Pro Kabaddi 2019, Highlights, Bengaluru Bulls vs Tamil Thalaivas at Bengaluru: Bulls hand Thalaivas 33-27 defeat

Click here to follow all the live action from the Pro Kabaddi League match between Bengaluru Bulls and Tamil Thalaivas Preview: The second match of Sunday in Bengaluru will see Tamil Thalaivas to take on reigning champions Bengaluru Bulls at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium. Victory for the home side could see them climb to third in the standings, while a win for the visitors will see them cut the gap to three points on the top 6. [caption id=“attachment_7031521” align=“alignleft” width=“381”] File image of Thalaivas’ Rahul Chaudhary. Image courtesy: Twitter/@ProKabaddi[/caption] Bengaluru Bulls got off on the wrong foot in their home leg, after being beaten by Gujarat Fortunegiants by a margin of nine points. The defence, however, had an outstanding night, especially rookie Saurabh Nandal, who scored, a joint season-high, eight tackle points from just seven tackle attempts. Leading tackle point scorer Mahender Singh too had a good outing and finished with four tackle points, taking his tally to 35 for the season, just seven behind league-leader Vishal Bhardwaj. However, what will concern coach Randhir Singh Sehrawat will be the performance of his star raiders, Pawan Kumar Sehrawat and skipper Rohit Kumar, who scored three raid points each on Saturday. Coach Randhir Singh Sehrawat will be expecting a strong response from his side, which could see them get their first win in Bengaluru in over three years. After a three-match unbeaten run, Tamil Thalaivas have gone five games without a win and slipped to ninth in the Season 7 standings. The partnership of Ajay Thakur and Rahul Chaudhari hasn’t exactly panned out as Tamil Thalaivas would’ve hoped. Thakur and Chaudhari are averaging 4.91 and 5.91 raid points, respectively and while the latter has managed two Super 10s so far, the Iceman has managed just one which came in their last match against Bengal Warriors. Their defence, too, needs to step up having averaged just six tackle points in their three previous outings. Qualifying for the playoffs won’t be easy, but a win in the Southern Derby against Bengaluru Bulls will be a step in the right direction. Content courtesy:  Pro Kabaddi For the full Pro Kabaddi League schedule, click here For all the results from this Pro Kabaddi League season, click here For the Pro Kabaddi League points table, click here