Syed Modi International 2018 Badminton Live: Saina Nehwal vs Amolika Singh Sisodiya, Live score & Updates | 22nd November 2018

Nehwal gets the 21-14, 21-9 win in 25 minutes to enter the quarter-finals!

Updated: 22 November 2018 14:32 IST - Published: 22 November 2018 14:05 IST

That was a ruthlessly commanding performance from the former champion after enduring a slow start! That will increase her confidence even further as she moves deeper into the draw.

And Saina has done the job!

She gets the 21-14, 21-9 win in 25 minutes to enter the quarter-finals!

The gap is now of 10 points after some brief fightback from Sisodiya!

19-9 leads Saina!

It's 19-6 now...2 points away from the win!

And she has a 17-6 advantage now.....it's all happening very fast here!

Saina comes back after the break and storms ahead to 16-4, adding five quick points!

It's 11-4 to the Indian at the time of the mid-game interval.

It's 9-4 to the Indian now

Saina is totally stamping her class here!

And Saina has quickly accelerated to 7-4

And it has quickly become 2-2

It's 2-1 to Sisodiya in Game 2

Saina bags the first game 21-14

SEVEN GAME POINTS FOR THE FORMER TWO-TIME CHAMPION!!!!

20-13

After Sisodiya got four points, Saina stops her march and went up to 18-12

17-10 to Saina now

And she is racing ahead to the finish line now...up 17-8 now

Sisodiya has finally taken a couple of points. By that time, Saina has already built a 14-8 lead.

A long rally goes to Saina, who now leads 12-6

At the time of the mid-game interval, Saina builds an 11-6 advantage.

And she is unstoppable now! With 2 more points, she is now ahead at 9-6

And, like a true warrior, Nehwal has fought her way back! With 4 points on the trot, Nehwal now leads 7-6

Slow start for Saina continues...she still trails 3-6

Saina has taken 2 points but she still trails by 2-4

Singh makes a fantastic start and opens up a 3-0 lead.