CWG 2022: Sharath Kamal Achanta And Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Clinch Silver For India In Men’s Doubles Table Tennis

CWG update: It is another win for India as Sharath Kamal Achanta and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran grabbed a silver in men’s doubles in table tennis. The duo showed exemplary performance against England’s Paul Drinkhall and Liam Pitchford who won by 3-2. The Indian duo clinched the silver medal after losing to Paul Drinkhall and Liam Pitchford of England 11-8, 8-11, 3-11, 11-7, 4-11.

The ace paddlers Kamal and Sathiyan were at their best during the match as they crushed their opponent 11-8 in the first games and did not really allow English players to be in a position of advantage. The second game of the match saw, England paddlers giving a tough fight and making a stunning comeback against the Indians to claim the second and third games by 11-8, 11 – 3.

Kamal and Sathiyan bounced back swiftly to play some aggressive shots as the Indians claimed the game by the margin of 11-7 to equal the lead by 2-2 and forced the decider.

In the decider both the teams tried their hardest to clinch the lead. The decider was hard fought as both teams were not ready to give up any points but the England paddler played with swift moves as they clinch the match as well as the gold medal by 3-2.

(With ANI inputs)