Bengaluru Bulls defeated Gujarat Fortunegiants 38-33 in a pulsating final to lift their maiden Pro Kabaddi League title.
It was an off day in the office for Bengal Warriors as they slumped to their third defeat in nine games.
Dabang Delhi snapped their three-match losing streak in Pro Kabaddi League with a close 39-33 win over Haryana Steelers.
Nitin Rawal caused issues to Haryana's raiders as he made some good tackles besides effective raids.
Patna Pirates started the match without their star raider Pardeep Narwal as he was tending to his wrist injury while Bengal Warriors started without Maninder Singh.
Even after so many efforts being put by Delhi, they continued to lose points as the raiders entered the lobby without a touch point regularly.
It was a tight start to the match as both teams were levelled at 2-2 after two minutes with Bengal Warriors getting two tackle points and Dabang Delhi scoring a raid and tackle point.
Telugu Titans rode on a solid defensive performance by Vishal Bhardwaj and Abozar Mighani to beat defending champions Patna Pirates 35-31 in Pro Kabaddi.
With this win, Gujarat has jumped a place to be at the fifth spot in zone A while Pune remains at the second place.
Goyat got Haryana off to a flying start as he scored three points in the first minute to give them a 3-1 lead.
Pro Kabaddi 2018 When and Where to watch VIVO Pro Kabaddi League PKL 2018 season, 1st Match Haryana Steelers vs U Mumba, 9:00 PM (IST) The match will be live streaming on Hotstar, And Airtel, broadcasted on Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 HD in English and in commentary on Star Sports 1 Hindi and Star Sports 1 HD Hindi
Pro Kabaddi 2018 When and Where to watch VIVO Pro Kabaddi League PKL 2018 season, 19th Match Bengaluru Bulls vs Tamil Thalaiva, 8:00 PM (IST) The match will be live streaming on Hotstar, And Airtel, broadcasted on Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 HD in English and in commentary on Star Sports 1 Hindi and Star Sports 1 HD Hindi.
At the end of the Chennai leg, U.P. Yoddha finished with six points from two games while Patna have five from two outings in Zone B.
The Bulls thrashed an Ajay Thakur led Thalaivas 48-37 as raider Pawan Sehrawat collecting a whopping 20 points.
It was a disappointing first game for Jaipur Pink Panthers as they squandered a healthy first-half advantage.
Gujarat Fortunegiants and Dabang Delhi KC played out an exciting 32-32 tie in a zone A match of the Pro Kabaddi League Season 6.
For Haryana Steelers, it was a disappointing night for the raiders as apart from Vikas Kandola (8 points) no one else contributed much.
After inflicting the only all out of the match in later stages of the first half, U Mumba pulled away from 20-20 at one stage early on in the second period to lead by two points in the dying seconds of the tie.
Patna, aiming to pocket their fourth consecutive title, looked completely out of sorts in the first period, getting all out on two occasions as lacking offensive as well as defensive skill.
Payel Chowdhury recalls In 2016, we had a Women’s Pro Challenge to check how the public liked it. But the issue was that we were given the Men’s court to play on. So we had several difficulties adjusting to it. With this silver medal win, she is sure that Women’s Kabaddi has a lot of hope for the future and will only get bigger with it’s inclusion in the major PKL.
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