China Open 2018: Kidambi Srikanth vs Suppanyu Avihingsanon Second Round, Live Score and Match Updates

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So the quarter-finals of the China Open will have two Indians -- PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth!

Who saw that coming after the first game, which Srikanth won effortlessly? It became an absolutely different match from the second game. And what a finish! Srikanth needed five match points and saved one to get the win.

He is into the quarter-finals of a Major tournament for the second week in a row.

Final score: Srikanth def Avihingsanon 21-12, 15-21, 24-22 in 1 hour 3 minutes to enter the quarter-finals

AND FINALLY SRIKANTH WINS!!!!

FIFTH MATCH POINT FOR SRIKANTH!

THE THAI CONTINUES TO SHOW HIS RESILIENCE AS HE MAKES IT 22-22

FOURTH MATCH POINT FOR SRIKANTH!

22-21

And Srikanth SAVES IT!

21-21

Now the Thai has a match point of his own!

21-20

The Thai has saved ALL THREE MATCH POINTS!

20-20

And, a long rally ends in favour of the Thai.

He is now trailing 19-20

The Thai saves one match point

3 match points for the Indian!

20-17

Srikanth is not safe but he has the lead

19-17

FIVE POINTS IN A ROW FOR THE INDIAN AND HE IS UP 18-15

Has he been able to weather the storm?

There's a spark in Srikanth's game now!

He takes 3 points in a row and goes up to 16-15

And Srikanth is now trying to fight back

He trails 13-15

AND NOW THE COMPLEXION OF THE MATCH HAS CHANGED!

THE THAI HAS WRESTED THE MOMENTUM FROM THE INDIAN AND HAS NOW GONE UP TO 14-11

And the Thai is now trailing Srikanth by just one point.

10-11

And the Thai makes a strong start after the break!

He is up 9-11

Srikanth is up 11-7 at the mid-game interval

And Srikanth has managed to pull away!

He is up 10-6

And the gap is closing between them!

Srikanth needs to be careful.

He is now up 7-5

The Thai gets on the board and takes two points in a row.

But Srikanth still has his nose in the front!

6-2

It's a much better approach from Srikanth in the decider as he has opened up a 4-0 lead

We are going three in this match!

Srikanth failed to add any point after that as the Thai won the next three points to take the second game 21-15

Finally, some aggression from the Indian!

He gets three points on the trot and now trails 15-18

That looks highly unlikely as the gap between them is increasing further and further!

The Thai is up 18-12

The Thai is still comfortably placed at 15-11

Can Srikanth still find a second wind and get this game?

Srikanth pulls two points back but he still trails by four points!

10-14

The Thai continues to show his prowess even after the break!

He is up 13-8

It is 11-7 for the Thai at the mid-game interval.

Srikanth got two points back but he can't prevent the Thai from going up to 10-7

The Thai continues to pull away from the Indian!!!!

He is up 9-5

Suddenly it is a lapse from Srikanth!

The Thai has now added points to his kitty steadily and has gone up to 7-4

Suddenly, it is a competitive affair and the Thai has mini lead of one point

He is 4-3 up

Srikanth is now ahead 2-1 in the second game

Can the Thai produce some fightback here?

Srikanth wraps up the game in style!

21-12 to Srikanth

Game points for the Indian!

20-12

Srikanth is now two points away from taking the first game, despite some fightback from the Thai!

He is up 19-12

It's all Srikanth now!

2 more points for the Indian now!

18-10

Srikanth stopped his opponent then and there and added FOUR POINTS ON THE TROT!

HE IS UP 16-10

And the Thai is closing in!

He trails by 2 points now, at 10-12

The Thai takes a couple of points but Srikanth has managed to go up to 12-9

It is 11-7 to Srikanth at the mid-game interval.

Srikanth still hasn't been tested much in this match.

He is comfortably placed at 9-6

Srikanth is still in control of the proceedings!

7-4 he leads

It is still a three-point gap between the two.

Srikanth is up 6-3