Navneet Singh and Dinesh Kumar lose to England in lawn bowls

The Indian duo of Navneet Singh and Dinesh 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 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.