Jaipur Pink Panthers thrashed Telugu Titans while UP Yoddhas got better of Bengaluru Bulls to hand their second loss of the 2024 Pro Kabaddi League season 11.
Jaipur Pink Panthers’ captain Arjun Deshwal put in a superb performance and led by example, scoring 19 points in the match, as they thrashed the Telugu Titans by a scoreline of 52-22. This was the Jaipur Pink Panthers’ second consecutive win.
Telugu Titans skipper Pawan Sehrawat and Jaipur Pink Panthers’ captain Arjun Deshwal were the first ones to get on the scoreboard. After that, both teams followed their captains’ lead and continued to trade points through the first phase of the first half.
It started as a close battle, and much to the joy of the Hyderabad crowd, after the first ten minutes, the Telugu Titans led by 2 points, with the skipper doing most of the heavy lifting.
Arjun Deshwal was matching his opposite number point for point as the half wore on, but the Telugu Titans found a way to keep their noses out in front. Telugu Titans Vijay Malik and Ashish Narwal were giving Pawan Sehrawat very good support before Abhijeet Malik’s Super Raid put the Jaipur Pink Panthers in the box seat.
Right after, Arjun Deshwal inflicted an all-out on the Telugu Titans, and the Jaipur Pink Panthers went on to end the first half with the scoreline at 18-13 in their favour.
The second half saw both sides take a cautious approach at the beginning. The Telugu Titans were looking to reduce the deficit, while the Jaipur Pink Panthers had their eyes on extending the lead.
Jaipur Pink Panthers’ captain Arjun Deshwal was in fine form and had completed his Super 10 as well. Reza Mirbagheri inflicted an all-out on the Telugu Titans midway through the second half which further extended the Jaipur Pink Panthers’ lead.
With just under 10 minutes to go in the game, the Jaipur Pink Panthers led by 16 points and were in control of proceedings.
As the game moved into the final phase, defender Ankush Rathee thwarted any hopes of a comeback when he inflicted an all-out on the Telugu Titans.
Surender Gill, Bharat, and Sumit put in a fantastic performance as the UP Yoddhas cranked up the style and defeated the Bengaluru Bulls by a margin of 57-36.
A total of 93 points were scored in the game, with Surender Gill getting 17 for the UP Yoddhas and Pardeep Narwal bagging 16 for the Bengaluru Bulls.
It was a quick start to the contest from the UP Yoddhas and the Bengaluru Bulls. While both teams picked points off each other in the early exchanges, it was the UP Yoddhas who settled into a rhythm within the first few minutes of the game.
Bharat and Surender Gill were leading the charge for the UP Yoddhas, who stormed into the lead and finished the first phase of play with a 9-point lead. By now, Bharat was on 7 points and leading from the front for the UP Yoddhas.
From then on in, the UP Yoddhas continued to consolidate with Bharat and captain Surender Gill causing the most amount of trouble for the Bengaluru Bulls. Bharat also inflicted an all-out on the Bengaluru Bulls which further strengthened their position in the game. By the time the half-time break came around, Bharat and Surender Gill had both completed their individual Super 10s, and the UP Yoddhas led the contest 33-15.
After the break, Pardeep Narwal landed a Super Raid for the Bengaluru Bulls, but the UP Yoddhas continued to dominate the contest. UP Yoddhas’ captain Surender Gill was leading from the front and his side was showing no signs of taking their foot off the throttle. Midway through the second half, the UP Yoddhas were leading the contest with a scoreline of 44-25.
With just under 10 minutes to go Pardeep Narwal completed his Super 10, after which Sumit inflicted an all-out on the Bengaluru Bulls.
Soon after, the UP Yoddhas notched up their half-century and were marching on towards a comprehensive win. Eventually, the UP Yoddhas went on to win the contest at a canter, and in the process also registered the highest points scored in a single match by a team, so far, this season.