Indian women reach semis

The Indian women continued their march towards a medal in the eight-nation lawn bowls tournament at the Nehru Stadium on Friday....

The Indian women continued their march towards a medal in the eight-nation lawn bowls tournament at the Nehru Stadium on Friday. While the womens triples team of Pinky Kaushik,Tania Chaudhary and Rupa Rani Tirkey reached the last four by virtue of being the top-placed team after the final round in the league stage,the pairs team of Arzoo Rani and Manisha Kumari held their nerves to upset world number Malaysia 11-7 3-16 2-0 in the tiebreak.

The Indians beat Scotland 13-7 6-6 in the seventh round of the triples and will play England for a spot in the final. The other semi-final will be played between Australia and Malaysia. In the pairs,India take on South Africa,while Australia play Scotland.

However,Indias Farzana Khan narrowly lost her semi-final playoff to Malaysias world number four Siti Ahmad. After winning the first set 11-5,Khan failed to capitalise on her lead and lost the second by a single point (605) before going down in the tiebreaker.

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The Indian men,however,disappointed,with none of the teams being able to make it to the semi-final playoffs. While the triples team finished seventh,the pairs team of Sunil Bahadur and Mahip Tirkey ended last. In the singles,Mohammad Raja finished eighth.

Results: (semi-final play-offs) Mens pairs: New Zealand beat Northern Ireland 12-4 8-10 in tie breaker; England beat Malaysia 7-8 11-3 in tie breaker; Womens pairs: India beat Malaysia 11-7 3-16 in tie breaker; Australia beat England 5-7 11-2 in tie-breaker; Mens triples: England beat South Africa 12-9 8-5; New Zealand beat Scotland 9-9 12-9; Womens triples: Malaysia beat Scotland 8-4 8-9 in tie breaker; England beat New Zealand 14-1 9-5