Pro Kabaddi League 2021, Match 87 Result: Bengaluru Bulls outclassed U.P Yoddha in a must-win game
Bengaluru Bulls and U.P. Yoddha played a thrilling game yesterday. Bengaluru Bulls were leading for the majority of the time in the game. Bengaluru Bulls inflicted an All Out in the 15th minute and the first half ended in the favour of Bengaluru Bulls with a scoreline of 19-13.
UP Yoddhas tried to make a comeback in the second half, Nitesh Kumar impressed with his defending skills, Aman picked up his High 5 with received great support from Saurabh Nandal which helped Bullsto extended their lead and eventually the match ended with a scoreline of 31-26 in the favour of Bengaluru Bulls.
Pawan Sehrawat completed the 215 raid points mark in the PKL season 8 tonight by scoring 9 raid points and he received great support from Bharat who scored 6 raid points. On the other hand, Shrikant Jadhav and Pardeep Narwal managed to score 10 raid points for Yoddhas.
Top Performers (Match 87 of PKL 2021)
Bengaluru Bulls
- Top Raider – Pawan Sehrawat was the top raider of Bengaluru Bulls with a total of 9 raid points.
| Total Raid | Total Points | Touch Points | Bonus Points | Unsuccessful Raids |
| 24 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
- Top Defender – Aman picked up 7 tackle points for Bengaluru Bulls.
| Total Tackles | Tackle Points | Successful Tackles | Super Tackle | Unsuccessful Tackles |
| 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
U.P. Yoddha
- Top Raider – Shrikant Jadhav was the top raider for U.P. Yoddha with 6 raid points.
| Total Raid | Total Points | Touch Points | Bonus Points | Unsuccessful Raids |
| 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
- Top Defender –Nitesh Kumar picked up 6 tackle points for U.P. Yoddha.
| Total Tackles | Tackle Points | Successful Tackles | Super Tackle | Unsuccessful Tackles |
| 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Bengaluru Bulls’s defence department also performed better than U.P. Yoddha. Bengaluru Bulls executed 15 successful tackles points in the match, while U.P. Yoddha defence picked up 13 successful tackles points.
Bengaluru Bulls have performed brilliantly so far in this series, they currently ranked 2nd on the points table with 51 points. They have played 17 matches this season and managed to win 9 of them. On the other hand, U.P. Yoddha performed well in their recent games, they are currently ranked 6th on the points table. U.P. Yoddhas have played 15 games this season and managed to win 5 of them.
PKL Season 8 Stats
Top Raiders
| Player Name | Team | Raid Points | |
| 1 | Pawan Sehrawat | Bengaluru Bulls | 216 |
| 2 | Maninder Singh | Bengal Warriors | 187 |
| 3 | Arjun Deshwal | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 169 |
| 4 | Naveen Kumar | Dabang Delhi | 135 |
| 5 | Vikash Kandola | Haryana Steelers | 123 |
Top Defenders
| Player Name | Team | Tackle Points | |
| 1 | Sagar | Tamil Thalaivas | 54 |
| 2 | Jaideep | Haryana Steelers | 51 |
| 3 | Saurabh Nandal | Bengaluru Bulls | 50 |
| 4 | Surjeet Singh | Tamil Thalaivas | 42 |
| 5 | Nitesh Kumar | U.P. Yoddha | 40 |