PBL 2018-19: P. V. Sindhu-led Hyderabad Hunters bows out; Mumbai Rockets through
The HinduDenmark’s Anders Antonsen shifted gears midway through the first game to humble Lee Hyun Il of South Korea to take Mumbai Rockets to the final of Premier Badminton League at Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Saturday. P. V. Sindhu’s one-sided win over an inexperienced Shriyanshi Pardeshi in her trump match was defending champion Hyderabad Hunter’s only silver lining of the night. As it happened If one were to pinpoint a passage of play that helped tilt the scales in Mumbai Rockets’ favour in the opening doubles match of the second semifinal, it had to be the orchestration of that ultra quick reflex return shot from Kim Gi Jung when the scores were tied at 11-11 in the second game. Sindhu scheduled to play her trump match next against inexperienced Shriyanshi Pardeshi, Sameer Verma carried the burden of keeping Mumbai ahead in his trump match against a tricky Mark Caljouw, but he played a largely error-free match to clinch a 15-8, 15-7 victory.