Birmingham – Pakistan’s Amna Fayyaz and Faiza Zafar reached the finals of the women’s doubles squash event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Amna and Faiza clashed with Canada’s Bunyan Nicole and Naughton Hollie in the semi-finals of the event. The two teams fought hard to win the match but the Pakistani pair came out on top and beat Nicole and Hollie 10-11 and 8-11. In the previous match, Amna and Faiza beat Kuruppu Yeheni and SinalyChanithma of Sri Lanka 1-2 in the quarterfinals of the event.
Amna and Faiza will face Australia’s Haydon Alex and Turnbull Jess in the grand final today (Monday) at 2pm (PST). It should be mentioned here that the “Plate” category is not similar to the main event and is played between the losers of the main event.
Shajjar finishes last in men’s 200m
Pakistani sprinter Shajjar Abbas failed to win a medal for Pakistan in the men’s 200m final at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Shajjar covered the distance in 21.16 seconds, which was not enough for him to win a medal as he finished last in the 200 meters.
Jereem Richards of Trinidad and Tobago won gold, while Zharnel Hughes of England secured silver and Joseph Paul Amoah of Ghana finished third to win bronze.
On Friday, Shajjar clocked 20.89 to cover the distance, finishing third in his heat and among the top eight overall to qualify for the final. It should be mentioned here that Shajjar was the only Asian athlete to reach the 200m final of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Tayab Raza loses the bronze medal
Pakistani wrestler Tayab Raza lost his bronze medal bout after being defeated by his Indian opponent in men’s 97kg wrestling at Commonwealth Games 2022. Tayyab was up against India’s Deepak Nehra and the Pakistani wrestler was dominated by Nehra who won the match with 10 -2.
Earlier, Tayab Raza beat Scotland’s Cameron Nicol 10-0 to become the third Pakistani to play a semi-final, with Canada’s Nishan Randhawa defeating him to stop him playing in the final of his respective category. It must be mentioned here that Mohammad Sharif Tahir won a silver medal in men’s 74kg freestyle for Pakistan earlier today, while Ali Asad defeated New Zealand’s Suraj Singh in 55 seconds to win the bronze medal in freestyle for men 57 kg.
Australia beat New Zealand to reach women’s cricket final
All-rounder Tahlia McGrath and Megan Shutt delivered for Australia as they beat New Zealand by five wickets to qualify for the final of Commonwealth Games 2022. Australia won the toss and elected to bat first. They restricted New Zealand to 144 runs in 20 overs before successfully chasing down the target in 19.3 overs to set up a final clash against a mighty India team.
Chasing 144, Beth Mooney led the chase with a knock of 36 runs in 29 balls, which included five boundaries. Captain Meg Lanning was unable to deliver for her side as she was dismissed by Lea Tahuhu after scoring just seven runs.
Tahlia was sensational with the bat as well as he hit 34 runs in 23 balls before being run out by Amelia Kerr. Rachel Haynes and Ashleigh Gardner each smashed 19 runs to chase down the poor total. For New Zealand, Tahuhu claimed three wickets while Devine could only manage a single scalp.
Earlier, captain Sophie Devine scored a half-century to lead her side to 144 runs, but her batting line-up could not perform with the bat as they had to settle for the modest target. Apart from Devine, the all-rounder, Amelia was the only one to resign with the bat as he hit a 40-run knock to help his batting failure.
For Australia, Shutt claimed three wickets and gave away just 20 runs in four overs bowling, while Tahlia claimed two wickets. Jess Jonassen also took a scalp to topple New Zealand’s batting order.
For the gold and silver medals, Australia will play India, who defeated England by four runs in Saturday’s semi-final, and New Zealand will compete against the host nation for the bronze medal.
