Bengaluru Bulls Vs U.p. Yoddhas 24 December 2024

Full Time : UP Yoddhas 44-30 Bengaluru Bulls

The UP Yoddhas continue with their victory juggernaut and they're in incredible form at that moment. If the first half was about the legend, Pardeep Narwal getting to an incredible milestone, the second half was all about the Yoddhas as they came back from a tough situation and cruised home to a comfortable victory in the end. The UP Yoddhas will head into the eliminator with a lot of confidence and they will be a handful for their opponents. 

The Bengaluru Bulls were lead by Sushil in the second half and he amassed a super 10 as he finished the game with 12 points. Pardeep Narwal had a few points in the second half as well and he had a decent game as he picked up 6 points in all. The problem was with the defense as Nitin Rawal and Saurabh Nandal failed to get any tackle points to their name. Lucky Kumar got in a raid point to avoid an impending all-out but there wasn't much else that he could do save the game for his side. 

Surender Gill and Shivam Chaudhary ran the show for the UP Yoddhas. Gill picked up 9 points to his credit while Chaudhary picked up 13 points. In the process, the duo ensured that the UP Yoddhas inflicted a couple of all-outs on the Bengaluru Bulls, especially as the game headed into the final stages with five minutes on the clock. Sachin, Gangaram, Sahul Kumar and Mohammadreza, all managed to get some points as the UP defense looked much stronger than that of their counterparts. The Iranian Ekrami came in with a couple of minutes left and he picked up 2 points to his credit. 

40' Second Half

UP Yoddhas 44-30 Bengaluru Bulls

Shivam Chaudhary was in next for the do-or-die raid for the UP Yoddhas and he was able to put in a superb leap ahead of the defense. He picked up a point as the Yoddhas got further ahead in the game. 

Pankaj had an empty raid for the Bulls as the desperation increased for them with less than 2 minutes left on the clock. Shivam Chaudhary got a touch on Hasun Thangkruea, the defender from Thailand. 

Shivam Chaudhary ensured another all-out was inflicted on the Bulls as the lead continued to grow for the UP Yoddhas. Hasun Thangkruea was tackled next and Heidarali Ekrami got a bonus point for the UP Yoddhas. The penultimate raid from Sushil was successful as he got a touch on Ravi. The final raid of the night was by Ekrami and he was able to close out the game with one point. 

37' Second Half

UP Yoddhas 35-29 Bengaluru Bulls

Shivam Chaudhary went in for the next raid and he was taken out of the mat as Lucky Kumar dashed out. Sushil went in for the next raid and he had an empty one as the lead remained to 5 points for the Yoddhas. 

Shivam Chaudhary had an empty raid and the next player on the mat for the Bulls was Sushil again. He was desperately looking for a point but Jayesh managed to dash him out of the mat. 

34' Second Half

UP Yoddhas 30-29 Bengaluru Bulls

Shivam Chaudhary went in for the raid and he wasn't able to stay on the mat as the defense pushed it out. Akshay Suryawanshi  was tackled by Parteek.

Sushil was able to get in a point and he was taken down by Sachin. Surender Gill had an empty raid and Sushil managed to pick up yet another point for the Bulls. They were closing in on the deficit.

Surender Gill had an empty raid and Sushil too had an empty one. The pressure got to Gill on the do-or-die raid and he was taken out. Pardeep Narwal was able to clean up the Yoddhas defense. 

31' Second Half

UP Yoddhas 30-23 Bengaluru Bulls

Pankaj tried to leap over the UP Yoddhas defense on the do-or-die raid and he was pinned down by Sahul Kumar. Shivam Chaudhary went in with a couple of players on the mat for the Bulls and he got a touch on Rawal. 

Lucky Kumar showed a moment of magic as he took out the Iranian Mohammadreza. Surender Gill managed to take out Lucky Kumar as the UP Yoddhas closed in on the all-out again. 

Sushil was tackled by the defense although he did get the bonus point. It inflicted the all-out on the Bengaluru Bulls and the UP Yoddhas went ahead by 6 points. Shivam Chaudhary was up next for them and he returned with a bonus point to increase the lead even further. 

The next raid was from Pardeep Narwal and he looked to put in a big raid but despite searching hard he couldn't pick up a point. Heading into the final Time-Out, the Bulls trailed by 7 points. 

26' Second Half

UP Yoddhas 23-20 Bengaluru Bulls

Surender Gill came in for the do-or-die raid and he took out Saurabh Nandal. Pardeep Narwal was up again and he failed to get a touch on any of the players. Shivam Chaudhary had an empty raid next. 

Pardeep Narwal was tackled next as Sahul Kumar grabbed him by the thigh. Surender Gill came in again and he lured the defenders to go ahead and get over the line. 

Naveen was the next raider and he returned back without a point. Shivam Chaudhary came in again and he didn't get a point. It was an empty raid for the UP Yoddhas. 

23' Second Half

UP Yoddhas 20-20 Bengaluru Bulls

Pardeep Narwal got a touch on Joyesh Mahajan. Surender Gill also had a successful raid as he picked up a bonus point. Pardeep Narwal had an empty raid next. 

Sushil was tackled by the UP Yoddhas defense as he failed to leap out of their grasp. It was Gangaram with the tackle. Surender Gill had an empty raid next.  Pardep Narwal came in for the raid and he returned empty handed. 

Half Time : UP Yoddhas 18-19 Bengaluru Bulls

The LEGEND OF PKL, Pardeep Narwal seems to be in great form here and he was crossed an incredible milestone of 1800 raid points in the history of the competition. The Bengaluru Bulls however lost some momentum post the time-out as the UP Yoddhas came back charging. 

They cleared out the 7 point deficit and even managed to equalize the scores with about a minute left on the clock. The Bengaluru Bulls managed to keep the lead by just one point and it was the pair of Sushil and Pardeep that did the heavy lifting for them. For the UP Yoddhas, Shivam Chaudhary and Surender Gill will need to step up in the next half and close out the deficit to get into the lead. 

20' First Half

UP Yoddhas 18-19  Bengaluru Bulls
 
Shivam Chaudhary managed to take down Parteek with a superb raid as the UP Yoddhas trailed by just one point at that stage. Sushil attempted a jump over the defense of the Yoddhas but he was tackled as the Yoddhas equalized. 

Shivam Chaudhary was up next and he was taken down by the Bengaluru Bulls defense. He was tackled by Naveen and he wasn't able to get a point. Pardeep Narwal came in for the next raid for the Bulls but it was an empty raid. 

Surender Gill went in for the next raid and he was able to spend enough time to get through to the halftime. It was an empty raid as the Yoddhas continued to trail by just one point. 

17' First Half

UP Yoddhas 16-18 Bengaluru Bulls

Pardeep Narwal was tackled by Gangaram but the Bulls struck back as Lucky Kumar tackled Keshav Kumar incredibly. Sushil was up next and he failed to pick up a point. 

Shivam Chaudhary was in next and he could manage the bonus point for his side. Sushil came charging in for the Bengaluru Bulls to get in a raid point and he was able to get a touch on Gangaram. 

Surender Gill was able to get the bonus point once again as Sushil came in for the Bengaluru Bulls. He got one point for the Bulls as they held on to the lead by the barest of the margins. 

14' First Half

UP Yoddhas 12-15 Bengaluru Bulls

Keshav Kumar had put on a successful raid and he got Saurabh Nandal out. Pardeep Narwal was taken down by the defense as Shivam Chaudhary took the lead but he got the bonus point to get past 1800 raid points in the PKL. 

Shivam Chaudhary picked up a point in the flash of an eye as the UP Yoddhas closed in the gap with the Bulls. Sushil picked up a bonus point but Surender Gill got a touch on Nitin Rawal. 

Sushil went in for the next raid but he was dashed out of the lobby by Saurabh Nandal. He did get a bonus point though but the lead came down to just two points for the Bulls. 

11' First Half

UP Yoddhas 5-12 Bengaluru Bulls

Surender Gill went in and pulled off a superb raid as he picked up a couple of points. Sushil also had a successful raid but Keshav Kumar of the Yoddhas couldn't get a point. 

Pardeep Narwal went in again and this time and he wasn't able to breach the defense. At the end of the first 11 minutes, the UP Yoddhas trailed by 7 points to the Bulls. 

9' First Half

UP Yoddhas - Bengaluru Bulls

The first do-or-die raid of the match was for Bengaluru Bulls and Sushil went for it. He pulled off a superb raid. Sahul tried to grab him by his ankle but he got away and also got a touch on Surender Gill along the way. 

Shivam Chaudhary came in and failed to pick up a point for the UP Yoddhas on their do-or-die raid. Pardeep Narwal picked up two more points to inflict the all-out on the UP Yoddhas. 

6' First Half

UP Yoddhas 3-4 Bengaluru Bulls

Surender Gill got the backstroke and he got a touch on Naveen as he leapt ahead of the defense and got home. Pardeep Narwal had an empty raid next as he looked to stay on the mat. 

Shivam Chaudhary had an empty raid and Pardeep Narwal picked up a sharp point on the other hand for the Bengaluru Bulls. Keshav Kumar came in for the UP Yoddhas but he was chain tackled by the Bulls defense as Parteek lead the charge. 

Sushil went in for the next raid for the Bengaluru Bulls but he returned empty handed. Surender Gill came in next and he too wasn't able to get a point for the Yoddhas. 

3' First Half

UP Yoddhas 2-2 Bengaluru Bulls

Shivam Chaudhary went in for the first raid of the night for the UP Yoddhas and he was tackled from behind by Parteek. Pardeep Narwal went in for the Bengaluru Bulls but he couldn't get a point. 

Keshav Kumar went in for the UP Yoddhas and he got a touch on Lucky Kumar with a lunging hand touch. Sushil came in for the Bengaluru Bulls and Mohammadreze, the Iranian tackled him. 

Surender Gill was up next for the UP Yoddhas and he was happy to return back without a point. Pardeep Narwal came in again and this time he was able to stun the defense and get away from the grasp of Gangaram. 

Toss Update- Bengaluru Bulls won the toss and selected the choice of court : Right

The Lineups are out- 

Bengaluru Bulls- Pardeep Narwal, Naveen, Sushil, Prateek, Nitin Rawal, Lucky Kumar and Saurabh Nandal

UP Yoddhas- Gangaram, Sachin, Keshav Kumar. Surender Gill, Mohammadreza Kaboudrahangi, Sahul Kumar and Shivam Chaudhary. 

Hello and Welcome to our live coverage of this Pro Kabaddi League 2024 game between the Bengaluru Bulls and the UP Yoddhas. Taking you through this game will be Soumarya Dutta. 

It's time for Match 131 of season 11 and it will be the Bengaluru Bulls taking on the UP Yoddhas. The Bengaluru Bulls are coming into this contest on the back of defeat against the Tamil Thalaivas. The UP Yoddhas are coming into this contest on the back of a sublime victory against the Gujarat Giants whom they beat by 59-23 in their previous encounter. 

Bhavani Rajput has been the main raider for the UP Yoddhas and he has amassed 135 raid points from 20 matches. Sumit Sangwan has been one of their top defenders in the squad as he has claimed 65 points from 21 matches. Bharat Hooda has been the star all rounder with a whopping 112 points from his 21 outings. 

Pardeep Narwal, the Dubki King and Nitin Rawal will be the main raiders for the Bengaluru Bulls and they have been in exceptional form. Narwal has accumulated 101 raid points in 18 games. Nitin Rawal has also been exceptional for them as he has 71 points from 20 games. The defense will be lead by Saurabh Mandal who has 33 tackle points from 18 games. 

Overall, the UP Yoddhas have faced the Bengaluru Bulls 16 times throughout the tournament. They've been victorious on 7 occasions amidst them. The Bulls will be fighting for their pride and they will be keen to get in a victory to finish off their campaign on a high. Stay tuned as we take you through the ebbs and flows of this contest for the next two hours.