Chennai, Jan 7 (PTI) Rio Olympic champion Carolina Marin crushed Indian ace Saina Nehwal as Hyderabad Hunters thrashed Awadhe Warriors 6-(-1) in a Premier Badminton League (PBL) match at the Nehru Indoor Stadium here tonight. Hyderabad Hunters later won the mixed doubles encounter to register a clean sweep. 3 Kidambi Srikanth in the Warriors trump match to put the Hyderabad team on the road to a thumping win. Earlier, World No.18 Lee Hyun Il of Korea registered a thrilling 13-15, 15-9, 15-14 win against Parupalli Kashyap to guide Hyderabad Hunters to an early 2-0 lead against Awadhe Warriors. In the second game, Lee got his act together and was quick off the blocks to head into the interval with an 8-3 lead.

Source: India Today January 07, 2018 17:15 UTC