Commonwealth Games, India vs Malaysia Badminton Highlights: India settle for silver medal after losing 3-1

Commonwealth Games Highlights: Badminton mixed team final - India lose 1-3 to Malaysia in final and take silver medal (Tie 1) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty loses to Soh Woo Yik/Aaron Chia 18-21, 15-21; (Tie 2) PV Sindhu beats Goh Jin Wei 22-20, 21-17; (Tie 3) Kidambi Srikanth loses to Ng Tz Yong 19-21, 21-6, 16-21, (Tie 4) Gayatri Gopichand/Treesa Jolly lose 18-21, 17-21 to Thinaah Muralitharan/Pearly Tan Preview: 2018 gold medallist, India mixed badminton team will be looking to continue its dominance as it takes on Malaysia in the gold medal match at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Tuesday. Lakshya Sen outsmarted reigning world champion Loh Kean Yewas India showed their might to blank Singapore 3-0 and enter the mixed team final at the Commonwealth Games on Monday. The men’s doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Reddy and Chirag Shetty gave India the lead in the semifinal with a 21-11, 21-12 win over Yong Kai Terry Hee and Andu Jun Kian Kwek. Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu was clinical against 19th-ranked Jia Min Yeo for a 21-11, 21-12 result to extend India’s lead to 2-0. The third match between Sen and Loh was the most anticipated rubber of the semifinal with the 10th-ranked Indian facing the ninth-ranked Singaporean. Sen, who extended his head to head count over Loh to 4-2, took his chances against the Singaporean and succeeded more often than not. The Indian used his booming forehand to upset Loh’s rhythm. Sen started slow as Loh took a 4-0 lead in the first game. He bounced back to make it 6-6 after a long really, with Loh not sure whether to leave it or hit it. The Indian went into the break with a slender 11-10 advantage and made it 14-10 with two unforced errors from Loh’s racket. He followed up with a powerful smash on Loh’s forehand and made it 16-10. Loh narrowed the gap, but Sen managed to go 1-0 up in the match after the Singaporean found the net. Read all the Latest News ****, Trending News ****, Cricket News ****, Bollywood News ****, India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook****, Twitter and Instagram****.