The Indonesian wins the match in 21-14,19-21,8-21!
09:19 (IST)5 MAY 2018
The World No. 14 gets the better of World No. 18 Sai Praneeth who played extremely well in the first 2 sets.
09:18 (IST)5 MAY 2018
And match point it is as he stands at 20-8
09:18 (IST)5 MAY 2018
The Indonesian is dangerously close to match point
09:17 (IST)5 MAY 2018
Praneeth wins back service and is trailing behind at 8-17
09:15 (IST)5 MAY 2018
Can Praneeth bridge a 10 point gap? He lags behind at 6-16!
09:14 (IST)5 MAY 2018
Praneeth trails behind at 5-13
09:11 (IST)5 MAY 2018
The tables have turned quite suddenly for the Indian
09:11 (IST)5 MAY 2018
The Indonesian leads at 11-4
09:10 (IST)5 MAY 2018
Praneeth makes a comeback and is trailing behind the Indonesian at 8-4!
09:07 (IST)5 MAY 2018
The World No. 14 storms off to a 6-1 lead
09:04 (IST)5 MAY 2018
The Indonesian starts off well. It's 1-0 in his favour.
09:01 (IST)5 MAY 2018
We are headed to the third and deciding set!
09:01 (IST)5 MAY 2018
Praneeth misses out on the set as the Indonesia gets the better of him and wins the second set in 21-19
09:00 (IST)5 MAY 2018
Praneeth needs to buck up NOW!
09:00 (IST)5 MAY 2018
The Indonesian is on game point suddenly!
08:59 (IST)5 MAY 2018
Can Praneeth ward the Indonesian away and claim this set and the match?
08:59 (IST)5 MAY 2018
Praneeth makes it to 19 all!!
08:58 (IST)5 MAY 2018
The Indonesian assumes a 19-18 lead again
08:58 (IST)5 MAY 2018
Praneeth takes the pressure well and equals it at 18 all!
08:58 (IST)5 MAY 2018
The match just got a little intense with the World No. 14 taking a 18-17 lead
08:57 (IST)5 MAY 2018
The duo are tied at 17 all and are at loggerheads with each other!
08:55 (IST)5 MAY 2018
The Indian calls the shots at a 17-15 lead!
08:54 (IST)5 MAY 2018
Praneeth manages to stay ahead of the Indonesian at 15-14!
08:52 (IST)5 MAY 2018
Praneeth scoots off to a 14-12 lead over the Indonesian!
08:50 (IST)5 MAY 2018
Praneeth makes up deftly and they are neck-to-neck at 12 all!
08:49 (IST)5 MAY 2018
The Indonesian sails past Praneeth for the first time in the match as he takes a 11-10 lead
08:46 (IST)5 MAY 2018
The Indonesian tries some damage control as he lags behind Praneeth who leads at 10-7!
08:43 (IST)5 MAY 2018
Praneeth shows no signs of being stopped as he races to a 9-3 lead!
08:41 (IST)5 MAY 2018
The World No. 18 Praneeth settles down to a comfortable 7-2 lead!
08:38 (IST)5 MAY 2018
Praneeth dominates from the start and takes a 3-1 lead!
08:36 (IST)5 MAY 2018
We'll begin with the 2nd set now!
08:34 (IST)5 MAY 2018
The Indian seals the first set in 21-14 and steps closer to the finals!
08:33 (IST)5 MAY 2018
Praneeth stands on game point at 20-14!!
08:32 (IST)5 MAY 2018
Praneeth calls all the shots right as he stays in cruise control at 18-13!
08:30 (IST)5 MAY 2018
The World No. 14 from Indonesia stays behind as the Indian leads the way with 16-12!
08:27 (IST)5 MAY 2018
Praneeth maintains his lead and races ahead at 15-8!
08:24 (IST)5 MAY 2018
And in no time, the ace Indian shuttler scoots off to a 11-4 lead against the Indonesian World No. 14!
08:22 (IST)5 MAY 2018
Sai Praneeth fires on and leads the way with 8-4!
08:20 (IST)5 MAY 2018
The Indonesian is on hot pursuit and lags behind Praneeth who leads at 5-4
08:18 (IST)5 MAY 2018
The Indian retains his calm and sails off to a 5-3 lead!
08:16 (IST)5 MAY 2018
Praneeth trails ahead of the World No. 14 at 4-2!
08:15 (IST)5 MAY 2018
Sai Praneeth gets off to a 2-1 lead over the Indonesian!
08:15 (IST)5 MAY 2018
And we are finally underway with the match!
08:06 (IST)5 MAY 2018
We are about to begin the live coverage of the semi finals now!
07:41 (IST)5 MAY 2018
In the quarters, Sai Praneeth eased past Niluka Karunaratne of Sri Lanka 21-7, 21-9 in just 28 minutes to qualify for the semis!
07:40 (IST)5 MAY 2018
The match will be getting underway soon!
07:05 (IST)5 MAY 2018
Good Morning everyone! World No. 18 Sai Praneeth will be going up against World No. 14 Jonatan Christie in the semi finals of the New Zealand Open today!
05:44 (IST)5 MAY 2018
Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's live coverage of the New Zealand Open. Today, World No. 18 B Sai Praneeth will take on Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in the semifinal of men's singles.
Earlier, Sai Praneeth had sailed through the first round, beating Israel’s Misha Zilberman 21-11, 21-19. Then, he needed just 46 minutes to see off World No. 42 Daren Liew 21-18, 21-17 in the pre-quarters. In the quarters, he took even lesser time as he eased past Niluka Karunaratne of Sri Lanka 21-7, 21-9 in just 28 minutes!
The Indian fifth seed today takes on World No. 14 Christie and it will be a stiffer challenge. The Indonesian has proven to be a tricky customer in the past. It promises to be an exciting contest. Stay tuned.
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