Australia bagged gold by defeating India in women's T20 cricket in the Commonwealth Games. This was the first time women's cricket was featured in the Games.
Australia won the match by nine runs. Australian all-rounder Tahlia McGrath was named in the playing eleven for the Commonwealth Games final despite testing positive for Covid-19.
The toss got slightly delayed as the Indian cricket team only found out about Mcgrath's health status before the flip of the coin. "Cricket Australia (CA) can confirm that cricketer Tahlia McGrath has returned a positive test for Covid-19. CGA clinical staff have consulted with the Commonwealth Games Federation RACEG (Results Analysis Clinical Expert Group) team and match officials, and McGrath is taking part in today's final against India,” a statement from Cricket Australia said.
The BCCI as well as team sources told PTI that the players including skipper Harmanpreet Kaur got a bit edgy when they found out about Mcgrath. "There was no time to react since the Indian team only found out about it at the toss. Obviously, there was concern but it is the decision of the authorities," said a source to PTI.
(With inputs from PTI)
