Tanishq Saxena combined well with teammate Malhar Joshi to help Thakur Vidya Mandir (Kandivli) overcome Parle Tilak Vidyalaya (Vile Parle) 2-1 in a tense boys' team championship semi-final of the Mumbai Schools Sports Association-organised inter-school badminton tournament at the Cricket Club of India yesterday.

Parle Tilak took a 1-0 lead when Atharva Joshi defeated Thakur Vidya Mandir's Malhar 21-14, 21-10 in the opening singles tie, before Tanishq rescued the team with a spirited performance.