Lagatar24 desk
Birmingham, July 30: Indian Shuttlers came up with another splendid show to outclass Sri Lanka 5-0 in their second group A match of the mixed team competition at the 22nd Commonwealth Games. India were the better team on display as they completely dominated the proceedings at the Arena Birmingham
A day after defeating Pakistan 5-0, India notched up another convincing win to go top of group A and qualify for the quarterfinals with one tie still remaining in the league stage of the competition.
India came up with a strategic decision to split the mixed and men’s doubles pairing as Ashwini Ponnappa and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy were back together for the opening match. The former world number 19 pair looked rusty initially but got past Sachin Dias and Thilini Hendahewa 21-14 21-9 to put India 1-0 ahead.
World Championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen, who is playing his first match after recovering from a shoulder injury, won 21-18 21-5 against veteran Niluka Karunatne, who has also competed at the Olympics in 2012, 2016 and 2020.
