Commonwealth Games 2018: Squash Mixed Doubles Quarterfinal 1, Joshna Chinappa, Harinder Pal Sandhu carry India's hopes, Live Updates

King/Coll def Chinappa/Sandhu 11-10, 11-10 in 33 minutes to enter the SFs

Updated: 12 April 2018 15:04 IST - Published: 12 April 2018 14:14 IST

And that's a wrap!

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

Final score: King/Coll def Chinappa/Sandhu 11-10, 11-10 in 33 minutes to enter the SFs

The Indians might have lost but what an effort they put up!

Pretty admirable that was from the Indian duo! They lost the match by the closest of margins.

Kudos to both for producing a highly entertaining contest.

AND TEAM NZ DASHES ALL HOPES OF THE INDIANS BY TAKING THE WIN 11-10, 11-10

TEAM NZ HAS SAVED IT!

10-10

NOW JOSHNA AND HARINDER HAVE A GAME POINT!!!!

CAN THEY CONVERT

10-9

AND IT IS 9-9

Joshna and Harinder fight back and take 2 points on the trot

They trail 8-9

Three quickfire points for the Kiwi pair and they are now 3 points away from a win

9-6

It's 6-6

3 points in a row for Team NZ as they go up to 6-5

The Kiwi combine fights back but Joshna and Harinder still keep their nose in front.

5-3

India extend their lead to 3-1

Team India has a tiny lead of 2-1 in Game 2

And TEAM NZ GRABS THE HARD-FOUGHT OPENING GAME 11-10

AND IT CONTINUES TO BE TIGHTLY-FOUGHT!!!!

10-10

And 8-8

The pace of the match has slowed down.

Team India has a slender lead of one point now.

8-7

And the Indians have stormed back to 7-7

And Team NZ is playing with a lot of aggression now..points are very, very fast-paced.

NZ up 7-5

And it is all even now at 4-4

The rallies are getting longer now as Team NZ is fighting back with full intensity!

But India still keep their nose in front at 4-3

And Team India now wins FOUR POINTS IN A ROW to go up to 4-2

They have levelled matters at 2-2

But don't count out the Indians! This is a new day and a new match!

The Indians get one point back now.

This one will be tough for Team India as Team NZ has the women's singles gold medallist Joelle King. She stopped Joshna in women's singles in the quarter-finals.

Team NZ opens up a 2-0 lead

And we are off!

Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's live coverage of Squash Mixed Doubles Quarterfinal between Joshna Chinappa & Harinder Pal Sandhu of India and Joelle King & Paul Coll of New Zealand!

As Day 8 progresses, India continues a good medal run which it has had so far.

Next up is Mixed Doubles Quarterfinal 1 between Joshna Chinappa & Harinder Pal Sandhu of India and Joelle King & Paul Coll of New Zealand.

Medals won on Day 8: Day 8 has been good so far for India with Rahul Aware bringing home a Gold medal in Wrestling in the Men's Freestyle 57 kg category. Babita Kumari losing out to Diana Weicker in the Gold medal match in Wrestling Women's Freestyle 53 kg category and having to settle for a Silver medal. Kiran also winning a Bronze medal for India in Wrestling Women's Freestyle 76 kg.

Sushil Kumar is the latest to win a medal as he wins a gold in Wrestling Men's Freestyle 74 kg category.

In Shooting, Tejaswini Sawant won a Silver medal for India in the Women's 50m Rifle Prone Finals.

India will be hoping Day 8 of the Commonwealth Games 2018 is just as successful as the previous days.