Bengaluru Bulls Vs Bengal Warriors 09 November 2024

FULL TIME 40' Bengaluru Bulls 29-40 Bengal Warriorz

Comprehensive win for Bengal Warriorz who have completely outplayed the Bengaluru Bulls! In doing so, Bengal have catapulted to number 5 in the points table and the Bulls remain stuck on number 11 with this season going nowhere for them

It was a dominant performance from the Warriorz with Nitin Dhankar scoring the most raid points in his 14-point effort. Maninder Singh also got 10 points and added another Super 10 to his kitty.

In defense, it was a team effort with Nitesh Kumar picking up 3 points along with Fazel and Mayur's 2 each.

For the Bulls, it was another night to forget. Pardeep Narwal was once again subbed off in the second half after an under-par effort in the first half in which he only scored 2 points. The defense was lackluster and gifted away points far too easily.

Young Akshit scored a Super 10 and was the only positive for the Bulls along with Ajinkya Pawar who had a good outing as well.

This match has also brought the Hyderabad-leg of PKL 11 to a close and the caravan will now move to Noida from tomorrow.

39' Bengaluru Bulls 27-40 Bengal Warriorz

Another 2-point effort from Nitin Dhankar who completes his Super 10! Fazel gets tagged and Pranay Rane gets tackled, the Bulls get 2 points. They might not even take a single point out of this contest

38' Bengaluru Bulls 25-36 Bengal Warriorz

Two more points for Nitin Dhankar before Bulls get two in the form of a raid point from Akshit and a tackle point through which they send Maninder on the bench

37' Bengaluru Bulls 23-34 Bengal Warriorz

Bengal Warriorz inflict all-out number 2! Akshit was the sole man remaining on the mat for Bulls and he picks up a bonus before running into a hefty block from Fazel. 

36' Bengaluru Bulls 21-30 Bengal Warriorz

Ajinkya Pawar picks up a bonus but Nitesh Kumar gets hold of his ankle and drags him back. Pranay Rane goes in next barges his way through 2 defenders in a brilliant escape. This match is going in the way of the Warriorz as the Bulls are down to 2

34' Bengaluru Bulls 20-27 Bengal Warriorz

Another series of empty raids before Pankaj goes in for the Bulls and gets Pranay with a smart back-kick. 

A huge moment then follows with Nitin Dhankar goes into a do-or-die raid and gets back with 2 touches on Arulnathababu and Lucky, stretches his hands and just about gets his fingertips over the mid-line.

32' Bengaluru Bulls 19-25 Bengal Warriorz

A series of empty raids before Bengal send Nitin Dhankar for a do-or-die raid and picks up a smart bonus. Do-or-die for the Bulls then in which Ajinkya Pawar gets surrounded by Bengal defenders with Pranay getting the first touch

30' Bengaluru Bulls 19-23 Bengal Warriorz

Nitin Dhakhar picks up a point with a toe touch and then Akshit gets Praveen Thakur with a simple touch on an advance tackle. 10 minutes to go and the gap between both the teams is 4 points

28' Bengaluru Bulls 18-22 Bengal Warriorz

Maninder gets tackled in a do-or-die raid and the deficit is down to 4

28' Bengaluru Bulls 17-22 Bengal Warriorz

Ajinkya picks up the right corner in his next raid and then pushes another one out of bounds in the next one. He is keeping the Bulls alive

26' Bengaluru Bulls 15-22 Bengal Warriorz

A slick toe touch from Ajinkya Pawar and he picks up Fazel who goes on the bench for the first time today. Nitin Dhankar responds with a 2-point raid

25' Bengaluru Bulls 14-20 Bengal Warriorz

Bengal Warriorz inflict the first all-out of the match! Maninder gets a 2-point raid against a defense of 2 and wipes out the Bulls. He also completes his Super 10

23' Bengaluru Bulls 13-16 Bengal Warriorz

Ajinkya Pawar goes in for the first raid of the second half and picks up a bonus. A few empty raids follow with Bulls playing on the do-or-die and then Nitin Dhankar goes in for the do-or-die and picks up Lucky Sharma who throws in an advance tackle

HALF TIME 20' Bengaluru Bulls 12-15 Bengal Warriorz

The half ends with a silly tackle attempt from Saurabh Nandal against Nitin Dhankar in a do-or-die raid and he ends up gifting away a point. Bengal lead by 3 at the halfway mark, just a small one but it has been a slow burner so far. 

Maninder Singh has been the top performer with 8 raid points in 13 attempts and he has looked the part. Pardeep Narwal has just put in a handful of raids and got 2 points, Ajinkya has 3 points in raid. 1 point for Fazel who is playing with a strapped chin in the Bengal left corner with the others chipping in. Bengaluru have only 3 men on the court while Bengal have their entire quota of 7

This is setting up for an exciting conclusion. Which way will it go?

16' Bengaluru Bulls 11-13 Bengal Warriorz

First touch point for Pardeep Narwal in the match comes in the 16th minute. He barges his way through the right corner coming in from his side and gets to the mid-line

15' Bengaluru Bulls 10-13 Bengal Warriorz

Back-to-back do-or-die raids for both the teams and both the defenses stand up to the task. Nitin Dhankar and Akshit are the raiders eliminated with Akshit successful in getting a bonus

12' Bengaluru Bulls 7-12 Bengal Warriorz

Ajinkya picks up the Bengal right cover on his way back before Maninder replies back with a bonus. Then, Ajinkya gets trapped in a chain tackle of Fazel and Pranay Rane

10' Bengaluru Bulls 6-9 Bengal Warriorz

Bengal get back a bit of a comfortable lead with a combination of a bonus and a tackle point and they lead by 3 at the 10-minute mark.

8' Bengaluru Bulls 6-7 Bengal Warriorz

A bit of a comeback from the Bulls staring with a bonus from Ajinkya. Maninder gets tackled for the first time as Arulnanthababu gets a fine ankle hold on him. Akshit then follows it up with a 2-point raid in the form of a touch and a bonus. Deficit down to 1

6' Bengaluru Bulls 2-7 Bengal Warriorz

Ajinkya Pawar gets a smooth back kick on the right corner where Nitin Dhankar is present strangely before Maninder continues his impressive with another touch point, this time on Pardeep and Nitin Rawal's foot gets into the lobby without a touch. Bengal on top in the early exchanges

4' Bengaluru Bulls 2-5 Bengal Warriorz

It has been a rapid start for Maninder and Bengal. He scores the first 4 raid points for Bengal and then Akshit gets tackled in a do-or-die raid 

2' Bengaluru Bulls 2-2 Bengal Warriorz

Maninder gets a bonus and then Akshit gets the first point for Bengaluru in the form of a touch and then Bengaluru get a tackle on Nitin Dhankar to level the scores

1' Bengaluru Bulls 0-1 Bengal Warriorz

Maninder Singh gets in the first raid and immediately gets a touch point on the right cover. Pardeep Narwal comes in next and puts in an empty raid

Toss: Pardeep Narwal wins the toss for Bengaluru Bulls and chooses court. It means that Bengal Warriorz will raid first

It is time for the all important toss. Let's see who wins it

Big changes in both the teams: No Surender Singh and Jai Bhagwan for Bengaluru Bulls in their starting 7s while Bengal Warriorz have not given all-rounder Sushil Kambrekar a start today

Here is a look at the all-important starting 7s for both the teams for tonight's contest:

Bengaluru Bulls: Pardeep Narwal (C), Akshit, Ajinkya Pawar, Ponparthiban Subramanian, Arulnanthababu, Saurabh Nandal, Nitin Rawal
Bengal Warriorz: Fazel Atrachali (C), Nitesh Kumar, Mayur Kadam, Praveen Thakur, Pranay Rane, Maninder Singh, Nitin Dhankhar

Hello and good evening from Sourabh as I welcome you to Sportskeeda's continued live coverage of PKL 11. It is time for the final match of the season at the GMC Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad which will see Bengaluru Bulls take on Bengal Warrioz in Match 44.

It is a big-billing contest and a mouth watering one we will see PKL's most successful raider Pardeep Narwal against PKL's most successful defender Fazel Atrachali but the catch in there is that Pardeep missed the previous game and even though coach Randheer stated that he was out due to illness and should be available for this game, we might just need to hold on to our horses.

Both these teams are placed next to each other near the bottom of the points table and have not had a great start to the league. While Bengaluru occupy the penultimate spot with 2 wins and 5 losses from 7 matches, their opponents Bengal Warriorz are just above them on the 10th place with 2 wins and as many losses and ties from 6 matches.

Bengaluru Bulls are coming in on the back of a morale boosting 36-32 win against Tamil Thalaivas in their last match in which defender Surender Singh was prolific with a high-5 and their raiding unit made their presence felt in the absence of mega star Pardeep. For them to do well today, Surender will have to come good again along with other defenders and Pardeep, if he comes back, will need to be back to his usual best alongside Ajinkya and Jai Bhagwan.

Bengal Warriorz, on the other hand, suffered a disappointing loss against Dabang Delhi KC in their previous match in spite of a high-5 from captain Fazel and a stellar 15-point effort from Nitin Dhankar. Their star raider Maninder Singh was subbed off in the second half in their previous match and that has certainly raised some eyebrows, it will be interesting to see how they go about it. The others need to stand up and put in a team effort to get past the Bulls.

Who will end the Hyderabad leg of PKL 11 with a win? Will we see the battle between Pardeep and Fazel and who will come out on top if we do? Lots of thrilling action expected, strap yourselves in folks!