The Indian males’s badminton workforce began their profitable streak within the Thomas Cup remaining by defeating Netherlands 5-0 of their opening Group C match.
Taking to the courtroom first, Kidambi Srikanth defeated Joran Kwekel 21-12, 21-14 in males’s singles on Sunday night time earlier than the doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty beat Dutch pair of Ruben Jill and Tice van der Lek 21 defeated by -19. 21-12 to present India a 2-0 lead.
World Championships bronze medalist B Sai Praneeth then beat Robin Messman 21-4, 21-12 within the second singles match to present India an unassailable 3-0 lead.
MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila beat Andy Buijk and Brian Wasink 21-12 21-13 within the second doubles match earlier than Sameer Verma made a clear sweep of the third and remaining singles match with a 21-6 21-11 win over Gijs Deuss. .
Earlier on Sunday, ace shuttler Saina Nehwal was pressured to retire in the course of her opening match however India’s younger ladies’s workforce received the Uber Cup remaining with a convincing 3-2 win over Spain. for medical efficiency.
India’s males’s workforce will tackle one other weak opponent in Tahiti within the Thomas Cup on Tuesday, whereas the nation’s ladies’s shuttler will tackle Scotland in Group B.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
