Pbl 2018 19

PBL 2018-19: Anders Antonsen, Sameer Verma put in scintillating performances to help Mumbai Rockets reach final

For the second day in a row, it was a duo of young singles players who played the star role in helping Mumbai Rockets get past defending champions Hyderabad Hunters in the second semi-final of the Premier Badminton League’s fourth edition

PBL 2018-19: Mumbai Rockets stun defending champions Hyderabad Hunters to book finale with Bengaluru Raptors

Mumbai will hope to be third time lucky in the final on Sunday after losses to the Delhi Acers and the Chennai Smashers in the first two seasons.

PBL 2018-19: Bengaluru Raptors' Kidambi Srikanth, Hendra Setiawan-Mohammad Ahsan topple Awadhe Warriors to enter final

It was the singles stars, ably backed up by a former world champion men's doubles combination, that worked the trick for Bengaluru Raptors in their play-off semi-final of the Premier Badminton League's fourth edition (PBL-4) against Awadhe Warriors.

PBL 2018-19: Kidambi Srikanth combines with Sai Praneeth to help Bengaluru Raptors beat Awadhe Warriors in semi-final

The unbeaten Kidambi Srikanth combined with Sai Praneeth to guide Bengaluru Raptors to a win over Awadhe Warriors in the first semi-final of the Premier Badminton League on Friday.

PBL 2018-19: Kidambi Srikanth, B Sai Praneeth seal semi-final berth for Bengaluru Raptors with win against Chennai Smashers

Bengaluru lost their first match but roared back into the contention by winning Chennai's trump match, which dashed visitors' semi-finals hopes as getting six points from the tie became impossible

Firstpost Spodcast Episode 118: IPL 2019 to begin from 23 March, Kidambi Srikanth shines in Bengaluru Raptors' win and more

In today's episode of Spodcast, we discuss this year's Indian Premier League (IPL), Kidambi Srikanth's stellar show in Bengaluru's win over Mumbai, and more including results from the AFC Asian Cup.

PBL 2018-19: Skipper Kidambi Srikanth keeps Bengaluru Raptors in hunt for semi-final berth after win against Mumbai Rockets

Bengaluru Raptors' skipper Kidambi Srikanth led from the front against Mumbai Rockets to keep his team in the hunt for a semi-final berth at the Premier Badminton League

PBL 2018-19: Son Wan-ho beats Rajiv Ouseph as Awadhe Warriors edge past Chennai Smashers in hard-fought encounter

With the four points that the Warriors earned from Monday's match, they have now moved up to the second position with 20 points. The top position in the leaderboard is still held by the defending champions Hyderabad Hunters.

PBL 2018-19: Last year’s finalists, Hyderabad Hunters and Mumbai Rockets, stand out to ensure semi-final berths

It was last year’s winners, Hyderabad Hunters, and runners-up, Mumbai Rockets, who stood out from the field, and ensured their berths in the play-off semi-finals even before playing their sixth and last individual league ties.

PBL 2018-19: Kidambi Srikanth continues impressive form as Bengaluru Raptors narrowly beat North Eastern Warriors

Bengaluru skipper Kidambi Srikanth took the court against Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk of the North Eastern franchise. The two were are tied 2-2 in their head-to-head record