The horrifying incident occurred during Australia's clash with Sri Lanka at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, India for the 2023 ODI Cricket World Cup. Sudden showers saw the match take a dramatic turn to force the game to pause for approximately 30 minutes. Huge gusts of wind then stormed over the stadium, causing a dust storm and a banner on the stadium roof to detach and fall into the lower stands.Spectators rushed away from their seats and into the upper sections of the stadium to avoid the debris.Footage from the venue described a "stampede-like situation" during the final Sri Lankan innings as a banner fell from the roof. This incident occurred twice during the game.The first saw one fall outside of the viewing area which did not stop play, before the second came during the 43rd over of the first innings.