Star shuttler P V Sindhu clinched an exciting Trump match as Chennai Smashers scored a 4-3 win over Hyderabad Hunters in a Premier Badminton league clash at the Gachibowli indoor stadium here on Sunday.
local girl Sindhu beat her Hyderabad rival Supanida K, an experienced player from Thailand, 15-8, 14-15, 15-5 to seal the issue in favour of Chennai.
Twice World Championships bronze medallist Sindhu had a comfortable 15-8 win in the first game, but her rival came back strongly to take second game 15-14.
Sindhu, however, came back strong and defeated her rival 15-5 in the deciding game to clinch the match in her favour.
Expressing happiness over her win, Sindhu said: "A great match which proved to be a very tough fight. Supanida was good in many areas and played extremely well against me. In the first game, I executed very well and continued to put the pressure on her by winning the game.
"The second game was very tough as she bounced back very strongly. I re-worked on my game-plan and played added aggression to counter Supanida, which yielded a good win for me."
The day began with the mixed doubles match between Carsten Mogensen-Jwala Gutta of Hyderabad and Chennai Smashers' Chris Adcock-Pia Zebadiah. The Chennai pair had a comfortable 15-7, 15-7 victory over their Hyderabad rivals.
Hyderabad secured one point with veteran men's singles player from Malaysia lee Chong Wei defeating Sony Dwi Kuncoro 15-3, 12-15, 15-8 win over.
Hyderabad's P Kashyap, a Commonwealth gold medallist, disappointed again in the PBl as he lost to Simon Santoso of Chennai 12-15 12-15. It was a clash of equals as both Kashyap and Santoso tried to outsmart each other.
The last match of day — the Trump match of Hyderabad — was men's doubles in which Carsten Mogensen-Markis Kido of Hyderabad beat Chris Adcock-Pranav Chopra of Chennai 15-12, 15-13.