Aichi-Nagoya, Sept. 22 -- India's women's table tennis team pulled off a stirring comeback from 1-2 down to edge past Thailand 3-2 and march into the quarter-finals of the Asian Games here on Tuesday.
With their campaign hanging by a thread, Yashaswini Ghorpade and Sreeja Akula delivered under pressure, winning the crucial fourth and fifth rubbers to complete a dramatic turnaround.
Thailand struck first when Orawan Paranang fought back from two games down to defeat Sreeja 7-11, 1-11, 11-9, 11-6, 12-10 in a marathon opener.
Yashaswini restored parity with a hard-fought 11-8, 5-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9 victory over Asian Games medallist Suthasini Sawettabut.
Thailand regained the advantage when Jinnapan Sawettabut edged Diya Chitale 11-7, 5-1...