The Indian men’s squash team defeated Nepal 3-0 to reach the final and assured a medal for its country in the ongoing 19th Asian Games on Thursday. The Saurav Ghosal-led team beat Singapore, Qatar and Kuwait before losing to arch-rival Pakistan in their earlier pool matches.
In the match against Nepal, Abhay Singh gave India a 1-0 lead with an easy 11-2, 11-4, 11-1 win against Amrit Thapa Magar. In the second match of the tie, Mahesh Mangaonkar registered an 11-2, 11-3, 11-3 win over Arhant Kesharto Simha without breaking a sweat and gave India a 2-0 lead.
Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu registered a 3-0 (11-1, 11-2, 11-6) victory over Amir Bhlon in the final match and wrapped up a 3-0 win for India. The semifinals of the team squash events at the Asian Games will be played on Friday at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Squash Court.
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Earlier in the day, the Indian women’s squash team despite suffering a defeat to Malaysia in its final Pool B tie, reached the semifinals of the ongoing 19th Asian Games, assuring the country of at least a bronze medal in the multi-sports event. It was India’s first defeat in women’s team squash Pool B while Malaysia won all their five group ties.
