New Delhi: Telugu Titans defeated Gujarat Giants by 36-32 in the first match of the evening on Super Saturday, while in the second match of the evening, Dabang Delhi stunned Haryana Steelers by 44-37 at the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune on December 14.
Gujarat Giants started the match brilliantly and picked up an early lead but more importantly, accounted for Sehrawat and Malik off the first two plays of the game. The Titans were under pressure a lot of pressure for a while but as soon as their star raiders were back on the mat the Giants conceded the advantage within the first five minutes.
Ashish Narwal put some pressure back on the opponents by leading the charge for Telugu Titans. Gujarat Giants’ defence kept Sehrawat quiet, while Guman and Rakesh scored crucial points. Gujarat Giants inflicted an All Out and picked up a six-point lead just before half-time. Guman scored a two-point raid as the Giants went into the break with a seven-point lead.
They started the second half more strongly, continuing to build on the lead. Neeraj and Manuj in the defence were having a good game for the Giants. Sehrawat scored some points which turned the game for Telugu Titans. They inflicted an All Out as Sehrawat scored a Super 10. Telugu Titans took a five-point lead and then landed a second All Out to win the game.
In the second game of the evening, Dabang Delhi defeated table-toppers Haryana Steelers by 44-37 and moved one step closer to qualifying for the PKL play-offs.
Pro Kabaddi League Top raider points
Devank of Patna Pirates is in the top position with 233 points in the 18 matches while Dabang Delhi’s Ashu Malik is in the second position with 211 points in the 19 matches. Arjun Deshwal is third on the list with 183 points in 18 matches.
Raider
Matches
Points
Devank (Patna Pirates)
18
233
Ashu Malik (Dabang Delhi KC)
19
211
Arjun Deshwal (Jaipur Pink Panthers)
18
183
Vijay Malik (Telugu Titans)
20
160
Ajit Ramesh Chauhan (U Mumba)
18
153
Ayan Lochchab (Patna Pirates)
18
140
Vinay (Haryana Steelers)
20
140
Guman Singh (Gujarat Giants)
19
139
Shivam Anil Patare
20
130
Nitin Kumar Dhankhar (Bengal Warriorz)
14
118
PKL most tackle points
Mohammadreza Shadloui is on the top spot with 67 points in 20 matches. Nitin Rawal of Bengaluru Bulls is in the second position with 66 points in 19 matches. Rahul Sethpal is third on the list with 59 points in 20 matches.
Defender
Matches
Points
Mohammadreza Shadloui (Haryana Steelers)
20
67
Nitin Rawal (Bengaluru Bulls)
19
66
Rahul Sethpal (Haryana Steelers)
20
59
Yogesh Dahiya (Dabang Delhi KC)
18
57
Ankit Jaglan (Patna Pirates)
18
57
Gaurav Khatri (Puneri Paltan)
19
56
Fazel Atrachali (Bengal Warriorz)
18
56
Nitesh Kumar (Tamil Thalaivas)
18
55
Hitesh (UP Yoddhas)
18
55
Sumit Sangwan (UP Yoddhas)
18
54
Telugu Titans defeated Gujarat Giants in the first match of the Pro Kabaddi League on Saturday while in the second game, Dabang Delhi secured a victory against Haryana Steelers. Kabaddi Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
