Asian Games Volleyball: India end 6th after 0-3 defeat to Pakistan - Highlights

India 3-3 Pakistan in 2nd set

An unauspicous start to the 2nd set too as Ashwal Rai hits the top of the netting with a serve. No such mistake from Shameem. You don't get smashes as unblockable as that. 

Pakistan win 1st set 25-21

India seemed to have done enough when they had a 3-point lead, but Pakistan bounced back strongly after that. Win the 1st set by a good 4 points. Captain Vinit Kumar, who remains injured and unfit to play, tries to egg on the rest of his team from the bench as the players get ready for the 2nd set.

Pakistan lead 23-20 in 1st set

Now Pakistan manage to land some consecutive smashes. The crowd, which seems to have a shade of Pakistan support more than India, goes wild as Pakistan close in on the 1st set. Can India save it yet?

Guru, Amit land their smashes

A series of 4 points go to Pakistan, and suddenly it's Pakistamwho lead again.

But Guru has other ideas! Smashes a shot that burns a hole in the ground! All square at 17-17 again. And then 18-18 as Amit manages to land a smash.

India lead 16-13 in 1st set

A foul serve by Pakistan goes long, and India inch ahead for one rare time in this 1st set. And again, a smash by Pakistan goes long. India now lead by 3 points. Thats the biggest lead they have had in this 1st set.

India 10-10 Pakistan in 1st set

There is absolutely nothing to separate these two teams! Neither team can string together any series of points., Vociferous crowd support coming in.

Erin Verghese has been error-prone in the early exchanges.

India needs to cut down on the errors as out of 9 points won by Pakistan, 4 of them are unforced errors by India. Pakistan leads 9-8.

Hattrick of errors from India and Pakistan leads.

India with unforced errors and Pakistan is happy to take the lead of 5-3.

India takes the first point.

It is Subramanium Guru with the spike and India takes the first point.

We are about to start!

Vinit Kumar will lead the Indian team and they will look win the match to finish at 5th place today.