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Syed Modi International: PV Sindhu vs Fitriani Fitriani and Kidambi Srikanth vs Sai Praneeth Semi-finals Live Commentary and Match Updates

By Sportskeeda Desk | Last ModifiedJan 28, 2017 15:01 GMT

Live coverage of the 2017 Syed Modi International semis.

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15:01 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

That wraps up our live coverage of the Syed Modi International semis. Do join us tomorrow for the final. Goodbye!

14:55 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

Sai will face the eighth seeded Sameer Verma for the title on Sunday.

14:49 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

Sai Praneeth WINS, 15-21, 21-10, 21-17

14:49 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

And Sai has reached match points at 20-17.

14:48 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

And Sai has inched ahead to 19-17. Upset brewing?

14:46 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

It is still all level at 17-17. Some amazing shotmaking going on currently!

14:44 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

And Srikanth has evened the score at 15-15 just like the champion he is!

14:40 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

Finally, the defending champion looks to have woken up. Sri has reduced the gap to 10-13.

14:37 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

It is 11-6 for Sai Praneeth at the break.

14:35 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

Sai is now up 8-3.

14:34 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

It is 7-3 now for the ninth seed. If Sri doesn't make an effort here, the defence of his title will be over!

14:31 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

Game 3

At the moment, Sri has a lot of questions but no answers as Sai has gone up 4-1. 

14:26 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

21-10 it is for Sai and the match is all square now.

14:26 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

And it is 20-10 now for the 9th seed.

14:25 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

Sai is now cruising at 19-10.

14:24 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

Sai is now up 15-8. Sri seems to have gone off the boil totally.

14:20 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

And at half-time, Sai has an 11-6 advantage! Wow! That's quite a turnaround!

14:19 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

It is 9-6 now for the lower seed.

14:18 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

How long can he hold on to this?

14:17 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

Sai is still in control and has built a 3-point lead now at 8-5.

14:15 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

Sri came back to level the game at 3-3 but since then Sai has once again wrested back the advantage at 5-3.

14:13 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

Game 2

Sai has a tiny lead in the second game and is now up 3-2.

14:08 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

And Srikanth converts. It is 21-15 for the third seed!

14:08 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

Srikanth has reached game points now at 20-15.

14:06 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

Srikanth stops the rot and makes it 19-14 now.

14:06 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

And another for 14-18.

14:06 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

And he takes yet another point to make it 13-18.

14:05 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

Can he keep up the pressure?

14:05 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

Sai is fighting back now and has reduced the deficit to 12-18.

14:04 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

It is 17-9 now for Srikanth, who looks very confident at the moment. 

14:01 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

Sri is still very much in cruise control, 14-8.

13:58 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

At the mid-game interval, Sri leads 11-4.

13:57 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

The aggressive Srikanth has now rocketed to 10-3. It's all going his way at the moment.

13:55 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

The defending champion has built a huge 8-2 lead now. Can Sai come back?

13:53 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

Smooth sailing for Srikanth currently and he is now 5-1.

13:51 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

The match has started and Srikanth has quickly surged to 3-1.

13:48 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

Don't go anywhere, guys. We have another mouthwatering semi-final up next. It is between the men's singles defending champion Kidambi Srikanth and the ninth seed B Sai Praneeth.

13:47 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

Sindhu will face unseeded Gregoria Mariska tomorrow for the title. The Indonesian is ranked 120th.

13:43 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

This is Sindhu's 8th final at the Grand Prix Gold level.

13:39 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

Sindhu reaches the final. This will be her third final at this tournament. She has never won the title.

13:38 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

And Sindhu WINS, 21-11, 21-19

13:37 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

Sindhu has now taken 3 straight points and has reached match points at 20-18.

13:36 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

And Fitriani now leads 18-17.

13:35 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

Great backhand from Fitriani and it is 17-17

13:34 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

And she has levelled it! 16-16

13:33 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

Fitriani's perseverance has paid off. She has now reduced the deficit to just 1 point. It is 16-15 for Sindhu.

13:33 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

Sindhu is still maintaining a 2-point lead and is currently at 16-14.

13:30 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

The match continues to remain very close. Sindhu is now up, 13-11.

13:26 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

And at half-time, it is the Indian who is up 11-8.

13:26 (GMT)28 JAN 2017

Sindhu still has held on to the lead and has a 10-8 advantage.
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