Badminton: Men’s team one win away from first-ever gold

India’s Srikanth Kidambi celebrates after winning his match against South Korea`s Cho Geonyeop during the semi-final of Men`s Team badminton event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China. Pic/PTI

Kidambi Srikanth rallied his way to a thrilling win in a tense decider as India stood one step away from winning their first-ever gold medal, reaching the men's team final for the first time with a 3-2 win over South Korea here on Saturday.

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HS Prannoy defeated Jeon Hyeok Jin 18-21, 21-16, 21-19, but Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost the first doubles match 13-21, 24-26, to world champions Seo Seung-Jae and Kang Min-hyuk.

Lakshya Sen won over Lee Yungyu 21-7, 21-9, but MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila lost 16-21, 11-21, to Kim Wonho and NA Sungseung. Srikanth got past Cho Geonyeop 12-21, 21-16, 21-14.

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