Gold Coast (Australia) April 5 (IANS) India defeated Sri Lanka 3-0 in their first match in the women s table tennis competition at the Commonwealth Games here on Thursday.
Manika Batra gave India the lead with an easy 11-3 11-5 11-3 win over Erandi Warusawithana in the first singles.
Sutirtha Mukherjee doubled the lead with a 11-5 11-8 11-4 verdict over Ishara Badu in the second singles.
Sutirtha then teamed up with Pooja Sahasrabudhe to beat Badu and Hansani Kapugeekiyana in the doubles to seal victory.
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