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Australia bags the first Commonwealth Games 2022 gold medal in women’s Cricket after a critical nine-run win over India at Edgbaston. New Zealand managed the bronze medal following an eight-wicket victory over England’s cricket team.

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Smriti Mandhana smashed a 23-ball half-century against England breaking her own batting record in the 20-over format in the Commonwealth Games semi-final women’s internationals.  Being the first Indian woman to score the fastest fifty, Mandhana has now joined Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul in the list of leading batters of India.

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Still missing the fun at Birmingham? Do you know how many records have been broken so far? We have some highlights here for you:
Priyanka Goswami became the first Indian woman to win a medal (silver) in Race-walking; Nigeria’s Ese Brume reclaimed the gold medal in Long Jump; Kenya’s Ferdinand Omanyala becomes the first to win the 100m race championship in 60 years at the Commonwealth Games 2022.

Want more features on the Games? Read here to know more about the record-breaking athletes: https://www.mykhel.com/commonwealth-games-records/#ath