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11:40 (IST)4 MAY 2018
That was a show of brutal domination from Sai. He never relinquished control and absolutely stamped his authority throughout the match.
Sai thus advances to the semi-finals.
11:39 (IST)4 MAY 2018
Sai converts on his second match point and wraps this up 21-7, 21-9 in just 28 minutes!!
11:37 (IST)4 MAY 2018
One match point saved
11:37 (IST)4 MAY 2018
12 match points for the Indian!
20-8
11:36 (IST)4 MAY 2018
19-6 now
Sai needs 2 more points for the win
11:35 (IST)4 MAY 2018
It's 18-6 now
11:34 (IST)4 MAY 2018
17-6 to the Indian at present
11:34 (IST)4 MAY 2018
Sai is racing towards the finish line now!
11:33 (IST)4 MAY 2018
16-5 for the Indian now
11:32 (IST)4 MAY 2018
14-4 now after the Sri Lankan gets another point.
11:32 (IST)4 MAY 2018
No stopping Sai, who has looked in control of this match right from the start!
11:31 (IST)4 MAY 2018
It's 13-3 now for the Indian.
11:30 (IST)4 MAY 2018
11-3 to Sai going into the midgame interval
11:29 (IST)4 MAY 2018
Third point for the Sri Lankan in this game.
He now trails 3-9
11:28 (IST)4 MAY 2018
Sai adds a couple more points to lead 8-2
11:28 (IST)4 MAY 2018
6-2 in favour of the Indian presently
11:27 (IST)4 MAY 2018
Sai is up 5-1
11:27 (IST)4 MAY 2018
Karunaratne gets a point here.
1-4
11:26 (IST)4 MAY 2018
Just like the first game, Sai is steadily building a big lead.
3-0
11:25 (IST)4 MAY 2018
Sai has simply picked up from where he left.
11:25 (IST)4 MAY 2018
It's 2-0 to the Indian in Game 2
11:22 (IST)4 MAY 2018
Sai wraps up the first game 21-7
11:22 (IST)4 MAY 2018
Sai has 14 game points now.
20-6
11:21 (IST)4 MAY 2018
12-point advantage for the Indian!
18-6
11:20 (IST)4 MAY 2018
And the momentum is firmly with Sai yet again.
It's 17-5 to the Indian
11:19 (IST)4 MAY 2018
Sai doesn't give him any chance to build a rhythm and makes it a 15-5 lead
11:18 (IST)4 MAY 2018
Yet another point for the Sri Lankan and he now trails 5-14
11:18 (IST)4 MAY 2018
The Sri Lankan stops the Sai march and pulls back a couple of points.
4-13
11:16 (IST)4 MAY 2018
Sai adds 2 quick points after the break and extends his lead to 13-2
11:15 (IST)4 MAY 2018
Sai heads into the midgame interval with an 11-2 lead
11:14 (IST)4 MAY 2018
The Sri Lankan gets another point to trail 2-10
11:14 (IST)4 MAY 2018
It's 10-1 in Sai's favour
11:13 (IST)4 MAY 2018
Karunaratne is finally on the board!
1-8
11:12 (IST)4 MAY 2018
And 8-0 as well
11:12 (IST)4 MAY 2018
What a start for Sai!
He leads 7-0
11:11 (IST)4 MAY 2018
6-0 to the Indian
11:11 (IST)4 MAY 2018
And it's 5-0
11:11 (IST)4 MAY 2018
Points are coming fast to Sai!
4-0
11:10 (IST)4 MAY 2018
It's 3-0 to the Indian
11:10 (IST)4 MAY 2018
Sai makes a strong start and leads 2-0
11:09 (IST)4 MAY 2018
First point to Sai Praneeth
11:08 (IST)4 MAY 2018
The match is about to begin!
11:05 (IST)4 MAY 2018
Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's live coverage of the New Zealand Open. Today, World No. 18 B Sai Praneeth will take on Niluka Karunaratne of Sri Lanka in the quarterfinal of men's singles.
Earlier, Sai Praneeth had sailed through the first round, beating Israel’s Misha Zilberman 21-11, 21-19. Then, he needed just 46 minutes to see off World No. 42 Daren Liew 21-18, 21-17 in the pre-quarters.
The Indian fifth seed today takes on World No. 129 Niluka Karunaratne. Sai should not have much of a problem in making it to the semis but the Lankan can prove to be a tricky customer. It promises to be an exciting contest. Stay tuned.
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