Hyderabad : High Flyer Pawan Sehrawat bagged 13 points as Telegu Titans defeated Pardeep Narwal led Bengaluru Bulls 37-29 at Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad on the opening night of PKL Season 11.
Season’s 1st points went to Telugu Titans as captain Pawan Sehrawat got the first raid point in 1st Raid itself.
He went on to add couple of more raid points for his side and much to the joy of the Hyderabad crowd, Telugu Titans took a three-point lead early on. But a few minutes later, Pardeep Narwal and Bengaluru Bulls fought back, reducing the lead to one point.
The contest continued to swing both ways with Telugu Titans and Bengaluru Bulls not giving each other an inch. After a time-out, Telugu Titans picked up the momentum with Pawan Sehrawat leading the charge. At the half-time break, Telugu Titans, cheered on by a packed house, went ahead of Bengaluru Bulls by 9 points with the score reading 20-11.
The 2nd half started off with Bengaluru Bulls out of the blocks faster than their opposition as the defenders kept Telugu Titans at bay and the raiders made every opportunity count and gave hopes of comeback in the match.
Soon enough, the 9-point lead from the 1st half had been reduced to a 4-point deficit.
Surinder Dehal and Pardeep Narwal were in fine form for Bengaluru Bulls, who inflicted an All-Out on Telugu Titans, midway through the second phase. With 10 minutes to go, the deficit was down to 1 point with the score reading 24-23.
From then on though, Telugu Titans fought back. Pawan Sehrawat reached the 10-point mark and had the likes of Krishan, Vijay Malik, Sagar and Ajit Pawar giving him ample support. Within the next few minutes, Telugu Titans wrestled back the momentum and marched into a 7-point lead.
Moments after completing his Super 10, Pawan Sehrawat breached the 1200-point mark and became the 3rd ever player in the history of PKL to achieve the milestone.
Brief Scorecard :
Telegu Titans – 37
Best Raider – Best Raider – Pawan Sehrawat (13 raid points)
Best Defender – Krishan (6 tackle points)
Bengaluru Bulls – 29
Best Raider – Jai Bhagwan (3 raid points)
Best Defender – Surinder Dehal (5 tackle points).
