5 most unusual instances of trouble in a cricket match

Wild Crowd

India vs Sri Lanka, Kolkata, 1996 – this night is remembered as one of the most shameful ones in Indian cricket for a riot sparked by the furious crowd at Eden Gardens in the World Cup Semi-final of 1996 when India were favorites to win their second World Cup title.

Sri Lanka scored 251 runs while the Indian batsmen, very humiliatingly, fell down to 120 for 8. The crowd had not expected such shame at home and furiously threw bottles on the field and set fire to the stands. The play was called off and Sri Lankans were awarded the winners by default.