Hyderabad Hotshots will take on Awadhe Warriors in the second day of Indian Badminton League (IBL) 2013.
The match will begin at 04:00 pm IST and will be broadcast live on ESPN and Star Sports 2 channels. It will also be live streamed online on Star Sports official website.
Team News:
Hyderabad Hotshots will be led by India's badminton star Saina Nehwal who was bought for a whopping $120,000. They are a good mix of local and foreign shuttlers though Nehwal is the biggest star.
Awadhe Warriors is led by PV Sindhu, who won a bronze medal in the recent World Championships. They have world No.9 in mixed doubles Markis Kido, world no.12 Wei Feng, and men's doubles world No. 7 Maneepong Jongjit.
Main Highlight:
It will be interesting to watch Saina Nehwal play PV Sindhu. The former has the experience while the latter is in good form and the success at the World Championships will give her the confidence to take on her senior.
Squads:
Hyderabad Hotshots Team List: Saina Nehwal (c) (India), Pradnya Gadre (India), Tarun Kona (India), Ajay Jayaram (India), Taufik Hidayat (Indonesia), Tanongsak (Thailand), Goh V Shem (Malaysia), Lim Khim Wah (Malaysia), Kanthi Visalakshi P (India), Shubhankar Dey (India), C. Rahul Yadav (India)
Awadhe Warriors Team List: PV Sindhu (c) (India), Gurusai Dutt (India), K. Srikanth (India), Ruthvika Shivani (India), K. Maneesha (India), Nanda Gopal (India), Maneepong Jongjit (Thailand), Vinay Singh (India), Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Thailand), Markis Kido (Indonesia), Chong Wei Feng (Malaysia)
