IBL: Awadhe Warriors' PV Sindhu defeats Mumbai Masters' Tine Baun

Awadhe Warriors` PV Sindhu is up against Tine Baun of Mumbai Masters.

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Bangalore: Awadhe Warriors' PV Sindhu defeated Tine Baun of Mumbai Masters 21-12, 19-21, 11-8 on Day 9 of the Indian Badminton League. Sindhu comprehensively won the first game 21-12 and Tine Baun wasn't looking at her best. She was trailing by four points even in the second game, but she made a good comeback and won the second game 21-19. The decider was once again a close contest, but Sindhu emerged victorious as a result of too many unforced errors from Tine Baun. With this win, the tie between the two teams is 1-1. ==================================================================================== 3rd GAME: SINDHU WINS IT 11-8 # Baun loses the match as she hits a smash which is very wide. # Baun saves one match point, 8-10. # Baun's backhand hits the nets, 10-7, three match points for Sindhu. # Cross court smash from Baun this time, she wins a point, 7-9. # Good cross court smash from Sindhu, 9-6 she leads. # Another point won by Sindhu, Baun's shot goes wide, Sindhu leads 8-6. # Good rally, but Baun's smash goes wide, Sindhu leads 7-6. # Good down the line smash from Sindhu, 6-6. # Baun wins another point, Sindhu's shot goes wide. Baun leads 6-5 in the final break of the third game. # Baun wins a point, 5-5. # Sindhu wins another point, she leads 5-4 after Baun's shot finds the net. # In what could be the rally of the match, Sindhu wins the point with some terrific play at the nets, 4-4. # Sindhu wins a point as Baun's shot goes wide, 3-4. # Baun now leads 4-2. # Some deceptive play from Baun, she leads 3-2. # Baun wins another point, 2-2. # Baun wins a point, 1-2. # Sindhu wins first two points, 2-0. ==================================================================================== Good comeback from Baun. She was trailing by four points. She not only covered the deficit but also went on to win the game. 2ND GAME: BAUN wins it 21-19 # Cracking smash from Baun, and Sindhu fell to her right, Baun wins the game 21-19. # Sindhu saves the first game point, 19-20. # Good judgement from Baun, 20-18, game point for Baun. # Good play from Baun, she makes Sindhu cover the entire court, 19-18. # Good backhand smash from Baun, 18-18. # Baun's shot lands long, 18-17 lead for Sindhu. # Sindhu's shot lands long, scores level - 17-17. # Good judgement from Baun this time, 16-17. # Baun wins a point, 15-17. # Baun's shot lands in, 14-17. # Sindhu leads 17-13. #Good judgement from Sindhu again, she leads 16-13. # Point for Baun, 13-15. # Sindhu wins another point, 15-12. # Baun's return of smash lands short, Sindhu leads 14-12 at the second break. # Aggressive smash from Baun, 12-13. # Cross court smash from Baun once again lands wide, 13-11 lead for Sindhu. # Baun's shot once again goes wide, 12-11 lead for Sindhu. # Baun's shot goes wide, 11-11. # Good aggressive smash from Baun, 11-10 she leads. # Another good judgement from Sindhu, 10-10. # Sindhu's smash falls long, Baun leads 10-9. # Sindhu's shot goes long, third consecutive point for Baun, scores level 9-9. # Another point for Baun, 8-9. # Sindhu's shot goes wide, 7-9. # Another point for Sindhu, 9-6 she leads. # Sindhu wins two more points, 8-6. # Sindhu leads 7-5 at the end of the first break in the second game. # Baun wins the next point, 5-6. # Good smash from Sindhu, 6-4 she leads. # Sindhu's smash goes wide, 4-5. # Another good smash from Sindhu. Baun isn't moving on the court at the moment, 5-3. # Back-to-back smashes from Sindhu wins her another point, 4-3 she leads. # Good judgement from Sindhu, 3-3. # Good net play from Baun, 3-2 she leads now. # Bad serve from Baun, 2-2. # Good smash from Baun, 2-1 she leads. # Sindhu wins the next point, 1-1. # Baun with the first point, 1-0. ==================================================================================== 1st GAME: SINDHU WINS IT 21-12 # Sindhu wins the first game, 21-12 in 13 minutes. # Baun's serve lands long, 14-9 for Sindhu. # Baun wins two points, 13-9. # Sindhu wins another point, 13-7. # Both the players win a point each, 12-7. # Good down the line smash from Sindhu, 11-6. # Sindhu misjudges a shot, 6-10. # Baun's return goes wide, 10-5. # Good smash from Sindhu, 9-5. # Baun wins a point, 5-8. # Sindhu wins another point, 8-4. # Sindhu leads at 7-4, Baun's return found the nets. Good comeback from Sindhu. She was trailing 2-4. # Sindhu wins three points, now leads 6-4. # Sindhu wins a point, 4-3. # Baun now leads 4-2. # Sindhu's cross court smash goes wide, 2-2. # Sindhu now leads 2-1 as Baun's return falls short. # Sindhu wins the next point, 1-1. # Baun wins the first point after Sindhu's smash goes wiode, 1-0 she leads.