CWG: Dipika-Joshna in women s doubles final; Dipika-Ghoshal win silver (Squash Roundup)

Gold Coast (Australia) April 14 (IANS) Defending champions Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa stormed into the final of women s doubles category while Dipika and Saurav Ghosal clinched silver in the mixed doubles of the squash competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Saturday.

In the women s double Dipika and Joshna won in straight games 2-0 (11-10 11-5) to seal their place in the final.

The Indian duo faced stiff competition in the opening game which saw the tide tiltling either side before Dipika and Joshna edged past England s Laura Massaro and Sarah-Jane Perry in 13 minutes.

There was no match to the Indians in the second game dominating the one-sided contest and picking it in a mere 10 minutes.

The Indian duo will face New Zealand s Joelle King and Amanda Landers-Murphy in the final on Sunday.

Joelle and Amanda beat Australians Rachael Grinham and Donna Urquhart 2-0 (11-9 11-5) in the other semi-final.

However in the mixed doubles category Dipika who then partnered Saurav Ghosal and settled for a silver losing to Australia s Donna Urquhart and Cameron Pilley in the final.

In a gruelling contest at the Oxenford Studios here the Indian pair lost the issue 0-2 (8-11 10-11) against the home pair.

The 31-minute contest saw a stiff fight between the two pairs however it was the Australians who proved to be better at the end.

--IANS
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