Highlights
Women’s cricket was included in the Commonwealth Games for the first time.
The Indian women’s cricket team reached the final by defeating England.
The Indian team had to face defeat against Australia in the final.
New Delhi. The Indian women’s cricket team lost to Australia in the final of the Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG) cricket tournament in Birmingham on Sunday. With this, India had to be content with its first silver medal. Team captain Harmanpreet Kaur scored 65 runs, but her brilliant innings could not take the team to the finish line. Team India was praised all over the country for getting India the first silver medal, but in the meantime, former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin has said something about the women’s team, which is being heavily criticized.
India needed to score 162 runs to win the gold medal, but the team got out for 152 runs. Due to the lack of just a few runs, Team India fell behind from winning a big title. India needed 11 runs in the last over of the thrilling game at Edgbaston, but Australia did not allow India to score this run and got the gold medal.
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The women’s cricket team got a silver medal for their efforts. In such a situation, former India men’s team captain Mohammad Azharuddin reprimanded the team for their performance on Twitter, after which he is facing criticism. Azharuddin tweeted, “Crap batting by Indian team. No common sense. Letting go of a winning bet.”
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His tweet went viral in no time. Fans came in support of the women’s team in the Commonwealth Games and lashed out at Azharuddin for making such a comment. Fans reminded him of his captaincy days and his poor performance.
Let us inform that India defeated England by a close margin of four runs in the semi-finals of the Commonwealth Games 2022 and became the first team to secure a medal on the big stage. Australia defeated New Zealand and faced India in the final. India were in a prime position chasing 162 but could not handle the pressure in the final overs. In such a situation, the Australian team strengthened its grip. In the last six years, the Indian women’s team has entered the finals of three major events and finished as runners-up.
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Tags: Commonwealth Games, Commonwealth Games 2022, cricket news, cwg, Harmanpreet Kaur, Indian Women’s Cricket Team, Mohammed azharuddin
August 10, 2022, 13:42 IST