Satwiksairaj - Popanna - ST

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India's pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Machimanda Ponnappa beat their Sri Lanka opponents 21-14, 21-9 in Group Match of the mixed team event. This is the duo's second win after registering a dominating performance over Pakistan yesterday on Day 1 of the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022..

They won the first game 21-14 against the Sri Lanka duo Sachin Dias and Thilini Hendahewa in their mixed team event Group Match, followed by a comprehensive win of 21-9 in the second set.

With this win over the Sri Lankan opponents, India took a 1-0 lead in the 5 match Mixed Team event.

India is placed in Group A alongside Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Australia. The Indian team had registered a dominating win over Pakistan and clinched the tie 5-0 on Day 1 of the CWG 2022. They will now face Australia in their next team event on Day 3 of the tournament.