Asian Games Badminton: India men's team defeats Nepal 3-0, reaches semis - Highlights

Game 1: Lakshya Sen gets off to the lead

Lakshya Sen starts off with a point lead against Prince.

Lakshya Sen in action

Lakshya Sen will take on Prince Dahal in the first match of the tie. 

Order of Play

Lakshya Sen vs Prince Dahal

Kidambi Srikanth vs Sunil Joshi. 

Mithun Manjunath vs Bishnu Katwal

MR Arjun-Dhruv Kapila vs Sunil Joshi-Bishnu Katwal

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty vs Prince Dahal-Bishnu Katuwal 

Nepal men's badminton team

Prince Dahal, Jivan Acharya, Bishnu Katuwal, and Sunil Joshi

Indian men's badminton team

Singles

HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen and Mithun Manjunath

Doubles

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and Dhruv Kapila-MR Arjun 

Indian men's badminton team at Asian Games 2023

India got a bye in the first round. This will be the men's players' first matches at the 19th Asian Games. If India wins today, it will be assured of at least a bronze medal. India last won a medal at the Asian Games in men's team event in 1986.