Women's Cricket
Commonwealth Games 2022: India lose to Australia despite Renuka Thakur brilliance - Highlights
Harmanpreet Kaur scored the first half-century in the Commonwealth Games in women's cricket as India scored 154/8. Renuka Thakur (4/18) stunned Australia but they still won with 3 wickets to spare.
India vs Australia, Commonwealth Games: India lost by 3 wickets to favourites Australia as women's cricket made its debut at the CWG on Friday.
Opener Shafali Verma (48) gave India a great start before some quick wickets in the middle overs gave Australia the upper hand. Harmanpreet Kaur (52) gave the score a push with some big shots at the end as India finished with 154/8. Renuka Thakur (4/18) bowled a stunning spell in the Powerplay to smash through the Aussie top order but a counter-attack from the middle order took the Aussies to a win with 3 wickets and one over to spare.
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India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Sabbhineni Meghana, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Yastika Bhatia(w), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Renuka Singh, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Sneh Rana, Meghna Singh, Taniya Bhatia, Harleen Deol
Australia: Alyssa Healy(w), Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning(c), Tahlia McGrath, Rachael Haynes, Ashleigh Gardner, Ellyse Perry, Annabel Sutherland, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown, Grace Harris, Nicola Carey, Amanda Wellington
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