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The Indian team has created history in the women's team event of table tennis. India defeated Romania 3-2 and entered the quarter-finals. Manika Batra performed brilliantly in this match. She won both her singles matches. Apart from this, Sreeja Akula/Archana Kamat won the doubles match. India was participating in the women's team category for the first time. In the very first attempt, the Indian team has created history by reaching the quarter-finals.
Manika Batra became a hero
At this time the match between the two countries was tied at 2-2. Meanwhile, Manika Batra performed brilliantly and won the fifth match in consecutive games to take India to the last-eight. She won the fifth game 11-5, 11-9, 11-9. With this, the Indian women's table tennis team has become the first team to enter the quarter-finals of this event.
Sreeja and Archana lead the way
In the first doubles match, the pair of Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath faced the Romanian pair of Adina and Samara. The Indian pair defeated the Romanian pair by 11-9, 12-10, 11-7. After this, Manika defeated Bernadette 11-5, 11-7, 11-7. By winning two consecutive matches, India has taken a 2-0 lead.
In the third match, Sreeja Akula lost to Elizabeth Samara in the singles match. After this, Archana Kamath also lost to Bernadette. She lost 5 11, 11 8, 7 11, 9 11. After this the match was tied at 2-2.