Asian Games Table Tennis: India men beat Tajikistan, women thrash Nepal to enter knockouts- Highlights
Catch the highlights of Indian women's and men's teams' preliminary stage Pool F table tennis matches from the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday.
Harmeet Desai in action at the 2018 Commonwealth Games (Source: Getty)
Indian women's and men's tams won their respective preliminary Pool F matches in straight matches against Nepal and Tajikistan on Saturday, and advanced to the knockouts.
This was the women's team's second win after it beat Singapore on Friday. The men's team, meanwhile, registered their third straight win. After beating Yemen and Singapore a day before, the men's team handed Tajikistan a 3-0 defeat to top their group today.
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Indian men's and women's teams top their preliminary Pool F groups.
Women beat Nepal 3-0. Diya Chitale, Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee won their matches in straight games.
Men beat Tajikistan 3-0. Manav Thakkar, Manush Shah and Harmeet Desai win their matches in straight games.
Manav Thakkar beats Mahmudov Afzalkhon 11-8, 11-5, 11-8
Manush Shah beats Ubaydullo Sultonov 13-11, 11-7, 11-5
Harmeet Desai beats Ibrokhim Ismoilzoda 11-1, 11-3, 11-5
Harmeet wins the third game 11-5 and beats Ibrokhim of Tajikistan in straight games. This win helps India wrap up their preliminary Pool F contest against Tajikistan with a 3-0 straight-match win.
Final result: Harmeet Desai beats Ibrokhim Ismoilzoda 11-1, 11-3, 11-5
Harmeet is quick. He races to a 6-2 lead in the third game against Ibrokhim.
Harmeet has seven game points now. He leads 10-3 against Ibrokhim before getting his game point at 11-3. Can Harmeet win the third game and help India win the match 3-0?
Harmeet Desai concedes just one point so far as he takes a 5-2 lead in the second game.
Harmeet Desai breaks away to a 6-0 lead against Ibrokhim. Ibrokhim manages just one point so as Harmeet races away to 10-1 lead and then bags the game at 11-1 in no time.
Harmeet Desai takes on Ibrokhim Ismoilzoda in the third match. A win for Harmeet will guide India to a 3-0 win in this contest.
Manush Shah claims the third game 11-5 and wins the match in straight games. India gains a 2-0 lead over Tajikistan.
Final result: Manush Shah beats Ubaydullo Sultonov 13-11, 11-7, 11-5 in 22 minutes.
Manush Shah breaks away to an 9-5 lead over Sultanov. He needs two points to wrap up the contest for India.