Saina and compatriots, including Arvind Bhat, continued to sizzle and snatched their third consecutive win in the biennial event, after steamrolling Australia 4-1 and routing Ukraine 5-0 yesterday.

After losing the first game 18-21, world number 10 Saina got her act together to stage a brilliant come back by clinching the next two games 21-13 21-19 to wrap up the issue in 52 minutes.

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Arvind too strolled to an easy 21-15 21-16 victory against Gordon Thomson in the second match.

The mixed doubles pair of V Diju and Jwala Gutta sailed past Andrew Bowman and Emma Mason 21-17 21-12.

In men's doubles, Sanave Thomas and Rupesh Kumar quelled the late challenge from Andrew Bowman and Thomas Bethel to win 21-18 25-23 in a 33-minute encounter.

In Women's doubles, Aparna Balan and Shruti Kurian hardly broke a sweat to defeat Emma Mason and Jillie Cooper 21-12 21-15 and round off another brilliant outing for the Indians.