Pro Kabaddi League 2021, Match 48 Result: Gujarat Giants Registers Record Victory Over Telugu Titans
The second match of the night featured Gujarat Giants and Telugu Titans. Gujarat Giants dominated the first half, and they got their first all out in the 8th minute of the game. The first half ended in favour of Gujarat Giants with a scoreline of 13 – 20.
Telugu Titans managed to get only nine points in the second half, and the lack of confidence in the defence department affected the balance of the team, and they failed to play as a unit in this match. Rakesh scored a Super 10 (16 points) for the Giants, Parvesh Bhainswal also completed his High 5, and eventually, the match ended in favour of Gujarat Giants with a scoreline of 22-40.
Telugu Titans are without a win this season, and they are currently sitting at the bottom of the points table with 10 points. They failed to play as a unit against the Gujarat Giants in this match. Rajnish scored 11 raid points, and Akash Choudhary picked up three tackle points, but the others could not support much.
Gujarat Giants moved to the 7th position on the points table with 20 points. Rakesh crossed the 60 PKL point mark tonight by scoring a super 10, and he received tremendous support from Mahendra Rajput, who scored five raid points. On the other hand, Rajnish scored 11 raid points for Telugu Titans.
Gujarat Giants defence department also performed better than Telugu Titans. Gujarat Giants executed 13 successful tackles points in the match, while Telugu Titans defence managed to get only five successful tackles points.
Let’s see how players performed in Match 48 between Gujarat Giants and Telugu Titans
Top Performers (Match 48 of PKL 2021)
Gujarat Giants
- Top Raider – Rakesh was the top raider of the match with a total of 16 raid points.
| Total Raid | Total Points | Touch Points | Bonus Points | Unsuccessful Raids |
| 19 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
- Top Defender – Parvesh Bhainswal scored 5 tackle points for Panthers.
| Total Tackles | Tackle Points | Successful Tackles | Super Tackle | Unsuccessful Tackles |
| 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Telugu Titans
- Top Raider – Rajnish was the top raider with a total of 11 raid points.
| Total Raid | Total Points | Touch Points | Bonus Points | Unsuccessful Raids |
| 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
- Top Defender – Akash Choudhary was the top defender with 3 tackle points.
| Total Tackles | Tackle Points | Successful Tackles | Super Tackle | Unsuccessful Tackles |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Updated Points Table
| Pos | Teams | Games | Won | Lost | Draw | Points |
| 1 | Patna Pirates | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
| 2 | Dabang Delhi | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 32 |
| 3 | Bengaluru Bulls | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 28 |
| 4 | Tamil Thalaiva | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 | U Mumba | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 25 |
| 6 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
| 7 | Gujarat Giants | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | UP Yodhas | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | Haryana Steelers | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
| 10 | Bengal Warriors | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 11 | Puneri Paltan | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 | Telugu Titans | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
Day 22 PKL Schedule
- Haryana Steelers vs UP Yodha – 7:30 pm IST
- Dabang Delhi vs Bengaluru Bulls – 8:30 pm IST