PKL 2018 highlights, Day 43: Bengaluru Bulls thrash UP Yoddha 37-27

In today's first match, Manjeet Chhillar shine as Tamil Thalaivas notched up a 31-25 win over Telugu Titans

9:21 PM

Rohit Kumar starts with an empty raid (0-0)

9:21 PM

Bhanu Tomar starts with an empty raid (0-0)

9:20 PM

UP Yoddha to raid first

9:19 PM

Bengaluru Bulls win toss and select choice of court

9:16 PM

PKL 2018, Day 43, Match 2: Bengaluru Bulls vs UP Yoddha

Bengaluru Bulls starting seven: Rohit Kumar, Ashish Sangwan, Mahender Singh, Pawan Sehrawat, Kashiling Adake, Raju Lal Choudhary, Amit Sheoran

 

UP Yoddha starting seven: Shrikant Jadhav, Narender, Jeeva Kumar, Bhanu Pratap Tomar, Sagar Krishna, Nitesh Kumar, Sachin Kumar

9:13 PM

PKL 2018, Day 43, Match 2: Bengaluru Bulls vs UP Yoddha

 

UP YODDHA: SHRIKANT JADHAV BACK TO FORM?

• He was especially great in DoD raids which he is known for. He had 7 raid points at an unbelievable raid SR of 140 in DoD situations.

• This was his 4th Super 10 of the season. But it has come after a gap of 7 matches.

• The team will be very relieved as their captain Rishank Devadiga doesn’t seem to be in great form and Prashanth Kumar Rai is also doubtful to start the game.

• In the last 5 matches, Rishank Devadiga averages just 3.6 raid points per match at a raid SR of just 31.

• U.P will be hoping that their raiders can take advantage of a struggling Bengaluru defense and compliment their defense to put an end to their winless streak of 8 matches.

 

9:13 PM

PKL 2018, Day 43, Match 2: Bengaluru Bulls vs UP Yoddha

 

UP YODDHA: SHRIKANT JADHAV BACK TO FORM?

• Despite their loss last match, they will take heart from the fact that Shrikant Jadhav looked to have come back to form.

Shrikant Jadhav – vs GUJ last match
Raids	19
Raid Points	11
Super 10s	1
Raid SR	58

 

9:11 PM

PKL 2018, Day 43, Match 2: Bengaluru Bulls vs UP Yoddha

UP YODDHA: SHRIKANT JADHAV BACK TO FORM?

 

• U.P’s raiding trio went from a strength since their home leg as none of the three have performed well since then.

• U.P now average just 17.9 raid points per match which is the 4th worst among all teams this season. This is hard especially considering they were one of the strongest raiding teams in the first few matches of the season.

Lowest Raid Points/Game - PKL 2018
Team Name	Avg. Raid Points
Telugu Titans	15.2
Puneri Paltan	15.3
Jaipur Pink Panthers	17.7
U.P Yoddha	17.9

 

9:10 PM

PKL 2018, Day 43, Match 2: Bengaluru Bulls vs UP Yoddha

 

BENGALURU DEFENCE BLOWING HOT AND COLD

• After the poor performance against Bengal Warriors, Bengaluru Bulls brought in Amit Sheoran to replace Sandeep at left corner.

• And this move is paying dividends for them as he has brilliant in the 2 matches that he has played.

• He has 7 tackle points at an average of 3.5 tackle points per match and an amazing tackle SR of 78.

Amit Sheoran – Last 2 Matches
Tackles	9
Tackle Pts.	7
Avg. Tackle Pts.	3.5
Tackle SR	78

 

9:09 PM

PKL 2018, Day 43, Match 2: Bengaluru Bulls vs UP Yoddha

BENGALURU DEFENCE BLOWING HOT AND COLD

 

• In the loss to Patna Pirates, the Bengaluru Bulls defense had just 7 tackle points compared to Patna’s 10.

• Their defence has been highly in-consistent this season as they score points in one match and go drastically down in the next game.

• If we look at their last 6 matches, Bengaluru have scored more than 8 tackle points thrice but just 14 tackle points in other 3 games combined. 

• In last 3 home games, Bengaluru have delivered their best defensive performance of this season (13 tackle points against Tamil Thalaivas) as well as their all-time worst defensive performance of just 3 tackle points (v Bengal Warriors).

Bengaluru Defence in last 6 matches
Last 6 matches	Tackle pts
v Patna	7
v Tamil	13
v Bengal	3
v Jaipur	9
v Gujarat	10
v U Mumba	4

 

9:07 PM

STAY TUNED for Bengaluru Bulls vs UP Yoddha clash

9:06 PM

AT FULL TIME: Tamil Thalaivas put up a spirited performance to keep their hope for playoffs. Telugu Titans tried to comeback in the game by playing on do or die as they made 2 successful SUPER TACKLE but failed to score any raid point.

9:04 PM

An empty raid from Sukesh Hegde to seal the match for Tamil Thalaivas

9:04 PM

Manoj Kumar tackled (31-25)

9:03 PM

Anand in do or die raid but using the whole time and out (30-25)