And match!! 21-17! The English shuttler showed great character at the end but it wasn't enough to stop the numero uno Indian. With the win, Srikanth advances to finals and in the process confirms a medal for his country.
The English shuttler not letting Kidambi have it easy as he scripts a strong comeback to take 4 points of the trot! Reduces the lead to just 1. Score: 9-8, Kidambi leading!
And game! Kidambi races to G1 with a massive lead of 11 points. The Indian has already exerted his dominion over the English shuttler and will try to kill the match in Game 2!
Srikanth take on Rajiv Ouseph in a crunch semifinal at the Commonwealth Games, today.
With India already crossing their Gold medal tally of the 2014 Glasgow games, fans can certainly be excited heading into the final two days of the games.
As the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games head into their final stages, there is still a lot of action to come.
Day 9 was a positive one for India. Day 9 started off on a good note with Tejaswini Sawant winning a gold medal & Anjum Moudgil winning a silver medal in Shooting Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Finals.
Young gun Anish Bhanwala, only 15-year-old won the gold in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men's Finals. Indian shooters continue to delight and win medals. Bajrang of India also bagged a gold medal in Wrestling 65kg Freestyle category taking India's gold medal tally to 17! Divya Kakran also got home a Bronze medal for India in Wrestling defeating Sherin Sultana of Bangladesh.
India will be looking to end the competition on a high as all the action from the games continues.
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