Lakshya, Sugiarto star in Chennai victory

Having started the fifth season of PBL on a winning note, the Chennai franchise has now built a two-match unbeaten streak. Lakshya had never met World No. 49 Lee Dong Keun before but that mattered little as the World No. 30 was at the top of his game throughout the match against the Mumbai ace.

In a solid display that showed his maturity and fearlessness in oodles, Lakshya produced a brilliant array of smashes and secured a 15-12, 15-10 win for Superstarz. In a riveting match that was also the Trump for the host, former World Championships bronze medallist Tommy Sugiarto stormed back after losing the first game to edge Mumbai’s Parupalli Kashyap 14-15, 15-10, 15-7.

With that being a Trump win, Superstarz wrapped up the tie without any hassle. Earlier, Kapila and Jessica played an outstanding match to upset the much-fancied Rockets pair of Pia Zebadiah and Kim Gi Jung 15-10, 15-14.