PBL Live Score: Hyderabad Hunters vs Bengaluru Blasters live commentary and Carolina Marin match updates

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Played singles after 6 years and put up a brave fight against the Olympic champion! Take a bow @P9Ashwini! #BLRvHYD #BaddiesAreBack
— PBL India (@PBLIndiaLive) January 7, 2017

You may have just lost the match! @P9Ashwini take a bow you've shown & won plenty of hearts! #PBL2017 #BaddiesAreBack #Respect
— HyderabadHunters (@Hyd_Hunters) January 7, 2017

Ponnappa may have lost that match but what a show of courage it was from the doubles exponent. She never felt intimidated by the Olympic champion's presence and later on admitted that it was an honour playing Marin.

And this was a Trump win which means it is a 4-3 win for the Hyderabad Hunters

Marin wins the game, 11-8

It is 10-8 for Marin after Ponnappa makes some errors

And it is 8-8

A crosscourt smash from Ponnappa for 8-7

A brilliant smash from Ashwini for 7-7

With two unforced errors from Ponnappa, it is 6-6 now

A calm, steady Ponnappa breaks into a smile as she beats Carolina at the net for 6-4

The Bangalore girl is now up 4-3. The crowd is loving it!

Ponnappa doing a great job with her defence and is now up 3-1

Marin has taken the second game, 11-5

But she can't do it for long. It is game point for Marin at 10-4

Ponnappa trying her best to check the errors. She is now trailing 3-7

The World No. 2 is up 6-2 at the break now

Screams galore from the Olympic champion as she races to 5-1

Marin has finally wrested back the momentum. It is 4-0 for Marin

Shall we see a sensational upset here?

Standing ovation from the Bengaluru bench as Ashwini takes the opener, 11-9

Playing unorthodox shots, the Bengaluru girl looks very confident at the moment. She is up 10-8

And Ponnappa's doubles experience is coming in handy here. She has surged to 9-6 now

Marin has a slender lead of 6-5 at the break

Now Marin has snatched back the lead, 5-4

Ponnappa used to play singles in her junior days so it is not completely alien to her

And she makes it 4-2

Ashwini Ponnappa is leading Carolina Marin 3-2 in women's singles wow

Wow! What a turnaround that was! The Hyderabad bench is ecstatic!!!!

And they wrap it up 11-8

It is 10-8

And it is 10-7 for the Hunters!

It is 9-6 for the visitors

Axelsen is waving the Blasters' flag. Can it bring some fortune back to the home team?

What a powerful return! The Tans are now up at 6-3 at the break

Now the Tans have checked their errors for a blazing start. 3-1 up

Now the Hunters have silenced the crowd by taking the second game 13-11 out of nowhere

It is 11-11 currently

It is 10-10

The Tans have found a second wind to make it 9-9 but the brilliant Blasters secure a match point

The lead has been cut down to just a point! It is 9-8 now

Yoo rushes to the net to make another fabulous finish. It is 9-6

The Tans take a couple of points but the hosts are still in control of this at 8-6

Axelsen is applauding as the Blasters keep on excelling. From deception to power smash, everything is pitch perfect!

There is no abberation. It is a mirror image of the first game. The Blasters are now up, 6-3

It is 4-1 now for the home team

And they take it, 11-5

The Tans have closed the gap but it is not enough to overcome the deficit. It is 10-5 for the hosts

It is smooth sailing for Ko and Yoo. With perfect coordination, they have soared to 8-3