Indian table tennis star Manika Batra claimed her first win at the Commonwealth Games 2022 as she beat South Africa's Musfiquh Kalam to give Team India 2-0 lead in the Women's Team Championship. Earlier, Indian pair of Reeth Tennison and Sreeja Akula beat South African pair in straight set by 11-7 11-7 11-5. Manika won her game easily, 11-5, 11-3 and 11-2. 


Manika She came into the match when India was in lead by 1-0. Batra dominated her opponent Kalam and won the game 11-5, 11-3, 11-2. Earlier, the Indian team of Sreeja Akula and Reet Tennison won their tie against South Africa`s Laila Edwards and Danisha Jayavant Patel 11-7, 11-7, 11-5. This gave India a 1-0 lead over the Proteas. The Qualifying Round 2 in Table Tennis will take place from 8:30 PM onwards. Commonwealth Games started in Birmingham on July 28 and will go on till August 8.