Pro Kabaddi League: UP Yoddhas Shares The Spoils In A Thrilling Tie With Bengal Warriors

UP Yoddhas, the GMR Group owned franchise representing the state of Uttar Pradesh in Pro Kabaddi League, shared the spoils in a thrilling 37-37 tie with table toppers Bengal Warriors. For UP Yoddhas, Super Raider Surender Gill starred with an exceptional 18-point top-class performance, earning nearly half the points for his team in this low scoring encounter while all rounders Vijay Malik and Gurdeep earned seven and three points respectively. UP Yoddhas are now placed fifth in the points table with 15 points to their kitty.

UP Yoddhas will now face Jaipur Pink Panthers in Pune on 20th December 2023. The match will be telecast LIVE & Exclusive on Star Sports Network, and can be streamed LIVE on Disney Hotstar 08:00 p.m. (IST) onwards.

The game began with Bengal Warriors winning the toss and inviting UP Yoddhas to raid. Bengal Warriors drew first blood but Surender Gill came back with a three point super raid to immediately give UP Yoddhas a 3-1 lead. The game thereafter was a neck-to-neck battle between both the teams, however UP Yoddhas always maintained their slender lead all throughout. UP Yoddhas who played out smart earning points through successful raids, tackles and bonus points wrapped up the first half with a 18-14 lead over Bengal Warriors.

The second half began with the Warriors pressing hard from the first second and they reduced their deficit to just one point with the scoreboard reading 18-17 still to the favour of the Yoddhas. UP Yoddhas however came back with a super tackle and four bonus points immediately after but could not avoid their first All-Out of the match in the 8th minute of the second half. At this moment both the teams were level par at 24 points each.

Hereon Surender Gill returned with a scintilating three-point super raid followed by a two-point multi-point raid to help the Yoddhas race back ahead and inflict the first All-Out on Bengal Warriors with just five minutes left in the match with the scoreboard reading 35-30 to the formers favour. However the game hereafter saw UP Yoddhas committing a few unforced errors that resulted in the match ending in a 37-37 draw with both the teams sharing three points each.