The Indian Lawn Bowls team created history by winning its first-ever medal in the sport, capturing gold by defeating South Africa in the final of the women's fours event at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 on August 2. The action was back and forth between India and their opponents, who are among the best teams in the sport with 44 medals. India were represented by Rupa Rani Tirkey, Nayanmoni Saikia, Lovely Choubey and Pinki Singh in this historic match. India won the match by 17-10. India started the match with a lead before South Africa fought back to make things 2-2.