England’s gold medal hopes over after falling short in run chase against India
England’s bid for a Commonwealth Games gold medal was ended after they fell agonisingly short in a nerve-jangling run chase against India at Edgbaston.
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"Happy To Have Found The Touch": Smriti Mandhana On Her Stunning Form In Commonwealth Games
Smriti Mandhana may have laid the platform for India's memorable semifinal win against England with her blistering 61 but the stylish opener says it is Sneh Rana's "amazing" death overs bowling that will be remembered for ages. Rana (4-0-28-2) and Deepti Sharma (4-0-18-1) fashioned India's memorable win after Mandhana recorded the fastest half-century in T20 cricket. "In matches like this, roles have to be changed. Deepti's overs in the middle were important. Rana was amazing bowling with only three fielders in the deep. That will be remembered for a long time," Mandhana said after the game.
CWG 2022: Elegant Smriti Mandhana, brilliant Sneh Rana take Indian women's cricket team to T20 final
Commonwealth Games on Saturday. Needing 165 to win, England were cruising along at 132 for 3. The hosts required only 33 runs off 24 balls but off-spinner Rana (4-0-28-2) bowled extremely well. She gave away only 3 runs in the 18th and 9 runs in the final over. England finished at 160 for 6 and even a last-ball maximum from Sophie Ecclestone couldn't save the day for the hosts with Harmanpreet Kaur's brigade earning a sweet revenge of the 2017 ODI World Cup final defeat at the Lord's.
Games-India women beat England by four runs to reach final
BIRMINGHAM, England : India's women's cricket team reached the final of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham after beating England by four runs in their 20-over semi-final clash on Saturday.
CWG 2022 India Women vs England Women Semi Final LIVE Score: Harmanpreet Kaur Wins Toss, Opts To Bat
Commonwealth Games, India vs England Semi-final, Women's Cricket, Live Updates: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bat against England in the 1st semi-final of the ongoing Commonwealth Games on Saturday. India paved their way into the semis after defeating Barbados by 100 runs in their last group stage fixture on Wednesday. After losing their opening game against Australia by three wickets, India went on to defeat Pakistan by eight wickets. Team India ended their Group A campaign with a total of four points while England, on the other hand, finished at the top of Group B. (LIVE SCORECARD)
England thump New Zealand to set up India semi-final at Commonwealth Games
England will face India on Saturday with a place in the Commonwealth Games final at stake after routing New Zealand, chasing down a meagre 72 in just 11.4 overs to top Group B.
England Captain Heather Knight Ruled Out Of Commonwealth Games And The Hundred Due To Injury
England captain Heather Knight has been ruled out of the Commonwealth Games and The Hundred tournament due to a hip injury. "England Women's captain Heather Knight has been ruled out of the Commonwealth Games and The Hundred. The hip injury she sustained in the first T20I against South Africa has failed to settle down as expected and Knight will continue to receive treatment," said England Cricket in a tweet. "Nat Sciver will remain Team England's captain in the Commonwealth Games. No replacement player can be named, so England will compete with a 14-person squad," it added.
ICC Player of the Month Award: Renuka Singh Among Nominees For July
International Cricket Council (ICC) announced England's Jonny Bairstow, Sri Lanka's spin sensation Prabath Jayasuriya and France's record-breaking star Gustav McKeon from men's cricket and England's Nat Sciver and Emma Lamb and India's Renuka Singh from women's cricket as the nominees for its July edition of 'Player of the Month' awards.