Australia Emerge Victorious in Final as India Bag Silver

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India by nine runs in a thriller to win the gold medal in the women's cricket event at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday.

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Pacer Renuka Singh was the pick of the bowlers for India as she claimed two wickets off 25 runs.

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Beth Mooney (61 off 41)and skipper Meg Lanning (36 off 26) stitched a 78-run stand and once again it seemed Australia would bat India out of the game

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Despite losing wickets at regular intervals, Australia managed to post 161/8 in 20 overs.

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In reply, India lose openers Smriti Mandhana and Shefali Verma early in the powerplay.

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Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur smashed 65 off 43 balls to keep India's hopes alive in the tricky chase.

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