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The action from the Vizag leg of the Pro Kabaddi Leauge Season 6 carried on after a day's rest as the home side Telugu Titans faced off against the UP Yoddha at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Vishakhapatnam.
The home side came into the match on the back of a couple wins on home turf that propelled them into the playoffs position just behind the Patna Pirates in Zone B. The defence has done well for the Titans with Vishal Bhardwaj leading the way for them with his ankle holds on the left corner. UP Yoddha won a close encounter against the Haryana Steelers in their last fixture and hoped to win to rise above the bottom spot of the Zone B table.
UP Yoddha produced a calculated defensive performance as Nitesh Kumar' High 5 got them a 27-20 win over the home side Telugu Titans.
The first half of the match saw the two sides play largely on the third raider forcing the do or die raids from both the teams. The sides played on their defensive capabilities with Abozar Mighani and Nitesh Kumar operating with effective tackles on the right corners for the Titans and Yoddha respectively. The half ended with the Titans having a slight edge at 11-10 on the scoreboard.
The second period was a similar reflection of the first half as both the sides continued to deploy a careful approach. UP Yoddha got an all-out in the final ten minutes of the match to take a decent lead. They held on and got their second win in a row finishing with a 27-20 scoreline.
Telugu Titans
Vishal Bhardwaj - (4/10)
The Telugu Titans' captain Vishal Bhardwaj had a single tackling point in the first half with a strong ankle hold on his opposite number Rishank Devadiga.
Abozar Mighani - (8/10)
The right corner Abozar Mighani was in good touch in the Telugu Titans' backline putting in strong blocks and ankle holds. He was the top defender on the mat with six tackle points getting a 'High 5'.
Anuj Kumar - (2.5/10)
The young defender got another start for the Telugu Titans but gave away a few raid points to the UP Yoddha raiders with his hasty tackles.
Anil Kumar - (3/10)
The cover defender did well in the first half with his supporting play but was a bit hasty in the second half giving away easy point and had one tackle point tonight.
Mohsen Maghsoudlou - (4/10)
The Iranian all-rounder did well in both the attack and defence finishing the match with two raid points and one tackle point.
Rahul Chaudhari - (5/10)
The 'Raid Machine' started off slowly in the match getting tackled on three occasions before finishing the first half strongly with four raid points. He had a tough second half as well struggling against Nitesh Kumar and was able to add two raid points.
Nilesh Salunke - (2/10)
The second key raider of the Telugu Titans' lineup also had a quiet first half with just one bonus point in four attempted raids. He was subbed off in the second half and finished with just one raid point.
Substitutes:
Rakshith - (3/10)
The young raider came on in the final minutes of the match to replace Mohsen Maghsoudlou and picked up one raid point.
Farhad Milaghardan - (3/10)
The Iranian all-rounder came off the bench in the second half and scored one touch point with a good kick on Sagar Krishna.
UP Yoddha
Rishank Devadiga - (3/10)
The UP Yoddha skipper was back in the lineup after missing the last fixture against the Haryana Steelers. He had a slow start and was replaced in the first half by Sagar Krishna but came back in the second half and picked up one bonus point.
Shrikant Jadhav - (4/10)
The highest scoring raider of the UP Yoddha side this season was used in the do-or-die raids and picked up one raid point. He added another raid point and even sneaked in a tackle point with an ankle hold in the second half.
Prashant Kumar Rai - (7/10)
The lanky raider had a strong game against the Haryana Steelers and continued his form tonight picking up five raid points in the first half. He added three more raid points and was the top raider on the mat tonight.
Nitesh Kumar - (8/10)
The right corner defender was highly efficient with his tackles in the UP Yoddha backline and picked up three tackle points in the first half. He had the number of Rahul Chaudhari throughout the match getting five tackle points on the star raider of the Telugu Titans.
Jeeva Kumar - (4/10)
The veteran cover defender had one tackle point in the first half and was a strong presence in the backline with his support to Nitesh Kumar. He finished the match with two tackle points.
Sachin Kumar - (4/10)
The feisty left corner of the UP Yoddha side had a quiet first half of the match. He did well to score two crucial raid points setting up the stage for the all-out in the second half and had one tackle point to his name as well.
Narender - (4/10)
The cover defender had a silent night in the UP Yoddha defence but was a good support to his corner defenders. He finished with a couple of tackle points in the second half of the match.
Substitutes:
Sagar Krishna - (2/10)
The all-rounder came on in the first half to replace Rishank Devadiga but was back on the bench in the second period.
