Telugu Titans held Tamil Thalaivas to a 40-40 draw with a sensational comeback in the second match of PKL 2021.
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The eighth season of the Pro Kabaddi League kicked off in Bengaluru on December 22 with an explosive start. In the second match of the season, Telugu Titans squared off with their South Indian rivals Tamil Thaliavas and the final result was a thrilling 40-40 draw.
After 40 minutes of game!#idiaatakaduveta#SuperhitPanga #vivoProKabaddi pic.twitter.com/15WpyDkfXR
— Telugu Titans (@Telugu_Titans) December 22, 2021
It was the Titans who took an early advantage, inflicting an all-out within the first seven minutes to lead 12-5. The Thalaivas, however, fought back, thanks to a super raid from Manjeet, to first level the scores and then take a 23-21 lead at the end of the first half.
The Thalaivas maintained their control for the most part of the second half and even inflicted an all-out on the Titans to 28-33. Manjeet once again stood out as he completed his first super 10 of the season.
Just when it looked like the contest has slipped away from the Titans, they rose from the ashes. Returning to the PKL mat after six long years, Sandeep Kandola competed for his High Five to keep his team within a touching distance.
Five minutes of absolute madness followed, during which the Titans scored 10 points compared to Thaliavas’ 3 and even inflicted an all-out on the Surjeet Singh-led side to equalise the score at 38-38 with just a minute and a half to go.
Tamil Thalaivas did manage to take a 39-38 and then a 40-39 lead, but a quick and smart empty raid from the Titans meant that they had to go for a do-or-die raid with just five seconds left on the clock.
U Mumba thrashed Bengaluru Bulls in the opening clash of season eight of the Pro Kabaddi League. Sultan Fazel Atrachali’s side defeated Pawan Kumar Sehrawat’s red army by a huge margin of 16 points. Abhishek Singh produced a dominating performance as he grabbed a staggering 19 points from 27 raids.
His points helped U Mumba win the first game of Pro Kabaddi League 2021 by defeating Bengaluru Bulls 46-30. Mumba’s new poster boy Abhishek Singh emerged as the highlight of the inaugural match.
