All tied up. A closely contested back-and-forth game between the Bengaluru Bulls and Telugu Titans finished with both teams sharing the spoils. The match was tied at 34-34 after 40 minutes in the 26th match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8. Ankit Beniwal led the Telugu Titans with 10 points, while Chandran Ranjit was the star of the show for the Bengaluru Bulls, scoring 9 points.
Bengaluru Bulls were dominant par in the raiding department scoring 21 to Telugu Titans's 19 points. When it came to tackling Bengaluru Bulls scored 13 points to Telugu Titans's 11 points. Raids became more fiercely contested in the 2nd half and eventually, the match ended in a tie.
Bengaluru Bulls captain Pawan Kumar Sehrawat scored 8 where as Telugu Titans captain Rohit Kumar picked 3. The mainstay of the Bengaluru Bulls was Saurabh Nandal staying on the mat for 85% of the raids.
Key Players
Best Raider : Ankit Beniwal (10 points), TT
Best Defender : Sandeep Kandola (4 points), TT
Key Moments in the Match
Raid 1 | BB 0 - 1 TT | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | There's not much Pawan K Sehrawat can do as the Telugu Titans defense completely closes in on him. |
Raid 9 | BB 2 - 4 TT | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | That takes some guts. Solo Tackle by Rohit Kumar to take out raider Pawan K Sehrawat. |
Raid 14 | BB 4 - 4 TT | Ankit Beniwal (TT) | Perfect team play, defense ushers raider Ankit Beniwal out of the mat. |
Raid 20 | BB 4 - 6 TT | Ankit Beniwal (TT) | This just isn't working for Aman. He tries to be clever but it backfires as Ankit Beniwal gets an easy touch off him and gets the point. |
Raid 21 | BB 5 - 6 TT | Bharat Naresh (BB) | Bharat Naresh gets another raid point as he takes out Manish. |
Raid 22 | BB 5 - 8 TT | Rakesh Gowda (TT) | Rakesh Gowda raids successfully and gets Mahender Singh, Mayur Jagannath out. |
Raid 24 | BB 6 - 9 TT | Ankit Beniwal (TT) | Ankit Beniwal gets his man! He's been targeting Pawan K Sehrawat for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Kick. |
Raid 26 | BB 9 - 9 TT | Ankit Beniwal (TT) | SUPER TACKLE! Amit Sheoran, Saurabh Nandal makes a fantastic tackle on Ankit Beniwal |
Raid 32 | BB 11 - 10 TT | Rakesh Gowda (TT) | This just isn't working for Amit Sheoran. He tries to be clever but it backfires as Rakesh Gowda gets an easy touch off him and gets the point. |
Raid 36 | BB 11 - 12 TT | Ankit Beniwal (TT) | Saurabh Nandal errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Ankit Beniwal. |
Raid 38 | BB 14 - 12 TT | Rohit Kumar (TT) | Super Tackle for Bengaluru Bulls. Rohit Kumar tries to leap over Mahender Singh, More G B, who latches onto the raider's foot to win two points for his team. Invaluable! |
Raid 42 | BB 14 - 13 TT | Ankit Beniwal (TT) | Ankit Beniwal raids successfully and gets Mayur Jagannath out. |
Raid 44 | BB 15 - 15 TT | Ankit Beniwal (TT) | Ankit Beniwal locks horns with More G B, Mahender Singh, but manages to get across the line. |
Raid 45 | BB 16 - 18 TT | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | Perfect team play, the defense ushers the raider Pawan K Sehrawat out of the mat. Raider however pinches a bonus. |
Raid 48 | BB 18 - 20 TT | Ankit Beniwal (TT) | Pawan K Sehrawat, Mayur Jagannath has to leave as Ankit Beniwal gets a touch on him. |
Raid 54 | BB 20 - 21 TT | Sandeep Kandola (TT) | That takes some guts. Solo Tackle by Mahender Singh to take out raider Sandeep Kandola. |
Raid 55 | BB 22 - 21 TT | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | Pawan K Sehrawat raids successfully and gets Rohit Kumar, Surinder Singh out. |
Raid 60 | BB 22 - 23 TT | Ankit Beniwal (TT) | Amit Sheoran has to leave as Ankit Beniwal gets a touch on him. |
Raid 66 | BB 24 - 24 TT | Ankit Beniwal (TT) | There's not much Ankit Beniwal can do as the Bengaluru Bulls defense completely closes in on him. |
Raid 68 | BB 25 - 27 TT | Adarsh T (TT) | Super Raid! Adarsh T takes out 3 Bengaluru Bulls players despite pinned to the ground. |
Raid 70 | BB 28 - 27 TT | Ankit Beniwal (TT) | Super Tackle for Bengaluru Bulls. Ankit Beniwal tries to leap over Saurabh Nandal, Chandran Ranjit, who latches onto the raider's foot to win two points for his team. Invaluable! |
Raid 72 | BB 29 - 28 TT | Adarsh T (TT) | Saurabh Nandal has to leave as Adarsh T gets a touch on him. |
Raid 74 | BB 30 - 29 TT | Rohit Kumar (TT) | Rohit Kumar gets another raid point as he takes out Aman. |
Raid 75 | BB 31 - 32 TT | Chandran Ranjit (BB) | Sandeep Kandola, Rohit Kumar, Adarsh T trap raider Chandran Ranjit, after he pinched a bonus point. |
Raid 80 | BB 32 - 34 TT | Ankit Beniwal (TT) | Mahender Singh waits and waits and waits and finally swoops in with a massive tackle. He dives at Ankit Beniwal's ankles and the raider has nowhere to go. |