Pic Of Rohit Sharma And Co Following Women's Team's CWG Final vs Australia Goes Viral

08.08.2022 - 06:03 sports.ndtv.com

The Indian women's cricket team had to endure a heartbreaking loss in the Commonwealth Games' gold medal match as the side came up nine runs short against Australia.

As a result, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side had to settle with a silver medal. The match proved to be a real thriller, and in the final over, India needed 17 runs to win with four wickets in hand in the final two overs.

However, Megan Schutt and Jess Jonassen held their nerve for Australia and in the end, Australia wrapped up a victory. As the match was in the dying minutes, the Indian men's cricket team also followed the Commonwealth Games final in Florida, and the official Instagram handle of the Indian cricket team posted a photo of Rohit Sharma and co watching the game. "Nail-biter at Edgbaston.

Senior men's team following #TeamIndia's progress in the #B2022 Final," read the caption of the post. A post shared by Team India (@indiancricketteam) The Indian men's cricket team had defeated West Indies in the fifth and final T20I on Sunday to wrap up the series 4-1.

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And so it returns, with all its high-summer razzmatazz. The men have been at it for a week already, but after a short delay due to the Commonwealth Games, the second edition of the Hundred (women’s competition) will get under way on Thursday at the Kia Oval, with defending champions Oval Invincibles going head-to-head against Northern Superchargers. There will be live music. There will be fireworks. There will be coverage on the BBC (seven women’s matches this year), building up to a final at Lord’s on Saturday 3 September.

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