Commonwealth Games 2018, mixed-team badminton: India dominate to beat Pakistan 5-0.
CWG 2018, India vs Pakistan: Indian shuttlers have been off to a flying start in the mixed team championship as they blanked both Sri Lanka and Pakistan with identical 5-0 margin in lop-sided preliminary clashes on the opening day of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Thursday. Kidambi Srikanth was made to work hard by a hitherto-unknown Murad Ali in men’s singles. Satwik combined with Sikki to start the proceedings against Pakistan and the duo dispatched Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti and Palwasha Bashir 21-10 21-13 in the mixed doubles match to put India 1-0 ahead.
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After clean sweep over Sri Lanka, India inflict 5-0 hammering on Pakistan with powerful one-sided performances by Satwik Rankireddy - N. Sikki Reddy in mixed doubles, Kidambi Srikanth in men's singles, Saina Nehwal in women's singles, Pranaav Chopra-Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty in men's doubles and Ashwini Ponnappa-Ruthvika Gadde in women's doubles.
Ashwini Ponnappa-Ruthvika Gadde take 11-6 lead in the mid-game interval of the second game. India are now just 10 points away from a whitewash.
Another strong start for India in the second game as they take 6-1 lead in the women's doubles match against Paistan.
Ashwini Ponnappa-Ruthvika Gadde win first game 21-6. Like the other categories, even the women's doubles has been a one-sided affair.
Ponnappa-Gadde are on course to give India a win over Pakistan by 5-0 as they go into the mid-game interval 11-2.
Ashwini Ponnappa-Ruthvika Gadde against Mahoor Shahzad-Palwasha Bashir in women's doubles category. This is the last match of the event as India looks for another 5-0 lead
Pranaav Chopra-Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty win their mixed-event match 21-9, 21-15 to give India 4-0 lead. India on the verge of another 5-0 win on the same day.
The boys are doing well as they take 17-13 lead. Knowing how to work on their lead, the Indian shuttlers oversmart the opponents with some smart moves.
India are playing smart as they take 11-10 lead going into the mid-game interval. Some smart moves, smashes as the game gets more intense.
India take early lead in the second game at 5-2. Now all they need to do is patiently work on that lead and not make errors in hurry to wrap up the match
Pranaav Chopra-Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty win the first game 21-9 against Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti-Murad Ali in men's doubles. Another powerful performance by team India!
Pranaav Chopra-Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty take 11-6 lead for India at mid-game break against Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti-Murad Ali
Pranaav Chopra-Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty take the court against Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti-Murad ALI in men's doubles. Not a very great start as they trail Pakistan by a point in the beginning of the game
Saina Nehwal wins her match against Shahzad in a powerful performance. Saina destroyed Shahzad 21-7, 21-11 to give India 3-0 lead.
Saina is enjoying herself as she earns a point after another. A smile emerged on her face as she realised how close she is to the easy win.
Saina Nehwal goes into the mid-game interval with 11-4 lead. Saina playing a powerful, merciless game!
And Saina continues her dominating performance in the second game, leading by 8-4. Shahzad tries to make a comeback but Saina remains determined.
Saina Nehwal dominated in the first game to win against Mahroor Shahzad by 21-7. What a powerful, merciless performance by Saina!
Saina is not giving any chance to Shahzad and looks like she is in a hurry to finish the match. Saina continues dominance with 19-5 lead.
Saina Nehwal is on a roll. She takes 11-2 lead at mid-game break. The Indian shuttler is mercilessly destroying her opponent Mahoor Shahzad, who cannot figure out how to turn the game.
Saina Nehwal takes the court against Pakistan's Mahoor Shahzad in women's singles category of mixed-team event. And the Indian shuttler is up for a good start as she takes a 3-0 lead.
Kidambi Srikanth wins India's second match against Pakistan's Murad Ali 21-16, 22-20 to give his side 2-0 lead. And what a thrilling match it was. A close win by the Indian shuttler.
Srikanth tries to snatch the game back from Murad, earns two points only to lose two later. Srikanth 16-18 Murad
Oh oh...top seed Srikanth trails Murad Ali by two points. This was not expected. Srikanth 16-14 Murad in the second game
Both the players are determined to not make any error. The game is level at 14-14.
Srikanth goes into the mid-game interval of the second game trailing Murad by a point in a thrilling match in Gold Coast. What a thrilling match underway as Murad puts Srikanth to test.
If the first game was thrilling, this game is on fire. Both the shuttlers not giving each other a lead of more than a point. Srikanth 7-7 Murad
That was a great shot by Kidambi Srikanth as he takes a 7-5 lead against Pakistan's Murad Ali in the second game.
Srikanth wins the first game 21-16 and is another game away from giving India 2-0 lead against Pakistan. A clinical performance from Srikanth, who is being tested at every point by his opponent.
An even, thrilling match is underway at the Carrara Sports Arena. Even though Srikanth has the lead, Murad Ali is making him work hard for every point.
Srikanth maintains his lead to make it 13-11 in the first game. Will there be a cleansheet against Pakistan like India's earlier performance in the day against Sri Lanka?
India go into the mid-break with a lead of three points. Srikanth 11-8 Murad Ali
India's Kidambi Srikanth has now taken the court against Pakistan's Murad Ali in hope of making it 2-0. And a strong start by the Indian shuttler as he takes a 4-3 lead. Murad Ali is, however, trying to turn the game in his favour
Satwik Rankireddy - N. Sikki Reddy win the first match 21-10, 21-13 to give India 1-0 lead against Pakistan.
India win the first game with a scoreline of 21-10 in the mixed doubles category. Satwik Rankireddy - N. Sikki Reddy on a confident start against Pakistan's Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti - Palwasha Bashir.
And the match begins against Pakistan after India already defeated Sri Lanka by a 5-0 margin. Indian shuttlers now take on their Pakistani counterparts
After thrashing Sri Lanka 5-0 in the mixed-team badminton event, India will square off against arch rivals Pakistan. The first match against Sri Lanka had its nervy moments for India, but this time, India will look for an easier win. Saina Nehwal, who was absolutely ruthless earlier in the morning, will return to action in singles competition against Mahoor Shahzad.