Commonwealth Games: India’s Navneet Singh, Dinesh Kumar lose to England in men’s pairs tie-break

Glasgow: The Indian duo of Navneet Singh and Dinseh Kumar’s dominant run at the Commonwealth Games lawn bowls competition came to an end as they lost in tie-break to England’s Nick Brett and Jamie Walker in the men’s pairs sectional play here on Saturday.

England won the opening set 4-3 while the Indians took the second set 4-2, forcing the match Section B, Round 5 match into tie-breaker where the combo of Dinesh and Navneet went down 0-1, the result halting their excellent run in the sporting extravaganza.

The Indian men’s pairs duo put on a dominant display in Section B, securing four consecutive victories to position themselves on the brink of knockout stage qualification.