Lima (Peru): Young Indian shuttler Siril Verma clinched a silver medal at the BWF World Junior Championships after suffering a narrow defeat against Chinese Taipei's Chia Hung Lu here.


India's Siril Verma during the singles final of the BWF World Jr Championships in Lima

The 15-year-old Indian, who trains at the Pullela Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad, had a giant-killing run at the tournament.