At the Sardar Valabhbhai Patel Stadium here, Ponnappa alongwith Joachim Fischer Nielsen beat Hyderabad’s mixed doubles pair of V Shem Goh and Pradnya Gadre 21-11, 21-14 to help Pune avoid a 0-5 drubbing at the hands of the Saina Nehwal-led Hotshots.u00a0

Pune’s Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Ashwini Ponnappa (right) return to V Shem Goh and Pradnya Gadre of Pune Pistons during their mixed doubles match of the Indian Badminton League held yesterday. Pic/Shadab Khan