U.P. Yoddha vs Bengaluru Bulls - Match Result

Bengaluru Bulls will have a serious task ahead of them as they face UP Yoddha once again at Eliminator 1. Perhaps, a comeback from Rohit Kumar will definitely ease the pressure off of Pawan Sehrawat. The defense will have to settle as well. 

What a finish to the league-stage of Pro Kabaddi 2019! After a long journey of 132 matches, we finally have the playoffs' dawning upon us. UP Yoddha clinched a solid win over Bengaluru Bulls as they managed to tackle Pawan Sehrawat 7 TIMES tonight! Pawan Sehrawat managed 13 raid points but no assist from offense and defense couldn't help them at all. 

Shrikant Jadhav and Surender Gill remained composed throughout the entire match in such a pressure game. Well done to Ashu Singh who managed a High-5 tonight.

40' Rishank Devadiga uses his entire time as UP Yoddha end their home leg with a win! 

40' A block from Amit takes out Banty.

39' Rishank Devadiga takes out Pawan Sehrawat. Sumit is OUT as Amit Narwal dashes him out.

39' DO OR DIE RAID: Ankit is OUT as he steps into the lobby without a touch.
ALL-OUT! UP Yoddha have a healthy 10 point lead now.

39' DO OR DIE RAID: Surender Gill pushes Mahender deep into the court and gets the touch point.

37' Banty is OUT! Pawan has remained out of the court for more than 17 minutes now.

37' DO OR DIE RAID: Surender Gill enters the lobby after a touch on Saurabh Nandal. A clean touch! 

37' Shrikant Jadhav gets a tackle point as he takes out Sumit Singh.

37' Pawan is OUT! Nitesh Kumar goes for a dive as the defense pounces on time. He has been tackled 7 times tonight! 

35' Rishank Devadiga takes a point with an advance attempt from Amit Sheoran.

34' Sumit attacks Pawan Sehrawat with a dive. Pawan moves quickly to the midline for a raid point.

34' Rishank Devadiga steals the raid point courtesy of Mohit Sehrawat's advance block.

33' Pawan gets his revenge as he takes out Shrikant Jadhav with a hand touch. Finally a raid point for him in the second half.

32' Amit Sheoran with a back hold early as Surender Gill is OUT.

31' Pawan Sehrawat's silence continues! Super-aggressive defending from UP Yoddha. This time Nitesh spears him onto the mat.

30' Bonus point for Rishank Devadiga.

29' DO OR DIE RAID: Sumit Singh jumps with a dive attempt from Sumit.

28' DO OR DIE RAID: Surender Gill against a defense of five. OUT! Mahender Singh throws in a wonderful dive as the defense pulls him back.

27' Pawan Sehrawat is OUT again. It is Sumit with his brilliant ankle-hold.

26' Sumit Singh escapes with his back tracking and takes out Amit Narwal. Meanwhile Surender Gill takes out Mohit Sehrawat.

23' Shrikant Jadhav steps into the lobby confidently as he takes out Mahender with a running hand touch.

22' SUPER TACKLE: Mahender Singh grabs both ankles of Surender Gill and saves the all-out.

21' Nitesh Kumar's signature ankle hold takes out Sumit Singh. However, he manages to steal a bonus under neath a high line defense.

21' Shrikant Jadhav starts the second half against a defense of four. Gets a running hand touch on Amit Sheoran.

A fantastic first half with both teams going back and forth on each other. It is just a 2-pointer lead for Bengaluru Bulls as the team has failed to revive him. Pawan got tackled thrice in the first 20 minutes but has achieved his Super-10 with 11 raid points.

Meanwhile, Surender Gill and Shrikant Jadhav have performed as compatible units with 6 and 5 raid points respectively. Can UP Yoddha win their final home game? Action to follow!

20' DO OR DIE RAID: High-line defending from UP Yoddha but Sumit Singh takes out the skipper with a kick.

20' DO OR DIE RAID: Surender Gill walks in as Mohit Sehrawat steps out of the match with his quick paced raid. He fails to stay in line.

18' Pawan Sehrawat is OUT as Sumit's ankle hold blocks his way en route to the midline. It has been a tight defense from UP till now.

17' Surender Gill takes out Banty who attempted a single thigh hold.

16' Rishank Devadiga gets a raid point as Amit Sheoran pulls the jersey during the tackle attempt.

16' Pawan gets Shrikant Jadhav with the blinder touch.

16' Bonus point for Shrikant Jadhav.

15' Pawan Sehrawat takes out Ashu Singh for his 16th Super-10 of the season.

14' Surender Gill gets tackled by Saurabh Nandal.

13' Pawan attempts a pursuit on Rishank but almost gets him. OUT! Point goes to Ashu Singh for the dash,

13' Pawan picks a bonus point.

12' Banty saves the all-out with a bonus plus touch point.

11' Surender Gill takes out Sumit Singh with a quick hand touch. One man remains for Bengaluru.

10' DO OR DIE RAID: Sumit Singh attempts the bonus point and saves the raid.

REVIEW UNSUCCESSFUL: UP Yoddha lose a review for just a single raid point.

10' SUPER RAID: Surender Gill goes underneath the chain tackle atempt from Saurabh Nandal as he goes for a 4 POINTER! Cleans Bulls'  defense single-handedly.

9' A hefty 10 point lead for Bengaluru. Pawan comes down running from the right corner but the tackle attempts fails as Shrikant gains a point.

8' Pawan Sehrawat takes out Ashu Singh. Amit Sheoran this time with the ankle hold takes out Rishank Devadiga.

7' Shrikant Jadhav gets Mahender for the second time. A hand touch! 

7' Shrikant Jadhav takes out Mahender Singh with an outstanding escape. Meanwhile, Pawan strikes again for a raid point.

6' Bonus point for Pawan Sehrawat as he becomes the 2nd raider to get past 300 raid points this season.

ALL-OUT! Bulls have inflicted the first all-out upon the hosts. Mahender Singh gains the tackle point.

4' Pawan Sehrawat touches the midline but fails to cross it in what could have been a demolishing super raid!

3' Nitesh Kumar steps into the lobby during the shuffling of Pawan. He avenges his previous raid. 

3' Saurabh Nandal gets Shrikant Jadhav with an ankle-hold as Pawan is revived.

2' Pawan Sehrawat is OUT! Nitesh Kumar strikes early with a single thigh hold as Sumit pounces with precision.

1' Pawan Sehrawat kick stars the match with an empty raid.

Both of the teams have already made it to the playoffs as they could play their second-string line-up tonight. 

UP Yoddha have 2 wins and a loss in their home leg thus far as they look to end their home leg on a winning note ahead of the playoffs. Bengaluru Bulls will hope to set their perfect combination of support raiders and the defense for the upcoming playoffs.