Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games 2022 Badminton Day 1 LIVE: India thrash Pakistan 5-0 in Mixed Team — Scores, Updates, Results, Blog
The Indian badminton team with PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth took on neighbours Pakistan in their first group stage match in the Mixed Team event and won 5-0.
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The defending champions of the Mixed Team event, India, started their campaign against neighbouring nation Pakistan in the group stage.
With former World Champion and 2-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth at the helm, the Indian badminton packed in a solid performance and won all their 5 matches.
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Live Updates
- 29 July 2022 2:16 PM GMT
Sindhu takes a 9-4 lead!
Sindhu smashes well and leaves Mahoor under pressure!!
- 29 July 2022 2:13 PM GMT
Sindhu makes an early headway at 5-1!
Sindhu is great with her angles and takes an early lead. Mahoor is yet to find rhythm!
- 29 July 2022 2:09 PM GMT
Coach Park in the corner!!!
Sindhu's coach, Park Tae-sang is in her corner! Let's gooo!
- 29 July 2022 2:06 PM GMT
PV Sindhu and Mahoor are on court!
Fresh off her Singapore Open win, PV Sindhu is raring to go and she is the raging favourite here. But Mahoor is a seasoned player as well, she is a 5-time National Champion too!
- 29 July 2022 2:02 PM GMT
Time for PV Sindhu next!
2-time Olympic medallist and former World Champion PV Sindhu will be in action next as she will take on Pakistan's top women's singles player Mahoor Shazad!
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- 29 July 2022 2:01 PM GMT
Kidambi Srikanth gets a wonderfully easy win here!
Kidambi Srikanth wins very easily 21-7, 21-12 to give India a 2-0 lead in the tie against Pakistan!
- 29 July 2022 1:58 PM GMT
Murad Ali plays better now as Kidambi makes a couple of errors
Murad Ali gets on serve and lags at 12-16 as Srikanth makes a few unruly errors.
- 29 July 2022 1:53 PM GMT
Kidambi with a swift 11-4 lead
No sweat broken for India here as Kidambi Srikanth is in cruise control
- 29 July 2022 1:48 PM GMT
Kidambi Srikanth wins Game 1 in 21-7!
Ruthless domination from Kidambi Srikanth here as he wins the first game 21-7!
