IBL – Taufik and Hyderabad beaten

Taufik Hidayat did not eight in the battle between Hyderabad and Delhi held in Lucknow this Saturday. The former Olympic and World Champion was beaten 10-21, 7-21 by Malaysia’s Liew Daren, whose team-mates Diju and Sawant gave his team the final point to beat Hyderabad 3-2. Bad luck for Saina Nehwal’s team, who was in the lead 2/0 before being caught back by the players from India’s capital.

Results: Delhi Smashers beat Hyderabad Hotshots 3-2.

Mixed: Diju V./ Prajakta Sawant (Delhi) beat Goh V. Shem / Pradnya Gadre (Hyderabad) 21-20 21-15
MS2: Liew Daren (Delhi) beat Taufik Hidayat (Hyderabad) 21-10 21-7
MD: Tan Boon Heong / Koo Kien Keat (Delhi) beat Goh V. Shem / Tarun Kona (Hyderabad) 21-14, 21-20
WS:  Saina Nehwal (Hyderabad) beat Arundhati Pantawane (Delhi) 21-8, 21-6
MS1: Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk (Hyderabad) beat Sai Praneeth (Delhi) 19-21, 21-19, 11-7

Full teams:

Delhi Smashers: Jwala Gutta, Liew Daren, HS Prannoy, Sai Praneeth, Arundhati Patwane, Tan Boon Heong, Koo Kien Keat, Diju V, Nichaon Jindapon, Prajakta Sawant. Coach: Rashid Sidek

Hyderabad Hotshots: Saina Nehwal, Taufik Hidayat, Ajay Jayaram, Goh V Shem, Tarun Kona, Pradenya Gadre, Lim Khim Wah, Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk, Kanthi Visalakshi P, Shubhankar Dey. Coach: Rajendra Kumar J

Mumbai is expected to get its hero back for next leg as Lee Chong Wei is scheduled to arrive in India on Sunday. Mumbai will have to play the Pune Pistons later Saturday without its number one.