Commonwealth Games 2022 Badminton Day 1 LIVE: India thrash Pakistan 5-0 in Mixed Team — Scores, Updates, Results, Blog
Into game 2, the Pakistani side comes to the fore and takes a 6-4 lead!
Surprisingly enough, the Pakistani duo come back with new strategy and leads 6-4 here. Little bit of pressure on the Indian pair of Sumeeth and Ashwini but they do look in cruise control.
Ashwini and Sumeeth Reddy bag the first game 21-9!!
Ashwini Ponnappa and Sumeeth Reddy make haste and wins the first game 21-9! It will be tough for Pakistan to come back now!
The Indians take a 10-point lead against the Pakistani pair!
Ashwini and Sumeeth take a 16-6 lead here and are looking extremely confident.
The Pakistanis are under pressure.
Into the mid-game break, Ashwini/Sumeeth lead 11-4
Ashwini/Sumeeth take an early 11-4 lead and are racing away with this match.
In just 6 mins, they set the tone of the match!
India take a 8-3 lead as Sumeeth has the quick hands with the smashes!
Ashwini and Sumeeth have the momentum on their side and are settling in well! Classic shots from Sumeeth as he shows his reflexes! Leads 8-3!
Ashwini Ponnappa and B Sumeeth Reddy are on court!
Defending champs India will begin their campaign with Ashwini Ponnappa and Sumeeth Reddy opening the bid against the Pakistani duo of Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti/ Ghazala Siddique!
A little later, PV Sindhu will go up against Pakistan's star player Mahoor Shahzad!
PV Sindhu will be taking on Mahoor, who idolises Saina Nehwal in the tie today!
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