Commonwealth Games: Pooja Vastrakar recovers from COVID-19, to join squad in Birmingham

Birmingham: India all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar has recovered from COVID-19 and is set to join the women’s cricket team at the Commonwealth Games. Commonwealth Games: India schedule , Results , Medals tally Vastrakar and S Meghana had to stay back in India after contracting COVID-19 ahead of their scheduled departure. While Meghana played against Pakistan on Sunday, Vastrakar will be available for the final league game against Barbados on August 3. Her presence lends balance to the team combination. “She will be arriving later tonight,” an Indian Olympic Association (IOA) source told PTI. After a disappointing loss in its tournament opener against Australia , the Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian team thrashed arch-rivals Pakistan by eight wickets . One of the star performers for India against Pakistan was spin all-rounder Sneh Rana, who took two wickets in the same over in her comeback game.

𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑!

Clinical with the ball & splendid with the bat, 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧 by 8 wickets in their 2nd Commonwealth Games match. 👏 👏

Vice-captain @mandhana_smriti smashes 63*. 🙌 🙌

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It’s a special feeling - everything we planned in the net sessions worked out. It’s always special when you play against Pakistan, but it’s also just another game, she said after the game. On the crowd at Edgbaston, which is believed to be a record crowd for a neutral women’s cricket match played in England, she added, “It’s fun playing in front of a huge crowd when some of them are cheering for you. I could hear some of the fans cheering my name on the boundary and that felt really good.” Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.