Nagpur, 04 Aug: Bengaluru Bulls beat Tamil Thalaivas in the first game played today of Vivo Pro Kabaddi League Season 5. Also a comfortable win for Puneri Paltan in the second game against Dabang Delhi at Mankapur Indoor Stadium, Nagpur.
4⃣ teams, 2⃣ closely-fought Pangas – Day 1 of the Nagpur leg couldn't have been any better! Here's how #BLRvTN and #PUNvDEL finished! pic.twitter.com/7WkPULETyD
— ProKabaddi (@ProKabaddi) August 4, 2017
Zone A Points Table:
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Draw | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puneri Paltan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Gujarat Fortunegiants | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Dabang Delhi KC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| U Mumba | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Haryana Steelers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Zone B Points Table:
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Draw | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patna Pirates | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Bengaluru Bulls | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Telugu Titans | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| UP Yoddha | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bengal Warriors | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tamil Thalaivas | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Match Number 12, Bengaluru Bulls v Tamil Thalaivas played Mankapur Indoor Stadium, Nagpur witnessed a great fight fightback but in the end the dominator Bengaluru Bulls won by just one point difference. Five plus successful raid in the first half by the captain and season five confident player Rohit Kumar puts his team in the lead by 23 – 8 by the end of the first half.
In the second half the trio Ajay Thakur l, K Prapanjan and specially the oversea player Don’t Geon Lee displayed their raiding skills covering down the huge point difference and in the last minute it was Bulls who just manage to beat Thalaivas by a point margin. The final score at the end of 40 minutes was 32 – 31.
Rohit Kumar received the Vivo Prefect Raider and the moment of the day award:
VIVO perfect selfie with our perfect raider! #FullChargeMaadi #BLRvTN pic.twitter.com/zru65EuZcc
— Bengaluru Bulls (@BengaluruBulls) August 4, 2017
The second game, Match Number 13 played between the Puneri Paltan and Dabang Delhi KC. This game was a quite low scoring game as the fight was between two defensive sides. A game of just 18 points in the first half where Pune was in leading position and the score 11 – 7.
In the second half it was Rajesh Mondal and the Puneri Defense that kept the lead going by outnumbering the Dabangs two times. The Iranian captain Mera Sheykh and his teammates tried really hard to escape the lead but fell short of time. At the final score of the match was 26 – 22.
Two fantastic matches were played today and two more interesting matches tomorrow, but it was Tiger Shroff presence which made today’s day a moment:
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