With London Olympics bronze-medallist Saina Nehwal pulling out of the Asia Badminton Team Championship citing a groin injury, India’s Rio Olympics silver-medallist PV Sindhu led the women’s team to a thrilling 3-2 win over Hong Kong at Alor Setar on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Sindhu proved her mettle as she first claimed the singles match and then combined with N Sikki Reddy to win the second doubles game in Malaysia. She recovered quickly from her heart-breaking loss at the finals of the India Open last Sunday won 21-12 21-18 over Hong Kong’s Yip Pui Yin in the first singles.<\/p>\n
Ashwini Ponnappa and Prajakta Sawant then played their heart out before losing 22-20 20-22 10-21 to Ng Wing Yung and Yeung Nga Ting in a 52-minute first women’s doubles clash.<\/p>\n
Young Sri Krishna Priya Kudaravalli took the court against Cheung Ying Mei but her gallant fight ended with a 19 -21 21-18 20-22 loss in the second singles as India trailed 1 -2 after three of the five-match tie.<\/p>\n
Sindhu then combined with Sikki and notched up a 21-15 15-21 21-14 win over Ng Tsz Yau and Yuen Sin Ying to equalise.<\/p>\n
It eventually came down to the third singles and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde recovered from a game down to outwit Yeung Sum Yee 16-21 21-16 21-13 to earn India the crucial win.<\/p>\n
The Asia Team championship is also a qualifier for the Uber Cup Final with the semifinalists earning the right to play in Bangkok in May.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, India will take on a formidable Japan, who boast of world no.2 Akane Yamaguchi and reigning world champion Nozomi Okuhara.<\/p>\n
Saina, who had recovered from an ankle injury to reach the finals of Indonesia Masters last month, is likely to be missed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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