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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 2:21 AM GMT
Ayhika wins the first game
Ayhika makes a comeback in the game after trailing initially 0-3 and wins the game 11-3.
- 23 Sep 2023 2:20 AM GMT
Game 1: Ayhika gains a three-point lead
Ayhika takes the 6-3 lead against Nabita in the first game.
- 23 Sep 2023 2:20 AM GMT
Game 1: What a deception from Ayhika!
A perfect deception from Ayhika. She turns and wraps up the ball. Nabita could not understand the ball. Ayhika uses anti-spin rubber. Ayhika now leads 4-3.
- 23 Sep 2023 2:16 AM GMT
Ayhika Mukherjee in action
Ayhika Mukherjee takes on Nabita Shrestha in the second match of the tie.
- 23 Sep 2023 2:15 AM GMT
Diya beats Shrestha, India takes 1-0 lead
Diya wins the third game 11-8 and the match 3-0 in 13 minutes. India takes a 1-0 lead.
Final score: Diya Chitale beats Sikka Shrestha 11-1, 11-6, 11-8
- 23 Sep 2023 2:14 AM GMT
Game 3: Diya on match point
Diya gains a 10-5 lead in the third game. She is just a point away from winning the match and giving India a 1-0 lead against Nepal.
- 23 Sep 2023 2:12 AM GMT
Game 3: Four points lead for Diya
Diya widens the gap now with a 8-4 lead over Shrestha.
- 23 Sep 2023 2:12 AM GMT
Game 3: Shrestha reduces the margin
Shrestha now trails 4-5 in the third game. Diya hits the net, but the Indian paddler manages to win a long rally to take a 6-4 lead.
- 23 Sep 2023 2:10 AM GMT
Game 3: Shrestha wins a rally
Shrestha makes it 2-3 against Diya, but the Indian breaks away to a 5-2 lead in the third game.
