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Harmanpreet Singh, Akashdeep Singh and Akashdeep Singh scored two goals each while Pradeep Mor contributed with one goal. For Pakistan, Mohammad Umar Bhutta scored the lone goal. India were leading 3-0 at half-time and added four more goals in the second half to win the match. Pakistan could manage to score only one consolation goal. The 7-1 win is India’s biggest win over Pakistan ever. Earlier, India had beaten Pakistan 7-4 on two occasion, first in Champions Trophy in 2003 and then at Commonwealth Games 2010.
Kidambi Srikanth will be rewarded with a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh by the Badminton Association of India (BAI) it was revealed on Sunday. Kidambi Srikanth beat World no. 47 Kazumasa Sakai of Japan 21-11, 21-19 in straight games to clinch the Indonesia Open Super Series Premier. With this victory, Srikanth registered his third Super Series Premier title and becoming the first Indian shuttler to clinch the Indonesian Open.
President of the Badminton Association of India, Himanta Biswa Sarma celebrated youngster’s win and said,”It is a matter of huge joy for the entire country to see Srikanth triumph in Indonesia. I called him right after the match to congratulate him on this stellar win. He has made the whole country proud once again and I am quite confident he will keep doing so in future as well.”