An unusual moment was temporarily stopped during the day 2 of the second Test in Granada between Australia and West Indies. A stray dog attacked the pitch, and the players patted Cummins and Josh Hazelwood tried to get it out of the ground, dividing the fans into stands and cricketers.
Australia is currently visiting the West Indies for the three-match series, which is part of the ICC Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle. The visiting team won the first match to take a 1-0 lead. Australia has so far ended at 221/7 in stumps at day 3 with a 254 -run lead in the second innings.
Watch: Dog Inweds Field, Chased by Broadcaster Drone
Josh Hazelwood dismissed Roston Chase in the 33rd over. The dog sat on the ground on a deep cover and refused to move, despite the efforts of Hazelwood and Captain Pat Cummins.
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The broadcasters stepped with a unique solution, deploying a drone to remove the dog. Gulzar drone successfully shocked the dog, causing the match to resume.
Light-momentum attracted laughter from players and fans equally, in which Windies cricket captured the mood on social media, saying “a brief infiltration by a cute friend”.
Watch the video of the same on the X (East is known as Twitter):
A brief infiltration by a cute friend
Wi 124/4 (33) #Wivaus , #Fullahenergy pic.twitter.com/mzpn0pcgns
– Windies Cricket July 4, 2025
Australian players fail to remove the dog as the pitch attacks the attack
Pat Cummins and Josh Hazelwood tried to get the dog out of the field, but their efforts failed. Some experts criticized the obstruction, calling it and felt a high-level Test match as a casual club game.
“There is a dog on the field! Kali Canine has taken itself to plug the difference on the deep cover. That is also stubborn, efforts to remove the efforts of Australian players from the arena were not successful, so the broadcaster has called him to remove it in his drone!” The blog reported by Cricket Australia said.
Australia holds the upper hand in Y vs AUS 2 Test
Australia has the upper hand in the second test against the West Indies, but the host is still a chance. Australia was excluded for 286 in their first innings, with the West Indies with 253. Brandon King and Shai Hope added a 58 -run partnership, the highest of their innings.
Australia gained control of day 3. He ended the day at 221/7 in his second innings, leading to his lead to 254 runs. Steve Smith was the top artist for Australia with 71, while Cameron Green scored 52 runs.
With the onset of the pitch to show signs of deteriorating, Australia will see to add more runs at day 4 to tighten their grip on the match. The West Indies, who took seven wickets at day 3, need to wrap the innings quickly and chase a managed target to stay in the competition.
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