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Australia win historic cricket gold at Commonwealths as athletics wraps up

Australia celebrate winning gold in the 2022 women’s cricket tournament at the Commonwealth Games

BIRMINGHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) – Australia won the first women’s cricket gold medal in Commonwealth Games history on Sunday as Scotland’s Laura Muir captured the 1500m title on the final night of athletics.

On the penultimate day of competition in Birmingham, England’s women won hockey gold and Australia beat Jamaica in the netball final.

With just a few events to go on Monday, Australia lead the way with 66 golds, 11 ahead of hosts England.

Hot favourites Australia held their nerve to beat India by nine runs in a Twenty20 thriller in front of a big Edgbaston crowd.

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