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Commonwealth Games 2018: Squash, Men's Singles India - Vikram Malhotra in action: Live Updates

By Sportskeeda Desk | Last ModifiedApr 06, 2018 11:02 IST

Matthew def Malhotra 11-6, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6

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11:02 (IST)6 APR 2018

And with that, India's campaign comes to an end in the men's section. Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal will be in action later in the day.

Stay tuned to Sportskeeda for all the latest updates from the CWG 2018.

11:00 (IST)6 APR 2018

That was a great fight from the Indian in that second game but Matthew proved to be too strong ultimately.

10:58 (IST)6 APR 2018

Final score: Matthew def Malhotra 11-6, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6

10:48 (IST)6 APR 2018

And Matthew closes it out and dashes India's hopes!!!!

11-6

10:47 (IST)6 APR 2018

Vikram gets a point here!

6-9

Can he fight back?

10:46 (IST)6 APR 2018

And the squash great has imposed his authority in this game as well.

9-5

10:45 (IST)6 APR 2018

Matthew has opened up a 3-1 lead in Game 4

10:36 (IST)6 APR 2018

Matthew staved off the late surge from the Indian to take the third game 11-6.

10:35 (IST)6 APR 2018

And 5-10 

10:34 (IST)6 APR 2018

Vikram gets a couple of points to lag behind at 4-10

10:33 (IST)6 APR 2018

And he has RACED AHEAD TO 10-2

EIGHT GAME POINTS IN HAND!!!

10:33 (IST)6 APR 2018

It's 6-1 to the Englishman

10:31 (IST)6 APR 2018

You expect a champion like Matthew to come back and he indeed has! Matthew up 4-1 in Game 3

10:27 (IST)6 APR 2018

AND HE HAS CONVERTED!

VIKRAM TAKES THE SECOND GAME 11-8 FROM THE TWO-TIME DEFENDING CHAMPION!!!!

10:24 (IST)6 APR 2018

Matthew saves TWO!


7-10

10:22 (IST)6 APR 2018

HE HAS FIVE GAME POINTS NOW!


10-5

10:21 (IST)6 APR 2018

And Vikram has staved off the challenge from Matthew to go up to 7-4

10:20 (IST)6 APR 2018

And Malhotra has built a 5-3 lead now!

Good effort so far!

10:18 (IST)6 APR 2018

And he has a mini lead of a single point now!

3-2

10:18 (IST)6 APR 2018

The Indian levels it up at 2-2

10:17 (IST)6 APR 2018

Matthew opens up a 2-0 lead in Game 2

10:14 (IST)6 APR 2018

The Englishman shows he has still got it!

He grabs the first game 11-6.

10:13 (IST)6 APR 2018

Vikram has reduced the deficit to just two points.

Trails 6-8

10:12 (IST)6 APR 2018

Matthew is now putting up quite a show and has gone up to 8-5

10:10 (IST)6 APR 2018

Vikram isn't intimidated by the presence of the two-time defending champion on the other side.

He has fought back and now trails 5-6

10:09 (IST)6 APR 2018

Matthew takes a 4-2 lead now

10:08 (IST)6 APR 2018

The match has started and the two players are locked at 2-2

10:08 (IST)6 APR 2018

We are finally under way! The match was delayed as the first match on the court went the distance.

09:16 (IST)6 APR 2018

Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's live coverage of squash in Gold Coast.

Vikram Malhotra is the only Indian player left in the Men's category as the competition heads into the Round-of-32. However, he faces one of the most experienced players of the game in the form of Nick Matthew. Matthew who will retire at the end of this year has been one of the sentinels of the game. The England International holds an impressive record at the games. He has won medals in his last four CWG events. In Delhi, he won gold medals in both singles and doubles. He repeated the feat in Glasgow, winning Gold in singles and Silver in doubles.
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