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Bengal Warriors edge past Telugu Titans

The match swung in both teams' favour and ended all square at 27-27.

Hyderabad: Bengal Warriors create another disappointment for Telugu Titans by defeating with 30-24 scoreline in the Pro Kabaddi League match being played at Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, in an absolute humdinger of a match, Haryana Steelers and Gujarat FortuneGiants played out a thrilling tie.

The match swung in both teams’ favour and ended all square at 27-27. Haryana Steelers scored 13 points in the last five minutes but it wasn’t enough to take them over the line. Haryana raiders Surjeet Singh and Vikas Khandola contributed six and seven points whereas Surender Nada scored seven raid points. For Gujarat FortuneGiants, Mahendra Kumar scored five points.

The first two minutes saw both teams draw blank raids. Gujarat FortuneGiants opened their account with a two-point raid in the third minute. Gujarat scored their fourth point in the fifth minute and reduced Haryana Steelers to just three men. Haryana Steelrs scored their first point in the sixth minute as they trailed 1-4.

Haryana back into the game as raiders found their feet and trailed 4-5 after nine minutes. Haryana Steelers forced a super tackle in the 12th minute as Surender Nada led the charge with his team trailing 6-7. Haryana leveled the game in the 13th minute as their defence piled the pressure on Gujarat raiders. Gujarat FortuneGiants scored three points in two minutes as they ended the first half leading 11-8.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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