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    Commonwealth Games 2018: Squash Men's Single Round of 64 , Vikram Malhotra carries India's hopes: Live Updates

    Malhotra def Chilambwe 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-2)
    Updated: 05 April 2018 11:14 IST - Published: 05 April 2018 09:57 IST
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    That wraps our coverage of this match, but don't go anywhere. Lots of action going on in Gold Coast at the moment.

    Stay tuned to Sportskeeda for all the live updates.
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    This has been a very good start to India's squash campaign. Earlier in the day, Harinderpal Sandhu also won his first match, albeit in four games.

    And with Malhotra's win, it remains a flawless day for India in squash so far.
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    WOW! What a performance that was from Malhotra in that last game! Ruthless and destructive, he totally annihilated his opponent in that final game!!!!!
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    Final score: Malhotra def Chilambwe 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-2)
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    And Malhotra has WON THE MATCH!!!!!
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    And 10-2

    EIGHT MATCH BALLS FOR THE INDIAN!
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    9-2


    Malhotra has decimated his opponent in this game!
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    And 8-2 it is!

    This is absolute demolition!
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    And Malhotra has upped the tempo here. He is moving fast and getting the points fast as well!


    5-2 is the lead for the Indian!
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    It's 1-0 to the Indian in Game 3
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    Now the Indian needs just one more game to complete the win.

    Can he do the job in Game 3?
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    And Malhotra has INDEED done that!

    He has taken the second game as well, with a score of 11-5
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    It's 9-5 to the Indian, who looks determined to take a two-game lead
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    This time Malhotra grabs three points to establish a lead of 6-3.
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    And long rallies continue to be the order of the day. The Indian is still ahead 3-2, although the initial stages of Game 2 appear to be tough.
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    And the Indian keeps the mini lead

    2-1
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    Second game gets under way!

    It's 1-0 to Malhotra
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    And the first game goes to India as Malhotra takes it 11-6.
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    Slowly and steadily, Malhotra has made his way to 10-6 and he has quite a few game balls in hand
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    And he extends his lead to THREE POINTS!

    8-5
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    It's a tight match so far but the Indian has kept his nose in front.

    7-5
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    It's a 6-4 lead for the Indian, who is showing nerves of steel at the moment.
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    FOUR POINTS ON THE TROT FOR THE INDIAN, WHO GOES UP TO 5-3.
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    Malhotra fights back and makes it 3-3
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    And we are off!

    The Zambian is off to a good start and leads 3-1