Fed Cup 2018: India vs Kazakhstan, Live Match Updates

Kazakhstan def India 2-1

Updated: 08 February 2018 15:50 IST - Published: 08 February 2018 10:14 IST

That's all from us here at the RK Khanna Stadium for today. Good bye!

And they have done it! The Kazakhs win the tie 2-1.

That's a bad miss by Thombare. The Kazakhs now have a match point.

The Indians delay the result further as they manage to break the Kazakhs for the second time this afternoon. 5-4, now. Is there a comeback scripted?

Ankita holds her serve and makes it 5-3.

Can Ankita hold her serve and delay the inevitable?

The Kazakhs have been implemented their plans to perfection today. They hold yet again and take a 5-2 lead.

But the Indians are broken yet again. Some flashes of good tennis here and there...where is the consistency? They trail 2-4 in the second set.

That was some terrific play from both Ankita and Thombare as they break for the first time in the match. Still, the Kazakhs lead 3-2.

The Kazakhs break yet again. Thombare's serving has been a little off today.

But Gozal and Zhibak are unperturbed. They manage to hold the serve without breaking a sweat. 2-1.

Ankita holds her serve and for the first time in the doubles match, India have won a game! 1-1.

Gozal and Zhibak start the second set on a winning note. 1-0.

And, India crumble in front of the mighty Kazakhs. They lose 6-0 in the first set. The absence of Sania Mirza is indeed hurting them a lot.

The Kazakhs look like they are in a hurry to wrap up the match. They do not drop a single point as they hold yet another serve, 5-0.

And that's yet another break. Gozal and Zhibak lead 4-0.

The Kazakhs are looking like they are on their way to yet another break here.

Gozal and Zhibak hold their serve without any problems whatsoever. 3-0.

The Kazakhs have broken early in the match. They lead 2-0.

Gozal and Zhibak now have two break points early in the opening set.

Thombare will serve now.

Goza and Zhibak hold the game and take a 1-0 lead.

The doubles match gets underway with Kazakhstan serving first.

The tie is now evenly poised at 1-1.

The doubles match will decide the winner of this tie.

In doubles, Raina and Prarthana Thombare will face the Kazakh pair of Gozal Ainitdinova and Zhibek Kulambayeva.

That's a pretty unheralded team from Kazakhstan.

Can India ride on Ankita's confidence and pull off an upset?

We'll find out in some time.

Stay tuned!

In the tie decider, Ankita Raina and Prarthana Thombare will take on Gozal Ainitdinova and Zhibek Kulambayeva in a doubles match. The winner of this tie will win the clash!

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