Pro Kabaddi 2019: Bengaluru Bulls vs Gujarat Fortunegiants, highlights, match 3 - Gujarat thrash Bengaluru by 42-24
Pro Kabaddi 2019, Bengaluru Bulls vs Gujarat Fortunegiants as it happend: The Gujarat Fortunegiants have thrashed the Bengaluru Bulls by 42-24. A complete team performance from the runner-ups of season 6. 17 raid points, 17 defending points, a revenge completed for the FortunegiantsFollow Pro Kabaddi highlights of Bengaluru Bulls vs Gujarat Fortunegiants here:
20:25 hrs IST
Match ends
That’s it, all over. The Gujarat Fortunegiants have thrashed the Bengaluru Bulls by 42-24. A complete team performance from the runner-ups of season 6. 17 raid points, 17 defending points, a revenge completed for the Fortunegiants
20:21 hrs IST
Time running out for Bulls
Only 3 minutes remain for Bulls to pull off a miracle. The gap between the two teams is now of 18 points. One has to say, the Fortunegiants look clear winners today.
20:18 hrs IST
Substitution
Second substitution for Bengaluru Bulls.
In: Banty
Out: Ashish Sangwan
20:14 hrs IST
Sonu with a Super Raid
Fantastic stuff. Who would have expected Sonu to come up with a Super Raid? This is the Fortunegiants night now, 3 points for the Super Raid and they have taken a 33-21 lead.
20:09 hrs IST
Fortunegiants get their act together
So After the Super Raid, Fortunegiants have not allowed a single point to the high-flyer Pawan Sherawat. His had to go back and sit on the bench on two of next raids. This is turning out to be a great match. Gujarat 29-20 Bulls with only 8 minutes to go
20:04 hrs IST
Super Raid from Pawan Sherawat
Cometh the hour, cometh the man. The high-flyer Pawan Sherawat comes up with a Super Raid and a bonus point to keep his side Bulls in the game. Can the Bulls draw inspiration from Sherawat’s raid? Gujarat 26-18 Bulls
19:53 hrs IST
First-half ends
There’s the half-time. Bengaluru Bulls have been battered in the first-half. They have suffered an all out twice in the match and Gujarat Fortunegiants have taken a sizable lead of 21-10. Can the defending champs stage a comeback? We’ll wait and watch.
19:52 hrs IST
SUBSTITUTION
Bengaluru Bulls have decided to make a change.
In: Sumit Singh
Out: Vijay Kumar
19:50 hrs IST
Fortunegaints on fire
Gujarat have now got both Rahul Kumar and Pawan Sherawat - the two best raiders of the Bulls - to further strengthen their grip in the match. They now lead by 16-8
19:46 hrs IST
Bulls are all out
Brilliant stuff from the Fortunegiants, it’s an all out! So not only do they get a tackle point but they also bag three more points for an all out. The Gujarat side has taken an 11-6 lead in the first-half.
19:41 hrs IST
Bengaluru back
That’s how you make a comeback in the match. Three back to back points for the defending champs and they are back in it and so are their main raiders. It’s 4-4, match on
19:39 hrs IST
Rohit Kumar out
Rohit Kumar is out. He did manage to get a bonus point but Sunil Kumar’s tackle was bit too much to handle. The Do or die raid goes unsuccessful for the Bulls.
19:37 hrs IST
Great start by Fortunegiants
A dream start from Gujarat Fortunegiants. They have taken a 3-0 lead over the defending champs who only have 4 players on the mat and with no review.
19:32 hrs IST
First points
Bengaluru Bulls call for a review straightaway and the replays suggest there was a touch, so the Bulls lose their only review in the first minute and Gujarat draw first blood. Gujarat 1-0 Bulls
19:30 hrs IST
The toss
Gujarat Fortunegiants have won the toss and they will raid first.
19:28 hrs IST
The players make their way
The player of Bengaluru Bulls and Gujarat Fortunegiants enter the stadium to a rapturous welcome from the capacity crowd at the Gachibowli indoor stadium in Hyderabad.
19:27 hrs IST
The stars to watch out for
Pawan Sherawat, Bengaluru Bulls: Pawan Sehrawat was exceptional in PKL 6 and was the leading raid point scorer with 271 raid points. In addition he was remarkable in scoring Super Raids. He scored a total of 11 Super raids in PKL 6 and it was the most by any raider. Pawan was also very successful during the super tackle situations in PKL 6. He had a Raid SR of 96 and was 2 nd best among raiders who went for a minimum of 15 raids in Super tackle situations.
Sunil Kumar and Parvesh Bhainswal, Gujarat Fortunegiants: Sunil Kumar and Parvesh Bhainswal played a huge part in helping the team finish at the top of Zone A at the end of league stage in PKL 6. The team also had the most number of wins in PKL 6. Sunil and Parvesh had a very good win percentage in matches where they scored a minimum of 3 tackle Points in a match or a High 5.
19:20 hrs IST
Probable 7
Bengaluru Bulls: Vijay Kumar, Pawan Sherawat, Ashish Sagwan, Sumit Singh, Mahender Singh, Rohit Kumar, Amit Sheoran.
Gujarat Fortunegiants: Ruturaj Koravi, Vinod Kumar, Sunil Kumar, Sachin, Parvesh Bhainswal, Rohit Gulia, Pankaj
19:05 hrs IST
PKL 6 records
Bengaluru Bulls PKL 6 Record
13 wins, 7 losses, 2 ties (1 st in Zone B)
Champions of PKL 6
Won their first match in PKL 7 (34 – 32) against Patna Pirates
Gujarat Fortunegiants PKL 6 Record
17 wins, 3 losses, 2 ties (1 st in Zone A)
Runners up of PKL 6
18:55 hrs IST
HEAD-TO-HEAD (OVERALL)
Overall: Matches – 4| Bengaluru Bulls – 2 | Gujarat Fortunegiants – 1 | Tie – 1
Bengaluru have the upper hand over Gujarat in this H2H winning 2 of the 4 matches (1 Tie)
Bengaluru Bulls are one among the only two teams to have won more than once against Gujarat
Fortunegiants in PKL. Both their wins came when it mattered the most (Qualifier 1 and Finals).
The only game that Gujarat won against Bengaluru came in PKL 5 (the first meeting between both these sides)
All but one of the 4 matches between these two sides were close encounters (1 tie and 2 by a margin of 5 or less)
Last season Bengaluru Bulls and Gujarat Fortunegiants met 3 times and Bengaluru Bulls won twice and one resulted in a tie. Both the victories against Gujarat came in the playoffs (Qualifier 1 and the Final).
In the Final, Bengaluru Bulls were 9 – 16 down at half-time and made a comeback and won the title. Pawan was the key player in Gujarat’s loss as he scored 22 raid points out of which 18 raid points came in the 2 nd half.
18:45 hrs IST
Hello and welcome
Hi and a very warm welcome to the live coverage of the Bengaluru Bulls vs Gujarat Fortunegiants Pro Kabaddi league match at Hyderabad. The defending champions Bulls got off to a winning start last night and they will look to continue the same against Fortunegiants tonight. It will be easier said than done though.