Commonwealth Games 2018, Day 1, Live updates: Srikanth earns easy win vs Karunaratne in men's singles

Hello and welcome to our LIVE BLOG of Day 1 of the Commonwealth 2018 Games from Gold Coast.

06.26 IST: ISatwik Ranikreddy and Chiraag Shetty will now go head-to-head with Sri Lanka's Dinuka Karunaratne and Buwaneka Goonethilekka in men's doubles badminton.

06.25 IST: Gururaja manages 111kg snatch, having entered at 107kg. He will need to put in a big effort in clean and jerk to go for anything better than bronze in weightlifting (56kg) at CWG 2018

06.20 IST: Srikanth beats Sri Lanaka's Karunaratne 21-16, 21-10 in Men's Singles badminton. India lead the Lankans 2-0 now.

06.19 IST: Malaysia's Muhammad Azroy Hazalwa. Izhar Ahmad lifts 138kg in snatch in weightlifting (56kgs). It is a new record in the Commonwealth Games. Previous best was 137kg.

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06.17 IST: Srikanth is now 16-10 up versus Karunaratne in Men's Singles badminton.

06.15 IST: Meanwhile, its 16-13 to New Zealand's Edwards versus Pinki in Women's Singles Sectional Play - Section D in Lawn Bowls. Wales are 20-7 versus India in Men's Triples Sectional Play - Section A in Lawn Bowls.

06.14 IST: Gururaja lifts 111kg in his second snatch in weightlifting 56 kg.

06.13 IST: It's 2-2 now. Another comeback from India. This time in hockey.

06.12 IST: Srikanth takes a 11-8 lead in the second game versus Karunaratne in Men's Singles badminton.

06.12 IST: Pooja Sahasrabudhe and Sutirtha Mukherjee beat Hansani Kapugeekiyana Ishara Manikku Badu 11-6, 11-7, 11-3 in the Women's doubles Table Tennis.

06.07 IST: Srikanth trailing in the second game versus Karunaratne in Men's Singles badminton. It's 3-5 to the Lankan now.

06.04 IST: Gururaja scores 107 kg in his first attempt at snatch in weightlifting.

06.03 IS: India have got one back now. It's 2-1 versus Wales in women's hockey Pool A match. Poonam Rani the scorer.

06.00 IST: Kidambi Srikanth takes first game 21-16 versus Lanka's Niluka Karunaratne in Men's Singles badminton.

05.59 IST: Wales also lead India 2-0 in women's hockey Pool A match.

05.58 IST: 14-8 to Edwards in Women's Singles Sectional Play - Section D in Lawn Bowls vs India's Pinki. Wales are 20-5 versus India in Men's Triples Sectional Play - Section A in Lawn Bowls.

05.56 IST: Srikanth leading 18-12 against Karunaratne in the first game.

05.55 IST: Manika Batra has beaten Sri Lanka's Erandi Warusawithana 11-3, 11-5, 11-3 in Women's Team Table Tennis. Sutirtha Mukherjee defeated Ishara Manikku Badu 11-5, 11-8, 11-4.

05.51 IST: Srikanth takes a 11-8 lead in the first game.

05.49 IST: Table-tennis has also started. India play Sri Lanka there as well.

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05.46 IST: 12-8 to Edwards in Women's Singles Sectional Play - Section D in Lawn Bowls vs India's Pinki. Wales are 17-5 versus India in Men's Triples Sectional Play - Section A in Lawn Bowls.

05.44 IST: The men's 56kg class weightlifting competition has begun. India's Gururaja will have to bring his A-game to challenge Malaysian Azroy Hazal Wafie Izhar Ahmad and Sri Lanka's Chaturanga Lakmal Jayasooriya.

05.38 IST: Kidambi Srikanth to take the court now. He will go up against Sri Lanka's Niluka Karunaratne

05.37 IST: Wales now 2-0 ahead versus India at the end of the first quarter in the women's hockey Pool A match.

05.35 IST: New Zealand's Edwards is now 10-6 head against Pinki in Women's Singles Sectional Play - Section D in Lawn Bowls while it's 13-3 for Wales versus India in Men's Triples Sectional Play - Section A in Lawn Bowls.

05.32 IST: India's Pranaav Chopra and Ruthvika Gadde beat Sri Lanka's Sachin Dias and Thilini Pramodika Hendahewa 21-15, 19-21, 22-20 to give India a winning start in mixed team group play stage in badminton.

05.30 IST: 20-19 to Sri Lanka now. A major upset on the cards.

05.27 IST: India have the lead now. It's 17-16.

05.25 IST: Tense moments there for India. They trail 14-15 and the Sri Lankans are putting up a spirited performance here.

05.23 IST: New Zealand's Edwards leads 9-5 versus Pinki now in Women's Singles Sectional Play - Section D in Lawn Bowls while it's 11-2 for Wales versus India in Men's Triples Sectional Play - Section A in Lawn Bowls.

05.22 IST: Meanwhile, Wales have managed to take an early lead against India in the women's hockey Pool A match. Bad defending that from the Indians.

05.21 IST: India's Pranaav and Ruthvika lead 11-10 in the third and final game of the mixed team group play stage in Badminton.

05.16 IST: It's 5-5 now between India and Sri Lanka in mixed team group play stage in Badminton.

05.15 IST: Edwards has taken a 6-5 lead versus Pinki now in Women's Singles Sectional Play - Section D in Lawn Bowls while it's 10-2 for Wales versus India in Men's Triples Sectional Play - Section A in Lawn Bowls.

05.13 IST: So, the final game underway now.

05.10 IST: The Sri Lankans, ranked 419th in the world have taken the second game 21-19 versus world No. 24 India in mixed team group play stage in Badminton. But a fantastic comeback from the Indians to reach 19 points.

05.09 IST: 20-19 to Sri Lanka now in the second game. What a match going on.

05.09 IST: What a comeback! Pranaav and Ruthvika come back from being 11-18 down to win it 21-18 in mixed team group play stage in Badminton.

05.06 IST: Brilliant from Pranaav and Ruthvika. They are making a strong comeback now. It's 16-18 now.

05.06 IST: Wales are now 10-1 ahead against India in Men's Triples Sectional Play - Section A in Lawn Bowls.

05.03 IST: It's 4-4 now between Pinki and New Zealand's Edwards in Women's Singles Sectional Play - Section D in Lawn Bowls.

05.00 IST: Sri Lanka lead India 11-7 in the second game in mixed team group play stage in Badminton.

04.58 IST: India have finally taken a point in Men's Triples Sectional Play - Section A in Lawn Bowls. It's 5-1 to Wales now.

04.56 IST: Meanwhile, Pranaav and Ruthvika are trailing 5-9 to Sri Lanka in the second game in mixed team group play stage in Badminton.

04.55 IST: Pinki now leads 4-2 n Women's Singles Sectional Play - Section D in Lawn Bowls.

04.51 IST: Wales are all over India now. They have taken a 5-0 lead in Men's Triples Sectional Play - Section A in Lawn Bowls.

04.50 IST: Pranaav and Ruthvika take first game 21-15.

04.49 IST: Pinki has now taken a 3-2 lead in Women's Singles Sectional Play - Section D in Lawn Bowls.

04.47 IST: It's 18-13 for India in mixed team group play stage in Badminton.

04.45 IST: Jo Edwards now leads Pinki 2-1 in Women's Singles Sectional Play - Section D in Lawn Bowls.

04:41 IST: India lead 11-8 in the first game in badminton

04:39 IST: Meanwhile, Wales lead India 3-0 in Men's Triples Sectional Play - Section A while it's 1-1 between India's Pinki and New Zealand's Jo Edwards in Women's Singles Sectional Play - Section D

04:30 IST: To begin with, we have Pranaav Chopra and Ruthvika Gadde take on Sachin Dias and Thilini Pramodika Hendahewa in mixed team group play stage in Badminton.

04:15 IST: In lawn bowling, India's Pinki will be up against New Zealand's Jo Edwards in the women's singles. The Indian men's triples team will take on Wales.

04:10 IST: First up, we have the badminton mixed-team event, where India will play Sri Lanka. PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy will sit out the tie, but Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth will playing.

India are the top seeds in the mixed-team event and have been drawn in Group A along with Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Scotland.

Brief Preview:

With a massive 222-member contingent, India will aim to showcase their status as a rising sports power with an expected rich medal haul at the 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.

India had collected 64 medals (15 gold, 30 silver, 19 bronze) in the previous CWG held in Glasgow and the country will expect to better that performance at Gold Coast. Getting 101 medals in the New Delhi remains a tipping point for India in the CWG but since that took place at home, that mark will be lofty for the Indian contingent.

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The bulk of India's medals in the past editions of the CWG have come from shooters, wrestlers, weightlifters and boxers and this time competitors under these four disciplines will look to continue their impressive record.

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After them, disciplines like squash, badminton and athletics will look to get to the top of the podium. Moreover, surprising performances in gymnastics and cycling are also expected.

Following is India's schedule on Day 1 of competitions at the 21st Commonwealth Games here:

BADMINTON:

Mixed Team Group Play Stage - Group A

India vs Sri Lanka (9am Local Time)

India vs Pakistan (7pm Local Time)

HOCKEY:

Women's Pool A

India vs Wales (9:30am Local Time)

WEIGHTLIFTING:

Men's 56kg Final (9:40am Local Time)

Women's 48kg Final (2:15pm local Time)

Men's 62kg Final (6:40pm Local Time)

BOXING:

Men's Preliminary Round of 32

Manoj Kumar vs Osita Umeh (Nigeria) (8pm Local Time)

SQUASH:

Women's Singles Round of 32:

Dipika Pallikal vs Charlotte Knaggs (Trinidad and Tobago) (8pm Local Time)

Joshna Chinnappa vs Lynette Vai (Papua New Guinea) (6:40pm Local time)

Saurav Ghosal vs To be Decided (1:30pm Local Time) Harinder Pal Sandhu vs Cameron Stafford (Cayman Islands) (1:50pm Local Time)

Vikram Malhotra vs Manda Chilambwe (Zambia) (3:10pm Local Time)

CYCLING:

Women's 4000m Team Pursuit Qualifying (2:42pm Local Time)

Women's and Men's Team Sprint Qualifying (420pm onwards Local Time)

TABLE TENNIS:

Women's Team Group 2:

India vs Vanautu (9:30 am Local Time)

India vs Fiji (4pm Local Time)

Men's Team Group 1: India vs Trinidad and Tobago (12noon Local Time) India vs Northern Ireland (6:30pm Local Time)

BASKETBALL:

Women's Preliminary Pool B: India vs Jamaica (6.30pm Local Time)

GYMNASTICS:

Men's Team Qualifying and Final (9am onwards Local Time)

LAWN BOWLS:

Women's singles (9am onwards Local Time)

Men's Triples (12 noon onwards Local Time)

Women's Fours (4pm onwards Local Time).