Srikanth loses a challenge
That's called in, and it is definitely in and Srikanth loses a challenge. He trails 12-16.
Koljonen continues to dominate
Koljonen continues to dominate the proceedings and races to a 14-10 lead. He has taken 7-straight points and has completely tied down the Indian.
Kalle leads 11-10
Great turnaround for Kalle Koljonen as he goes from 2-6 down to leading 11-10 at the first mid-game break. Worrying signs for India as Srikanth's struggle continues.
Srikanth not looking at his best
Srikanth is surely far from his best here, and Kalle Koljonen knows it. The Finnish star equalises at 10-10.
Kalle hitting back
Kalle is making Srikanth work hard, pockets two wonderful rallies and reduces the deficit to 5-7.
6-2
A very comfortable start for Kidambi Srikanth as he cruises along with some decent play.
Early lead for Srikanth
Srikanth pockets the first four points of the match, thanks to a couple of errors from Kalle.
Kidambi Srikanth up next!
Srikanth fell to thumping defeats in both the first two ties. Can he turn things around when he returns to his preferred singles section against Kalle Koljonen?
India leads the tie 1-0
A wonderful performance from Ashwini Ponnappa and MR Arjun take India to a 1-0 lead in this tie. Great start for India.
But the question remains, "Why did Ponnappa and Arjun not play together earlier?"
India Wins 21-9, 21-14
Ashwini Ponnappa converts the very first match point opportunity with a wonderfully placed smash and helps India to a 21-9, 21-14 win!
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