Thomas Cup 2022 Live

Lakshya Sen, the doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and Kidambi Srikanth scripted history as the Indian men's badminton team beat ...

Follow Highlights and updates of the badminton tie between India and Indonesia here. But, here they are, after knocking out heavyweights like Malaysia and Denmark, playing their first-ever final in the Thomas Cup's history, which goes back more than seven decades. The players have been announced, Lakshya and Ginting have made their way to the court. An attempted net shot near doesn't go right for Ginting and that gives Lakshya his first point. A cross-court winner from Ginting at 367 kph and Lakshya had no chance to retrieve that. Lakshya errs and hits it into the net. First point goes to the Indians. A wonderful serve from Satwik and India have a five-point advantage at the halfway stage. Srikanth was quick to return his opponents' attacks and then pounced on an easy chance to hit the winning smash. Srikanth then helped India secure their first-ever Thomas Cup gold by winning singles game 21-15, 23-21 against Jonatan Christie. Lakshya was brilliant at the start. Follow Highlights and updates of the badminton tie between India and Indonesia here.