Gujarat Giants lost to Bengaluru Bulls 37-46 in the 54th match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8. The best raider of the match for Bengaluru Bulls was Pawan Kumar Sehrawat. He was ably supported by Saurabh Nandal. Rakesh Sangroya's efforts went in vain tonight.
Bengaluru Bulls were dominant in the raiding department at the scoring 26 to Gujarat Giants's 24. When it came to tackling Bengaluru Bulls scored 10 points to Gujarat Giants's 11 points. They cleaned up the opposition into 3 All-Outs. And that made all the difference.
Bengaluru Bulls captain Pawan Kumar Sehrawat scored 19 where as Gujarat Giants captain Sunil Kumar picked 4. The mainstay of the Bengaluru Bulls was Aman staying on the mat for 91% of the raids.
Key Players
Best Raider : Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (19 points), BB
Best Defender : Saurabh Nandal (3 points), BB
Key Moments in the Match
| Raid 1 | GJ 1 - 1 BB | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | Sunil Kumar trap raider Pawan K Sehrawat, after he pinched a bonus point. |
| Raid 7 | GJ 3 - 1 BB | Chandran Ranjit (BB) | That takes some guts. Solo Tackle by P Bhainswal to take out raider Chandran Ranjit. |
| Raid 8 | GJ 4 - 1 BB | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | Rakesh Sangroya gets the better of Mayur Jagannath. |
| Raid 13 | GJ 4 - 5 BB | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | P Bhainswal errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Pawan K Sehrawat. |
| Raid 14 | GJ 4 - 6 BB | Rathan K (GJ) | Perfect team play, defense ushers raider Rathan K out of the mat. |
| Raid 16 | GJ 7 - 6 BB | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | Super Raid! Rakesh Sangroya raids successfully, gets Bharat Naresh, Aman out in addition to a bonus point. |
| Raid 19 | GJ 7 - 10 BB | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | Super Raid! Pawan K Sehrawat takes out 3 Gujarat Giants players despite pinned to the ground. |
| Raid 21 | GJ 10 - 10 BB | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | Super Tackle for Gujarat Giants. Pawan K Sehrawat tries to leap over P Bhainswal, Hadi, who latches onto the raider's foot to win two points for his team. Invaluable! |
| Raid 23 | GJ 10 - 11 BB | Bharat Naresh (BB) | Bharat Naresh gets his man! He's been targeting Rathan K for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Hand Touch. |
| Raid 25 | GJ 11 - 15 BB | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | Pawan K Sehrawat eliminates P Bhainswal with a Hand Touch. |
| Raid 30 | GJ 12 - 16 BB | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | Aman errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Rakesh Sangroya. |
| Raid 32 | GJ 15 - 16 BB | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | Rakesh Sangroya muscles his way past Chandran Ranjit, Mahender Singh and picks up the point of the game. |
| Raid 37 | GJ 15 - 21 BB | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | Pawan K Sehrawat raids successfully and gets Sunil Kumar, Sumit Kumar out. |
| Raid 39 | GJ 16 - 22 BB | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | Pawan K Sehrawat gets another raid point as he takes out Mahendra. |
| Raid 41 | GJ 19 - 22 BB | Pradeep Kumar (GJ) | Pradeep Kumar gets another raid point as he takes out Aman, Bharat Naresh. |
| Raid 46 | GJ 19 - 24 BB | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | Pawan K Sehrawat locks horns with P Bhainswal, but manages to get across the line. |
| Raid 47 | GJ 21 - 24 BB | Pradeep Kumar (GJ) | Pradeep Kumar raids successfully, gets Saurabh Nandal in addition to a bonus point. |
| Raid 48 | GJ 21 - 25 BB | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | Pradeep Kumar has to leave as Pawan K Sehrawat gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 50 | GJ 24 - 25 BB | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | SUPER TACKLE! Sunil Kumar, Rakesh Sangroya makes a fantastic tackle on Pawan K Sehrawat |
| Raid 52 | GJ 24 - 26 BB | Bharat Naresh (BB) | This just isn't working for Hadi. He tries to be clever but it backfires as Bharat Naresh gets an easy touch off him and gets the point. |
| Raid 54 | GJ 25 - 27 BB | Bharat Naresh (BB) | Bharat Naresh muscles his way past Sunil Kumar and picks up the point of the game. |
| Raid 55 | GJ 26 - 30 BB | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | Saurabh Nandal, Aman trap raider Rakesh Sangroya, after he pinched a bonus point. |
| Raid 70 | GJ 33 - 40 BB | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | Pawan K Sehrawat gets the better of P Bhainswal. |
| Raid 71 | GJ 35 - 40 BB | Hadi Oshtorak (GJ) | Hadi gets the better of Mahender Singh. |
| Raid 72 | GJ 35 - 44 BB | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | Hadi, Pradeep Kumar errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Pawan K Sehrawat. |
