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#2 Match 19 - Bengaluru Bulls v Telugu Titans - Match tied 21-21
We had a tie in the Hyderabad leg and the Nagpur leg provided another one.
Led by two star raiders in Rohit Kumar and Rahul Chaudhari, the Bengaluru Bulls and Telugu Titans served up a thrilling low-scoring encounter that saw the teams share the points, with Rahul making a miscalculation on the buzzer raid that could have given the Titans the win.
The contest was an even one from start to finish as both teams exchanged blows. Keen to not lose their star raiders for long stretches, both teams erred on the side of caution leading to the game being a low-scoring affair despite the likes of Rahul Chaudhari, Nilesh Salunkhe, Rohit Kumar and Ajay Kumar featuring.
There were plenty of empty raids on display as both teams chose to pounce on the Do or Die Raids.
Two points were the largest lead of the first half and after being behind for much of it, the Bulls managed to take a slender 9-8 lead into the break. The Bulls carried that momentum into the second half and got two men out quickly with raids from Ashish Sangwan and Rohit Kumar.
The Titans were reduced to just one man and the Bulls quickly effected the All Out, leading 14-9. With plenty of time remaining, the Titans mounted a quick comeback to reduce the deficit to three points. Yet, every time the Titans made a move, the Bulls responded to push the lead back up again.
As the game entered its final stretch, the Bulls had managed to take the lead up to five again, leading 20-15 with under three minutes left. Rakshith of the Titans then effected a superb 2-point raid that brought them to within three. The Titans then captured Bulls captain Rohit Kumar on the Bulls' next raid and Rahul Chaudhari stepped up on the next raid to effect another 2-point raid and level the scores at 20-20.
With less than 60 seconds left and just two men left for the Bulls, Ashish Sangwan showed great composure to get a crucial Bonus Point on a Do or Die Raid and nudge his side ahead again. Rahul came in for the buzzer raid with the game there for the taking. However, after getting a touch and being keen to get over the half line with no time remaining, he missed an opportunity to get a second touch that would have resulted in an All Out and given his side the win.
He realized his error as he crossed back into his half, falling to the floor as he recognized the opportunity that he had let slip with Rohit Kumar and his Bulls relieved to take a point.
Rahul finished the game with eight points while Rohit had five.
