The toss for the fifth T20I between England and India in the ongoing series was delayed due to the weird reason of the Indian team getting stuck in traffic. According to live visuals, the Indian team entered the dressing room around 6:37 PM (Indian Standard Time), much after the scheduled toss time of 6:30 PM at the Rose Bowl, Southampton, on Saturday, July 11.
It took players a bit of time, as captain Shreyas Iyerfinally arrived near the pitch alongside his English counterpart Harry Brook to get
the toss underway. However, there was a thirty-minute delay caused by the traffic in making sure that the series finale went underway.
As of writing, the official broadcaster confirmed that the toss would take place at 7:15 PM IST, whereas the match would commence fifteen minutes after the new toss time.
How many times has traffic led to a delay in match start?
The latest incident beyond the current match took place in June 2025, once again in England, as English cricketers used bicycles to arrive at the ground while the touring West Indies side's team bus was delayed in traffic in London for the ODI match.
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