PBL Live Score: Awadhe Warriors vs Chennai Smashers live commentary and Saina Nehwal vs PV Sindhu Match Updates

The Chennai Smashers advance to the final with a 4-1 victory over the Awadhe Warriors.

Updated: 13 January 2017 21:51 IST - Published: 13 January 2017 18:38 IST

That wraps up our live coverage of the first PBL 2017 semi-final. To follow the second semi-final live, click here.

.@ChennaiSmashers move into the #PBL Final, courtesy of a commanding victory over @awadhewarriors!#BaddiesAreBack #AWDvCHE pic.twitter.com/auitb9W74n
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) January 13, 2017

What a thrilling evening full of great badminton action it was! The biggest highlight will always be the big Saina vs Sindhu match which the latter won. Let us hope we don't have to wait for another three years to get our next clash between these two shuttle queens!

The Chennai Smashers will now meet the winner of the second semi-final between the Mumbai Rockets and the Hyderabad Hunters.

What a splendid victory for the Smashers! Won their Trump and defeated the Warriors' Trump to book a FINAL berth. #AWDvCHE #BaddiesAreBack pic.twitter.com/ihh3qhwxvc
— PBL India (@PBLIndiaLive) January 13, 2017

Take a bow, @ChennaiSmashers! Defeated the Warriors' trump to book a place in the FINAL. #AWDvCHE #PBL2017 #BaddiesAreBack pic.twitter.com/cL0f1bL0sd
— PBL India (@PBLIndiaLive) January 13, 2017

Because the Warriors lost their Trump, it is a 4-1 win for the Chennai Smashers.

PV Sindhu can't contain her delight!!!

Adcock smashes hard to take the Chennai Smashers into the final!!!!!!

PV Sindhu screams in delight. It is 11-10

Awadhe saves match point to level, 10-10

Goh and Kido went up 9-7 but Adcock and Kolding moving brilliantly to make it 9-9

Adcock and Kolding have stormed back to tie the score at 7-7

And would you believe it? Awadhe has turned this around after the early wobble! They are actually leading Chennai 6-5 at half-time.

The lefty-righty smashes coming from the Chennai duo are so power-packed! Chennai up 3-2

11-3 for Adcock and Kolding!!!! What a blazing start!!!

It is 9-2 now

This is unbelievable!!!!!

And now they have extended the lead to 8-0 wow

Sindhu's win simply gave more them a lot more confidence. Such smooth sailing now from the Chennai duo. Adcock and Kolding jump out to 6-0 at the break.

And the Chennai pair is just cruising at 4-0

It is Awadhe's Trump match now. It is men's doubles between Awadhe's Goh/Kido and Chennai's Kolding/Adcock.

Fantastic game from @Pvsindhu1 to beat @NSaina in straight games. #BaddiesAreBack #AWDvCHE pic.twitter.com/NxzgadROPF
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) January 13, 2017

PV Sindhu wins the epic clash! Controlled the match perfectly to win the Trump & give Chennai a lead in the tie! #AWDvCHE #BaddiesAreBack pic.twitter.com/pZP0BQC9Z0
— PBL India (@PBLIndiaLive) January 13, 2017

And with that, the Smashers are now up 3-2

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