Mixed day for India in lawn bowls

Glasgow, July 31 (IANS) It was a mixed day for Indians in 2014 Commonwealth Games lawn bowls, as Sam Bahadur won both his men's singles match while the women's team lost their pairs match but won in triples at the Kelvingrove Lawn Bowls centre here Wednesday.

Bahadur started the day with a 20-18 win over Pakistan's Muhammad Shahzad in the first match of round four in second B of men's singles. The Indian then went on to defeat Samuela Tuikiligana of Fiji 21-12 in the second match of round five.

In women's pairs section B round five match two, the Indian team lost 10-15 to Fiji. But the triples team beat Jersey Islands 18-14 in the second match of round five in section A.