Despite mistakes, the Indian pair keep the lead.
Sai Pratheek made a double mistake on the net and then base line to gift points to Yang/Ju but the Indian pair is quick to recover and they keep their lead.
Tanisha/Sai 16-9 Yang/Hu
5 point lead at the mid-game break.
The Indian duo goes into a big lead of 11-6 and they need to keep this momentum going.
Another superb point from the Indian duo.
Tanisha/Sai is gaining some ground now as the Chinese Taipei pair made some errors on the line.
Superb rally from the Indian duo.
Tanisha lets out a roar after scoring one point off the net after a very fast rally.
The game is pretty much in balance right now.
Tanisha/Sai 5-5 Yang/Hu
A roaring start to the game.
The Indian duo started with three consecutive points but Yang/Hu make a comeback with three points of their own and the tie is off to a great start.
Tanisha/Sai 3-3 Yang/Hu
Indian singles stars need to step up!
With the Indian pair of Satwik Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in impeccable form and Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand improving massively, India will need its singles stars PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy to step up against Tai Tzu Ying and Chou Tien Chen.
The battle of singles can decide the outcome of the game.
Here is how both the teams line-up today.
PV Sindhu v/s Tai Tzu Ying will be the clash of the day.
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Indian badminton team faces a strong Chinese Taipei in the opening game of Sudirman Cup 2023.
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