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A fighting Kidambi Srikanth suffered a straight-game loss to Olympic champion Chen Long of China to bow out of the mens sin
stanley cup gles quarterfinals at the Malaysia Open here Friday. File image of Kidambi Srikanth AFP The eighth seeded Indian, who had reached the finals of India Open last week, blew a huge advantage in the opening game to eventually lose the quarterfinal match 18-21 19-21. This was Srikanths fourth quarterfinal of the season. Srikanth blew a 16-11 advantage in the opening game, while in the second game he fought back from 7-11 down to level scores at 19-19 before ending up on the losing side. The 26-year-old had a 1-5 head-to-head record against Chen Long, whom he had defeated in their last meeting at the 2017 Australian Open. The Chinese showed great defence, playing some exceptional shots like a between-the-legs return to keep the spectators entertained at the Kuala Lumpur Sports City. In the first game, the Indian opened up a 11-7 lead at the first break. He kept his nose ahead till 16-11 before Chen started slowly clawing back into the contest. The Chinese drew parity at 17-17 before sealing the game with a cross
stanley us court return that left the Indian stranded. In the second game, Srikanth kept himself close
stanley cup to the Chinese before Chen unleashed a down-the-line smash to grab a 11-7 lead at the breather. Srikanth made some simple errors like misjudging line calls, hitting wide and long and also mistiming shots as Chen led 16-8. The Indian won a lon Brdp Eden Gardens set for a pink first
NORTH SOUND, ANTIGUA: Virat Kohli, R Ashwin and now Mohammed Shami, this Test is turning out to be generous towards players who made their debuts against West Indies. If the first two days were about Kohli and Ashwin bettering personal records, the third day belonged to the
stanley cup usa comeback man. HT Image On the sidelines for what looked an eternity, Shami came back to produce a fiery spell with movement and extra bounce that reduced West Indies to 92/5 from 68/2 in the space of 17 overs. India might
stanley termos have used almost two days to pile an imposing score but Shamis burst now gives them all the time in the world to plot a quick downfall of West Indies. Just when it looked like West Indies had managed to play out the first session without much damage, Shami removed Darren Bravo an over before lunch. In terms of impact, Bravo was a huge wicket. One of the most experienced players in this team, Bravo is one of those who have regularly been part of the squads for both Tests and T20s and is generally good with deliveries outside off-stump. Shami
stanley usa though was equally persistent outside off, bowling quick and pitching just up to create that hesitation. The one that got Bravo was pitched back of length and had just that extra bit of carry that surprised Bravo and got a top edge to Wriddhiman Saha. That dismissal put India ahead after an almost 18-over vigil by Devendra Bishoo gave new impetus to the fading strategy of sending nightwatchmen. This being a proclaimed Test of patience, Indi
