Manjeet Chhillar of Bengaluru Bulls pushes out Deepak Nivas Hudda of Telugu Titans during their Pro Kabaddi League match in Patna on July 31, 2015
Patna, July 31, 2015: Bengaluru Bulls put up a grand
performance, both in attack where Ajay Thakur stood out and the defence led by
captain Manjeet Chhillar showed what team work is all about to floor Telugu
Titans 35-21. At the Pataliputra Stadium here, Ajay Thakur ran away with the
match with a super raid that put his side firmly in the saddle at 30-18 with
three minutes for the buzzer. The win helps the Bulls to conclude the first
half of Season 2 of Star Sports Pro Kabaddi with five wins for a tally of 25
points staying in third spot. Titans stay in second position with 26 points.
Earlier, it was a close tussle for supremacy in the first
half where the winners ended with a 12-9 lead by escaping an all out. It was
substitute Rakesh Narwal who brought about the turn around. The tall lad got a
toe touch on an opponent to start the revival. This major lapse on the part of
the Titans proved costly in hindsight.
The Bulls defence of veteran Dharmaraj Cheralathan and
Gurpreet Singh, the latter replacing Joginder Narwal, manned the corners
admirably. This pressurised the rival raiders and kept them at bay. That the
Titans could get just five raid points with Rahul getting three was the most
they achieved.
Yesterday’s hero Sukesh Hegde also committed two grave
errors. He was out once stepping out of court and the next time failed to
realise it was a do-or-die raid and had to leave. This hurt the Titans badly.
The score now stands 3-0 in favour of the bulls in the league. They had beaten
their rivals both times last year.
Bengaluru Bulls having been let off the hook came back to
demolish the Titans. Rakesh Narwal kicked out Deepak Nivas Hudda in style to
put him out. Rakesh next used his height to get a bonus to keep the momentum
going.
As the game began to slip away from the Titans’ grasp,
Sandeep stood out with some brilliant tackles and ankle holds – a bright light
in the midst of the defeat for the Titans. With the Bengaluru Bulls defence
holding strong, the Titans weren’t able to stage a comeback. The Titans can now
take heart that their next game in the second half of Season 2 will be in their
home leg in Hyderabad .
MATCH 23 – TELUGU TITANS VS BENGALURU BULLS
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No.
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Award
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Player/Team
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1
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TVS BEST RAIDER OF THE MATCH
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AJAY THAKUR (BENGALURU BULLS)
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2
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BAJAJ ELECTRICAL INSPIRING DEFENDER OF THE MATCH
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MANJEET CHHILLAR (BENGALURU BULLS)
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3
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PREETAM CHHILLAR (BENGALURU BULLS)
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4
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VIP FRENCHIE BIG IMPRESSION PLAYER OF THE MATCH
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SANDEEP (TELUGU TITANS)
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5
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FLIPKART AUDIENCE KI WISH PLAYER OF THE MATCH
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MANJEET CHHILLAR (BENGALURU BULLS)
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