Chennai beat Ahmedabad 2-1 in PBL

Chennai Jan 6 (IANS) Chennai Smashers rode P.V. Sindhu s brilliance to pip Ahmedabad Smash Masters 2-1 in a Premier Badminton League (PBL) clash at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium here on Saturday.

Ahmedabad took a 1-0 lead as the men s doubles pair of Lee Chun Hei Reginald and Kidambi Nandagopal registered a 15-13 15-12 victory over Chris Adcock and Lee Yang.

Home team superstar and Olympic 2016 silver medallist Sindhu defeated world No.1 women s singles player Tai Tzu Ying 15-11 10-15 15-12 to pull Chennai level 1-1.

"It was a great win and I feel I did extremely well to beat Tai Tzu. She played very well and I am really happy to have won the match. The crowd was extremely motivating and their support helped me a lot in getting this win " Sindhu said after the match.

In the first men s singles match Sourabh Verma edged past Brice Leverdez 12-15 15-14 15-12 in Chennai s "Trump Match to give Ahmedabad a 2-0 lead. Leverdez s defeat meant Chennai lost a point.

In the second men s singles match home team s Tanongsak Saemsomboonsuk defeated H.S Prannoy 15-10 12-15 15-14 in Ahmedabad s Trump Match to keep Chennai alive as they equalised 1-1.

In the deciding mixed doubles match Sindhu and B.Sumeeth Reddy overcame Reginald and Kamilla Rytter Juhl 15-14 15-13 to win the tie for Chennai.

--IANS
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