Telugu Titans lost to Tamil Thalaivas 25-43 in the 91st match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8. The best raider of the match for Tamil Thalaivas was Ajinkya Ashok Pawar. He was ably supported by Sagar. G Raju's efforts went in vain tonight.
Tamil Thalaivas were dominant in the raiding department at the scoring 21 to Telugu Titans's 14. When it came to tackling Tamil Thalaivas scored 17 points to Telugu Titans's 9 points. They cleaned up the opposition into 2 All-Outs. And that made all the difference.
Tamil Thalaivas captain PO Surjeet Singh scored 2 where as Telugu Titans captain Rohit Kumar picked 4. The mainstay of the Tamil Thalaivas was Sagar staying on the mat for 93% of the raids.
Key Players
Best Raider : Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (10 points), TN
Best Defender : Sagar (9 points), TN
Key Moments in the Match
| Raid 1 | TT 0 - 1 TN | Rohit Kumar (TT) | Perfect team play, defense ushers raider Rohit Kumar out of the mat. |
| Raid 8 | TT 2 - 5 TN | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | Ajinkya A Pawar muscles his way past Sandeep Kandola, C. Arun and picks up the point of the game. |
| Raid 16 | TT 5 - 5 TN | Bhavani Rajput (TN) | That takes some guts. Solo Tackle by Sandeep Kandola to take out raider Bhavani. |
| Raid 17 | TT 5 - 6 TN | Adarsh T (TT) | That takes some guts. Solo Tackle by Sagar to take out raider Adarsh T. |
| Raid 22 | TT 6 - 7 TN | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | Ajinkya A Pawar thrown out of lobby by Telugu Titans defense, Sandeep Kandola manages to stay inside the line and saves a point. |
| Raid 25 | TT 6 - 8 TN | Adarsh T (TT) | It's Sagar again as he takes Adarsh T off his feet and pummels him to the ground. |
| Raid 28 | TT 7 - 11 TN | Manjeet (TN) | Super Raid! Manjeet picks up 3 points on a raid. |
| Raid 30 | TT 7 - 15 TN | Manjeet (TN) | Manjeet eliminates C. Arun with a Hand Touch. |
| Raid 38 | TT 10 - 22 TN | Manjeet (TN) | Manjeet raids successfully and gets C. Arun, Muhammed Shihas out. |
| Raid 45 | TT 11 - 24 TN | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | Ajinkya A Pawar muscles his way past Akash Choudhary and picks up the point of the game. |
| Raid 48 | TT 14 - 24 TN | Adarsh T (TT) | Adarsh T raids successfully and gets Mohit Jakhar, M. Abishek out. |
| Raid 51 | TT 15 - 25 TN | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | Perfect team play, defense ushers raider Ajinkya A Pawar out of the mat. |
| Raid 54 | TT 15 - 27 TN | Adarsh T (TT) | Adarsh T goes out after Tamil Thalaivas executes a super tackle to perfection! |
| Raid 65 | TT 16 - 31 TN | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | Sandeep Kandola errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Ajinkya A Pawar. |
| Raid 66 | TT 16 - 32 TN | Amit Chauhan (TT) | TAKEN OUT! Sagar strikes once again and it's the big man Amit Chauhan who's taken out. |
| Raid 67 | TT 16 - 33 TN | Manjeet (TN) | Manjeet gets his man! He's been targeting Akash Choudhary for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Hand Touch. |
| Raid 68 | TT 16 - 36 TN | C. Arun (TT) | That takes some guts. Solo Tackle by M. Abishek to take out raider C. Arun. |
| Raid 84 | TT 24 - 43 TN | G Raju (TT) | G Raju locks horns with Surjeet, Sagar, but manages to get across the line. |
