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Second Set


VICTORY! Sindhu claimed a massive 22-20 victory, coming from behind to move into the semi-finals.


20-21. The set is going down to the wire, and Sindhu has moved it the lead for the first time in this set.


A body-line smash has got Saina on to the game point.


19-19. The score is level. Just terrific from Sindhu to grab three straight points.


What an emphatic action being displayed on the badminton court. It is 19-18 now, Saina has a one-point lead.


Nehwal back and has taken a 2-point lead, with the scoreline reading 19-16.


Sindhu won't let this slip easily. Lead cut short by 3 points. 16-15 it is.


Brilliant from Saina, repeated body-line smashes has helped her maintain a 4-point lead. 16-12 it is.


14-10 it is and Saina has maintained her dominance.


Brilliant rally it was and Saina has taken a 4-point mid-set advantage over Sindhu. 11-7 it is.


A challenge has been taken by Sindhu, but that didn't reap the rewards she had hoped for. Saina leads 9-6.


Huge cheer for Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu. Fans literally loving this battle between India's badminton queens. 6-5 to Saina reds the scoreline.


Sindhu fights back to cut short Saina's lead to one point. 4-3 it is.


Saina takes early lead. Leads 3-1 against Sindhu.


Sindhu has bagged the first set 21-16. 19 minutes was the duration of the set.


SMASH! Sindhu leads 20-16. Serving for game point now!


19-14 for PV Sindhu. It's a matter of two points now! 


Saina Nehwal seems a little off, giving away points rather easily. She trails 12-18.


17-11 now! Sindhu racing away to claim victory in the set.


16-10 it is for PV Sindhu, who has clearly looked the better player post break. 


11-9 it is to PV Sindhu, who has a 2 point mid-game lead.


Boom! Smash from Nehwal to cut short Sindhu's lead to one point. An enforced error later on levels the score 9-9.


Sindhu looks fired up and has moved herself in the lead for the first time. 8-7 it is.


Sindhu bags two back-to-back points, It's 7-7 now.


# Neck and neck it is. Saina claims a point, Sindhu recovers. It is 5-5 right now.


Saina Nehwal leads PV Sindhu 3-2 in first set.


17:00 IST - Viktor Axelsen wins 2-1 against Tzu Wei Wang, wins 19-21, 21-14, 21-16.


16:45 IST - But at the end, it was Akane Yamaguchi who won the match, in three games 21-13, 11-21 21-18 over Nozomi Okuhara.


She awaits the winner of Spain's Carolina Marin and Minatsu Mitani of Japan.


16:25 IST - Nozomi Okuhara has taken the second game, 21-11 to force the decider against her Japanese compatriot Akane Yamaguchi.


16:05 IST - Akane Yamaguchi has won the first game, 21-13.


15:50 IST - Second quarter-final match between two Japanese girls – Akane Yamaguchi and Nozomi Okuhara – has started.


15:07 IST - Ji Hyun Sung of Korea enters semis after defeating Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand in straight games, 21-16, 22-20. Sung plays the winner of Nehwal-Sindhu match in the semis.


14:30 IST - First of day's quarter-final matches has already started, with South Korean Ji Hyun Sung taking the first game 21-16 against Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand.


New Delhi: On Friday, Indian badminton will witness one of its greatest matches when PV Sindhu takes on Saina Nehwal in a women's singles quarter-final match of the 2017 Indian Super Series tournament at the Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi today.


Here's everything you need to know about the high-profile match:


Preview


Saina-Sindhu was on the cards early this month at the prestigious All England Badminton Championships but the dream clash never materialised as both crashed out early in the tournament.


So this is your chance to witness them in action, competing against each other.


Over the years, as expected, the rivalry has gained more notoriety with both the players determined to be India's top female player.


They last played against each other in a BWF sanctioned tournament in 2014, at the Indian Grand Prix. Nehwal won that match in straight games 21-14, 21-17.


Date: March 31


Time: Coverage starts at 2 pm IST


Place: Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi


TV Listing: Star Sports Network


Online Listing: Hotstar