India today defeated China 3-2 in the men's category of the Badminton Asia Team Championships at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad today. K. Srikanth, Ajay Jayaram and HS Prannoy emerged triumphant in their respective Singles matches to give India the victory.In the five-match tie, India won the three singles but lost the two doubles matches. India's men's and women's teams have already made it to the quarterfinals of the tournament. In the first singles match, Srikanth, currently the top ranked player for India at No.9, gave a great start to his team's campaign with a superb win over China's Houwei Tian.In the second singles between Ajay Jayaram and China's Zhengming Wang, the Indian won the match. India's HS Prannoy, ranked 27, did not have to sweat out much to tame his low-ranked rival Yuqi Shi and he closed the proceedings.The two doubles matches of the tie were, however, a disappointment for India as the team ended on the losing side. Manu Attri-Sumeeth Reddy lost to China's Junhui Li-Zihan Qiu. In the second doubles match, the Indian pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra-Akshay Dewalkar was defeated by Yilv Wang-Wen Zhang.