Commonwealth Games 2022 Badminton LIVE updates & commentary Kidambi Srikanth wins bronze medal, doubles in action

With all Indians already guaranteed medals, the badminton contingent has ensured smiles for sporting fans back home. Srikanth and Gayatri/Treesa will take back the bronze but the rest of the team will be gunning for gold tomorrow, so make you join us for the LIVE action as PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and Satwik/Chirag take court! For now it's goodnight and goodbye from the team at Sportskeeda.

2️⃣nd🥉for 🇮🇳! 👏#TreesaJolly & #GayatriGopichand edge past 🇦🇺 duo of Chen/Somerville to take home the🥉medal on #CommonwealthGames debut.

Upwards & onwards! 🔥💪

Final Score: 21-15, 21-18.@himantabiswa | @sanjay091968 #IndiaPhirKaregaSmash #CWG2022 #CommonwealthGames2022 pic.twitter.com/oGLGg3fm2r
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) August 7, 2022

And they have done it! The young Indian duo of Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly take the bronze, beat Gronya and Wendy! Join Srikanth on the podium.

Gayatri/Treesa 20-18 Wendy/Gronya: A strong crosscourt smash from Treesa as we arrive at match point!

Gayatri/Treesa 19-18 Wendy/Gronya: The Indians fight back!

Gayatri/Treesa 17-18 Wendy/Gronya: Chen will the decisive kill at the net as the Aussies move into the lead for the first time!

Gayatri/Treesa 17-17 Wendy/Gronya: A smart flick serve from Gronya invites the error. We are level!

Gayatri/Treesa 16-15 Wendy/Gronya: A sublime down-the-line from the Aussie duo and we are down to just one point!

Gayatri/Treesa 15-13 Wendy/Gronya: Aussies making the best of nerves as they bring it down to two points!

Gayatri/Treesa 15-10 Wendy/Gronya: Good combination play again from the Indian duo as they inch closer to the bronze medal.

Gayatri/Treesa 14-8 Wendy/Gronya: A great deceptive drop from Jolly brings another brilliant rally to the end.

Gayatri/Treesa 12-7 Wendy/Gronya: A beautiful deep block catches the Indians unaware.

A comfortable 7 point lead for the 🇮🇳 pair going to the mid game interval 🔥😍

10 points more come-on girls 💪🔥#PBLIndia #Commonwealthgames #B2022 #CWG2022 #Badminton @birminghamcg22
— Premier Badminton League (@PBLIndiaLive) August 7, 2022

Gayatri/Treesa 11-5 Wendy/Gronya: The Indians lead at the mid-game interval!

Gayatri/Treesa 10-4 Wendy/Gronya: This rally had everything! The Aussies take it after a kill at the net.

Gayatri/Treesa 7-3 Wendy/Gronya: The Aussies stop the rot, but still trail by a considerable margin.

Gayatri/Treesa 6-1 Wendy/Gronya: The Indians are gobbling up these short lifts at the moment, surge ahead.

Gayatri/Treesa 1-1 Wendy/Gronya: Good awareness from Gronya as the Aussies turn defense into attack.

Game 2 underway

Great start from Gayatri/Treesa as they win the 1️⃣st game 21-15 😍🔥

Just one game away from the Bronze medal 🥉#PBLIndia #Commonwealthgames #B2022 #CWG2022 #Badminton @birminghamcg22
— Premier Badminton League (@PBLIndiaLive) August 7, 2022

Gayatri/Treesa 21-15 Wendy/Gronya:The Indians it on the third time of asking, lead by one game to love.

Can the Indian duo wrap this up in straight games?! Stay tuned to find out!

Gayatri/Treesa 19-13 Wendy/Gronya: A kill at the net means the Indians are only two points away from the opener!

Gayatri/Treesa 16-13 Wendy/Gronya: A world-class crosscourt half smash from Gronya and neither of the Indian was even close to it! Both pairs showing some good skills here!

Gayatri/Treesa 13-11 Wendy/Gronya: Four points in a row for the Indians, who are showing some real emotion now!

.🇮🇳 Gayatri/Treesa trails 9-11 at mid-game interval

Come-on champs let's turn this around 💪

#PBLIndia #Commonwealthgames #B2022 #CWG2022 #Badminton @birminghamcg22
— Premier Badminton League (@PBLIndiaLive) August 7, 2022

Gayatri/Treesa 9-11 Wendy/Gronya: Unrelenting aggression from the Aussies and the Indian duo finally break, trail by two points at the mid-game interval.

Gayatri/Treesa 8-8 Wendy/Gronya: A tight-looking net shot from the Indian brings us level!

Gayatri/Treesa 1-0 Wendy/Gronya: Good fightback from the Aussies as they bring it down to one point.

Gayatri/Treesa 7-3 Wendy/Gronya: The Indians looking to make quick work of this match. Another good rally ends with a winner

Gayatri/Treesa 3-1 Wendy/Gronya: Good combination play from the Indian duo. They combine well when attacking the shorter lifts.

Gayatri/Treesa 1-0 Wendy/Gronya: The Indian duo win the opening rally courtesy a brilliant drop from Treesa.

Do not go anywhere as Gayatri and Treesa will be in action next. The young Indian pair will take on Wendy Chen and Gronya Sommerville with the bronze on the line!

Jason Teh, in evident pain towards the end of his bronze match (His second of the day after semis against Lakshya Sen) gets a yellow card for delaying play...

Kidambi Srikanth may well win the medal but gotta feel for the Singaporean here, brave display. #CWG2022
— Zenia D'cunha (@ZENIADCUNHA) August 7, 2022

🥉in 2022 🥈in 2018
Kidambi Srikanth beats Singapore's Teh Jia Heng in straight sets to win his second Commonwealth Games medal.#CWG2022
— Prajakta (@18prajakta) August 7, 2022

Bronze medal for Srikanth Kidambi as he defeats Singapore’s Jason Teh, who was in incredible pain due to a leg injury. Srikanth had to do it the hard way but a well-deserved spot on the podium for him.#CWG2022 #Badminton pic.twitter.com/2siljbPHVd
— Aditya Chaturvedi (@aditya_c19) August 7, 2022

🇮🇳 MAGICIAN! Kidambi Srikanth bags his 2nd successive medal in CWG in Men's Singles 🔥

📸 Getty • #badminton #B2022 #CWG2022 #TeamIndia #BharatArmy pic.twitter.com/SVnSiw6E6J
— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) August 7, 2022

MEDAL ALERT! 🚨@srikidambi clinches the 🥉to give 🇮🇳 its first medal in 🏸 at the #CommonwealthGames2022.

Final Score: 21-15, 21-18.

Fantastic win, champ! 👏💥@himantabiswa | @sanjay091968 #IndiaPhirKaregaSmash #B2022 #CWG2022 #Badminton pic.twitter.com/zI2Y5IWrlm
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) August 7, 2022

Final score: Srikanth def Teh 21-15, 21-18 to claim the men's singles bronze!

Teh is even struggling to walk now. He still didn't give up at all.

So much to appreciate about this guy.

Srikanth goes over to Teh's side and shakes hands with him. What a wonderful show of sportsmanship!

But what a fighter Teh is! Fought till the very last point despite his body giving up midway through the match!

AND THE SHUTTLE SAILS LONG FROM TEH!

SRIKANTH GETS THE BRONZE!!!!!!

Teh saves one with a big jump smash

Srikanth 20-18

After yet another draining rally, Srikanth gets a point through a jump smash!

SRIKANTH NOW HAS THREE MATCH POINTS AT 20-17