CWG ’18: Dipika Pallikal, Joshna Chinappa clinch squash silver

Gold Coast [Australia]: India’s medal rush at the 21st Commonwealth Games continued as Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Joshna Chinappa settled for silver in the women’s doubles squash finals.

The defending champions were overthrown by New Zealand’s Joelle King and Amanda Landers-Murphy in straight games.

Although the Indian pair had lost just three games in their six matches, the duo conceded a 9-11, 8-11 defeat against their New Zealand opponent to win silver.

On Saturday, Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal clinched silver in the squash mixed doubles event after suffering an 8-11 10-11 loss at the hands of Australia’s Cameron Pilley and Donna Urquhart.

India stands third in the point’s table with 26 gold, 19 silver and 20 bronze medals on the final day of the Games. (ANI)