<p>India's fancied shuttlers didn't break a sweat on way to taking an unassailable 3-0 lead over Pakistan in their badminton opener at the 22nd Commonwealth Games here on Friday.</p>.<p>The duo of B Sumeeth Reddy and Machimanda Ponnappa started the proceedings with a comfortable 21-9 21-12 win over Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti and Ghazala Siddique in their mixed doubles clash at the National Exhibition Centre.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/other-sports/with-sindhu-srikanth-and-lakshya-indias-hopes-high-for-badminton-1129586.html">With Sindhu, Srikanth and Lakshya, India's hopes high for badminton</a></strong></p>.<p>After the Pakistan pair appeared to put up a fight in the second game, Reddy finished the match with a down-the-line smash, and then, Kidambi Srikanth picked up from where his mixed doubles colleagues left, easily getting the better of Murad Ali 21-7 21-12 in the men's singles match.</p>.<p>The gulf in class was evident as the Pakistanis struggled to match the high standards set by the Indians.</p>.<p>Then, it was the turn of double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu to grab a dominant win over Mahoor Shahzad in women's singles. The champion Indian shuttler won 21-7 21-6.</p>
<p>India's fancied shuttlers didn't break a sweat on way to taking an unassailable 3-0 lead over Pakistan in their badminton opener at the 22nd Commonwealth Games here on Friday.</p>.<p>The duo of B Sumeeth Reddy and Machimanda Ponnappa started the proceedings with a comfortable 21-9 21-12 win over Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti and Ghazala Siddique in their mixed doubles clash at the National Exhibition Centre.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/other-sports/with-sindhu-srikanth-and-lakshya-indias-hopes-high-for-badminton-1129586.html">With Sindhu, Srikanth and Lakshya, India's hopes high for badminton</a></strong></p>.<p>After the Pakistan pair appeared to put up a fight in the second game, Reddy finished the match with a down-the-line smash, and then, Kidambi Srikanth picked up from where his mixed doubles colleagues left, easily getting the better of Murad Ali 21-7 21-12 in the men's singles match.</p>.<p>The gulf in class was evident as the Pakistanis struggled to match the high standards set by the Indians.</p>.<p>Then, it was the turn of double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu to grab a dominant win over Mahoor Shahzad in women's singles. The champion Indian shuttler won 21-7 21-6.</p>