which commenced from August 5, with the final set to be played on August 31. During the opening match, which was played between the London Spirit and the Oval Invincibles at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, fans witnessed a small invader.
While pitch invasions have been a prominent feature of cricket matches in the recent present, in the tournament opener, there was another instance at glance on Tuesday, August 5. The incident unfolded in the second innings with Oval Invincibles chasing the 81-run target at the Lord’s.
Bizarre scene unfolds during The Hundred opener as fox invades field; video goes viral
The instance unfolded with the two opening batters in Will Jacks and Tawanda Muyeye taking the crease in 81-run chase. With Jacks batting at four and Mukeye at strike on five and Worrall into the attack, a fox invaded the field of play, leaving everyone stunned. While no one ran behind him to catch hold of him, he quickly found a way out with the play resuming soon.
Watch video of the moment the fox intervened the game in The Hundred 2025:
Speaking of the match, Kane Williamson-led London Spirit won the toss and elected to bat first. On the back of bowling brilliance from Invincibles’ Sam Curran and Rashid Khan, both of whom picked three wickets each, restricted the Spirit side at 80 in 94 balls. In reply, the Sam Billings-led side chased the total in 69 deliveries with Will Jacks playing 24-run knock and Muyeye and Sam Curran playing 18 and 14 run knocks to register six-wicket win.
