Indian men’s squash team beats Nepal

The Indian men’s squash team defeated Nepal 3-0 to reach the final and assured a medal for its country in the ongoing 19th Asian Games on Thursday. The Saurav Ghosal-led team beat Singapore, Qatar and Kuwait before losing to arch-rival Pakistan in their earlier pool matches. In the match against Nepal, Abhay Singh gave India a 1-0 lead with an easy 11-2, 11-4, 11-1 win against Amrit Thapa Magar. In the second match of the tie, Mahesh Mangaonkar registered an 11-2, 11-3, 11-3 win over Arhant Kesharto Simha without breaking a sweat and gave India a 2-0 lead. Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu registered a 3-0 (11-1, 11-2, 11-6) victory over Amir Bhlon in the final match and wrapped up a 3-0 win for India. The semifinals of the team squash events at the Asian Games will be played on Friday at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Squash Court. @@@@