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Hyderabad Hunters vs Chennai Smashers Badminton Livescore and commentary, PBL 2017

By Sportskeeda Desk | Last ModifiedJan 01, 2017 21:40 IST

The Hyderabad Hunters come back from 1-3 down to beat the Chennai Smashers 4-3

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21:40 (IST)1 JAN 2017

What a pulsating match!! The Hyderabad Hunters come back from 1-3 down to beat the Chennai Smashers 4-3

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The home team wins the third game 11-8

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And another one goes Chennai's way

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The Smashers take a couple of points in a row

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And they reach match point at 10-5

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What a pair the Tans are! They are now cruising at 9-5

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The second game too looks very tight at the moment. The Hunters duo, however, knows when to step on the accelerator. And they do exactly that to soar to 6-3 at the break. 

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With loud cheers from the crowd, the Tan pair of the Hunters take the first game, 11-7

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The Hunters are an extremely experienced pair and they are proving it here. 9-7

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The Hunters inch ahead 6-5 at the lemon break

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The two teams are tied at 5-5 as the first game continues to be competitive

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Now left is the men's doubles match which is not only the Trump Match for Hyderabad but will also decide the overall outcome

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Ouseph wins the third game 11-6 and takes the second men's singles 

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And he has four match points now

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Marin is cheering loudly. Ouseph has gone up 9-6

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The Adcocks are enjoying as the Thai trying to up his attacking game at 5-8

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The British player is now ahead 8-4

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But Ouseph is inching ahead here again with a flurry of winners

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Tanongsak gets a vital point

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Even Marin's coach is giving his valuable advice to Ouseph during the break

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Crowd going wild as the hosts' Ouseph has opened up a 6-2 lead

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Ouseph has taken the second game 11-8

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More errors from Tanongsak and Ouseph has game points now

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Ouseph surged to 7-5 but Tanongsak came back for 7-7

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Ouseph has edged Tanongsak 6-5 in the 2nd game. Can he continue?

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Tanongsak takes the first game 11-6

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The Thai has surged to 10-5 now and has a game point

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In the second men's singles, Denmark Open champion Tanongsak is looking and has an early lead of 6-4 over the Hunters' Rajeev Ouseph

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The Adcocks win the Trump Match, 11-9

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And the Hunters save another one

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Satwiksairaj saves one for 8-10

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Body shot from Chris Adcock to go up 10-7

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Jump smash from Satwiksairaj is applauded by Marin

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The Adcocks have now surged to 9-6

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But the Adcocks are the World No. 8 team not for nothing. They take a 6-4 lead at the break.

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In the second game, the Hunters have made it 4-4 after initially trailing

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Satwiksairaj had admitted in Sportskeeda's exclusive chat that he is looking to learn from the very best at the PBL-2. No doubt this will help him go a long way.

20:24 (IST)1 JAN 2017

For the Hunters, 16-year-old Satwiksairaj is playing who has had a great 2016 season. He played a big role in the Hunters' comeback. But he could not prevent the Adcocks from clinching the opener, 11-7

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And it is all square at 6-6

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The Hunters make a strong comeback and the Adcocks are at 6-5 at the lemon break

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The Adcocjs are in control and soar to 5-3

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The star mixed doubles team of Chris and Gaby Adcock of the Smashers are the favourites now in the third match. And the yellow brigade has called this one as their Trump Match. 

20:11 (IST)1 JAN 2017

Sugiarto wins the men's singles, 11-6, 11-8. The Hyderabad Hunters and the Chennai Smashers are tied at 1-1 now in overall score

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Sugiarto wins it, 11-8

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Sai has closed the gap to 8-10

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Error from the Indonesian.

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Sai saves another one at the net

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Sai saves one through a Sugiarto error

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Sugiarto reaches match point at 10-5

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A big crosscourt smash from Sai to take a piint
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