CWG 2022 India Women vs Australia Women Final Highlights: India Go Down By 9 Runs To Australia, Win Silver
CWG 2022 IND W vs AUS W Final Match Highlights: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur played a gutsy knock of 65 runs but couldn't save India from a defeat as Australia won the match by nine runs to win the inaugural Commonwealth Games cricket gold medal.
CWG 2022 India Women vs Australia Women Final Match Highlights: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur played a gutsy knock of 65 runs but couldn't save India from a defeat as Australia won the match by nine runs to win the inaugural Commonwealth Games cricket gold medal. Chasing a total 0f 162, India lost Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma cheaply. Harmanpreet added 96 runs for the third wicket with Jemimah Rodrigues before the latter lost her wicket on 33. Harmanpreet and Pooja Vastrakar were dismissed off consecutive deliveries by Ashleigh Gardner, putting Australia in control of the proceedings. After that, India kept on losing wickets at regular intervals, and were bowled out for 152 in 19.3 overs. Earlier, Beth Mooney's 61 off 41 guided Australia to 161 for 8 in 20 overs. Radha Yadav had turned the game in India's favour with her superb fielding. She first ran out Meg Lanning and then took a sensational catch to dismiss Tahlia McGrath. This happened after a good attack from Mooney and Lanning had helped Australia rebuild their innings after suffering early blow. Renuka Thakur had struck early to dismiss Alyssa Healy. Australia skipper Lanning won the toss and opted to bat first against India in the ongoing final match at CWG 2022. The Harmanpreet-led side entered the final after defeating England by a narrow margin of four runs, while Australia registered a five-wicket win over New Zealand to advance to the knockout stage. It is worth noting that Australia are unbeaten in the tournament so far. They won all their three games played in Group A before beating New Zealand in semi-final. Interestingly, Australia had also defeated India in the group stage by registering a three-wicket win over the Harmanpreet-led side in a closely contested game.(SCORECARD)
Harmanpreet Kaur has lost her wicket. This is a massive wicket for Australia and India have their heads against the wall now. Harmanpreet tried to play a scoop shot but edged the ball in the air and Beth Mooney took a brilliant diving catch to end her innings. The Indian skipper departed on 65 off 43 balls.
Wow! This is some sensational strokeplay in display from Harmanpreet. She danced down the track again and hit the ball from the middle of her bat for a six over deep mid-wicket.
Oh! The power in that shot tells how good Harmanpreet has been in this innings. She danced down the track and slammed Alana King's ball for a four past mid-off fielder. For a moment Harmanpreet almost blew Jemimah Rodrigues at the non-striker's end but the youngster was lucky enough to take herself away from the line of the ball.
A single and it's a fifty for Harmanpreet Kaur. She gets there in 34 balls with the help of six fours and one six. Her innings has kept India alive in the contest.
Another four from Harmanpreet! This time she hits the ball over mid-off for a boundary. Runs are coming for India and that has kept them alive in the game.
No doubt this was a poor ball as Tahila McGrath had bowled a full toss on the leg side but Harmanpreet Kaur played a beautiful shot for a four on backward sqaure leg.
Shafali is out! This is really poor batting from her. She could have utilized her second life well but she instead handed a catch to Ash Gardner and put India in trouble.
Mandhana is gone! She had gone across the wicket but Darcie Brown took the risk of aiming her stumps and it paid off. Brown cleaned up Mandhana on latter's 6 off 7.
What a shot this is from Shafali Verma. She danced down the track to Megan Schutt before punching her short-of-a-length ball for a four towards extra cover region.
A good team effort helps India dismiss Grace Harris. Renuka Thakur trapped the Australian on a slower ball and Meghana Singh took a really good catch to effect the dismissal.
A four down the ground and Beth Mooney races to her 13th T20I fifty. What an innings this has been from the Australian southpaw! She has played extremely positively today and that has kept Australia going in this game.
Here is some respite for India. Sneh Rana gets better of Ashleigh Gardner. She beat the latter on the flight and Taniya Bhatiya whipped the bails off to end Gardner's quick cameo (25 off 15).
Flight on offer from Radha Yadav and Ashleigh Gardner hits it into the stands for a six. Australia are getting timely boundaries and that's why they look ahead in this game despite losing three wickets.
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