Pro Kabaddi League LIVE Score, PKL 2024: Telugu 35-26 Bengaluru; Super 10 for Pawan Sehrawat; Delhi vs Mumbai later

Jai Bhagwan is the last man in for the Bulls and he goes in the raid but has been tamed down to the mat. TELUGU INFLICTS SECOND ALL-OUT ON BENGALURU!

Pawan gets a touch on Nitin Rawal and Bengaluru is down to one player. 

Jai Bhagwan gets a bonus. 

Pawan is against a three-man defence and makes it two. Runs away after a pre-emptive Parteek comes with a solo attack. 

Sagar ushers out Pardeep Narwal with a tough dash. 

A do-or-die raid for Bengaluru and Sushil is the raider. Krishan Dhull gets a first touch on the defender as he has been tamed down. Krishan completes his high five.

Pawan Sehrawat is again in action in the do-or-die raid. This time exposes his leg as Nitin Rawal pounces on it to give Bengaluru its 12th point in defence. 

Vijay Malik tackles Jatin and Telugu is again running away with its lead. 

Pawan Sehrawat gets a running handtouch on Surinder Dehal and completes his SUPER 10!

Pardeep Narwal has been sent away, again. Sagar is the man to get his point now. 

A bonus for Pawan Sehrawat. 

Jatin gets a running hand touch on Krishan and it is just a point game now. What a contest we are witnessing! 

High five for Surinder Dahal as he takes down Shankar Bhimraj Gadai and BENGALURU BULLS GETS REVENGE, ALL-OUT TELUGU TITANS!

Slippery Pardeep Narwal gets back with a touchpoint of Ankit. Telugu is down to one player. 

Ashish Narwal gets a bonus. 

Sushil picks up Sagar’s touchpoint, helping the Bulls reduce Telugu to two men. 

Saurabh Nandal, you beauty! A single ankle hold on Vijay Malik cuts down the lead to just five points. 

Do-or-die raid for Bengaluru Bulls now. Sushil goes in the raid and gets a running toe touch on Telugu’s primary defender Krishan Dhull. Come back on! 

Another do-or-die raid, another failed attempt from Pawan Sehrawat as Parteek grabs him with a double thigh hold. 

Telugu Titans’ Krishan Dhull shines in the defence this time. He grabs Jatin by the waist and fetches one point for the home team. 

Saurabh Nandal initiates the tackle on Manjeet as Bengaluru Bulls’ defence is keeping them in the contest. 

A bonus for Jatin as he cuts the Telugu lead by a point. 

A do-or-die raid for Pawan Sehrawat and he has been encircled by the four-man Bengaluru Bulls’ defence. It is Surinder Dahal who thrust him out for the fourth time. 

Ajit Pawar pounces on Sushil and helps the defence to take him down. 

Manjeet starts with an empty raid in the second half. 

Uf, what a first half we just had. It was all Pawan Sehrawat vs Bengaluru Bulls’ defence. The home team inflicted an all-out on the Bulls but other raiders have struggled against Bulls’ defenders. Nine points can be considered a slender lead considering Telugu’s past record but they would love to exorcise the past ghost. 

Surinder Dehal has tackled Pawar Sehrawat for the third time in the match. The referee gave a point to Telugu for one Bulls defender going out of bounce but the right review helped it overturn the decision. 

Krishan Dhull with another point in defence. He takes down Pardeep Narwal this time. 

Pawan Sehrawat touches Saurabh Nandal and he is inching closer to the Super 10. 

Krishan Dhull is on fire! Jai Bhagwan runs straight to him and allows Krishan to grab him by his thigs. 

Parteek and Surinder Dahal pounce on Vijay Malik and fetch another point for Bengaluru in the defence. 

Surinder Dehal leads the charge on Pawan Sehrawat! The raider gets a bonus but has been pinned down.

Sujit is the last man in for the Bulls and he goes in the raid and succumbs to the defence led by Ajit Pawar. TELUGU TITANS GETS FIRST ALL-OUT ON BENGALURU BULLS

Pawan Sehrawat reduces Bengaluru to one man after touching Rohit Kumar. 

A bonus for Ajinkya Pawar. 

Pawan Sehrawat gets a faint touch to send Parteek away from the action. 

Jai Bhagwan goes in the do-or-die raid but he has been thrashed outside by Sagar, who came with a rusty dash. 

Saurabh Nandal goes out of bounce as Pawan Sehrawat gets another raid point. 

First do-or-die raid of the match and Vijay Malik is the man for Telugu. He dives to get a touchpoint of Nitin Rawal. 

Ankit stands like a wall to stop Pardeep Narwal and the rest of defence does a good enough job to send the man out. 

Surinder Dahal gets his revenge on Pawan Sehrawat as he comes with the chain to tackle him down. 

Jai Bhagwan is off to the bench for the second straight time. Krishan Dhull pins him down. 

Saurabh Nandal pounces on Vijay Malik to tackle him but the raider gets a bonus. 

Pardeep Narwal gets a bonus. 

Nitin Rawal with a single leg hold and the rest of Bengaluru’s defence prowls on Pawan Sehrawat. The first point in defence for the Bulls. 

Jai Bhagwan goes in the raid and Ankit initiates the tackle on him as the home team Telugu Titans is off to a confident start. 

Pawan Sehrawat touches Surinder Dehal to send him away for the second time tonight. 

A bonus for Pawan Sehrawat. 

Pardeep Narwal gets a running handtouch on Ajit Pawar to open the account for Bengaluru Bulls. 

Pawan Sehrawat starts the proceedings in the raid for Telugu and he gets not one but two points. A bonus and a touchpoint of Surinder Dehal. This is some start from the Telugu captain who gave the home team a blazing start in the brand new season of PKL. 

Bengaluru Bulls won the toss and selected the choice of court: Left

TELUGU TITANS: Manjeet, Sagar, Ajit Pawar, Pawan Sehrawat, Vijay Malik, Krishan, Ankit

BENGALURU BULLS: Pardeep Narwal, Surinder Dahal, Jai Bhagwan, Parteek, Ajinkya Pawar, Saurabh Nandal, Nitin Rawal

For Bengaluru Bulls, Pardeep Narwal will be its main raider. He has accumulated 1690 raid points in 170 matches, including 202 do-or-die raid points.

Saurabh Nandal is the best defender from the side having claimed 246 tackle points in 92 matches, whereas Nitin Rawal is the top all-rounder in the Bulls squad with 236 points in 81 outings.

Pawan Sehrawat will be the prime raider for Telugu Titans after racking up 1189 raid points in 126 PKL matches.

Meanwhile, the Titans’ defensive duties will be shouldered mainly by Krishan, who has scored 139 tackle points in 66 matches in PKL.

Vijay Malik is the top all-rounder in the squad having accumulated 490 points in his career so far.. 

Total: 23 | Bengaluru: 16 | Telugu: 3 | Tie: 4

Telugu Titans has faced Bengaluru Bulls 23 times in the history of PKL.

With 16 wins against Telugu, Bengaluru is ahead in the head-to-head record. Telugu has won 3 times against the Bulls while 4 matches have ended in ties.

The previous contest between Telugu and Bengaluru ended in favour of the latter. It won 42-26 in Season 10.

With 2 wins, 19 losses and a tie, Telugu finished 12th on the points table with 21 points in PKL 10.

On the other hand, Bengaluru finished 8th after winning 8 matches, losing 12 and playing out 2 ties. It had a total of 53 points in Season 10.

You can catch all the LIVE action from Pro Kabaddi Season 11 on the Star Sports Network and on Disney+ hotstar.

Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the Pro Kabaddi League match day 1 taking place at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad on October 18, 2024.

Telugu Titans will take on Bengaluru Bulls in the season opener while Dabang Delhi will be up against U Mumba in the second match.