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Commonwealth Games 2018: Squash Mixed Doubles Final, India's Dipika Pallikal, Saurav Ghosal fighting for Gold, Live Updates

By Sportskeeda Desk | Last ModifiedApr 14, 2018 15:11 IST

Pilley/Urquhart def Pallikal/Ghosal 11-8, 11-10 in 31 minutes to get the gold medal

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15:11 (IST)14 APR 2018

And that's a wrap!

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

15:07 (IST)14 APR 2018

And India has another chance to win a gold medal in squash as Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa are in the women's doubles final. Their final will be played tomorrow morning.

15:05 (IST)14 APR 2018

The refereeing was not of the best quality but that shouldn't take anything away from the Aussies' win. Congratulations to them!

India played well, but just came up short.

Nevertheless, they have done extremely well to reach this stage. They upset the top seeds yesterday to reach the final.

This is Pallikal's second CWG medal to add to the women's doubles gold she won from Glasgow four years ago. As for Saurav, this is his first CWG medal of any kind.

15:02 (IST)14 APR 2018

India were up in Game 2 but the Aussies fought back and then a couple of questionable decisions went against the Indians

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INDIA HAVE TO REMAIN CONTENT WITH THE SILVER MEDAL.

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AUSTRALIA GET THE GOLD AND THE CROWD IS EUPHORIC!

Final score: Pilley/Urquhart def Pallikal/Ghosal 11-8, 11-10 in 31 minutes to get the gold medal

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India save it!

10-10

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Australia up 10-9 for the gold medal

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It's 9-9 now

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And Ghosal makes up for it with a backhand and India trail 8-9

14:57 (IST)14 APR 2018

Ghosal hits the tin and it is 9-7 to Australia

14:56 (IST)14 APR 2018

It's 8-7 to Australia

14:55 (IST)14 APR 2018

A couple of the decisions went against the Indians and has irritated Ghosal

14:53 (IST)14 APR 2018

It's dead even again

7-7

14:53 (IST)14 APR 2018

Saurav hits the tin and their lead has been cut down to 1 point.

India 7-6

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WHAT A SHOT FROM PALLIKAL!!!

It's 7-5 for India

14:51 (IST)14 APR 2018

It's a 6-4 advantage for Team India 

14:50 (IST)14 APR 2018

Lucky bounce for India and it is 5-4 to India

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And it is all level very soon

4-4

14:49 (IST)14 APR 2018

Great shot by Pilley to keep the Indians under pressure.

Australia claw their way back to 3-4

14:48 (IST)14 APR 2018

What a touch from Saurav and it is 4-2 to India

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It's 3-1 to Team India

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India take a slender lead

2-1

14:46 (IST)14 APR 2018

It's 1-1 now

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It's 1-0 to India

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Second game begins

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Can Team India come back?

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It was a tight contest but the Australians just raised their level towards the end

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Australia grab the first game 11-8

The crowd has gone crazy!

14:42 (IST)14 APR 2018

Two game balls for the cousins

10-8 to Aus

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Aus advance to 9-8

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What a shot by Urquhart!

8-8

14:40 (IST)14 APR 2018

It's a let call after a long rally

14:39 (IST)14 APR 2018

Pilley from Aus hits the tin and it is an 8-7 lead to India

14:38 (IST)14 APR 2018

Brief pause after a baby wailed.

India up 7-6

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Interesting trivia: Both members in each team are related to each other.

The Aussie members are cousins while Ghosal is married to Pallikal's sister.

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it's 6-6

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WHAT A RALLY AND IT ENDS ON A PALLIKAL ERROR!

India 6-5

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Team India gets 2 quick points and makes it 6-4

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But then you expect nothing less in a gold medal match. Both teams will give their all.

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And it is 4-4

What a tight match already!

14:33 (IST)14 APR 2018

It continues to be very tight and Aus are just in front at 4-3

14:32 (IST)14 APR 2018

THREE CONSECUTIVE POINTS FOR TEAM AUS AND THEY ARE UP 3-2

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And the Australians have drawn level here.

2-2

14:30 (IST)14 APR 2018

The Australians get their first point and trail 1-2

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And Team India extends their lead to 2-0

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First point to Team India

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Can India win the GOLD?

Let's find out.

It is about to start!

14:27 (IST)14 APR 2018

Good afternoon! The players are on court and they are warming up!

13:25 (IST)14 APR 2018

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