CWG 2022 Highlights Day 1: Indian shuttlers, TT and hockey teams claim dominating wins; Swimmer Srihari Nataraj in final

Comprehensive! Nothing like the match we had four years back at Gold Coast! Kidambi Srikanth comfortably takes the first game 21-7 against Pakistan Murad Ali. Lack of match practice evident in Ali's game tonight. 

Absolute and thorough domination from Kidambi Srikanth as he takes a 11-3 lead at the first-game interval of the men's singles match against Pakistan's Murad Ali in Mixed Team Group A tie.

Another PC for Ghana but they squander the chance to equalize. India then attack to extend their lead to 2-0, with less than 3 minutes remaining for half-time. Neha makes a brilliant run and her shot is deflected by the Ghana defender in the goal.

Match 1 is done in India's Mixed Team Group A tie against Pakistan as the mixed doubles pair of B Sumeeth Reddy and Machimanda Ponappa beat pair of Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti and Ghazala Siddique 21-9, 21-12

Women's Singles - Section B - Round 1: India's Tania Choudhury loses 10-21 to Dee Hoggan of Scotland

Men's Triples - Section A - Round 1: India lose 6-23 to New Zealand

Men's Triples - Section A - Round 2: India lose 12-19 to Scotland

Women's Singles - Section B - Round 2: India's Tania Choudhury loses 20-21 to Daphne Arthur-Almond

Still to come:

Men's Pairs - Section C: India vs Malaysia in Round 1; India vs Falkland Islands in Round 2

Women's Fours - Section D: India vs England in Round 1; India vs Cook Islands in Round 2

India made a strong start to the Mixed Team Group A tie against Pakistan as the mixed doubles pair of B Sumeeth Reddy and Machimanda Ponappa bagged the opening game 21-9 against the pair of Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti and Ghazala Siddique.

Goal No.1!!! Not even three minutes into the game and Gurjit Kaur gives India a 1-0 lead! Kaur flicks one into the top corner.

Two poor back-to-back overs from India and Australia turned the tables to grab hold of the momentum as Gardner's valiant 35-ball 52* guided the T20 world champions to a three-wicket win at the Edgbaston, Birmingham. Australia completed the chase of 155 with an over to spare. India would be very disappointed with this. They were in a position of win with Renuka Singh providing them with a perfect start.

Not the over India wanted as Meghna Singh is smashed for three boundaries. 15 runs came off the 17th overs with Australia now requiring 21 runs off the last three overs

Another crucial wicket for India as Deepti Sharma picks her second dismissing Jonassen for just 3. Australia go 7 down now. India are in a very strong position now. Australia Women need 43 runs in 30 balls.

Meghna Singh gets the better of Grace Harris, dismissing her for 37 off 20, courtesy of an excellent catch from Harmanpreet Kaur. Australia have however breached the 100-run mark in 13 overs. Australia Women need 55 runs in 42 balls.

After finishing with scores of 11.300 in Floor Exercise and 12.700 on Horizontal Bars, he has bagged an overall score of 73.600 which places him only third behind Jersey's Daniel Lee and Wales' Jacob Edwards among eight contestants who have completed all the six routines. India move to second spot with a score of 108.900 following Yogeshwar's efforts.

Ashleigh Gardner and Grace Harris trying to bring some semblance of stability to the Australian innings. What is with India, Australia and opening matches of big events. Renuka Singh has finished her spell with extraordinary figures of 4/18, possibly one of the best in the history of women's T20 cricket. 

India's Saif Tamboli scores 14.050 in Parallel Bars in Men - Subdivision 2. His score is only second-best so far after Wales' Brinn Bevan (14.450) among 14 contestants so far. Meanwhile, Yogeshwar Singh stands fourth with his score of 13.450. Satyajit Mondal is yet to make an appearance on this Apparatus. India still fourth spot as per Team Results with 77.050 score.

A straight-game win for Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and India have beaten Barbados 3-0 in the men's team event. Once again, no competition really with Sathiyan often losing points to his own errors. He wins 11-4, 11-4, 11-5. India will now face the mighty Singapore in their next tie, which is schedule for a 6.30pm start. 

What a start for India! Renuka Singh has taken all three wickets, Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning - all big names and all out without making too much of a difference in the early part of their run chase.

Australia script new Commonwealth Games record with their timing of 42.222. England, with their timing of 43.296, will be competing for gold with the Aussies. New Zealand and Canada, who finished 3rd and 4th qualified for Bronze. The Indian team comprising Y Rojit Singh, David Beckham and Ronaldo Laitonjam, who clocked 44.702 in Men's Team Sprint - Qualifying, finished sixth, only ahead of Jamaica.

An easy straight games win for Sharath Kamal, he has beaten He has beaten Maxwell 11-3, 11-3, 11-3. No competition really and now over to Sathiyan Gnanasekaran who faces Tyrese Knight. 

India's Satyajit Mondal scores 13.475 in Vault in Men - Subdivision 2. His score is only second-best so far after Wales' Emil Barber (14.175) among nine contestants so far. Meanwhile, Yogeshwar Singh bags a score of 12.950 - sixth so far. India move to fourth spot as per Team Results with 49.550 score.

The Indian team comprising Y Rojit Singh, David Beckham and Ronaldo Laitonjam clocked 44.702 in Men's Team Sprint - Qualifying. They presently stand 4th in the event after New Zealand, Canada and Malaysia.

Veteran Sharath Kamal is up next and he takes on Ramon Maxwell. He wins the first game quite comfortably and is now cruising at 6-1 in the second. 

Thapa wins unanimously 5-0 against Suleman Baloch, advances to Round of 16 in Men's 63.5kg category. Quite a comfortable win for him, didn't seem to break a sweat throughout the bout. 

Winning start for Indians in men's team table tennis. Harmeet Desai and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran beat Barbados's Kevin Farley and Tyrese Knight 3-0

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur has become the first to score a half century in these Games but India will feel they haven't got enough on board. Megan Schutt, who bowled the final over, takes two wickets off the last two balls. Harmanpreet made 52 off 34 balls, Jess Jonassen has finished with figures of 4/22. 

We have an India vs Pakistan match in our hands now with Shiva Thapa taking on Pakistan's Suleman Baloch in men's 60kg boxing.