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Badminton Asia Mixed Team HIGHLIGHTS: India defeats Malaysia 4-1 - Updates, Results
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HS Prannoy, ranked tenth, is India's top-ranked men's singles player. (Photo credit: Badminton Photo/BAI)
After two easy 5-0 wins over Kazakhstan and UAE, India takes Malaysia in the final group game. Both teams have qualified for quarter-finals and will take on each other to decide the group winner.
There are three changes in the lineup as Aakarshi Kashyap and Lakshya Sen make way for PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy in singles while the pair of Ashwini/Shikha will make way for Treesa/Gayatri.
Rest two doubles pair of Ishaan Bhatnaga/Tanisha Castro and Chirag Shetty/Dhruv Kapila will remain same.
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- 16 Feb 2023 3:59 PM GMT
Malaysian pair is running with the game now.
The experience of Malaysian pair at display as they maneuver around with smashes and drops and Indian pair is behind by 11-13.
- 16 Feb 2023 3:50 PM GMT
Intense start to the first game.
The match has started with too much intensity. It will be interesting to see how Indian pair sustains the intensity.
The game stands at 6-6.
- 16 Feb 2023 3:38 PM GMT
Chirag/Dhruv loses the 16-21,10-21
This was easy for the world champions as they won the second game with much domination. India's makeshift pair looked short on communication and they are not be blamed for it.
- 16 Feb 2023 3:33 PM GMT
It is the same thing happening.
This match is following a pattern, Chia/Soh take the lead, Indian pair come back and Malaysian pair take lead again.
Chia/Soh leads 12-8
- 16 Feb 2023 3:29 PM GMT
The second game is also following the pattern of first game.
The Malaysian pair are in lead 9-6 and dictating the play at the moment.
- 16 Feb 2023 3:20 PM GMT
Chia/Soh win the first game 21-16
Chirag/Dhruv offered some resistance but at the end, World Champions were too good for them.
- 16 Feb 2023 3:11 PM GMT
The Malaysian pair wins three back-to-back points.
World Champions recover some points and then lead 11-8. The Indian pair is looking little short on communication.
