Commonwealth Games 2014: Indian mixed doubles pairs crash out in quarters

Joshana Chinappa plays a shot during the mixed doubles quarterfinals

Glasgow, Aug 1 (IANS) Indian squash pairs Saurav Ghosal-Dipika Pallikal and Harinder Pal Sandhu-Joshana Chinappa bowed out from the Commonwealth Games after losing their respective mixed doubles quarter-finals at the Scotstoun Sports Campus on Friday.

Sandhu and Chinappa won the first game 11-7, but went on to lose the second 8-11 to New Zealand pair Martin Knight and Joelle King. Knight and King were more dominant in the last game, taking the decider 11-6 to proceed to the semi-finals.

Later, Ghosal and Pallikal lost their last eight clash in straight games to Australian duo David Palmer and Rachael Grinham 6-11, 9-11.