Australian cricketer wins Commonwealth Games gold medal match after positive Covid test

Tahlia McGrath will play in the Australia Commonwealth Games T20 cricket final India. Allowed despite testing positive forCovid-19.

The all-rounder was the most sought-after property on the #1-ranked team, and Australian chiefs were eager for her to start Edgbaston's showpiece. Despite having "mild" symptoms and delaying the toss by her ten minutes in consultation with her health professionals, team and match officials,the International Cricket Councilsaid she gave the go-ahead to

Games Covid rules evaluate players in all affected disciplines on a case-by-case basis. McGrath, who has scored 126 runs and eight wickets in Australia's last four games, sat in the dressing room wearing a mask apart from his teammates.

McGrath's involvement is believed to be the first instance of an internationalcricketerknowingly playing with COVID-19. She accepted the gold medal hanging around her neck, but neglected to shake hands with Dame Louise Martin. and had just four balls, contributing a total of 161 in two runs and losing eight wickets. Radha Yadav made a nice catch and sacked McGrath.

A half-century from Harmanpreet Kaur led the chase, and she scored the biggest run of any player in the final (65). However, Ashley Gardner ejected her and Pooja Bhastrakar in quick succession, dampening her hopes of India completing its comeback.

These dismissals gave hope to McGrath and her teammates. Stop India's trial. They stifled the mid to late orders and won by nine runs, becoming the inaugural Women's Commonwealth Cricket Champions in the process.

Cricket was featured in the Commonwealth Games for the first time since the 'List A' men's tournament in Malaysia in 1998. This opportunity to celebrate such a rare success may partly explain McGrath's motivation for constant feature coverage.

Her nearly century-long game has produced many memorable moments on the podium. The image of McGrath wearing a mask among his fellow champions without shields serves as a unique entry in the Commonwealth Catalog.

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