Considering the match was between two outside team, the 2000-strong crowd would have pleased the tournament’s organisers and players alike.

The spectators had turned up to watch Indian badminton’s golden girl saina Nehwal. And the Hyderabadi didn’t disappoint with a fine come-from-behind 17-21 21-19 11-6 victory over Pune Pistons’ Juliane Schenk to give the Hotshots a 2-0 lead.u00a0

The SVP Stadium filled up for Saina Nehwal yesterday. Pic/Shadab Khan