Australian Open Badminton 2018, Men’s Doubles semifinal: Manu Attri/Sumeeth Reddy vs Berry Angriawan/Hardianto Hardianto, Live Match Updates

All in all, a truly enjoyable semifinal. Stay tuned to Sportskeeda for all the LIVE updates of Australian Open!

This will be really heartbreaking for Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy as they worked tremendously hard to make it this far.

The first game lasted 18 minutes and the second game 21 minutes, taking the match time to 39 minutes.

Good attack and solid defense shown by the Berry/Hardianto, who absorbed a flurry smashes of the Indian pair rather effortlessly.

Final Score in game 2: Manu/Sumeeth (IND) 15 - 21 Berry/Hardianto (IDN)

The Indonesian top seeds safely qualify into the Finals of Men's doubles

Score in game 2: Manu/Sumeeth (IND) 15 - 20 Berry/Hardianto (IDN)

The answer is no. The Indonesian pair takes two points and is just one point away from securing their place in the final

Can they close the gap even further?

Score in game 2: Manu/Sumeeth (IND) 14 - 18 Berry/Hardianto (IDN)

Wow, just wow!! The Indian pair takes four points on the trot, despite being under such tremendous pressure.

The Indonesian pair has taken an unassailable lead

Score in game 2: Manu/Sumeeth (IND) 10 - 18 Berry/Hardianto (IDN)

A lucky point for Berry/Hardianto as the shuttle bounces off the net and lands in the Indian half of the court.

Good angles found by Reddy again and again but ultimately his stamina running out.

Score in game 2: Manu/Sumeeth (IND) 10 - 15 Berry/Hardianto (IDN)

Good effort coming to nine points, but the Indonesian pair takes a solid five-point lead again.

Score in game 2: Manu/Sumeeth (IND) 9 - 14 Berry/Hardianto (IDN)

The Indian pair doing very well to keep themselves in contention.

Score in game 2: Manu/Sumeeth (IND) 8 - 12 Berry/Hardianto (IDN)

The mid-game break in progress with as the Indonesian pair goes up 11-6

The Indian pair being made to work extremely hard for every point.

Score in game 2: Manu/Sumeeth (IND) 6 - 10 Berry/Hardianto (IDN)

The Indian pair trying very hard and giving it their all, yet the Indonesian pair is taking the game away.

Score in game 2: Manu/Sumeeth (IND) 4 - 9 Berry/Hardianto (IDN)

Score in game 2: Manu/Sumeeth (IND) 3 - 6 Berry/Hardianto (IDN)

A nerve-wracking rally, lasting over 30 shots ends with the Indonesian pair taking the points.

Score in game 2: Manu/Sumeeth (IND) 3 - 4 Berry/Hardianto (IDN)

The Indonesian pair are not ones to budge so easily, and claw their way back into the game, taking the lead.

Score in game 2: Manu/Sumeeth (IND) 2 - 3 Berry/Hardianto (IDN)

The second game is underway with the Indian pair starting off strongly and winning two points on the trot.

The second game is about to commence.

Final Score in game 1: Manu/Sumeeth (IND) 17 - 21 Berry/Hardianto (IDN)

Aaaandd the Indonesian pair takes the first game.

Winning the first game will certainly give a huge psychological advantage.

Game point for the Indonesian pair

Score in game 1: Manu/Sumeeth (IND) 16- 19 Berry/Hardianto (IDN)

Berry/Hardianto get a three-point lead, which is huge at this stage of the of the game.

Score in game 1: Manu/Sumeeth (IND) 15 - 18 Berry/Hardianto (IDN)

The game has swung both ways and the tie is so evenly balanced that there has never been a dull moment

Score in game 1: Manu/Sumeeth (IND) 15 - 16 Berry/Hardianto (IDN)

The Indonesian pair with a Challenge, aaaand they are successful, taking the score to 16-14 in their advantage.

Score in game 1: Manu/Sumeeth (IND) 14 - 15 Berry/Hardianto (IDN)

Sumeeth with an unforced error

Score in game 1: Manu/Sumeeth (IND) 11 - 12 Berry/Hardianto (IDN)

An extremely enjoyable rally ends as Manu Attri hits a solid smash down the middle, completely foxing the opponents.

Score in game 1: Manu/Sumeeth (IND) 10 - 12 Berry/Hardianto (IDN)

Play resumes after the mid-game break

Both the teams are playing to their strenghts

Scores are level again at 10-10 in this nail-biting contest