<p class="title">Indian paddlers started their campaign with comprehensive wins in all their group matches in the team event of the Commonwealth Games here on Thursday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The men's team got the better of Northern Ireland and Trinidad and Tobago thrashing them both 3-0 while the women's team defeated Sri Lanka and Wales 3-0, 3-1 respectively.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the second match of the men's team against Northern Ireland World No 46 Gnanasekaran Sathiyan gave India the early lead crushing Ashley Robinson 11-4, 11-6, 11-4 in the first singles before India's most experienced paddler, Sharath Kamal, outclassed Paul McCreery in straight sets 11-6, 11-8, 11-4.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The duo of Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai then beat the pairing of Zak Wilson and McCreery 11-2, 9-11, 11-5, 11-7, giving India their second victory of the day.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Earlier, in the men's opening match against Trinidad and Tobago Anthony Amalraj struggled a little in the first singles but managed to beat Dexter St. Louis 11-5, 3-11, 11-2, 14-12 before the in-form Sathiyan doubled India's lead thrashing Aaron Wilson 11-5, 11-5, 11-4.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sathiyan and Desai then paired together to beat Wilson and Yuvraaj Dookram 11-9, 11-4, 11-4 making it 3-0 in favour of the Indians.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Everything was going really well. In the first game we were one up. We lost a few points but our tactics and what we were doing was really good," Sathiyan said after the win.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the women's tie, India thrashed Sri Lanka 3-0. Manika Batra hardly broke a sweat in her 11-3, 11-5, 11-3 victory over Erandi Warusawithana in the first singles before Sutirtha Mukherjee made it 2-0 for India with an easy 11-5, 11-8, 11-4 win over Ishara Manikku Badu.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sutirtha then paired with Pooja Sahasrabudhe in the doubles to notch up a 11-6, 11-7, 11-3 win against the Sri Lankan duo of Hansani Kapugeekiyana and Ishara Manikku Badu to wrap up the tie in style.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the second women's group stage match against Wales, Manika beat Charlotte Carey 11-8, 8-11, 11-5, 11-4 before veteran Mouma Das gave India a 2-0 lead by defeating Chloe Thomas 12-10, 11-7, 11-7.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The pairing of Madhurika Patkar and Das suffered the only defeat of the day losing to Charlotte Carey and Anna Hursey 8-11, 5-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-13. But Patkar got back to business ending the tie by getting the better of Chloe Thomas 11-3, 11-4, 12-10 in the last singles match of the tie and giving India 3-1 win over Wales.</p>
<p class="title">Indian paddlers started their campaign with comprehensive wins in all their group matches in the team event of the Commonwealth Games here on Thursday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The men's team got the better of Northern Ireland and Trinidad and Tobago thrashing them both 3-0 while the women's team defeated Sri Lanka and Wales 3-0, 3-1 respectively.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the second match of the men's team against Northern Ireland World No 46 Gnanasekaran Sathiyan gave India the early lead crushing Ashley Robinson 11-4, 11-6, 11-4 in the first singles before India's most experienced paddler, Sharath Kamal, outclassed Paul McCreery in straight sets 11-6, 11-8, 11-4.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The duo of Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai then beat the pairing of Zak Wilson and McCreery 11-2, 9-11, 11-5, 11-7, giving India their second victory of the day.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Earlier, in the men's opening match against Trinidad and Tobago Anthony Amalraj struggled a little in the first singles but managed to beat Dexter St. Louis 11-5, 3-11, 11-2, 14-12 before the in-form Sathiyan doubled India's lead thrashing Aaron Wilson 11-5, 11-5, 11-4.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sathiyan and Desai then paired together to beat Wilson and Yuvraaj Dookram 11-9, 11-4, 11-4 making it 3-0 in favour of the Indians.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Everything was going really well. In the first game we were one up. We lost a few points but our tactics and what we were doing was really good," Sathiyan said after the win.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the women's tie, India thrashed Sri Lanka 3-0. Manika Batra hardly broke a sweat in her 11-3, 11-5, 11-3 victory over Erandi Warusawithana in the first singles before Sutirtha Mukherjee made it 2-0 for India with an easy 11-5, 11-8, 11-4 win over Ishara Manikku Badu.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sutirtha then paired with Pooja Sahasrabudhe in the doubles to notch up a 11-6, 11-7, 11-3 win against the Sri Lankan duo of Hansani Kapugeekiyana and Ishara Manikku Badu to wrap up the tie in style.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the second women's group stage match against Wales, Manika beat Charlotte Carey 11-8, 8-11, 11-5, 11-4 before veteran Mouma Das gave India a 2-0 lead by defeating Chloe Thomas 12-10, 11-7, 11-7.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The pairing of Madhurika Patkar and Das suffered the only defeat of the day losing to Charlotte Carey and Anna Hursey 8-11, 5-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-13. But Patkar got back to business ending the tie by getting the better of Chloe Thomas 11-3, 11-4, 12-10 in the last singles match of the tie and giving India 3-1 win over Wales.</p>