Haryana Steelers lost to Bengaluru Bulls 28-42 in the 22nd match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8. The best raider of the match for Bengaluru Bulls was Pawan Kumar Sehrawat. He was ably supported by More G B. Vikas Kandola's efforts went in vain tonight.
Bengaluru Bulls were dominant in the raiding department at the scoring 20 to Haryana Steelers's 19. When it came to tackling Bengaluru Bulls scored 18 points to Haryana Steelers's 9 points. They cleaned up the opposition into 2 All-Outs. And that made all the difference.
Bengaluru Bulls captain Pawan Kumar Sehrawat scored 22 where as Haryana Steelers captain Vikas Kandola picked 7. The mainstay of the Bengaluru Bulls was Mahender Singh staying on the mat for 87% of the raids.
Key Players
Best Raider : Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (19 points), BB
Best Defender : Jaideep (4 points), HS
Key Moments in the Match
| Raid 1 | HS 0 - 1 BB | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | Pawan K Sehrawat gets another raid point as he takes out Rohit Gulia. |
| Raid 15 | HS 4 - 7 BB | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | Pawan K Sehrawat gets the better of Jaideep, Mohit. |
| Raid 16 | HS 5 - 10 BB | Meetu Mahender Sharma (HS) | Perfect team play, the defense ushers the raider Meetu Mahender Sharma out of the mat. Raider however pinches a bonus. |
| Raid 45 | HS 14 - 23 BB | Meetu Mahender Sharma (HS) | That takes some guts. Solo Tackle by More G B to take out raider Meetu Mahender Sharma. |
| Raid 50 | HS 14 - 26 BB | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | Pawan K Sehrawat gets another raid point as he takes out Jaideep. |
| Raid 52 | HS 15 - 27 BB | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | Ravi Kumar has to leave as Pawan K Sehrawat gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 53 | HS 17 - 27 BB | Ashish (HS) | Ashish has out-muscled his way past More G B and has got a bonus point too! |
| Raid 54 | HS 17 - 28 BB | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | Md. Maghsodlou errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Pawan K Sehrawat. |
| Raid 55 | HS 18 - 31 BB | Ashish (HS) | Mayur Jagannath trap raider Ashish, after he pinched a bonus point. |
| Raid 63 | HS 23 - 35 BB | Rohit Gulia (HS) | Rohit Gulia locks horns with Saurabh Nandal, Aman, but manages to get across the line. |
| Raid 65 | HS 25 - 35 BB | Rohit Gulia (HS) | Rohit Gulia eliminates Mayur Jagannath with a Kick. |
| Raid 67 | HS 25 - 37 BB | Rohit Gulia (HS) | Super Tackle for Bengaluru Bulls. Rohit Gulia tries to leap over More G B, Pawan K Sehrawat, Amit Sheoran, who latches onto the raider's foot to win two points for his team. Invaluable! |
| Raid 70 | HS 26 - 38 BB | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (BB) | This just isn't working for Mohit. He tries to be clever but it backfires as Pawan K Sehrawat gets an easy touch off him and gets the point. |
| Raid 73 | HS 28 - 38 BB | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Vikas Kandola gets another raid point as he takes out Saurabh Nandal. |
| Raid 75 | HS 28 - 41 BB | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Super Tackle for Bengaluru Bulls. Vikas Kandola tries to leap over Pawan K Sehrawat, Rohit Kumar, Aman, who latches onto the raider's foot to win two points for his team. Invaluable! |
