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Three nail-biters that took place in the Commonwealth Games 2022

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Cricket was included for only the second time in Commonwealth Games, the last time being 1998 when South Africa's men's team claimed Gold. This year, the CWG featured cricket in women's event that took place entirely in Edgbaston, Birmingham.

India ended their campaign with silver losing in the finals by a very close margin to Australia, who asserted their dominance. While the event had its share of moments and history, let us look at three top nail-biting finishes from this year's event.

3. AUS vs NZ, 2nd Semi-Final

image-l6m39bicAUS-W vs NZ-W in the 2nd Semi-Final

The Trans-Tasman rivalry was it again when Australia just managed to get past the New Zealand side in a close encounter in the second semi-final. 

Put into bat, the White-Ferns reached 144 for the loss of seven wickets with a half-century knock from skipper Sophie Devine. Megan Schutt was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets to her name. The Aussie side got off to a troubling start losing batters Alyssa Healy and Meg Lanning within five overs with just 28 on the board. 

However, some good fightback from Beth Mooney and Tahlia McGrath ensured Australia stayed in the game. With nine required from the last 12 deliveries, the match was finished on the third ball of the final over, knocking White-Ferns out of gold match contention.


2. ENG vs IND, 1st Semi-Final

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Smriti Mandhana's fiery 61 from 32 deliveries gave India a headstart in the first semi-final against England. Jemimah Rodrigues too chipped in with her valiant 44 to help India notch up 164 losing five wickets. 

England started the chase well with 58/1 after the end of the powerplay but began to crumble after some good fielding from the Indian side, running out their three important batters in Alice Capsey, Nat Sciver and Amy Jones. 

Fourteen were required from the English side in the final six balls, but an excellent over from Sneh Rana ensured India won by a meagre margin of 4 runs.


 1. IND-W vs AUS-W, Final

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It speaks about the tournament's quality when the event's final is considered one of the best matches. 

Australia opted to bat in the all-important clash and scored 161 losing eight wickets. Beth Mooney was again the show's star from Australia, adding 61 to the total. India lost two wickets for 22 inside three overs when skipper Harmanpreet Kaur walked to bat, racking up an outstanding 65 in a high-pressure match. 

India looked all set to clinch the Gold when the batting collapse happened, causing India to lose the last eight wickets for just 34 runs and hence, handing Australia the prized medal.