PKL 2024 Result: Pawan Sehrawat Stars as Telugu Titans Inch Closer to Playoff With Win Over Gujarat Giants

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PKL 2024 Result: High Flyer Pawan Sehrawat put on a masterclass as Telugu Titans roared back from 9 points down to overcome the Gujarat Giants in Pro Kabaddi League Season 11 match at the Badminton Hall, in the Balewadi Sports Complex, Pune on Saturday (December 14).

For the Telugu Titans, Pawan Sehrawat scored 12 points, while Vijay Malik got 8 and Ashish Narwal added 6 more to the cause. Meanwhile Rakesh finished with 12 points and Guman Singh pocketed 9 for the Gujarat Giants.

With the 36-32 win, the Titans moved to fifth place and went one step closer to achieving qualification for the PKL Playoffs, while the Gujarat Titans remained in the eleventh spot despite gaining a point from the defeat.

The Gujarat Giants started off brilliantly they picked up an early lead but more importantly had accounted for Pawan Sehrawat and Vijay Malik off the first two plays of the game.

The Telugu Titans were under pressure for a bit, but the ace raiders were back on the mat soon, as the Gujarat Giants conceded the advantage within the first five minutes.

Ashish Narwal was leading the charge for the Telugu Titans, who continued to keep the pressure on their opponents. The Gujarat Giants' defence were doing well to keep Pawan Sehrawat quiet, while Guman Singh and Rakesh were picking up crucial raids.

Just before the first half was about to end, the Gujarat Giants landed an ALL OUT and picked up a 6-point lead, and were ending the half strongly. Guman then landed a two-point raid as well, and the Giants went into the break with the score at 18-11 in their favour.

The Gujarat Giants started off the second half strongly, continuing to build on the lead, and keep Pawan Sehrawat from going through the gears. Neeraj and Manuj in the Gujarat Giants defence were having a fine game, as was Guman Singh and Rakesh.

Around the half-hour mark, Pawan Sehrawat flicked a switch, and the scored a flurry of important raids, which turned the game on its head. The Telugu Titans had snatched the momentum away from the Gujarat Giants, who though still led.

Soon after, the Telugu Titans scored an ALL OUT on their opponents, and then proceeded to wipe out the deficit. The Gujarat Giants were under pressure as the Telugu Titans had suddenly cranked up the intensity by a couple of notches, especially the skipper.

With five minutes, left the High-Flyer Pawan Sehrawat registered his Super 10, as the Telugu Titans stormed into a 5-point lead. Soon after the Telugu Titans landed a second ALL OUT and eventually went onto pick up morale-boosting win over the Gujarat Giants.

Source: Media Release