Sunayna will face Pakistan’s Faiza Zafar in the plate Semi-final of Women's singles squash in the Birmingham 2022.
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Sunayna Sara Kuruvilla stormed into the semi-finals of the event with an easy victory over Sri Lanka’s Chanithma Sinaly by 3-0 (11-3, 11-2, and 11-2). Sunayna will face Pakistan’s Faiza Zafar in her plate Semi-final encounter and will hope to reach the final of the event.
The 23-year-old won the Silver medal in Women’s team squash event in the Asian Games, 2018. With a highest ranking of 67, Sunayna is currently one of the top squash players from India. She took up the sport for the first time when she was nine years old. She then represented India at Junior World Championships 2015 and Asian Junior Championship. She brought laurels to the nation, winning the Gold in the team event at the South Asian Games 2019.
The live coverage of the Commonwealth Games 2022 will be available on different networks across the world. In the Indian subcontinent, it will be telecast LIVE from Birmingham on Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN 3, Sony SIX, and Sony TEN 4. The live streaming will be available on the Sony LIV app or website. Elsewhere, BBC will telecast LIVE in the United Kingdom, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in Canada, Seven Network in Australia, Sky NZ in New Zealand, Mediacorp in Singapore, S4C in Wales, and ESPN in the USA.
Sunayna’s plate Semi-final match is scheduled to take place at 8:30 pm IST on August 2, 2022.
Sourav Ghosal reached the Semi-finals of Men’s squash by defeating Scottish opponent Greg Lobban 3-1. However, ace squash star Joshna Chinappa crashed out with a 3-0 loss against Canada’s Hollie Naughton in the Quarters. Teen star Anahat Singh who made headlines as the youngest member of the Indian contingent in CWG 2022, couldn’t get past WR 19 Emily in the Round of 32.
