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Asian Games: Indian teams assured of two more medals in squash

Sealing it: Mahesh Mangaonkar routed Jivasuwan Natthakit during the Indian men’s 3-0 win over Thailand.

Sealing it: Mahesh Mangaonkar routed Jivasuwan Natthakit during the Indian men’s 3-0 win over Thailand.  

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Asian Games 2018

Make the last-four stage

In its best ever show at the Asiad, India was assured of two more medals in squash after the men’s and women’s teams made the semifinals on Wednesday.

Both the Indian teams won their respective matches by 3-0 margins.

Having won all its matches so far, the final set of league matches on Thursday will decide whether India can top its group in both the sections.

The results: Men: India bt Thailand 3-0 (Saurav Ghosal bt Poonsiri Phuwis 11-8, 11-4, 12-10; Ramit Tandon bt Phatraprasit Arnold 11-2, 11-3, 11-6; Mahesh Mangaonkar bt Jivasuwan Natthakit 11-0, 11-6, 11-2).

Women: India bt China 3-0 (Joshna Chinappa bt Dongji Li 5-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-6; Dipika Pallikal Karthik bt Siyu Duan 11-1, 11-4, 11-5; Sunayna Kuruvilla bt Xinru He 11-3, 11-6, 11-3).