Indias Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, compete during their mens doubles group stage badminton match at the 2020 Summer Olympics. PTI
Tokyo, July 24
The Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty shocked the world No. 3 pair of Yang Lee and Chi-Lin Wang of Chinese Taipei in a thrilling Group A match of the badminton competition.
The world No. 10 Indian pair notched up a stunning 21-16 16-21 27-25 win over the third seeds.
The Indian duo, which has been working under Danish coach Mathias Boe for the last few months, dished out a tactical superior game and held its nerves in the final moments to emerge victorious during the 69-minute contest.
The duo will next play the Indonesian world No. 1 pair of Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo tomorrow.
However, 13th seed B Sai Praneeth suffered a demoralising 17-21 15-21 loss to world No. 47 Misha Zilberman of Israel in a 41-minute men’s singles Group D match. — PTI
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