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Click here to see the score of the match between U Mumba and Gujarat Fortunegiants. Preview: A culmination of almost three months of intense kabaddi action will see Bengaluru Bulls play Gujarat Fortunegiants in the VIVO Pro Kabaddi Season 6 final at the NSCI Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. Bengaluru Bulls will come into the contest on the back of a confident 41-29 victory against Gujarat Fortunegiants in Qualifier 1 which saw them become the first team to seal a berth in the final. Gujarat Fortunegiants, on the other hand, had to fight their way through a determined UP Yoddha unit in Qualifier 2 to make a place in the final and earn a rematch against Bengaluru Bulls. Zone toppers Bengaluru Bulls and Gujarat Fortunegiants will take each other on for one final time in Season 6 in what could prove to be a battle between the season’s best raiding unit and the best Cover duo of the campaign. While Bengaluru Bulls walked away with a victory in Qualifier 1, Gujarat Fortunegiants will be buoyed by the fact that they have never lost back-to-back matches to any team in all of Season 6. In fact, Bengaluru Bulls have been the only team to defeat them in their past 8 matches. While Sunil Kumar has contributed 3 High 5s to winning causes, Parvesh Bhainswal has managed 4. The only time the team lost a match after either scored a High 5 was against Dabang Delhi K.C. in Match 73. For Bengaluru Bulls, Pawan Kumar Sehrawat could be the key as they have lost just one match in the entire campaign where the raider has scored a Super 10, managing to win 11 of them. Sehrawat averages 12.71 raid points in Bengaluru Bulls’ victories and only 7.85 in their defeats. This makes it vital for Sehrawat to strike for one final time in this season for Bengaluru Bulls. It is also important to note that Bengaluru Bulls have never lost a match this season when Mahender Singh has scored a High 5, their worst result in such a situation has been a 40-40 tie to Patna Pirates in which Singh returned 6 tackle points. Season 6’s leading raider Pawan Kumar Sehrawat will be seen in action one final time this season when his team take on Gujarat Fortunegiants. The raider has contributed little less than half of the team’s raid points this season with his best performance coming in their opening match itself against Tamil Thalaivas where he scored 20 raid points in just 15 attempts. He shone once again when his team needed him the most in Qualifier 1, taking apart the Gujarat Fortunegiants defence with a 13-point performance. He has been ably supported in raiding by Rohit Kumar, who has fast made a name for himself this season as an inspired captain who is willing to put his hand up and do the job for the team in every capacity. The raiding responsibilities in Gujarat Fortunegiants have been quite evenly divided with Sachin leading the way and K Prapanjan making the secondary raider’s place his own in recent matches. The two have combined to score more than 64% of the team’s raid points while making sure that the raid point counter is kept ticking for their team. Sachin, in particular, has been in top form, scoring 19 raid points in his team’s previous two encounters including a Super 10 against Bengaluru Bulls. Bengaluru Bulls have been shifting their defence around in Season 6 before settling on Amit Sheoran in the Corner position. Having played just 14 matches in the campaign so far, the defender averages 2.64 tackle points per match; almost on par with the average of the team’s most successful defender Mahender Singh. Singh has been exceptional in the Covers and claimed another High 5 in Qualifier 1 against Gujarat Fortunegiants. Gujarat Fortunegiants have the season’s most successful defensive duo in Covers Parvesh Bhainswal and Sunil Kumar to combat the threat posed by Bengaluru Bulls’ raiders. The two have combined to score 156 tackle points this season, contributing more than 58% of their team’s total tackle points. While they didn’t have a very good outing against Bengaluru Bulls in Qualifier 1, they struck back with a combined 5 tackle points against U.P. Yoddha. 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 Content Courtesy: Pro Kabaddi
Pro Kabaddi Final Highlights, Bengaluru Bulls vs Gujarat Fortunegiants: Pawan Kumar Sehrawat inspires Bulls to comeback victory
Catch the Live score and updates from the Pro Kabaddi 2018 match between Bengaluru Bulls and Gujarat Fortunegiants.
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Well, that’s it from us folks!
It’s been an incredible year for the sport and this season of the Pro Kabaddi League has seen some incredible displays! We’ll be right here in a few months, when the league returns for season 7. See you then!
The man of the hour!
THE BENGALURU BULLS WIN THEIR FIRST TROPHY!
Bengaluru Bulls have won Season 6 of the Pro Kabaddi, thanks to an incredibly spirited performance from youngster Pawan Kumar Sehrawat, who has shown exactly why he is considered to be one of the prime rising talents of the league and the sport!
Pawan Kumar Sehrawat shows his skill again!
It’s another all-out as the raider takes out two remaining Fortunegiants defenders! It-s 36-30 to the Bulls with two minutes to go! Bengaluru Bulls with one hand on the trophy and the Fortunegiants need something special!
Pawan Kumar Sehrawat is running riot on the court!
The youngster has been an absolutely menace in the second half and he’s single-handedly taking the Bulls into the lead time and again. 31-29 to the Bulls and Pawan Kumar Sehrawat has 18 points with two minutes left!
Pawan Kumar Sehrawat will not be outdone!
The young man comes in and sends Fortunegiants captain Sunil Kumar packing with a swift touch! It’s 29-29 at the moment
That’s cheeky from Sachin Tanwar!
He expertly evades Rohit Kumar’s leaping tackle and waves him goodbye as the Bengaluru Bulls captain’s momentum carries him into the lobby!
Rohit Gulia gets a super raid out of nowhere!
Gulia wriggles out of Bengaluru Bulls’ embrace to take out three defenders with an excellent raid and take Gujarat Fortunegiants into a 27-25 lead!
AND IT’S AN ALL-OUT!
The Bengaluru Bulls take the lead! Pawan Kumar Sehrawat takes out two in a single raid to make it an all-out and single-handedly drag the Bengaluru Bulls into the lead! 13 raid points for the 22-year-old already!
What a raid from Pawan Kumar Sehrawat!
The agile raider gets three Fortunegiants players, to get a super raid, which is challenged by the solitary Fortunegiants man on court Parvesh Bhainswal. On review, the decision is turned down and only two points are awarded to the Bulls. It’s 21-19 to the Fortunegiants but there are only two players left on court for them!
20-15 to the Fortunegiants!
Pawan Kumar Sehrawat is plugging away for the Bengaluru Bulls, but the Fortunegiants defense is doing its job as well as possible. He’s bagged an impressive 7 points already!
Amit Sheoran looks like a man on a mission!
The Bengaluru Bulls defender has come out in the second half with some single-minded determination to be as miserly as physically possible! It’s 17-12 as the Bulls defense shuts down Sachin Tanwar’s attempts
The first points go to Gujarat Fortunegiants!
It’s 17-9 to the Fortunegiants, whose defense has been coming through for them time and again when it matters the most. This time, they get the better of Pawan Kumar Sehrawat, who was brought down deep into their half of the mat.
Or is it time for Gujarat to get their hands on the trophy after last year’s near miss?
Can Bengaluru Bulls make a comeback in the second half?
At half-time, the Gujarat Fortunegiants have raced away to a 16-9 lead after both teams were neck and neck at 6-6.
There was some heroics there from Kashiling Adake, who has been relegated to the bench. He came on for just a minute, in which he got a touch on Gujarat captain Sunil Kumar. But he was subbed again.
15-9 to Gujarat Fortunegiants!
The Fortunegiants defense is working like a well-drilled and perfectly co-ordinated unit, guided by the efforts of one Hadi Oshtorak! Prapanjan follows up their defensive work with yet another excellent raid to reduce Bengaluru Bulls to just one man.
That one man is Kashiling Adake, who brings another defender back with a great raid. However, he is unable to restrain Prapanjan on the follow up, who inflicts an all out on Bengaluru Bulls!
K. Prapanjan is proving to be a real thorn in Bengaluru’s side!
A quick and successful raid sees him reduce Bengaluru to four men, but Pawan Kumar Sehrawat replies with another rapid raid to make things more balanced!
Just under 10 minutes left in the first half and both teams neck and neck at 6-6!
It’s been an intense start to this match, with both teams proving equal to each other’s plays. While Bengaluru Bulls captain Rohit Kumar is yet to win a point, Pawan Kumar Sehrawat has quickly shown why he’s the man to watch out for by scoring 3 of the Bulls’ 6 points.
Prapanjan heads to the bench
The Gujarat Fortunegiants raider is lured into a trap by Bengaluru Bulls during a do-or-die raid, and is pounced upon.
K Prapanjan in a do or die raid of his own!
What acceleration from the Fortunegiants raider! Prapanjan went from 0-60 in the blink of an eye to get a vital touch and keep the pressure on the Bulls!
And it’s worked out for the Fortunegiants!
Rohit Kumar has stepped out onto the bench. There can’t have been much in that review, it was wide by a whisker! The Gujarat Fortunegiants are in the lead, but Pawan Kumar Sehrawat brings it level right again, making it 2-2!
Rohit Kumar is in a do or die raid after K Prapanjan takes out Mahender!
Bengaluru Bulls have won a point from the raid, but the Gujarat Fortunegiants are already calling for a review. If they fail, they lose their review just minutes into the match, which might put them in a spot of bother from the get go!
Bengaluru Bulls win the toss and choose the court!
Gujarat Fortunegiants find themselves on the offensive from the go as they prepare to make the first raid! Unsurprisingly, it’s their star raider Sachin Tanwar, who is grasped by Bengaluru Bulls’ Mahender. It’s 1-0 to the Bulls!
And the teams are on the mat!
We’re minutes away from the Pro Kabaddi League finale. Whatever happens, one thing is for certain, there will be a new winner this time around. Both the Bengaluru Bulls and Gujarat Fortunegiants have never won the title.
And here’s the Bengaluru Bulls line-up!
The Gujarat Fortunegiants lineup is out!
Hello and welcome to Firstpost’s coverage of the Pro Kabaddi 2018-19 Final!
Stay tuned for all the latest updates as the Gujarat Fortunegiants take on Bengaluru Bulls in this season’s action-packed final showdown!