PBL 2018: Awadhe Warriors vs Ahmedabad Smash Masters, Live Match Updates

Awadhe Warriors def Ahmedabad Smash Masters 4-3

Updated: 02 January 2018 22:43 IST - Published: 02 January 2018 18:55 IST

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And with this crucial win, the Lucknow team has gone up to the top spot in the PBL 2018 points table

What a tie! What an evening! What sizzling badminton from both teams! This one was supposed to go all the way down to the wire and it did!

Awadhe men's doubles pair held their nerves and showed exceptional resilience in the second game to come back and take the win in straight games!

This one was close as we had to wait until the final match for the winner. @awadhewarrior triumphed in the end of this closely contested tie!#AWDvAMD #VodafonePBL #SmashTheHouseDown pic.twitter.com/agJOnwbACe
— PBL India (@PBLIndiaLive) January 2, 2018

1⃣5⃣-1⃣4⃣ | 1⃣5⃣-1⃣0⃣

The dynamic duo of Hendra Setiawan & Tang Chun Man defeat Lee Reginald & K. Nandgopal in straight games! @awadhewarrior win the tie 4-3.#AWDvAMD #VodafonePBL #SmashTheHouseDown
— PBL India (@PBLIndiaLive) January 2, 2018

The last point had to be decided by Hawk-Eye and it goes in favour of the home pair!

Awadhe Warriors take the men's doubles win as well as this tie

14-10

match points!

And now the Warriors have inched ahead to 12-10

Their hard work has seriously paid off!

It's 10-10

Ahmedabad still in front.

10-8

But they can't allow the home pair to come back if they really want to enforce a decider!

8-6 to Ahmedabad at halftime

Lucknow get a few valuable points but the effort is still not good enough to overhaul the Ahmedabad pair.

Smash Masters up 7-5

Big turnaround from the visitors here, who can't stop attacking!

4-0

But the Awadhe pair steadies themselves just in time and grabs the opener.

15-14

What a comeback from the visitors!

14-14

Nandagopal continues to make a few errors at the net and that is not helping the Ahmedabad franchise.

11-9 to Awadhe

It's 10-6 for the home pair.

Can they keep their nose in front and take this game?

It's getting closer and more exciting here. The Awadhe pair still has the lead.

8-5 at the interval

It's 5-2 to the Awadhe Warriors duo

The last match of the tie is the Men's Doubles!

Hendra Setiawan & Tang Chun Man take on K. Nandgopal & Lee Reginald.

The winner takes it all.#AWDvAMD #VodafonePBL #SmashTheHouseDown
— PBL India (@PBLIndiaLive) January 2, 2018

It will all boil down to the men's doubles match now!

And that was a Trump win for the Smash Masters! They have thus grabbed two more points and levelled the score here at 3-3

15-5, 15-14 win for Tai Tzu Ying.

Credit to Saina for battling back so hard and showing so much grit and determination!

And Tai finishes with a delectable drop! Ahmedabad take the women's singles win.

Service error from Tai at match point!

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