Malaysia Masters: Sindhu, Ashmita, George advance to 2nd round - Highlights
Catch the highlights of Indian shuttlers' performance in the Malaysia Masters Super 500 in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.
PV Sindhu will play W Hsu in a round-of-32 fixture today at the Indonesia Open (File photo)
On the second day of the Malaysia Masters Super 500, star shuttler PV Sindhu began her campaign with a straight-game win over Kirsty Gilmour. At the same time, Ashmita Chaliha and Kiran George won their first-round matches. In mixed doubles, B Sumeeth Reddy-N Sikki Reddy and in men's doubles Krishna Prasad Garga-Sai Pratheek won their matches.
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We will be back tomorrow with PV Sindhu, Ashmita Chaliha, Kiran George, B Sumeeth Reddy-N Sikki Reddy, and Krishna Prasad Garga-Sai Pratheek in action. Stay tuned for more updates!
Aakarshi Kashyap goes down to Wang Zhi Yi of China 22-24, 13-21 in the first round of Malaysia Masters.
Aakarshi finds the net twice, but wins four points. However, Zhi Yi reaches the match point chance at 20-13.
Zhi Yi takes a 17-9 lead in the second game. She is just four points away from winning the match.
Aakarshi shows more intent in the second game, but she is still five-point behind Zhi Yi. Zhi Yi leads 14-9.
Aakarshi wins a point with a magnificent drop shot from the net. But she trails 5-12 now.
Aakarshi trails 4-11 at the second game interval.
Aakarshi wins the first point of the game with a net flick. She breaks Zhi Yi's seven-point spree with two successive points to trail 2-7.
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