Parupalli Kashyap vs Sourabh Verma Live Score and Commentary New Zealand Open Third Round

Verma wins 21-18, 13-21, 21-16.

Updated: 03 August 2017 12:16 IST - Published: 03 August 2017 11:07 IST

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Goodbye.

We could have three Indians in the last-eight as later in the day, the 16th seeded Siril Verma too will be in action in the third round.

US Open champion HS Prannoy too has made it to the quarter-finals, beating 10th seeded Wei Nan, 21-18, 21-19

What a match it was!! This is Verma's first quarter-final since the Syed Modi International in January.

Kashyap bowed out in the end but not before giving an amazing display of his fighting skills!

Sourabh Verma WINS 21-18, 13-21, 21-16

And another....16-20

Kashyap saves one....15-20

SIX MATCH POINTS FOR VERMA......20-14

19-14

And 18-13

It is 17-12 as Kashyap's chances are now slipping away..

The rallies are now long and tiring. Verma still ahead at 16-12

Kashyap continues to be 3 points behind at 12-15

But Verma regroups and storms ahead to 14-11 by bagging three points on the trot

And it is 11-11....we have a match now!!!

Kashyap comes back to 10-11 after the break

Verma leads 11-9 at half-time

And he makes it just a solitary point gap....9-10

It is a TWO-POINT gap now....Kashyap has come back to 8-10

It is 9-6 for Verma now

Has Kashyap run out of energy or can he still roar back into contention?

It is 8-3 now for Verma

Third game

Verma looks to have brushed off the second game setback and now leads 4-1

What a match we are having!!!!! This is the first ever international meeting between Kashyap and Sourabh and it is living up to the expectations!!

And Kashyap finishes in style!!!! He takes the second game, 21-13