The Indian women’s cricket team has set themselves a date against the Australian women’s cricket team in the grand final of the Commonwealth Games 2022 for the Gold Medal.
The Indian women’s team recorded a stunning victory against the home team England in the semi-final 1 of the Commonwealth Games 2022 to book their slot in the final while Australia beat the New Zealand women’s team in the 2nd semi-final to setup the final against India.
Talking about both the matches, Team India, batting first, put on 164 runs on the board thanks to a brilliant half-century from Smriti Mandhana and some great inning from Jemimah Rodrigues. Chasing the target, England women’s scored 160 runs in their 20 overs as Sneh Rana bowled a brilliant over to not allow England score 16 runs from the last 6 balls.
As for the 2nd semi-final, batting first, even after great innings from Sophie Devine and Amelia Kerr, New Zealand could only score 144 runs from their 20 overs. But, it was not a easy target to chase for Australia, who managed to win the match with 3 balls remaining. Beth Mooney and Tahlia McGrath both scored 36 and 34 runs respectively to help Australia chase down the target.
With that, the date is now set between India and Australia, a rematch of the group stage match between the two teams which Australia won earlier. Here are all the details you need to know before the match.
When will India vs Australia Commonwealth Games 2022 Gold medal match will be played ?
The Gold medal match between India and Australia women’s team will be played on the 7th of August from 9:30 PM Indian Standard Time (IST). But before that, England and New Zealand will play against each other for the Bronze medal match.
Where to watch India vs Australia Commonwealth Games 2022 Gold medal match ?
The Gold medal match between India and Australia women’s team will be live telecasted on Sony Sports Network’s Sony Six, Sony Ten 1, Sony Ten 2 and Sony Ten 3. You can also live stream the match through your virtual device like computer, laptop or mobile phones on Sony LIV app.
