Commonwealth Games 2022 Badminton Day 7 LIVE: Sindhu, Srikanth win first-round, Ashwini-Sumeeth crash out — Scores, Updates, Results, Blog
We will have Aakarshi Kashyap in action next!
We are back with badminton action as Aakarshi Kashyap will take on Pakistan's Mahoor Shazad in the first round of the women's singles!
Ashwini and Sumeeth fail to win...this is a huge upset
A shocking loss for India as veteran doubles players Ashwini and Sumeeth Reddy bow out of the Mixed Doubles event in the first round itself, losing 21-18, 21-16 to the English pair of Jessica Pugh and Callum Hemming.
This brings India's campaign in the Mixed Doubles to a very early end.
What makes this loss worse is that perhaps this was the last time we were seeing Ashwini Ponnappa in action at the CWG.
A lot of pressure at this point, Ashwini and Sumeeth have their backs against the wall
Sumeeth fires the smashes but the English pair leads at 18-16!
The rallies are super intense here as Ashwini and Sumeeth go all-out!
It is 8 ALL in the second game as Ashwini and Sumeeth are being attacked by a barrage of shots!
Quick attacks from Ashwini and Sumeeth and we lead 4-3 in the second set
The English player are seasoned and Ashwini and Sumeeth will have to dig deep in this match
And Ashwini and Sumeeth lose the first game, 21-18
A very narrow loss for Ashwini and Sumeeth in the opening game as they go down 21-18
Mathias Boe comes in to advise!
Power-packed action here as the rallies are kept intense by both pairs!
The English pair leads 19-18 in the opening game!
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