Telugu Titans face off Bengaluru Bulls in PKL 11 season opener
The opening game will feature the home side Telugu Titans and their star raider Pawan Sehrawat against Pardeep Narwal, making his return for the Bengaluru Bulls.
Bengaluru Bulls outplayed Haryana Steelers 56-39 and U Mumba inched Patna Pirates 30-26 in two different matches of the Pro Kabaddi League season 7 at the Tau Devilal Sports Complex in Panchkula on Wednesday.
Pawan Sehrawat was the cynosure of all eyes as he scored a record-shattering 39 points (breaking Pardeep Narwal’s previous record of 34 raid points in a match), three more than what the entire Steelers managed. With the win, the defending champions secured a place in the season seven play-offs.
Sehrawat scored 18 raid points in the first half as Bengaluru came back from trailing by 6 points to lead the match by 10 points at half-time (28-18). He continued his outstanding work in the second half, cruising to 39 raid points by the end of the second half.
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With Bengaluru securing a spot in the playoff, the last spot will now be closely fought between UP Yoddha and Telugu Titans.
Before the match at the same venue, U Mumba booked their tickets for play-offs as skipper Fazel Atrachali starred in the defence once again to guide his team to a clinical 30-26 victory over Patna Pirates.
The captain led from the front as U Mumba neutralised Patna’s Pardeep Narwal with a strong performance in the defence in front of a packed audience.
Fazel gave everyone a masterclass on captaincy, marshalling and motivating his troops to stick to the gameplan to clinch a seat in the playoffs.
(With inputs from IANS)
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