World Table Tennis Team C'ships: Ayhika Mukherjee beats world No 1 Sun Yingsha, Sreeja Akula defeats No 2 Wang Yidi
World Table Tennis Team C'ships: Ayhika Mukherjee beats world No 1 Sun Yingsha, Sreeja Akula defeats No 2 Wang Yidi
Indian paddlers Ayhika Mukherjee and Sreeja Akula stunned the world’s top two players, Sun Yingsha and Wang Yidi, but it wasn’t enough as the side went down 2-3 to defending champions China at the World Table Tennis Team Championships on Friday.
Starting the proceedings for India, Ayhika, ranked 155, punched way above her weight to pull off a brilliant 12-10 2-11 13-11 11-6 win against world number one Yingsha to give her team a 1-0 lead.
What an unbelievable morning! #India vs #China at the #TableTennis #WorldChampionships and it’s a score we have been waiting to see for sooo many years!!
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