Pro Kabaddi League 2019: Haryana Steelers beat Bengaluru Bulls in a close fought game

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Haryana Steelers defeated Bengaluru Bulls by 33-31 in the first match of the day at Trans Arena Stadium, Ahmedabad on Sunday.
The first half began with Bengaluru Bulls captain Rohit Kumar earning the first point of the match with a touchpoint. Vikas Kandola made it 1-1 in favour of Haryana Steelers. Bulls raiders put pressure on Haryana team with raid points and Défense. In the first few minutes, Bulls all out Haryana to give them a 12-6 lead. Haryana made a strong comeback to all-out Bengaluru reducing the gap to 16-17 in favour of defending champions Bulls. At the end of the first half, Bulls had a slender lead of 17-16.

Vikas Kandola got Haryana off to a perfect start in the 2nd half with a touchpoint to level the scores at 17-17. Rohit Kumar was tackled by Kuldeep Singh to give Haryana the lead. Pawan Sherawat levelled the score catching Naveen. Bulls remained in the lead with brilliant touchpoints and raid. Haryana Steelers made it 21-21 catching Pawan Sherawat which made life tough for Bulls. Bulls took a 3 point with successful raids from Pawan. Haryana made it 26-26 getting Bulls main raider Pawan. The match was a very close fought affair after that also. Rohit Kumar reduced the gap to 30-31. Haryana earned 2 points in the final raid to win the match at 33-31.

For Haryana Steelers, Vikas Kandola was the top scorer with 12 points including 8 raids, 1 tackle and 3 bonus points. For Bengaluru Bulls, Rohit Kumar scored 8 raid points, 2 tackle and 2 bonus points. Pawan Kumar Sherawat also shined for Bulls with 5 raid point points and 2 tackle points.

Haryana Steelers had more raid points with 18 as compared to 17 as of Bengaluru Bulls. Steelers also dominated Bulls in terms of tackle points with 12 points as compared to 9. Both earned 2 all outs.
Despite this loss, Bengaluru is at number 2 on the points table with 21 points from 6 games. Haryana Steelers is at number 9th the position with 16 points from 6 games.

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Haryana Steelers beat Bulls by 33-31 

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