Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games 2022 Table Tennis Day 2 LIVE: Manika Batra-led women's team crash out in quarters — Scores, Results, Updates, Blog
Defending champions, the Indian women's team, led by Manika Batra lost a very close tie against Malaysia in the quarterfinals 3-2. They crash out of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022.
Manika Batra. (File photo)
Defending champions India started their title defence on the perfect note as both the men's and women's teams recorded flawless wins and made it to the quarterfinals of the respective team events at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022.
On Day 2, the women's team, led by Manika Batra, took on Guyana while the men's team, led by Sharath Kamal, took on Northern Ireland in the group stage matches and won both 3-0.
The Indian women's team crashed out of the women's team event quarterfinals after losing a close encounter against Malaysia 3-2.
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Live Updates
- 30 July 2022 5:22 PM GMT
Manika Batra takes a time-out!
Things look very dreary for Manika Batra, she takes an all-needed time-out!
- 30 July 2022 5:19 PM GMT
Quick reminder: It was Manika Batra who led the women's team to gold victory at the 2018 Gold Coast Games
A lot depends on Manika Batra here...
- 30 July 2022 5:18 PM GMT
Manika Batra loses Game 2 in 11-3
The Malaysian dominates the game here and Manika Batra's nerves clearly show here.
- 30 July 2022 5:16 PM GMT
The Malaysian forces errors out of Manika Batra!
All the pressure is on Manika Batra now as the Malaysian spins heavily. Quite the gap to cover up!
