Asian Games 2018, Table Tennis, Mixed Doubles, Day 11: Manika Batra, Achanta Sharath Kamal in action, Live Score, Latest Updates & Results

Batra and Achanta win mixed doubles bronze!

Updated: 29 August 2018 16:59 IST - Published: 29 August 2018 09:54 IST

With that hope, we draw a conclusion to our coverage.

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And that brings us to the end of our day-long live coverage of table tennis from the Asian Games 2018.

What a day it has been for India! What a performance! And what an achievement!

If the Commonwealth Games success was a start, the Indians have taken it up a notch higher at the Asian Games, which is an even tiugher tournament.

Hopefully, the twin glory at these multi-sporting events will start a revolution for India in table tennis!

#TableTennis 🏓 at #AsianGames2018:

🇮🇳's Manika Batra and Achanta Sharath fought hard but ultimately lost 1-4 to the 🇨🇳 Chinese pair!

Nonetheless, they have bagged a HISTORIC 🥉 MEDAL for INDIA!

One thing is certain, Indian Table Tennis on the rise! pic.twitter.com/WQzCfTbQ5F
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) August 29, 2018

The congratulatory messages are deservedly pouring in for Achanta and Batra! They have scripted history for India today!

A huge round of applause for our TT team of @manikabatra_TT & @sharathkamal1 for winning 🥉in mixed doubles TT at #ASIANGAMES2018. Special Congratulations to Manika for becoming the 1st Female Asiad Medallist from India in TT ✌🏻👏🎉 #KheloIndia #IndiaAtAsianGames pic.twitter.com/wjVpDv92qD
— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) August 29, 2018

It’s a bronze for @manikabatra_TT & Sharath Kamal in mixed doubles, as they lose in the semis 1-4. But the duo has scripted history by winning India’s first medal ever in mixed doubles & second overall (other than men’s team bronze) in #AsianGames #tabletennis history.
— Jaspreet Sahni (@JaspreetSSahni) August 29, 2018

This will be India's second bronze medal from table tennis at the Asian Games 2018 after getting another bronze in men's team event earlier this week.

Final score: Wang and Sun def Batra and Achanta 11-9, 11-5, 11-13, 11-4, 11-8 to enter the final.

The final will be all-Chinese.

Batra and Achanta have to remain content with the bronze medal.

That's it for India!

Their brilliant, brilliant campaign comes to an end at the hands of a very strong and super consistent Chinese pair.

China has match points now.

10-8

Time out for China

Now China can't cross the net.

India 8-9

Batra can't handle the spin.

China 9-7

Too much power from the Chinese!

China 8-7

Injection of pace from the Indians does the trick!

7-7

What a way to level!

Delicate touch does the job!

6-6

Batra redeems with a winner

India 6-4

Batra can't return and China back to 4-5

Lead back with India after the Chinese fail to put racquet on the ball.

5-3

A couple of errors from China and India have levelled this game after giving up the lead earlier.

3-3

India take a mini lead of 2-1 in the fifth game.

China take the fourth game

11-4

Six game points for China

10-4

It's 9-3 to China

Up 7-3

And the Chinese are looking stronger and stronger now.

Achanta can't put enough spin on a backhand.Lead back with the Chinese at 5-3

India come storming back!

3-3

China open up a 3-1 lead in Game 4

India take the third game after the Chinese send the ball long down the middle of the court!

India 13-11

Big, big forehand crosscourt winner by Batra!

India 12-11

What retrieval and what control from the Chinese!

11-11

Finally the Chinese crack!

China back in this!

10-10

And India called a Time Out.

Over hitting by the Indians in a rush to finish.

China back to 9-10

Another game point goes!

India 10-8

Achanta misses a forehand!

10-7

Team India has four game points!

And they are closing in on the Indians!

6-9

China still not giving up!

Have climbed back to 5-9

It's 8-4 now for Team India

Very very charged and pumped up Batra and Achanta now.

7-3 now

India still look motivated to take this game.

It's a 5-3 lead for the Indians

India open up a 3-1 lead in the third game.

The Chinese push the ball straight at Batra!

Second game to Team China as well, at 11-5

China have five game points now.

10-5

Batra kept it deep and low to earn a point for Team India.

5-8