New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- Mumbai Smashers registered a timely maiden win in the Indian Pickleball League-launched by The Times Group and recognised as India's only official pickleball league sanctioned by the Indian Pickleball Association under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports- to keep their knockout hopes alive on Friday.
A 4-2 victory over Capital Warriors Gurgaon set the tone, before Hyderabad Royals battled back to hold Bengaluru Blasters to a 3-3 draw.
The results created an extraordinary deadlock, with three knockout hopefuls level on Tie Points, Match Points, and Head-to-Head, forcing a three-team play-in between Mumbai, Gurgaon, and Bengaluru for the final knockout spot.
The round-robin mini-tournament- Grand Rallies to 25 point...