Bengaluru, October 11:
Haryana Steelers and Telugu Titans won the 12th and 13th matches of the 9th edition of the Vivo Pro Kabaddi League at Sri Kantheerava Indoor Stadium respectively.In the first match of the day, Haryana Steelers won against Tamil Thalaivas by 27-22 points, while in the second match of the day, Telugu Titans lost to Patna Pirates by 30-21. Manu Goyat, who was shocked by two consecutive defeats, brought the team their first win of the season by scoring Super 10 in riding. Patna Pirates have seen two losses and one draw in the three matches they have played. Titans lead in first half: Siddharth Desai and Manu Goyath’s brilliant riding helped Telugu Titans maintain a 21-13 lead against former champions Patna Pirates. Siddharth scored 6 points and Manu scored 8 points and helped the team to a huge lead. Captain Surjit Singh scored 2 points in a tackle.
Patna Pirates never recovered after being bowled out once, with Rohit Goolia and Sachin scoring 4 points each to put up a good fight at one stage. After a 9-9 draw, Patna failed to put up a strong fight.
Haryana Steelers win: Manjith’s riding (8 points) and Jaideep Dahiya’s tackling (5 points) helped Haryana Steelers win by 27-22 points against Tamil Thalaivas.
With this win, Steelers registered their second consecutive win, while Tamil Thalaivas suffered their second consecutive defeat. In the first half, the Steelers had a 15-10 lead by outscoring the Thalaivas team once. The defenders played well and scored 6 points in the tackle and were on their way to success. It was special that the Steelers, who maintained the lead in the first half, won by the same margin of 5 points in the second half as well.Captain Pawan Sherawat was out of the match due to injury which was the reason for Tamil Thalaivas team’s defeat. The Tamil Thalaivas coach, who bought Sherawat at a very expensive price, experimented with changing players many times.It did not help. On one hand the defenders kept the dignity of the team while the raiders were failing. Captain Sagar showed his responsible game by scoring 5 points in the tackle. Himanshu and Sahil Goolia scored 3 points each in the tackle and played an important role in giving the team a strong fight.
