CWG 2022: Rohit Sharma & co. watching India women's final vs Australia goes viral

Indian Women's Cricket Team on Sunday h to settle for silver medal at 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Harmanpreet Kaur-led side lost to Australia in a nail-biting thriller to miss out on an opportunity to win gold medal at CWG's maiden cricket event.

At one point, game became so tight that even Indian men's cricket team players were spotted watching live feed on ir mobile devices.

men's team was in Florida, USA, for fifth and final T20I match against West Indies. However, women's game, which was going on in England's Edgbaston stium, turned so intense that men's team players switched on ir mobile phones to watch match live. A picture of Rohit Sharma and his teammates watching women's cricket final between India and Australia was shared by BCCI on its official Twitter handle.  

CWG final: India Women vs Australia Women 

Australia batted first and scored 161-8 off 20 overs after winning toss. Aussie opener Beth Mooney scored 61 runs, and captain Meg Lanning contributed with 36 off 26 balls. However, momentum of game shifted towards India after Lanning was run out and Indian players completed two incredible catches to dismiss Mooney and Tahlia McGrath. 

Deepti Sharma's one-handed stunning catch while running behind got rid of a well-set Mooney while Rha Yav's low diving catch at backward point dismissed Tahlia McGrath, who was tested positive for COVID-19 ahe of final. India took five wickets for 35 runs in final overs and stopped Australia at 161/8. Renuka ended with tidy figures of 2 for 25 in four overs Sneh Rana (2/38) was most expensive bowler.

In reply, India lost openers Shafali Verma (11) and Smriti Mandhana (6) inside first two overs. However, Jemimah Rodrigues and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur std an impressive fightback for India with vital kcks. Rodrigues' dismissal triggered collapse and Harmanpreet Kaur, despite her 65-run kck failed to get team past finish line. Ashleigh Gardner bagged 3 wickets and leaked just 16 runs for Australia. India were eventually bowled out for 152 in 19.3 overs.

Im: BCCI/Twitter