After thrashing Ghana and Uganda 5-0 yesterday, India dished out yet another dominating performance to complete their group stage proceedings unconquered. K Srikanth and Jwala Gutta were the ones to start the proceedings for India as the makeshift mixed doubles pair mauled Mercy Joseph and Patrick Mbogo 21-8, 21-8 in just 18 minutes.
Delhi Games bronze medallist, Parupalli Kashyap then spanked Victor Munga 21-7, 21-8 in a men’s singles match that lasted for just 20 minutes at the Emirates Arena here. P C Thulasi was then handed the task of shutting the door on the Kenyans and the 22-year-old didn’t disappoint as she notched up a 21-4, 21-2 win over Lavina Martins to make it 3-0 in India’s favour.
RMV Gurusaidutt and Pranaav Chopra then combined to streamroll Joseph Githitu and Patrick 21-5, 21-6 in the fourth match, while P V Sindhu paired up with Jwala to complete the whitewash with a 21-4, 21-5 win over Martins and Joseph in the women’s doubles match.
Paddlers register easy wins
Meanwhile, India paddlers continued their rampaging form as the men’s and women’s teams blanked Guyana and Kenya 3-0 respectively in the group stage of the table tennis team competition on Friday. After thrashing Vanuatu 3-0 on the opening day, the Indian men’s team continued their good showing with Anthony Amalraj brushing aside Shamar Britton 11-4, 11-3, 11-3 to give his side an early lead.
Young Soumyajit Ghosh then beat Christopher Franklin 11-8, 11-5, 11-9 to make it 2-0 in India’s favour. Sanil Shankar Shetty and Amalraj then paired up to get the better of Paul David and Franklin 11-8, 11-6, 11-5 to complete the rout. The women’s team, surprise silver medallists in Delhi four years ago, too dished out a dominating performance with Poulomi Ghatak inflicting a 11-4, 11-3, 11-5 defeat on Jinita Azad Kumar Shah to give India a 1-0 advantage. Manika Batra, 19, then trounced 39-year-old Sejal Dipan Thakkar 11-7, 11-4, 11-4 in the second match.
Ankita Das and Poulomi Ghatak then joined hands to complete the proceedings for India with a 11-6, 11-5, 11-5 win over Della Mgenya Njani and Sejal at the Scotstoun Sports Campus.
Delhi Games bronze medallist, Parupalli Kashyap then spanked Victor Munga 21-7, 21-8 in a men’s singles match that lasted for just 20 minutes at the Emirates Arena here. P C Thulasi was then handed the task of shutting the door on the Kenyans and the 22-year-old didn’t disappoint as she notched up a 21-4, 21-2 win over Lavina Martins to make it 3-0 in India’s favour.
RMV Gurusaidutt and Pranaav Chopra then combined to streamroll Joseph Githitu and Patrick 21-5, 21-6 in the fourth match, while P V Sindhu paired up with Jwala to complete the whitewash with a 21-4, 21-5 win over Martins and Joseph in the women’s doubles match.
Paddlers register easy wins
Meanwhile, India paddlers continued their rampaging form as the men’s and women’s teams blanked Guyana and Kenya 3-0 respectively in the group stage of the table tennis team competition on Friday. After thrashing Vanuatu 3-0 on the opening day, the Indian men’s team continued their good showing with Anthony Amalraj brushing aside Shamar Britton 11-4, 11-3, 11-3 to give his side an early lead.
Young Soumyajit Ghosh then beat Christopher Franklin 11-8, 11-5, 11-9 to make it 2-0 in India’s favour. Sanil Shankar Shetty and Amalraj then paired up to get the better of Paul David and Franklin 11-8, 11-6, 11-5 to complete the rout. The women’s team, surprise silver medallists in Delhi four years ago, too dished out a dominating performance with Poulomi Ghatak inflicting a 11-4, 11-3, 11-5 defeat on Jinita Azad Kumar Shah to give India a 1-0 advantage. Manika Batra, 19, then trounced 39-year-old Sejal Dipan Thakkar 11-7, 11-4, 11-4 in the second match.
Ankita Das and Poulomi Ghatak then joined hands to complete the proceedings for India with a 11-6, 11-5, 11-5 win over Della Mgenya Njani and Sejal at the Scotstoun Sports Campus.