Kunshan (China), May 17: India's badminton team is virtually out of the Thomas Cup as it lost to Hong Kong 2-3, marking its second successive defeat in the group stage.
India, having suffered the first loss to Thailand on Sunday in Group B, fought hard despite losing first two matches. B Sai Praneeth and Sourabh Verma won the singles contests but Hong Kong proved stronger in the doubles.
(Badminton: India lose 2-3 to Thailand in Thomas Cup)