CWG gets taste of Indo-Pak rivalry, Mizoram teen Jeremy gets the gold

Young weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga smashed two Games records on his way to a sensational gold medal win. (AP Photo)

The 19-year-old from Aizwal wrote the Games snatch (140kg) and overall lift (300kg) record in his name but not before an injury scare as twice he grimaced in pain during the clean and jerk attempts. (AP Photo)

Jeremy opened up a huge 10kg gap with the nearest rival Edidiong Joseph Umoafia when he lifted 140kg in a successful second attempt. He had begun with 136kg. (AP Photo)

Jeremy further targetted 143kg in his final attempt, but did not succeed. In Clean and Jerk, the 2021 Commonwealth Championship winner began with 154kg and followed that up with 160kg, but could not complete the 165kg attempt. (AP Photo)

The India-Pakistan fixture of the Commonwealth Games lived up to the hype off the field with fans turning up in big numbers at Edgbaston but on it, it seemed headed towards a lopsided contest. (AP Photo)

Compared to the women's cricket opener between India and Australia, fans flocked to the 25,000 capacity stadium though it did not seem like an absolute sell out. (AP Photo)

Pakistan's decision to bat first backfired as Indian bowlers put the choke on the batters to bowl them out for a meagre 99 all out in the 18 overs-a-side contest after rain delayed the start of play. (AP Photo)

The chase was clinical too with Smriti Mandhana (63 not out off 42 balls), arguably the most attractive batter in women's cricket, flaunting her range of strokes on way to a fine unbeaten half century. The result was India gunned down the target in just 11.4 overs. (AP Photo)

India showed an approach that they have been trying to play with for the last couple of months and it would have most definitely pleased captain Harmanpreet Kaur. (AP Photo)