Bengaluru Bulls lost to Gujarat Giants 36-40 in the 99th match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8. The best raider of the match for Gujarat Giants was Pradeep Kumar. He was ably supported by Sunil Kumar. Pawan Kumar Sehrawat's efforts went in vain tonight.
Gujarat Giants were behind in the raiding department at the scoring 23 to Bengaluru Bulls's 24. When it came to tackling Gujarat Giants scored 11 points to Bengaluru Bulls's 8 points. They cleaned up the opposition into 1 All-Outs. And that made all the difference.
Gujarat Giants captain Sunil Kumar scored 5 where as Bengaluru Bulls captain Pawan Kumar Sehrawat picked 12. The mainstay of the Gujarat Giants was Sunil Kumar staying on the mat for 93% of the raids.
Key Players
Best Raider : Pradeep Kumar (14 points), GJ
Best Defender : Sunil Kumar (5 points), GJ
Key Moments in the Match
| Raid 1 | BB 2 - 0 GJ | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | Pawan K Sehrawat gets his man! He's been targeting Mahendra for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Kick. |
| Raid 7 | BB 5 - 4 GJ | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | SUPER TACKLE! P Bhainswal, Sunil Kumar, Ankit makes a fantastic tackle on Pawan K Sehrawat |
| Raid 12 | BB 5 - 6 GJ | Pradeep Kumar (GJ) | Pradeep Kumar gets another raid point as he takes out Aman. |
| Raid 15 | BB 6 - 7 GJ | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | Pawan K Sehrawat tackled by defense. |
| Raid 22 | BB 10 - 7 GJ | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | Rakesh Sangroya tackled by defense. |
| Raid 25 | BB 10 - 10 GJ | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | Pawan K Sehrawat tries to wriggle out of the centre, but is stopped by Sunil Kumar, P Bhainswal. Super Tackle! |
| Raid 28 | BB 10 - 13 GJ | Pradeep Kumar (GJ) | Super Raid! Pradeep Kumar picks up 3 points on a raid. |
| Raid 34 | BB 11 - 14 GJ | Ajay Kumar (GJ) | Ajay locks horns with Jaideep, but manages to get across the line. |
| Raid 35 | BB 14 - 14 GJ | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | Super Raid! Pawan K Sehrawat picks up 3 points on a raid. |
| Raid 45 | BB 15 - 16 GJ | Pradeep Kumar (GJ) | Raid sees Pradeep Kumar taken out by the Bengaluru Bulls defense. |
| Raid 51 | BB 16 - 17 GJ | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | Rakesh Sangroya is tackled successfully by Bengaluru Bulls defense. |
| Raid 52 | BB 16 - 18 GJ | Deepak Narwal (BB) | Deepak Narwal is taken out by Gujarat Giants defense after he tags two players in the centre. |
| Raid 57 | BB 17 - 18 GJ | Ajay Kumar (GJ) | It's Saurabh Nandal again as he takes Ajay off his feet and pummels him to the ground. |
| Raid 58 | BB 17 - 19 GJ | Bharat Naresh (BB) | Bharat Naresh thrown out of lobby by Gujarat Giants defense, P Bhainswal manages to stay inside the line and saves a point. |
| Raid 63 | BB 17 - 21 GJ | Pradeep Kumar (GJ) | More G B, Saurabh Nandal has to leave as Pradeep Kumar gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 64 | BB 18 - 21 GJ | Aman (BB) | This just isn't working for Ankit. He tries to be clever but it backfires as Aman gets an easy touch off him and gets the point. |
| Raid 65 | BB 18 - 22 GJ | Pradeep Kumar (GJ) | Pradeep Kumar raids successfully and gets Mohit Sehrawat out. |
| Raid 67 | BB 19 - 23 GJ | Pradeep Kumar (GJ) | This just isn't working for Pawan K Sehrawat. He tries to be clever but it backfires as Pradeep Kumar gets an easy touch off him and gets the point. |
| Raid 68 | BB 20 - 26 GJ | Aman (BB) | Ankit, Rakesh Sangroya, Pradeep Kumar trap raider Aman, after he pinched a bonus point. |
| Raid 76 | BB 24 - 29 GJ | Bharat Naresh (BB) | Bharat Naresh muscles his way past Girish Ernak and picks up the point of the game. |
| Raid 80 | BB 27 - 30 GJ | Bharat Naresh (BB) | Bharat Naresh raids successfully and gets Sunil Kumar, Ankit out. |
| Raid 82 | BB 29 - 30 GJ | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | Pawan K Sehrawat eliminates Rakesh Sangroya with a Hand Touch. |
| Raid 83 | BB 29 - 33 GJ | Pradeep Kumar (GJ) | Super Raid! Pradeep Kumar raids successfully, gets Saurabh Nandal, More G B out in addition to a bonus point. |
| Raid 84 | BB 31 - 33 GJ | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | Pawan K Sehrawat gets the better of Girish Ernak, P Bhainswal. |
| Raid 86 | BB 35 - 35 GJ | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | Pawan K Sehrawat gets his man! He's been targeting Sunil Kumar for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Hand Touch. |
| Raid 89 | BB 36 - 37 GJ | Pradeep Kumar (GJ) | Pradeep Kumar gets the better of Aman, Ankit. |
| Raid 91 | BB 36 - 40 GJ | Pradeep Kumar (GJ) | Pradeep Kumar gets his man! He's been targeting Pawan K Sehrawat for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Dubki. |
