India registered a clean sweep against Kazakhstan 5-0 in their opening tie of Group B at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The mixed doubles team of Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto got India off to a winning start. The duo trounced Kazakhstan's Makhsut Tadzhibullaev and Nargiza Rakhmetullayeva 21-5, 21-11 at the Dubai Exhibition Centre.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the second rubber, H.S Prannoy moved past Dmitriy Panarin 21-9, 21-11 in the men's singles match to extend the lead to 2-0 in the tie.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
P.V Sindhu, who returned to the action after missing the Indonesia and Thailand Masters last month, registered an easy 21-4, 21-12 win over Kamila Smagulova to give India an unassailable 3-0 lead in the tie.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the men's doubles match, a dead rubber, Krishna Prasad Garga and Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala broke little sweat to dispatch their opponents, Khaitmurat Kulmatov and Artur Niyazov. The Indians won the match 21-10, 21-6.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India's best-ranked women's doubles pair, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand ensured a clean sweep, beating the Kazakh team of Nargiza Rakhmetullayeva and Aisha Zhumabek by a 21-5, 21-7 in the final rubber.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India will play the hosts UAE on Wednesday and will face Malaysia in the final tie on Thursday. The top two teams from each group will progress to the quarter-finals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India's best-ranked women's doubles pair, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand ensured a clean sweep, beating the Kazakh team of Nargiza Rakhmetullayeva and Aisha Zhumabek by a 21-5, 21-7 in the final rubber.<\/p>\r\n\r\n