CHENNAI, 24th December, 2023: The Bengaluru Bulls staved off a scare from Pawan Sehrawat and recorded a thrilling 33-31 victory over Telugu Titans in Chennai on Sunday. The Bengaluru Bulls held the lead for most of the match, but Sehrawat ensured that the Titans stayed in the hunt throughout the game. Defender Surjeet Singh was the star of the match for the Bulls with 7 tackle points. Meanwhile, Pawan Sehrawat scored 13 points and registered his sixth Super 10 of the season.
The two sides played out a neck-to-neck battle in the opening passage of play and were locked at 2-2 in the 5th minute. However, the Bulls inched ahead at 4-2 through a raid point by Bharat and a tackle point by Surjeet Singh. But the Hi-flyer Sehrawat pulled off a double-point raid to level the scores at 5-5 in the 10th minute. The Bulls and the Titans continued to trade points thereafter and were locked at 7-7 in the 14th minute.
However, Vikash Kandola took out Mohit and Parvesh Bhainswal on a single raid and reduced the Titans to just two members on the mat. Moments later, the Bulls caught Pawan Sehrawat to inflict an ALL OUT and take a decent lead at 13-9 in the 16th minute. Sehrawat effected a double-point raid in the 18th minute, but the Bulls still held the advantage at 16-12 at the end of the first half.
The Titans tackled Kandola in the opening minutes of the second half, but the Bulls tackled Sehrawat soon after and held the lead at 19-14 in the 25th minute. The Bulls continued to put pressure on their opponents and reduced them to just two members on the mat in the 27th minute. Moments later, Surjeet Singh tackled Ajit Pawar and helped his side inflict an ALL OUT and take a massive lead at 27-17.
Pawan Sehrawat and Robin Chaudhary effected raids, but the Bulls still held the lead at 28-22 in the 37th minute. Saurabh Nandal pulled off a SUPER TACKLE to help the Bulls extend their lead further. But, Sehrawat took out Surjeet Singh, Saurabh Nandal and Monu on a single raid as the Titans inflicted an ALL OUT to stay in the game at 28-31 in the 39th minute. However, the Bulls played their cards perfectly in the final minute of the match and wrapped up a thrilling win.
Please find below the schedule for PKL Season 10 match on Monday
Game 1 – Bengal Warriors vs Dabang Delhi K.C. – 8 pm
Game 2 – Tamil Thalaivas vs Haryana Steelers – 9 pm
Venue: Chennai
Season 10 of the Pro Kabaddi League will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network and for free on Disney+ hotstar.
