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Badminton Asia Team Championships: India bt Malaysia, in semis

By Sportskeeda Desk | Last ModifiedFeb 19, 2016 19:08 IST
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16:03 (IST)19 FEB 2016

HS Prannoy wins 22-20! India are now through to the semi-finals.

16:03 (IST)19 FEB 2016

20-20!

15:56 (IST)19 FEB 2016

It's the yonger Malaysian who takes the lead now, ahead 15-13 of HS Prannoy.

15:55 (IST)19 FEB 2016

20-year-old Teck Zhi Soo is giving his more experienced rival a contest and a half!

15:49 (IST)19 FEB 2016

But Soo won't back down without a fight! He's now neck and neck with Prannoy at 8-all.

15:47 (IST)19 FEB 2016

Prannoy's now leading 7-5 and looks ready to take this in straight games.

15:41 (IST)19 FEB 2016

First game to HS Prannoy, who wins 21-12! Can he finish this in straight games?

15:38 (IST)19 FEB 2016

Prannoy's now leading 17-11 and looking on track to win the first game quickly!

15:29 (IST)19 FEB 2016

27th ranked Prannoy is widely expected to beat his 66th-ranked competitor Teck Zhi Soo, but Malaysia's Iskandar and their doubles players have brought them back into the tie convincingly.

15:28 (IST)19 FEB 2016

Prannoy takes a quick, early lead. He's up 8-2 against his Malaysian competitor.

15:27 (IST)19 FEB 2016

HS Prannoy takes on Teck Zhi Soo in the final match of the quarter-final tie between India and Malaysia.

15:21 (IST)19 FEB 2016

And it's now up to HS Prannoy to keep India in the running for the semi-finals!

14:59 (IST)19 FEB 2016

Second game to the Indian pair, who win it 21-14! It's now the deciding game and if India win, will guarantee them a semi-final slot.

14:51 (IST)19 FEB 2016

Can it be Pranaav Jerry Chopra and Akshay Dewalkar to seal it for India? They're leading in the second game 12-8, and if they win this tie will ensure India's place in the semis.

14:42 (IST)19 FEB 2016

After Ajay Jayaram's singles loss, it's now Chopra and Dewalkar who lose their first game 14-21.

14:41 (IST)19 FEB 2016

After two strong performances from India in the first two games of the tie, players are now trailing!

14:34 (IST)19 FEB 2016

The Indian pair are taking quite a beating in the penultimate match of the day, as they trail their Malaysian rivals 6-13. Zainuddin's singles win keeps Malaysia firmly in it, and now the doubles pair of Ong and Teo have capitalized.

14:25 (IST)19 FEB 2016

Next up it's Pranaav Jerry Chopra and Akshay Dewalkar taking on Yew Sin Ong and Ee Yi Teo!

19:25 (IST)19 FEB 2016

It's India's first loss today! Ajay Jayaram goes down as Iskandar Zainuddin takes the third game of the tie 17-21, 21-12, 21-16.

14:07 (IST)19 FEB 2016

It appears that Ajay Jayaram has lost his momentum. He now trails Iskandar Zainuddin 10-6 in the third game and it's not as easy for India as it looked initially..

13:58 (IST)19 FEB 2016

Game Iskandar Zainuddin! They're level at 1 game apiece.

13:56 (IST)19 FEB 2016

20-12 and it's game point for Zainuddin!

13:53 (IST)19 FEB 2016

Tough luck for Ajay Jayaram here! After winning the first game, and trailing Zainuddin 4-9, the Indian is down 7-18!

13:52 (IST)19 FEB 2016

If Jayaram takes this match, India will win the tie and automatically progress to the semi-finals.

13:46 (IST)19 FEB 2016

Game Jayaram! He wins the first 21-17.

13:37 (IST)19 FEB 2016

After seizing the lead from Zainuddin, Jayaram is looking to close out quickly - he's 17-15 ahead of his rival.

13:34 (IST)19 FEB 2016

Jayaram fights back! He leads now, 14-13. Can India take a clean sweep at today's quarters?

13:26 (IST)19 FEB 2016

Despite being the lower ranked of the two, Zainuddin has stolen an early march! He leads Jayaram 8-5 in the first game.

13:25 (IST)19 FEB 2016

Indian ace shuttler Jayaram is the higher-ranked of the two at 25th, with Zainuddin at 39th.

13:23 (IST)19 FEB 2016

It's now time for the second men's singles match - to be played between Iskandar Zainuddin of Malaysia and Ajay Jayaram of India!

13:15 (IST)19 FEB 2016

India now lead Malaysia 2-0 in the quarterfinals of the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2016.

13:15 (IST)19 FEB 2016

Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy take India's second victory in a row, winning the men's doubles match 21-10, 20-22, 21-16!

12:58 (IST)19 FEB 2016

And it's Low and Tan who hold on and expand their lead! They win the second 22-20, with India and Malaysia now level at two games all in the men's doubles.

12:50 (IST)19 FEB 2016

This one's going neck and neck! After being equal at 9-all, the pairs are now at 15-15.

12:44 (IST)19 FEB 2016

Srikanth came back from 9-3 in his own second game in the previous match to win in straight games, as could the men's doubles pair.

12:43 (IST)19 FEB 2016

The Malay pair take a bit of a march in the second game. They lead 9-7, but Attri and Reddy have momentum and could pull off a comeback.

12:40 (IST)19 FEB 2016

Game point...and they take it! First game to Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy 21-10

12:33 (IST)19 FEB 2016

Reddy coming in with some big serves today! The Indian pair lead 16-7 in the first game of the doubles match.

12:28 (IST)19 FEB 2016

Malaysia are traditionally strong in the doubles game and the Indian pair of Attri and Reddy will have a challenge ahead of them!

12:23 (IST)19 FEB 2016

We're now on to the double as Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy take on Juan Shen Low and Kian Meng Tan!

12:21 (IST)19 FEB 2016

India's first WIN of the day! The first singles match goes to K. Srikanth 21-14, 21-15 against Zulfadli Zulkiffli of Malaysia.

12:20 (IST)19 FEB 2016

After Zulkiffli took control of the second game early on, he loses control and Srikanth has a super-rally - with 29 shots!

12:06 (IST)19 FEB 2016

After losing the first game, Zulkiffli isn't backing down! He now leads Srikanth 10-9 in the second game after earlier leading him 9-3.

12:00 (IST)19 FEB 2016

GAME K Srikanth! He wins the first game 21-14 to take a one game lead.

11:55 (IST)19 FEB 2016

13-8 to Srikanth in the first game and he's holding his own as Zulkiffli commits a number of errors.

11:45 (IST)19 FEB 2016

The first match of the quarter-finals sees India's K. Srikanth take on Malaysia's Zulfadli Zulkiffli.
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