"Never Seen...": Australia Star Shocked As Storm Sees Hoarding Fall, Fans Run For Cover In Lucknow. Video

Strong winds caused several hoardings to fall from the roof of the Ekana Stadium on to the seats below during the World Cup match between Australia and Sri Lanka in Lucknow on Monday. After rain stopped play for a bit, there was a dust storm and heavy winds led to several iron angles with branding material from the roof falling on people sitting at the lower levels.

The situation could have turned worse, but luckily, the stands were relatively empty. It did, however, cause panic among those who were watching the game as the public announcement asked spectators to move to safety of the upper decks.

Asked about the incident after the match, Australia leg-spinner Adam Zampa, one of the star performers of the game with figures of 4/47, said, "Never been a part of that, never seen something like that. But there was no one hurt hopefully. There was a metal pole coming down I've never seen anything like that."

By the time the second innings began the security had moved all spectators to the upper levels.

Due to strong winds, hoardings are falling all over Lucknow's Ekana Stadium.
Spectators running for safety.#CWC23 #AUSvSL #WorldCup2023 #Lucknow @BCCI @ICC pls remove these banners before the next match. pic.twitter.com/xxoqK775jK

The stadium hosted its maiden World Cup game -- Australia versus South Africa -- last week.

#AUSvSL stadium going apart in lucknow by wind only pic.twitter.com/fr3YrDCdvc

The marquee India versus England match is scheduled to be played at the Ekana Stadium on October 29.

CWC 2023: Hoardings fall in crowd due to strong wind in Lucknow stadium during AUS vs SL clash

The match was halted due to rain and strong winds during the first innings. pic.twitter.com/icsiKGMtXI

Leg-spinner Adam Zampa on Monday