Badminton Asia Team C'Ships: Youngsters steer India to final with 3-2 win over Japan - Highlights
1st Game: Treesa-Gayatri vs Nami-Chiharu
The Japanese pair Nami and Chiharu start with a 4-1 lead, but the Indian duo Treesa and Gayatri fight back to reduce the margin. But they are trailing 3-5 now.
Time for women's doubles match
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will play the second match of the tie against world no. 6 Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida.
PV Sindhu loses to Aya Ohori | India trails 0-1 vs Japan
Ohori is just superb at the net. She rises and goes for a kill. Sindhu retrieves but in the next movement, Ohori finishes with a mightier smash. Sindhu loses 20-22. And Ohori gives Japan a 1-0 lead in the match.
PV Sindhu loses to Aya Ohori: 13-21, 20-22
Ohori on match point again
Sindhu goes wide after a rally. Ohori is on match point at 21-20.
Sindhu saves 1st match point
Sindhu saves the first match point as Ohori finds the net. 20-20 now.
Ohori on match point
Sindhu goes long, and Ohori after losing eight points in a row is finally on match point at 20-19.
2nd Game: Magnificent! Sindhu draws level
Sindhu is now dominating the rally. As she controls the rally, she wins 8 points in a row to draw level at 19-19.
2nd Game: Ohori errs, Sindhu trails 17-19
Sindhu wins her fifth straight point, and now she wins her sixth as well. Sindhu is just two points from drawing level.
2nd Game: Ohori goes long, Sindhu reduces the margin
Four points in a row for Sindhu now as Ohori goes long. Sindhu now trails 15-19.
2nd Game: 3 successive points for Sindhu now
Sindhu now trails by five points at 14-19. Can she make a comeback?
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