{"id":842,"date":"2022-07-29T23:11:38","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T23:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/commonwealth-games-2022-australia-stun-india-as-barbados-overcome-pakistan\/"},"modified":"2022-07-29T23:11:39","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T23:11:39","slug":"commonwealth-games-2022-australia-stun-india-as-barbados-overcome-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/commonwealth-games-2022-australia-stun-india-as-barbados-overcome-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Commonwealth Games 2022: Australia stun India as Barbados overcome Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Commonwealth Games Group A, Edgbaston:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australia 157-7 (19 overs)<\/strong> beat <\/span>India 154-8 (20 overs)<\/strong> by three wickets – <\/span>scorecard<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Barbados 144-4 (20 overs)<\/strong> beat <\/span>Pakistan 129-6 (20 overs)<\/strong> by 15 runs – <\/span>scorecard<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Australia produced a thrilling comeback to recover from 49-5 and beat India by three wickets in an entertaining first women’s Twenty20 cricket match at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Harmanpreet Kaur scored 52 off 34 balls and Shafali Verma hit 48 from 33 to help India to 154-8 at Edgbaston.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

India seamer Renuka Singh Thakur then starred with the ball, taking 4-18.<\/span><\/p>\n

But Australia rallied after their early collapse, with Ashleigh Gardner striking 52 off 35 to seal the win.<\/span><\/p>\n

Australia are the reigning world champions in this format of cricket, having beaten India <\/span>in the T20 World Cup final in 2020.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

In Friday’s evening game, Barbados – chosen to represent the West Indies region – beat Pakistan by 15 runs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Captain Hayley Matthews led the way for Barbados with a half-century as well as a wicket, a catch and two run-outs, while team-mate Kycia Knight hit an unbeaten 62.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, England captain Heather Knight will miss her side’s opening match against Sri Lanka on Saturday with a hip injury, but is hopeful of being fit for their second game, against South Africa on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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