February 19, 2016 7:37 PM

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Indian men storm into semis of Badminton Asia Team C'ships

India's impressive run at the Badminton Asia Team Championships continued as the hosts booked a semifinal berth with a hard fought 3-2 win over former champions Malaysia in Hyderabad today.The five-match tie comprised three singles and two doubles matches. H S Prannoy won the deciding singles after India and Malaysia were locked 2-2 in the five-match quarterfinals tie. Prannoy beat Teck Zhi Soo 21-12, 22-20 to put India in the semifinals which will be played tomorrow. Earlier, India's captain Kidambi Srikanth, who remained unbeaten in the group matches, was in his elements when he clinched a 21-14, 21-15 win against Malaysia's Zulfadli Zulkiffli. However, Ajay Jayaram lost his singles match.India's doubles pair of Manu Attri and Sumeet Reddy beat Juan Shen Low and Kiang Meng Tan 10-21, 22-20, 21-16 in the first doubles match of the tie. However, Indian combine of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and Akshay Dewalkar lost the second doubles match.

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