Bulls tame Titans in thriller

Bengaluru Bulls eged out Telugu Titans 30-28 in an exciting round of the Pro Kabaddi League game on Tuesday. Rohit Kumar scored 11 raid points for the Bulls and inspired his team to a thrilling win.

The Bengaluru Bulls leapfrogged to second spot in the table with 18 points after five games whereas Telugu Titans climbed up to sixth spot with nine points after five games.

Both teams started strongly and traded early punches as Telugu Titans led 3-2 after five minutes. There were as many 11 empty raids in the first 14 minutes as the game was tied 7-7.

Bengaluru Bulls then struck through Vinod Kumar who scored two points as they led 10-7 after 15 minutes. The Bulls then inflicted an all-out in the 17th minute as they took a commanding 14-8 lead.

However, Nilesh Salunke made a two-point raid in the same minute to cut the lead down to four points. Rohit Kumar had a terrific first half as he scored seven raid points to give his team 16-11 lead at the end of first half. Rahul Chaudhari for Titans made only two successful raids out of eight.

Results: Telugu Titans 28 lost to Bengaluru Bulls 30

Playing today (Live on Star Sports 2): Dabang Delhi vs Jaipur Pink Panthers (8:00 pm), Telugu Titans vs U Mumba (9:00 pm)