Syed Modi International 2018 Badminton Live: Saina Nehwal vs Ruselli Hartawan, Live score & Updates | 24th November 2018

Nehwal def Hartawan 12-21, 21-7, 21-6 in 46 minutes to enter the final

Updated: 24 November 2018 18:59 IST - Published: 24 November 2018 18:13 IST

AND SAINA NEHWAL HAS WON THE MATCH!!!!! SHE IS INTO THE FINAL!!!!!

FINAL SCORE: Nehwal def Hartawan 12-21, 21-7, 21-6 in 46 minutes to enter the final!!!!!

15 match points for Nehwal!

20-5

19-5...inching closer!

18-4 for the Indian now...the crowd favourite now needs just three points to get the win!

15-3 now for Saina as she adds four more points to her kitty!

Saina has sailed away to 11-3 at the time of the mid-game interval.

Points are coming so fast for the former champion now...she is careful not to repeat her mistakes from Game 1

Saina up 9-3

Saina has sailed away to 7-2 now with the addition of three quick points!

Saina starts from where she left in Game 2.

She opens up a 4-2 lead in the decider!

Such a commanding performance from the former World No. 1 in that game after being outplayed in the first!

And Nehwal takes the second game 21-7

And Saina has now gone up to game points!

20-7

Pure domination!!!!!

It's a TEN-POINT ADVANTAGE FOR NEHWAL NOW!!!!!

Up 16-6

The former two-time champion is simply in cruise control mode at the moment! She is up 13-6

Saina up 11-5 at the time of the mid-game interval.

It's a 10-5 lead for Nehwal now!

Saina is finally showing all her champion qualities here....with fast pace and precision, she has now raced ahead to build a 9-4 advantage!

It is 3-3 in the second game!

And Hartawan takes the first game 21-12

Are we heading for a huge upset?

This is a very slow display from Saina....Hartawan now has game points!

20-12

Saina, struggling as she is, gets one point and trails 10-17 now

Saina can't keep up with Hartawan's pace! She is lagging behind at 9-15

It's 11-7 to Hartawan now at the time of the mid-game interval.

Two points for Saina!

7-9

The gap is increasing between them now! Hartawan is 9-5 up now! It is reminiscent of yesterday's match when Saina trailed by a huge margin initially against Rituparna Das!

It's 6-4 to the young Indonesian now!

And Hartawan takes a 4-2 lead as Saina seems slow at the start of this match, yet again!

It is 1-1