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The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday congratulated Australia on winning the inaugural Commonwealth Games women's cricket gold medal, beating India in a tense final at Birmingham 2022.

The win continues Australia's dominance in the women's game and an incredibly tight game saw them beat India by nine runs, bowling them out for 152 with three deliveries left in their innings after they threatened to pull off a memorable run chase.

ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice, in an offficial release, said: "Congratulations to Australia on winning the first ever Commonwealth Games gold medal for women's cricket.

It has been a fantastic ten days of competition at Edgbaston with packed out crowds getting behind the world's best players.

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