Pro Kabaddi League 8: A tie between Gujarat Giants and U Mumba
Ajay Kumar, Gujarat's star of the night with seven points, clinched an important point in the last minute to earn his team a tie.
Ajay Kumar, Gujarat's star of the night with seven points, clinched an important point in the last minute to earn his team a tie.
Arjun Deshwal failed in a bonus point attempt in his team's penultimate raid and Bengal floored the raider in the final move of the game to clinch the match.
With Bengaluru securing a spot in the playoff, the last spot will now be closely fought between UP Yoddha and Telugu Titans.
Table-toppers Dabang Delhi maintain their top position in the PKL points table despite going down 33-42 against Bengal Warriors.
With the victory, Mumbai jumped to the fourth place in the points table to consolidate their chances of making to the play-offs.
Sehrawat proved to be the match-winner for Bengaluru as he completed a Super 10 against the defensively strong U Mumba to help his side to a close win in a low-scoring thriller.
It was the 30-year-old ‘run machine’ rendering the National Anthem that pleased the netizens the most.
Puneri Paltan started the second half with just two men on the mat and U Mumba starting the half with the raids. Amit Kumar was the last nail to be hit when his raid became unsuccessful with him entering the lobby without a touch in the 21st minute to make U Mumba's lead 15-9.
The Indian skipper will be present at Dome, National Sports Club of India (NSCI) in Mumbai cheering with the fans for the Maharashtra derby followed by Jaipur Pink Panthers against Bengal Warriors.
In the second half, both the teams went slow with Abhishek and Rohit scoring points in each of their attempts as U Mumba raced to 21 points while the Titans (12 points) could only manage 2, thanks to successful raids by Rajnish.
