Lagatar24 Desk
Bali, Nov 26: Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Friday entered the semi-finals of the ongoing Indonesia Open. The Indian duo defeated the team of Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin from Malaysia by 21-19, 21-19 in a closely contested battle at Court 3 in a match of 43 minutes.
The Malaysian duo went off the blocks as they headed into the first mid-game interval with an 11-6 advantage. But the Indian duo rallied and clinched the first game after leveling it on 19-19.
In the second game also Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin took a thin lead 11-10 and the Indian duo came back stronger and gained a healthy 18-13 lead. Although the Malaysian duo showed their extreme composure to level the match at 19-19. At the end, Indian shuttler clinched the game and match by winning two points straight.
Now, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will clash with Kevin Sukamuljo and Marcus Gideon of Indonesia for the final.
