CWG 2026: India men's lawn bowls pair prevail over Botswana in tie-break

The Indian men's lawn bowls pair of Navneet Singh and Dinesh Kumar extended their unbeaten run at the Commonwealth Games, registering a third successive victory after edging Botswana in a tense tie-break in Round 3, Match 2 of Section B here on Thursday.
In the only other match of the day, Nayanmoni Saikia of India lost to Malaysia's Emma Firyana Saroji 0.5-1.5 in the women's singles sectional-Section C.
The Indian duo looked set for another comfortable win after claiming the opening set 9-2, but Botswana mounted a spirited comeback to take the second set 4-3 and force the match into a tie-break.
Navneet and Dinesh, however, held their nerve in the decider to seal the contest and maintain their perfect record in the competition.
Playing as 'lead' and 'skip' respectively, Navneet and Dinesh displayed excellent coordination and precision in the opening set.

Botswana's Kaizer Geche and Charles Diteko struggled to find consistency with the jack, while the Indians repeatedly produced ..