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Asian Games Table Tennis: India men beat Tajikistan, women thrash Nepal to enter knockouts- Highlights
Catch the highlights of Indian women's and men's teams' preliminary stage Pool F table tennis matches from the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday.
Harmeet Desai in action at the 2018 Commonwealth Games (Source: Getty)
Indian women's and men's tams won their respective preliminary Pool F matches in straight matches against Nepal and Tajikistan on Saturday, and advanced to the knockouts.
This was the women's team's second win after it beat Singapore on Friday. The men's team, meanwhile, registered their third straight win. After beating Yemen and Singapore a day before, the men's team handed Tajikistan a 3-0 defeat to top their group today.
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- 23 Sep 2023 4:39 AM GMT
Game 3: Manush takes a three-point lead
Manush retains his composure to gain a 6-3 lead over Sultanov in the third game.
- 23 Sep 2023 4:37 AM GMT
Manush claims the second game
A big forehand from Manush. He bags the second game 11-8 against Sultanov of Tajikistan. India now stands a chance to take a 2-0 lead over Tajikistan if Manush wins the third game.
- 23 Sep 2023 4:36 AM GMT
Manush on game point
Manush has three game points chance now. He leads 10-7 now against Sultanov.
- 23 Sep 2023 4:34 AM GMT
Game 2: Manush takes the lead
Manush fights back to restory the parity at 5-5. He now comes up with yet another top spin to take a 7-5 lead.
- 23 Sep 2023 4:33 AM GMT
Game 2: Brilliant forehand top spin from Manav
Manush draws level with a brilliant forehand top spin to make it 3-3. But Sultanov extends his lead to 5-3.
- 23 Sep 2023 4:32 AM GMT
Game 2: Sultonov draws level
Manush concedes a two-point lead. Sultonov now leads 3-2 in the second game.
- 23 Sep 2023 4:30 AM GMT
Manush wins the first game
Manush wins the first game 13-11 after trailing for most of the game. Great fightback from the young Indian paddler.
- 23 Sep 2023 4:28 AM GMT
Manush on game point
Manush fights back to make it 11-10 to reach the game point chance.
- 23 Sep 2023 4:28 AM GMT
Sultonov on game point
Sultonov takes a 10-9 lead to reach a game point chance against Manush of India.
- 23 Sep 2023 4:27 AM GMT
Game 1: Sultonov dominates
Sultonov dominates the first game and takes a 9-7 lead. Manush reduces the lead at 9-9 with two quick points.
