Australia’s all-conquering women cricket team continued their dominance of the sport after edging out India in the Commonwealth Games final
Australia win by nine runs to claim first women’s cricket gold
After checking with bodies including the International Cricket Council and the Commonwealth Games Foundation – resulting in a 12-minute delay to the toss – she was allowed to take her place, with precautions. Wearing a mask, she sat isolated from her teammates during the batting innings and in a surreal moment after taking a catch in the third over, she waved her teammates away as they ran to celebrate.
“We didn’t want to get in trouble, we felt bad for Tahlia at the end there,” Schutt said. “Obviously when you’re part of a game that’s so thrilling like that, that’s all you want to do [is celebrate] and at the end screw it, if we get Covid, so be it.”While India maintained a diplomatic line, it is believed they were not as supportive of the decision. “Before the toss we got to know ...
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