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Badminton Asia Team C'ship: Indian women's team beats Hong Kong 3-0, confirms 1st-ever medal - HIGHLIGHTS
Catch the highlights of the Indian women's team's quarterfinal clash against Hong Kong at the Badminton Asia Team Championships.
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PV Sindhu in action at second round of Malaysia Masters 2024 (FILE PHOTO)
Indian women's badminton team confirmed their first ever medal at the Badminton Asia Team Championships with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Hong Kong in the quarterfinal clash at Shah Alam, Malaysia on Friday.
PV Sindhu gave the first win of the tie for India with a three-game (21-7, 16-21, 21-12) win over Lo Sin Yan Happy to gave the early momentum in the tie.
Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto continues this momentum and doubles the lead of India with a easy two game (21-10, 21-14) match against Yeung Nga Ting and Yeung Pui Lam.
Then, Ashmita Chaliha hits the final nail in the coffin with a 21-12, 21-13 win over Yeung Sum Yee and booked a place in the semis for the team.
As it happened:
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- 16 Feb 2024 3:06 AM GMT
Indian pair starts the match with some fiery stuff
Game-1: Tanisha/Ashwini 5-0 Yeung/Yeung
- 16 Feb 2024 2:57 AM GMT
Sindhu takes the match after a drive from happy goes out of bound
Game-3: Sindhu 21-12 Happy
- 16 Feb 2024 2:51 AM GMT
Happy pushes a service return behind the back court, a good lead for Sindhu
Game-3: Sindhu 12-7 Happy
- 16 Feb 2024 2:48 AM GMT
Sindhu missed an easy kill on net and finds the net
Game-3: Sindhu 10-7 Happy
- 16 Feb 2024 2:41 AM GMT
A over-head cross court smash from Sindhu to extend the lead
Game-3: Sindhu 5-1 Happy