PBL 2018: Awadhe Warriors vs North Eastern Warriors, Live Match Updates

Awadhe Warriors def North Eastern Warriors 4-3

Updated: 30 December 2017 22:32 IST - Published: 30 December 2017 18:53 IST

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But with their second win on the trot, the Awadhe Warriors do look a big threat for all other teams. What a comeback that was from Saina Nehwal and she truly showed the heart of a champion!

Srikanth Kidambi had an unexpected loss, but the credit goes to the World No. 11 Wang Tzu Wei, who kept his cool and bagged the win for his team.

What an evening of sterling badminton that was!

And with that vital win, the North Eastern Warriors make it a respectable score of 3-4. Considering the way they started, this was indeed a great effort!

1⃣5⃣-1⃣0⃣| 1⃣5⃣-1⃣2⃣

Kim Gi Jung & Shin Baek Cheol finish the proceedings in dominating fashion against Setiawan & Tang Chun Man.

They handled the trump responsibiliy with great skill!#NEWvAWD #VodafonePBL #SmashTheHouseDown pic.twitter.com/9al1HoVoMp
— PBL India (@PBLIndiaLive) December 30, 2017

The Trump pair broke away from the tie with some smart shotmaking to bag the win.

It's a tightly-contested game now as both the pairs giving their all.

10-10

Awadhe up 8-6 going into the interval.

It's 2-2 in the second game

The Trump duo grabs the opener, 15-10

The Trump pair has rebounded well on resumption.

11-9

It's a slim advantage to the Awadhe pair as they lead 8-7

It's 4-2 to the Trump pair

The final match of the night is the Men's Doubles!

The @NEShuttlers have placed the trump on Kim Gi Jung & Shin Baek Cheol who take on Hendra Setiawan & Tang Chun Man.#NEWvAWD #VodafonePBL #SmashTheHouseDown
— PBL India (@PBLIndiaLive) December 30, 2017

1⃣0⃣-1⃣5⃣| 1⃣5⃣-9⃣| 1⃣5⃣-6⃣

World number 11, Wang Tzu Wei with a splendid comeback against world number 3, Srikanth Kidambi.

This win means, @NEShuttlers have their first point of the evening!#NEWvAWD #VodafonePBL #SmashTheHouseDown pic.twitter.com/Yv0w7oIFVc
— PBL India (@PBLIndiaLive) December 30, 2017

What a win that was from the World No. 11!!! Completely decimated Srikanth in the last two games!

The score now stands 4-1 in the Awadhe Warriors' favour!

Wang beats Srikanth as the North Eastern Warriors have their first win of the night!

The NE Warriors dugout is jumping in joy!

Srikanth saves a match point with a down the line smash!

6-14

It's one-way traffic as Wang looks unstoppable!

13-4

9-4 to Wang as Srikanth has lost his way

Wang is mixing up his shots so well.....managing to outfox Srikanth time and again.

7-3

Srikanth is going for his usual smashes but his lack of accuracy is not helping him.

2-5

Wang looks absolutely dialled-in.

4-0

The shuttle goes long as Wang wraps up the second game, 15-9

A couple of good smashes from Srikanth as the Indian seems to have found a bit of his fire!

8-13