World Doubles Squash; Dipika-Joshna enter semis

Glasgow: Top Indian women's squash pair of Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa finished second in Group B to sail into the semifinals of the World Doubles Squash Championships 2022, here.

Up against the 11th seeds Abbie Palmer and Kaitlyn Watts of New Zealand, the easier of the two challenges on the day, the third-seeded Indian pair won the match 11-5, 11-3 in 16 minutes at the Scotstoun Leisure Centre.

But, Dipika and Joshna had their task cut out against second seeds Sarah-Jane Perry and Alison Waters of England. The Indian duo, who are two-time Commonwealth Games medallists, lost their match 9-11, 8-11 in 18 minutes on late Thursday night.

However, Dipika and Joshna qualified for the semis after Rachael Grinham and Donna Lobban of Australia pulled out of the tournament on Thursday.

The Indian pair had lost to the Australians and were placed third on Wednesday. Dipika and Joshna had earlier defeated Hong Kong's Tsz-Wing Tong-Ho Tze-Lok and the Malaysian duo of Ainaa Ampandi-Yiwen Chan in the other matches of Group B. Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa will now face top seeds Joelle King and Amanda Landers-Murphy of New Zealand in the semifinal.

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