Asian Games Badminton: India loses 2-3 to China to settle for silver - Highlights

Game 1: Srikanth trails 1-2

Li gets off to a 2-1 early in the first game. 

Game 1: Srikanth vs Li

Can Srikanth completes a clean sweep for India in the third match of the final?

Kidambi Srikanth in action

Kidambi Srikanth plays the third match of the final. Srikanth takes on world no. 8 Li Shi Feng. The duo has 1-1 head-to-head record. Li won the last encounter in a three-setter at the Indonesia Open in 2023.

Satwik-Chirag wins in straight games, India takes 2-0 lead

The Indians go wide. Liang and Wang trail 18-20 now. Still two match points for the Indians. Satwik and Chirag get the job done now with a booming smash. They win the game 21-18. An aggressive celebration by the Indians. The Chinese fans are silenced. 

Final result: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty beats Liang Weikeng-Wang Chang 21-15, 21-18 in 55 minutes

Satwik-Chirag on match point

Satwik wins a point to make it 19-17 and Chirag gets another, smashing one into Wang's head. He apologies but the Indians are now on match point at 20-17.

Game 3: Liang-Wang reduces the lead of the Indians

Liang and Wang win another to reduce Satwik and Chirag's lead to 18-17.

Game 2: Two-point deficit now

Liang-Wang fights back to reduce Satwik-Chirag's lead to 15-17. But Sawik breaks their point spree with one from the net kill. 18-15 lead for the Indians.

The Chinese win a point now and make it 16-18.

Game 2: Mighty smash from Liang

Liang gives one back to the Indians by hitting a smash deep in the Indians' court. Liang and Wang trail 13-14. They now trail 14-17.

Game 2: Liang's service goes wide, Indians lead 17-12

Satwik-Chirag leads 17-12. They are four points from winning this match.

Game 2: Chirag hits into Wang's body

Six-point lead for the Indians. Chirag targets Wang's body with a smash and manages a 16-11 lead.