PV Sindhu vs Saina Nehwal: CWG 2018 final live stream, start time

Can PV Sindhu clear the final hurdle this time or will Saina Nehwal win her second CWG individual gold medal? Here's how you can watch the women's singles badminton final on TV, online.

The women's singles gold medal match between Sindhu and Saina will start around 5 am IST Sunday.
Saina leads Sindhu 2-1 in head-to-head meetings (BWF tour).

India's PV Sindhu takes on compatriot Saina Nehwal in what is expected to be a blockbuster women's singles badminton final of Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast Sunday, April 15.

Fans, who have been treated to some high-quality action over the last 10 days in Gold Coast, could have asked for anything more as the two superstars of Indian badminton will go head-to-head on the final day of the ongoing Games.

World number three Sindhu, the 2014 Commonwealth Games bronze medalist, reached the final after outclassing defending champion Michelle Li of Canada in straight sets. The 22-year-old was tested in the first game but she buckled up and registered a convincing 21-18, 21-8 win in just 36 minutes.

The Rio Olympic silver medalist will start the gold medal match as the favorite, considering the gap in world rankings and recent form of the two shuttlers.

Notably, Sindhu has not dropped a game yet in the ongoing competition and is relatively fresher of the two as she did not feature even in a single tie of the mixed team event in Gold Coast.

Sindhu - Road to Final

File photo of PV Sindhu.JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images

R32 - defeated Andra Whiteside of Fiji in straight games
R16 - defeated Chen Hsuan-Yu of Australia in straight games
Quarter-final - defeated Brittney Tam of Canada in straight games
Semi-final - defeated Michelle Li of Canada in straight games

Having already led the mixed team unit from the front to the top step of the podium, world number 12 Saina will be high on confidence going into the final.

Saina displayed grit and determination to see off Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland 21-14, 18-21, 21-17 in the women's singles semi-final that extended to 68 minutes.

Saina - Road to Final

File photo of Saina Nehwal in action in Gold Coast.YE AUNG THU/AFP/Getty Images

R32- defeated Elsie de Villiers (RSA) in straight games
R16 - opponent Jessica Li retired with an injury
Quarter-final - defeated Canada's Rachel Honderich in straight games
semi-final - defeated Scotland's Kirsty Gilmour in three games

The Commonwealth Games 2010 gold medalist will count on her vast experience to get the job done Sunday. Saina will also take confidence from her win over Sindhu in the women's singles final of Senior Badminton National Championships last year.

The 28-year-old attacked relentlessly and at the same time used deception to good effect to outclass her junior compatriot in what turned out to be a marathon final.

It will be a test of character for Sindhu as well as she has struggled to get past the final hurdle in big tournaments in the past. Not many can forget the marathon final matches she has faced in Rio Olympics and World Championships 2017.