The Indian women s table tennis team started its defence of the title it won four years ago at Gold Coast by outplaying South Africa 3-0 in a Group 2 preliminary round match at Hall 3 at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Solihull, here on .
Singles players Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula warmed up for the tougher battles ahead with comfortable wins as the Indian women's table tennis team started its defence of the title it won four years ago by outplaying South Africa and Fiji by .