The team comprised of Joshna Chinappa, Anaka Alankamony and Surbhi Misra trounced Sri Lanka 3-0 in their opening encounter and outplayed China 3-0 in their second match, where Dipika Pallikal replaced Surbhi Misra.
The men’s team, too, got off to a good start when they scored a thumping 3-0 win over Japan with Sourav Ghosal, Harinder Pal Singh and Ritwik Bhattacharya all posting victories. Sri Lanka and South Korea also won their matches on the day.
Published 05 May 2010, 17:02 IST