SAG 2019: Ashmita, Gayatri Enter Badminton Finals
All the final badminton matches will take place on Friday, 6 December.
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Indian shuttlers Ashmita Chaliha and Gayatri Gopichand registered convincing victories in their respective semifinals to set up an all-Indian summit clash in the women's singles category at the 13th South Asian Games on Thursday, 5 December.
While top-seed Ashmita thrashed her Sri Lankan opponent Achini Ratnasiri 21-5 21-7, Gayatri registered an easy 21-17 21-14 win over Dilmi Dias of Sri Lanka.
Top-seeded Siril beat Sri Lanka's Dinuka Karunaratne 21-9, 21-12 in straight sets. However, Aryaman had to fight hard during his 21-18 14-21 21-18 win against second seed Nepal's Ratnajith Tamang.
In the men's doubles semi-final, Krishna Garaga and Dhruv Kapila notched up an easy 21-15 21-7 win over Pakistani pair of Mohommed Atique and Raja Mohommed Hasnin.
The Indian pair will now face Sri Lanka's S Dias Angoda Vidanalage and B Tharindu Dullew, who beat Nepal's Prince Dahal and P Maharajan 21-11 21-19 in the final.
However, India's challenge came to an end in the women's double category after both the pairs, Kuhoo Garg and Anoushka Parikh and Meghana Jakkampudi and N Sikki Reddy, lost in the semifinals.
Khoo and Anoushka went down fighting against Sri Lanka Achini Ratnasiri and Upuli Samanthika Weerasinghe 10-21 18-21, while Meghana and N Sikki Reddy lost to top-seeded Sri Lankan pair of Thilini Hendehewa and K Sirimannage 21-14 21-18.
In mixed doubles, top seeded Indian pair of Dhruv and Meghana entered the final after beating Nepal's Bikash Shresta and Anu Maya Rai 21-14 21-13.
All the final matches will take place on Friday, 6 December.
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