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Saina Nehwal vs He Bingjiao, Indonesia Masters semi-final, Highlights - As it happened
As it happened: Saina Nehwal defeated China’s He Bingjiao 18-21, 21-12, 21-18 in their Indonesia Masters semi-final to reach the summit clash of the tournament. It was an intense three-set battle before Nehwal held her nerves to win the match. The Indian shuttler will play the winner of the other semi-final between Chen Yufei and Carolina Marin for the title on Sunday. Follow highlights from Saina Nehwal vs He Bingjiao, Indonesia Masters semi-final here -
16:05 hrs IST
Nehwal in the final!
She wins 18-21, 21-12, 21-18 to reach the final. Nehwal will play the winner of the other semi-final between Chen Yufei and Carolina Marin for the title.
16:03 hrs IST
Nehwal builds two-point lead
She leads 18-16
16:00 hrs IST
Narrow margins!
He leads 16-15 after an unsuccessful challenge by Nehwal
15:58 hrs IST
Nehwal has a narrow lead
The Indian shuttler holds a narrow 15-14 advantage in the decider
15:52 hrs IST
He takes lead at game break
Nehwal trails 11-10 in the third game break
15:48 hrs IST
It’s see-saw battle
The third game is tied at 10-10
15:45 hrs IST
Nehwal leads in the third game
The Indian shuttler leads 5-2
15:40 hrs IST
Nehwal wins second game
Nehwal seals the second game 21-12
15:36 hrs IST
Nehwal keeps He at an arms length
Some deft play from the Indian shuttler takes her to 17-9 lead
15:34 hrs IST
He closes the gap
Nehwal leads 12-7
15:32 hrs IST
Nehwal claws back in the game
She now has an 8-3 advantage
15:28 hrs IST
Nehwal loses first two points
He brings her late first game form into the second game. Leads 2-0
15:26 hrs IST
He wins the first game 21-18
The Chinese struggler came back strongly in latter stages of the game to win it 21-18
15:25 hrs IST
First game heads to tight finish
Nehwal holds a slender one-point lead. 18-17
15:22 hrs IST
He closing the gap down
Nehwal puts one in the net as the Chinese shuttler closes the gap. The Indian shuttler leads 16-14
15:18 hrs IST
That goes wide
Nehwal negotiates a couple of smashes before the Chinese shuttler hits one wide. Nehwal lead 16-10
15:14 hrs IST
Nehwal growing in the game
The Indian now leads 9-6.
15:10 hrs IST
He builds early lead
The Chinese shuttler leads 4-2.
15:05 hrs IST
Players on court
Nehwal and He are on court, warming up. Match to begin shortly.
13:38 hrs IST
Hello and welcome
Welcome to the coverage of the Indonesia Masters semi-final match between Saina Nehwal and He Bingjiao. Saina Nehwal sailed into the semi-final round as she registered a thumping 21-7, 21-18 victory over Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand. Saina has never faced Bingjiao in her career.
