India have Scots on the rocks!

India’s Aditi Bhatt defeated Scotland’s Rachel Sugden 21-14, 21-8 in an Uber Cup tie on Tuesday

Indian women team progressed to the quarter-finals of the Uber Cup with a convincing 4-1 victory over Scotland as shuttlers Aditi Bhatt and Tasnim Mir registered confident singles wins, on Tuesday.

India are now sitting second in Group B with two wins from as many matches. Taking the court first, Malvika Bansod lost to Kirsty Gilmour 13-21, 9-21 before Bhatt got the better of Rachel Sugden 21-14, 21-8 to level the scores.

The doubles pair of Tanisha Crasto and Rutaparna Panda then beat Julie Machperson and Ciara Torrance 21-11, 21-8 to hand India a 2-1 lead. Tasnim sealed the tie in India's favour by defeating Lauren Middleton 21-15, 21-6. In the reverse doubles, the young Indian pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, got the better of Gilmour and Eleanor O'Donnell 21-8, 19-21, 21-10. The Indian team will taken on a strong Thailand on Wednesday.

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