PV Sindhu vs Dinar Dyah Ayustine Live Score and Commentary Badminton Asia Championships First Round

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That was quite a fightback from Ayustine towards the end! Sindhu managed to wrest back the game just in time to finish it out!

Final score: 21-8, 21-18

AND SINDHU WINS!!!!!

2 MATCH POINTS FOR SINDHU AT 20-18

That's five straight points for the Indonesian!!

Ayustine is fighting for her dear life here and has made it just a 2-point gap now at 17-19

19-12 for the Indian....2 points away from the win.

18-10

17-10 for the Indian as she is now in sniffing distance of victory.

After the break, Sindhu has raced away to 15-5. 4 straight points for the Indian.

Sindhu has an 11-5 lead at half-time.

The Indian is currently up 10-4

Ayustine pocketed three points to halt the Sindhu momentum briefly.

7-1 for the Indian who looks unstoppable

It's 5-1 for Sindhu now.

SECOND GAME

No stopping the India Open champion...she has already opened up a 3-0 lead.

A dominant Sindhu takes the first game 21-8.

12 game points for Sindhu at 20-8

The World No. 3 is now up 19-7 and is 2 points away from taking the game.

Sindhu has surged to 17-7 now.

15-6 now

Sindhu is in control once again....3 consecutive points for the World No. 3 to go up to 14-6.

Ayustine trying her best to slow down Sindhu after the break....now trailing 6-11.

The Indian has an 11-4 lead at the interval.

Sindhu is now cruising at 10-4

She is up 8-3.

Lightning fast points now as the confident Sindhu is playing some brilliant attacking badminton.

The Indonesian took a point but Sindhu went on a run of 3 straight points after that to lead 6-2.

And she extends her lead to 3-1

Sindhu takes a 2-1 lead.

And we are under way!

The match will begin in a few minutes.

Good morning and welcome to the Sportskeeda liveblog of the Badminton Asia Championships. India begins its campaign at this continental championships today.

PV Sindhu is seeded fourth and has a good draw. The India Open champion will look to bounce back from her Singapore Open quarter-final exit as she aims to reach the final here.

Sindhu takes on the 33rd ranked Dinar Dyah Ayustine of Indonesia against whom the Indian is up 1-0. They last met at the All England Championships this year where Sindhu was a winner in straight games. A comfortable win is expected from the World No. 3 today.

PV Sindhu vs Dinar Dyah Ayustine Live Score and Commentary Badminton Asia Championships First Round

PV Sindhu wins 21-8, 21-18