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Commonwealth Games 2018: Badminton Men's Doubles Final, India's Satwik Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty fighting for Gold, Live Updates

By Sportskeeda Desk | Last ModifiedApr 15, 2018 10:42 IST

Ellis/Langridge def Rankireddy/Shetty 21-13, 21-16 to get the gold

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10:42 (IST)15 APR 2018

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10:38 (IST)15 APR 2018

Final score: Ellis/Langridge def Rankireddy/Shetty 21-13, 21-16 to get the gold

10:37 (IST)15 APR 2018

As for Rankireddy and Shetty, they become the first men's doubles pair from India to get a CWG medal. They came up short in the end, but should be proud of that grand effort throughout their debut CWG campaign.

10:32 (IST)15 APR 2018

The English were just too good from the front court. They defended exceptionally well and when it was needed, they turned it into attack!

10:30 (IST)15 APR 2018

TEAM ENGLAND GRAB THE GOLD!!!!

10:29 (IST)15 APR 2018

GOLD MEDAL POINTS FOR ENGLAND AFTER A SENSATIONAL RALLY THAT SAW WONDERFUL DEFENCE FROM BOTH!

10:27 (IST)15 APR 2018

And India get yet another point!

16-18

10:27 (IST)15 APR 2018

Once more, a sustained attack gets India back one point!

18-15 to England

10:25 (IST)15 APR 2018

The Indian serve drops short!

17-14 to England

10:25 (IST)15 APR 2018

With an array of attacking shots, India close the gap to two points at 14-16

10:23 (IST)15 APR 2018

And the three-point advantage continues for the Englishmen

15-12

10:22 (IST)15 APR 2018

What smashing by Team England....so much injection of pace is startling the Indians!

14-11 in favour of the English

10:21 (IST)15 APR 2018

And the Indians look revived somewhat! Playing with more precision and they trail 10-12

10:19 (IST)15 APR 2018

It's their fourth point in a row and they trail 9-11

10:18 (IST)15 APR 2018

AND THE INDIANS MAKE A GREAT START AFTER THE BREAK! 3 POINTS IN A ROW AND THEY TRAIL 8-11

10:16 (IST)15 APR 2018

The English grabbed three quick points and have an 11-5 lead at the interval.

10:14 (IST)15 APR 2018

It's 8-5 to the English now

Can the Indian duo come back?

10:13 (IST)15 APR 2018

And it is 6-4 in favour of the English

10:12 (IST)15 APR 2018

It's 5-3 to the English now...slowly and steadily, they are inching ahead and building a good lead

10:10 (IST)15 APR 2018

It's 3-3 now

10:10 (IST)15 APR 2018

The Englishmen are converting defence into attack with such authority

10:09 (IST)15 APR 2018

It's evenly poised in Game 2

2-2

10:06 (IST)15 APR 2018

And Team England grabs the first game 21-13, showing exceptional control from the front court

10:05 (IST)15 APR 2018

And the English have EIGHT GAME POINTS!!!

10:04 (IST)15 APR 2018

It's 19-12 to the Englishmen now

10:03 (IST)15 APR 2018

And it is 17-11 now

The Englishmen are very, very comfortable at the moment

10:03 (IST)15 APR 2018

The lead has increased again, to five points.

It's 16-11 to the Rio bronze medallists

10:01 (IST)15 APR 2018

14-10 to Team England

10:01 (IST)15 APR 2018

Ellis has been spot on with his smashes and taking away any opportunity that the Indians might get.

09:59 (IST)15 APR 2018

The English have now extended their lead to five points!

13-8

09:57 (IST)15 APR 2018

Great smash by the English to go up to an 11-7 advantage at the mid-game interval.

09:56 (IST)15 APR 2018

The English are returning exceptionally well.

It's 10-7 to Team England

09:55 (IST)15 APR 2018

Attack from the front court by Team India and it is 8-6 to the English

09:55 (IST)15 APR 2018

It's a two-point cushion for the English now at 7-5

09:54 (IST)15 APR 2018

A bit of an indecision from the English helps Satwik produce a smash

India 4-7

09:53 (IST)15 APR 2018

One error from the English and India get a point!

India 3-5

09:52 (IST)15 APR 2018

It's a 5-2 lead for Team England

09:51 (IST)15 APR 2018

The English pair make a move forward and go up to 3-1

09:50 (IST)15 APR 2018

It's 1-1

09:50 (IST)15 APR 2018

1st point to Team England

09:50 (IST)15 APR 2018

Can India finish it off with a gold medal?

The English pair is the Rio Olympic bronze medallist team, so it won't be easy!

09:49 (IST)15 APR 2018

Hello! We are back with live coverage of badminton

This is the last match involving India

21:45 (IST)14 APR 2018

Hello and welcome to sportskeeda.com's live coverage of Men's Doubles Final!

21:45 (IST)14 APR 2018

The Final Day of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018 is here. India has already surpassed last edition's medal tally and will now hope to finish on a high. Many more medals are expected to come today.

Next up is Men's Doubles Final match between Satwik Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty and Marcus Ellis/Chris Landridge of England. The Indian Men will look to end what has been a great tournament for Badminton on a high.

The Final Day of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games brings to us the gold and bronze medal matches of all the racquet sports. Badminton, table tennis, and squash are the three sports in which India will be represented throughout the Day.

India has had a great tournament so far, passing their Gold tally of Glasgow Games. Boxing, Shooting, and Wrestling have been the main events in which India has secured medals with Badminton and Table Tennis not far behind.  
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