India lose 1- 4 to Malaysia in Badminton Asia Team Cu2019ships Manila ( Philippines): Doubles specialist Satwiksairaj Rankireddyu2019s absence proved crucial as the Indian menu2019s team suffered a 1- 4 loss against a young Malaysian side in its second Group u2018 Bu2019 match of the Badminton Asia Team Championships here on Thursday.
With Satwik pulling out the event due to an ankle sprain, India were forced to field two scratch pairsu2014 MR Arjun and Chirag Shetty and Dhruv Kapila and Lakshya Sen, both of whom lost their respective ties. Kidambi Srikanth was the only shuttler to register a win as World No.
11 B Sai Praneeth and HS Prannoy too went down in the other singles in straight games at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.
After this loss, India finished second in the group and will now take on Thailand in the quarter- finals on Friday.
PTI HS Prannoy MP
