Badminton Asia Team Championships Final, India vs Thailand Women Live: After a first-ever defeat for Sindhu against in 14 meetings, the Indians would bounce back to book a place in the final.
India vs Thailand Women, BATC Final Live: On Saturday, a young Indian team rallied after PV Sindhu’s defeat to produce a fabulous semifinal win and reach the Badminton Asia Team Championships final for the first time, beating Japan 3-2 in the semis. PV Sindhu and Co will take on Thailand in the title clash, with both teams vying for their first title in the brief history of this tournament.
It was a first-ever defeat for Sindhu against Aya Ohori in 14 meetings but the Indians would bounce back from the upset. The double pair of Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand defeated world No 6 Nami Matsuyama/Chiharu Shida 21-17, 16-21; 22-20 to restore parity on the scoreboard followed by Ashmita Chaliha producing an upset of her own, beating the former world champion Nozomi Okuhara in straight games 21-17, 21-14. In the second doubles game, Sindhu and Ashwini Ponnappa would lose to the duo of Rena Miyaura and Ayako Sakuramoto 14-21, 11-21.With the scorecard stuck at 2-2, it went down to Anmol Kharb, who showed nerves of steel to defeat top-30 player Natsuki Nidaira and seal the final berth.
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First uploaded on: 18-02-2024 at 07:18 IST
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