Three-time Olympian Manika Batra staged a thrilling 3-2 comeback against USA’s Lily Zhang in Macau to stay in contention for the ITTF World Cup knockouts, while Sreeja Akula and Manav Thakkar face tough battles in their respective groups

Seeded 22nd, Manika registered a commanding 4-0 (11-5, 11-6, 11-8, 11-2) victory over Nigeria’s Fatima Bello. She will be up against Korea’s Park Gahyeon in the Round-of-64