<p>Ghosal, ranked 24th, stretched No 12 Cameron Pilley to five games in the opening match that lasted 72 minutes, but his team-mates, Dipika Pallikal and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu lost their respective encounters in straight games as the Aussies recorded their second consecutive win.<br /><br />India, who had narrowly lost to defending champions England in their opening tie on Tuesday, next meet Mexico, but are out of contention for a semifinal spot. Both England and Australia, with two wins apiece, have qualified for the semifinals and are scheduled to play each other to decide the pool positions.<br /><br />In the five-team Pool A, top seeds and title favourites, Egypt are virtually assured of a semifinal berth after scoring over Malaysia, South Africa and Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, France defeated South Africa for their second victory following their 3-0 result against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Malaysia beat Sri Lanka for their first win in two outings.<br /><br />Results: Pool A: Malaysia bt Sri Lanka 3-0 (Muhd Asyraf Azan bt Navin Samarasinghe 9-11, 11-5, 11-2, 9-11, 11-7; Low Wee Wern bt Nadindhi Udangawa 11-3, 11-3, 11-2; Choong Kam Hing bt Dilshan Gunawardena 11-2, 11-4, 11-5); Egypt bt South Africa 3-0 (Ramy Ashour bt Stephen Coppinger 12-10, 12-10, 11-6; Raneem El Weleily bt Siyoli Waters 11-8, 11-3, 11-3; Mohamed El Shorbagy bt Rodney Durbach 11-7, 7-11, 11-0, 11-7); Egypt bt Sri Lanka 3-0 (Karim Darwish bt Navin Samarasinghe 11-2, 11-3, 11-7; Raneem El Weleily bt Sharya Guruge 10-12, 11-1, 11-6, 11-2; Mohamed El Shorbagy bt Gihan Suwaris 11-8, 11-8, 11-5); France bt South Africa 3-0 (Yann Perrin bt Stephen Coppinger 11-3, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8; Camille Serme bt Tenille Swartz 11-7, 11-8, 11-9; Mathieu Castagnet bt Clinton Leeuw 11-9, 12-10, 11-5).<br />Pool B: Australia bt India 3-0 (Cameron Pilley bt Saurav Ghosal 9-11, 12-10, 11-4, 10-12, 11-5.</p>
<p>Ghosal, ranked 24th, stretched No 12 Cameron Pilley to five games in the opening match that lasted 72 minutes, but his team-mates, Dipika Pallikal and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu lost their respective encounters in straight games as the Aussies recorded their second consecutive win.<br /><br />India, who had narrowly lost to defending champions England in their opening tie on Tuesday, next meet Mexico, but are out of contention for a semifinal spot. Both England and Australia, with two wins apiece, have qualified for the semifinals and are scheduled to play each other to decide the pool positions.<br /><br />In the five-team Pool A, top seeds and title favourites, Egypt are virtually assured of a semifinal berth after scoring over Malaysia, South Africa and Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, France defeated South Africa for their second victory following their 3-0 result against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Malaysia beat Sri Lanka for their first win in two outings.<br /><br />Results: Pool A: Malaysia bt Sri Lanka 3-0 (Muhd Asyraf Azan bt Navin Samarasinghe 9-11, 11-5, 11-2, 9-11, 11-7; Low Wee Wern bt Nadindhi Udangawa 11-3, 11-3, 11-2; Choong Kam Hing bt Dilshan Gunawardena 11-2, 11-4, 11-5); Egypt bt South Africa 3-0 (Ramy Ashour bt Stephen Coppinger 12-10, 12-10, 11-6; Raneem El Weleily bt Siyoli Waters 11-8, 11-3, 11-3; Mohamed El Shorbagy bt Rodney Durbach 11-7, 7-11, 11-0, 11-7); Egypt bt Sri Lanka 3-0 (Karim Darwish bt Navin Samarasinghe 11-2, 11-3, 11-7; Raneem El Weleily bt Sharya Guruge 10-12, 11-1, 11-6, 11-2; Mohamed El Shorbagy bt Gihan Suwaris 11-8, 11-8, 11-5); France bt South Africa 3-0 (Yann Perrin bt Stephen Coppinger 11-3, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8; Camille Serme bt Tenille Swartz 11-7, 11-8, 11-9; Mathieu Castagnet bt Clinton Leeuw 11-9, 12-10, 11-5).<br />Pool B: Australia bt India 3-0 (Cameron Pilley bt Saurav Ghosal 9-11, 12-10, 11-4, 10-12, 11-5.</p>