The contest went down to the tie-break, in which Putul held his nerve to secure victory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The reigning Asian Champion, Sonowal, won the first set 7-5, taking the lead with a narrow win. Cecil Alexander fought back to win the second set 8-6 and took the matter to the tie-breaker. Sonowal then sealed victory by winning the tie-break 1-0.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Indian star will next face a Malaysian player in his next Section D match on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier on Thursday, Sonowal continued India's superb start in the bowls competition by pulling off a major upset on his Commonwealth Games debut, beating reigning World Champion and World Bowls Hall of Fame inductee Ryan Bester in men\u2019s singles sectional play.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sonowal started his campaign in Section D of the preliminary competition, defeating Canada\u2019s Bester in a thrilling encounter that went down to the wire and was decided in a tiebreaker. Sonowal won the tiebreaker after Match 2 in Round 1 of Section D had ended 1-1 in regulation time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ranked 21st in the world, the Indian clinched a close first set 5-4 to take the lead against Bester, a two-time CWG silver medallist. But the Canadian came back and took the second set with a 7-3 scoreline.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sonowal started his campaign in Section D of the preliminary competition, defeating Canada\u2019s Bester in a thrilling encounter that went down to the wire and was decided in a tiebreaker. Sonowal won the tiebreaker after Match 2 in Round 1 of Section D had ended 1-1 in regulation time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
However, reigning Asian champion Sonowal\u2019s opening attempt landed close to the kitty, which ultimately proved enough to seal the win. <\/p>\r\n\r\n