Pro Kabaddi League: Wins for UP Yodha and Gujarat Fortune Giants
UP Yoddha and Gujarat Fortune Giants tasted their first victories in the Pro Kabaddi League as the former crushed Telugu Titans 31-18 while the latter pipped Dabang Delhi 26-20, here today.
Iranian defender Fazel Atrachali marshaled the defence and scored four points for Gujarat.
For Dabang Delhi, it was a night to forget as their skipper Meraj Sheykh drew a blank.
Gujarat Fortune Giants opened their account in the third minute with a tackle point. They followed it up with two more points in the next minute to lead 3-0 after four minutes.
Dabang Delhi scored their first point in the sixth minute and trailed 1-4 after eight minutes.
Dabang Delhi were a bit slow to start with but came into the game with two points as they trailed 4-5 after 13 minutes.
In a low-scoring first half, it was Gujarat who dominated the proceedings and led 8-4 after 17 minutes. Gujarat earned a technical point in the 19th minute and followed it up with an all out in the 20th minute and ended the first half leading 15-5.
Rakesh Narwal scored his second raid point in the 21st minute as Gujarat led 16-5. With Meraj Sheykh struggling in defence and offence, Dabang Delhi looked out of …read more
