Badminton Asia Team C'Ships: Youngsters steer India to final with 3-2 win over Japan - Highlights
2nd Game: Two points in a row for Ashmita
Ashmita wins a net battle to win two points in a row to trail 5-7.
2nd Game: Okuhara falls flat, Ashmita wins an easy point
Okuhara falls flat on her belly as she tries to retrieve the shuttle, and Ashmita wins an easy point by placing the shuttle in the rear court. Ashmita trails 4-7.
2nd Game: Okuhara claims the lead
Okuhara breaks away to a 4-1 lead at the onset of the second game.
Ashmita wins the opening game
Left-handed Ashmita finishes the first game with an angled return that falls on Okuhara's backhand. The Japanese looks clueless now. And Ashmita claims the first 21-17.
Game point for Ashmita
Ashmita smashes again and reaches a game-point chance at 20-17.
1st Game: Ashmita's smash fest continues
Ashmita wins three points in a row now. She leads 19-16. Okuhara wins a point too, but Ashmita is giving the senior Japanese player a tough time.
1st Game: Ashmita smashes, Okuhara looks stunned
Ashmita is now smashing at her will. She is setting up Okuhara and forcing her to play tosses. Okuhara retrieves Ashmita's first smash but cannot block the second one, which is mightier than the first one. Ashmita leads 17-15.
1st Game: Smash by Ashmita
Ashmita smashes to breach Okuhara's defence as she extends her lead to 16-13.
1st Game: Okuhara goes into the net
Ashmita maintains a 15-13 lead in the first game.
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