India beats Sri Lanka in World Junior Badminton

Indian shuttlers made a positive start to their campaign in the BWF World Junior Badminton Championships which got underway.

Published : Nov 05, 2018 23:33 IST , Markham (Canada)

Malvika Bansod was guilty of indulging too much net-play. (Representational Image)
Malvika Bansod was guilty of indulging too much net-play. (Representational Image)
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Malvika Bansod was guilty of indulging too much net-play. (Representational Image)

Indian shuttlers made a positive start to their campaign in the BWF World Junior Badminton Championships which got underway, here, on Monday, beating Sri Lanka 3-0 in their opening tie of the mixed team event.

In their Group E match, the Indians took just 83 minutes to dispose of their opponents as the men doubles pair of Krishna Prasad Garaga and Dhruv Kapila combined to beat the Sri Lankan duo of Chirath Illepuerumachchi and Gavin Dulsith Moragoda 21-11, 21-10 in just 27 minutes.

However, it was a bit of struggle in the women singles as Malvika Bansod was stretched by her rival from the island nation, Dilmi Dias, who started well to take the first game.

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But then, Malvika came back strongly in the second to level the score before finally wrapping it up in the next to win 14-21, 21-11, 21-16 in 39 minutes to put India 2-0 up.

It was a bit of a shock start for Malvika as nothing initially went right for the shuttler with Dilmi mixing her shots cleverly to put the Indian in some discomfort.

Malvika was guilty of indulging too much net-play. But, she was quick to realise her mistake and played a clinical game thereafter to romp home winners.

It was left to the world junior number 3 and reigning Asian Junior champion Lakshya Sen to wrap up the tie with a 21-9, 21-8 triumph in the men singles over Dumindu Abeywickrama. It took him just 17 minutes to complete the formality.

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