In Match 54 of the Pro Kabaddi League 2017 Season 5, the Telugu Titans claim their third win of the season as they easily defeated Tamil Thalaivas by 5 points in Zone A. Rahul Chaudhari and his men claimed more points in the defensive mode as Ajay Thakur and his Thalaivas could not manage the tactics displayed by the Titans in the southern derby. Sombir was the man who had a 100% tackle rate with 10 tackle points. Telugu Titans have finally picked up a victory after a long time while Tamil Thalaivas still linger on at the bottom of Zone B.
The Perfect Raider of the Match is awarded to Ajay Thakur from Tamil Thalaivas with 7 raid points.
The Player of the Match is presented to Sombir from Telugu Titans with 10 tackle points.
The Do or Die raider of the match is presented to M. Thivakaran of Telugu Titans.
HIGHLIGHTS, PRO KABADDI LEAGUE 2017, MATCH 54: TELUGU TITANS vs TAMIL THALAIVAS
21.03 IST: FULL TIME!! Telugu Titans win the match by 5 points to hand Tamil Thalaivas a loss. Telugu Titans 33-28 Tamil Thalaivas
21.02 IST: Telugu slam down the Tamil raider and the whistle blows. Telugu 33-28 Tamil
21.01 IST: Telugu's raider claims a 2 point riad on Tamil's defence. Telugu 32-28 Tamil
21.01 IST: Telugu's defender rams down the Tamil raider. Telugu 30-28 Tamil
21.00 IST: Do or Die raid for Telugu as Salunke enters and is slammed down. Telugu 29-28 Tamil
21.00 IST: Tamil's raider claims a touch point to edge closer. Telugu 29-27 Tamil
20.59 IST: Telugu slam down Ajay to lead. Telugu 29-26 Tamil
20.57 IST: ALL OUT for Telugu Titans as Tamil edge closer. Telugu 28-26 Tamil
20.56 IST: Telugu slam down the Tamil raider to lead. Telugu 27-22 Tamil
20.56 IST: Ajay enters and runs away with 2 points for Tamil. Telugu 26-22 Tamil
20.52 IST: Salunke claims a bonus point for Telugu Titans. Telugu 26-20 Tamil
20.51 IST: Tamil's Prapanjan claims a touch point on Telugu's defence. Telugu 25-20 Tamil
20.50 IST: Telugu's defence claw back Ajay to perform a super tacke to lead, Telugu 25- 19 Tamil
20.50 IST: Telugu's Nilesh claims a bonus point. Telugu 23-19 Tamil
20.49 IST: Ajay Thakur claims a tocuh point for Tamil on Telugu's defence. Telugu 22-19 Tamil
20.48 IST: Do or Die raid for Telugu Titans and the raider is slammed down by the Thalaiva's defence. Telugu 22-18 Tamil
20.47 IST: Tamil's raider escapes with a touch point. Telugu 22-17 Tamil
20.46 IST: Do or Die raid for Tamil as Ajay escapes with a touch point on the Titan's defence. Telugu 22-16 Tamil
20.45 IST: Mosedh escapes the Tamil defence to claim 2 points for the Titans. Telugu 22-15 Tamil
20.43 IST: Do or Die raid for Telugu Titans as Rahul enters but only to be sent off by the defenders. Telugu 20-15 Tamil
20.42 IST: Do or Die raid for Tamil Thalaivas and the Telugu defence slam down the raider to lead. Telugu 20-14 Tamil
20.40 IST: Do or Die raid for Telugu Titans and Salunke leaves with a bonus point. Telugu 19-14 Tamil
20.39 IST: Do or Die raid for Tamil Thalaivas as the raider enters to be slammed down by the Telugu defence. Telugu 18-14 Tamil
20.35 IST: Ajay Thakur raids successfully to claim a point. Telugu 17-14 Tamil
20.34 IST: ALL OUT for Tamil Thalaivas as Telugu Titans lead with 3 points. Bonus point given to Tamil. Telugu 17-13 Tamil
20.33 IST: Tamil's raider Rahul claims a touch point on the Tamil defence. Telugu 14-11 Tamil
20.32 IST: Tamil's raider claims a touch point on Telugu's defence. Telugu 13-11 Tamil
20.30 IST: Do or Die raid for Telugu Titans as Rahul enters and leaves with a touch point. Telugu 13-10 Tamil
20.30 IST: Tamil's riader Thivakaran claims a touch point on Telugu's defender. Telugu 12-10 Tamil
20.28 IST: The second half resumes in Match 55, will the Telugu Titans be able to extend their lead or will Tamil Thalaivas close in?. Stay Tuned.
20.23 IST: Half Time. The Telugu Titans lead by a slender margin of 3 points against the Tamil Thalaivas. Telugu 12-9 Tamil
20.21 IST: Telugu Titan's Salunke raids with ease to claim 2 points on the Tamil defence. Telugu 12-9 Tamil
20.19 IST: Do or Die raid for Telugu Titans and the Tamil defenders send Rahul to the bench to claim a point. Telugu 10-9 Tamil
20.18 IST: Do or Die raid for Tamil Thalaivas as Lee enters and is slammed down by the Telugu defence. Telugu 10-8 Tamil
20.16 IST: Do or Die raid Telugu Titans and the Tamil defence slam down Nilesh Salunk on his raid. Telugu 9-8 Tamil
20.16 IST: Telugu Titans slam down the Tamil skipper Ajay to lead on. Telugu 9-7 Tamil
20.15 IST: Tamil Thalaiva's owner, the legendary master blaster Sachin Tendulkar is in the house to cheer for the Thalaivas
20.14 IST: Do or Die raid for Telugu and the raider runs out of time to give Tamil a point. Telugu 8-7 Tamil
20.13 IST: Telugu Titans slam down the Tamil raider to lead. Telugu 8-6 Tamil
20.12 IST: Telugu Titans lead as the raider claims a touch point on the Tamil defence. Telugu 7-6 Tamil
20.11 IST: Prapanjan raids successfully to equalise the score. Telugu 6-6 Tamil
20.10 IST: Telugu lead as they claim a touch point on Tamil's defence. Telugu 6-5 Tamil
20.08 IST: Super Tackle from Telugu Titans as they ram down Tamil's skipper on his raid to claim 2 points. Telugu 5-5 Tamil.
20.07 IST: Rahul barely comes back on to be sent out by the Tamil defence. Telugu 3-5 Tamil
20.06 IST: Do or Die raid for Tamil Thalaivas and the Telugu defenders perform a super tackle to claim 2 points. Telugu 3-4 Tamil
20.05 IST: Do or Die raid for Telugu Titans as the raider enters and is taken down. Bonus point given to Telugu. Telugu 1-4 Tamil
20.04 IST: Prapanjan enters to raid for Telugu Titans and claims a touch point. Telugu 0-3 Tamil
20.03 IST: Do or Die raid for Tamil Thalaivas and Ajay claims a touch point on the defence. Telugu 0-2 Tamil
20.02 IST: Do or Die raid for Telugu Titans as Rahul enters but is smashed to the mat. Telugu 0-1 Tamil
20.00 IST: Tamil Thalaivas win the toss and choose court for Telugu Titans to raid first.
19.59 IST: The two team captains Rahul Chaudhari from Telugu Titans and Ajay Thakur from Tamil Thalaivas are brought in for the toss.
19.54 IST: Led by Rahul Chaudhari, the Telugu Titans enter the arena with a huge roar from the crowd.
19.53 IST: The Tamil Thalaivas enter the arena with great confidence.
