Sharath stars for Chennai Lions in UTT

India's star player Sharath Kamal tapped into his bag of experience to give Chennai Lions a nerve-wracking 8-7 victory over Goa Challengers in the Ultimate Table Tennis here on Wednesday.

The World No. 32 first shepherded a shaky Petrissa Solja to collect two crucial Mixed Doubles points for his side before absorbing a big scare from Amalraj Anthony to add two more into the team's kitty in the reverse Men's Singles.

His 4 points, coupled with 2 from Portugal's Tiago Apolonia and 1 from Petrissa, meant that the Lions needed only 1 more point in the fifth and final clash.

The Women's Singles, featuring two Indians, saw Madhurika Patkar steal that solitary point against a rampaging Archana Kamath to seal the win for the Lions.

Madhurika lost 1-2 but pumped her fist in delight at saving the day for her team.

Earlier, Goa's Cheng I-Ching too survived a minor scare to put her side ahead in the opening Women's Singles.

The World No. 8 from Taiwan spurted to a big 6-0 lead in the first, only .