PKL: Bengaluru Bulls floor Tamil Thalaivas to go 3rd on points table
It didn't take long, barely halfway through the first period for the Bulls to open up a sizable lead.
It didn't take long, barely halfway through the first period for the Bulls to open up a sizable lead.
Bengaluru Bulls are second with18 points, U Mumbai is third with 17 points at third while Patna Pirates are placed fourth with 16 points and Thalaivas in the fifth position.
Table-toppers Dabang Delhi maintain their top position in the PKL points table despite going down 33-42 against Bengal Warriors.
The first half was completely dominated by the Gujarat side, which came as no surprise considering the winless run of Thalaivas.
Tamil Thalaivas started their game with utter composure, aggression at the right instances and ruled the first half. Rahul Chaudhari rolled back the years with his fine raiding, reminiscent of his days at the lead raider for the Telugu Titans.
Pardeep Narwal became the first player to cross 1,000 raid points in Pro Kabaddi League history. His 26 points exposed the problems in the Tamil Thalaivas side who looked answerless, especially in defence, against a bottom-placed Patna unit.
Ajith Kumar got to his Super 10 in the final minutes and ensured the Thalaivas lost with a margin less than seven points but coach E Bhaskaran will be left with a lot to wonder as his side suffered a fifth straight loss.
Pawan Sehrawat secured a Super 10 (17 raid points) as the defending champions Bengaluru Bulls clinched their first win at home this season against a disjointed Tamil Thalaivas unit
The match was billed as an encounter between Rahul Chaudhari and Pardeep Narwal, who are the two most successful raiders of Pro Kabaddi League history.
Rahul made three consecutive successful raids as Thalaivas led 33-20 with just five minutes left in the match.
