Updated On: 24 May, 2024 06:13 AM IST | Kuala Lumpur | PTI
Later, Ashmita, 24, ranked 53rd, sizzled her way to a 21-19, 16-21, 21-12 win over World No. 10 Zhang to also storm into the quarter-finals

PV Sindhu
Two-time Olympic-medallist PV Sindhu survived a scare before prevailing over Korea’s Sim Yu Jin but the highlight of the day was Ashmita Chaliha’s stunning win over third seed Beiwen Zhang of USA in the second round of the Malaysia Masters here on Thursday.
World No. 15 Sindhu, a former world champion, saw off Sim 21-13, 12-21, 21-14 in women’s singles second-round match to register her third win over the Korean World No. 34.