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BIRMINGHAM, England : World Champions Australia won the first women's cricket match in Commonwealth Games history with a three-wicket victory over India thanks to Ashleigh Gardner's unbeaten half-century and Jess Jonassen's four-wicket haul in their T20 clash on Friday.
India pacer Renuka Singh's dream spell did not prove to be good enough as Australia came back from the brink to pull off a three-wicket win in the Commonwealth Games group A opener at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Friday. The target of 155 should have been a straightforward chase but Renuka, playing only her seventh T20, broke the backbone of Australian batting with figures of four for 18 in four overs.
Commonwealth Games Group A opener on Friday. The target of 155 should have been a straightforward chase but Renuka, playing only her seventh T20, broke the backbone of Australian batting with figures of 4 for 18 in four overs. With Australia on the mat at 49 for 5, India should have completed the job but allowed Ashleigh Gardner (52 not out off 35 balls) to change the game in two game-changing stands of 51 and 47 with Grace Harris (37) and Alana King (18 not out) respectively.
Ashleigh Gardner rescued gold medal favourites Australia against India as women’s T20 cricket made its Commonwealth Games debut at Edgbaston on Friday.
Commonwealth Games, India vs Australia Cricket Match, Live Score Updates: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bat first against Australia in the Group A clash in the ongoing Commonwealth Games at Edgbaston, Birmigham. India and Australia will be taking on each other in the first Group A match in the women's cricket event at the ongoing Commonwealth Games. Both sides have had memorable contests in the past and it would be interesting to see how they perform in the first match. Australia recently played against Pakistan and Ireland in a tri-series while India defeated Sri Lanka. Both teams will look to start off on a good note to begin their CWG campaign on a high. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Ellyse Perry is recovering from a stress fracture in her lower back and may be restricted to batting at the Commonwealth Games. Perry has suffered back problems since the Women's World Cup where she missed the last few matches of Australia's run to a seventh title in early-April.
MELBOURNE : Australia's star all-rounder Ellyse Perry is recovering from a stress fracture in her lower back and may be restricted to batting at the Commonwealth Games.
Australia proved once again they are a ruthless winning machine, focused solely on one thing – being the best. They left the seven other teams trailing in their wake to seal the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 trophy, with victory over England in the final at Hagley Oval.