Pro Kabaddi 2022 Highlights, Match 46: Gujarat Giants ride on Rakesh HS' brilliance to pick up 40-22 win

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Rakesh HS stole the show for the Gujarat Giants tonight by scoring 16 points. Mahendra Rajput backed him up with six points as Gujarat defeated the Telugu Titans by 18 points. Rajnish tried his best to end Titans' winless streak with a Super 10, but the raider ended on the losing team once again. 

40' Titans hunt down Rathan K in the buzzer raid, but that doesn't matter much as Gujarat win by 18 points!!

Gujarat Giants 40 - 22 Telugu Titans

39' Galla Raju gets tackled as Gujarat touch the 40-point mark.

Gujarat Giants 40 - 21 Telugu Titans

39' ALL OUT! Rakesh completes the formalities with a touch on Arun!

Gujarat Giants 39 - 21 Telugu Titans

39' Parvesh hunts down Adarsh with an advanced dive on his ankles!

Gujarat Giants 36 - 21 Telugu Titans

39' Shihas concedes a touch point to Gujarat as Titans are down to 2 again!

Gujarat Giants 35 - 21 Telugu Titans

38' Shihas scores his 1st touch with a kick on Sumit!

Gujarat Giants 34 - 21 Telugu Titans

37' Sumit scores his 2nd tackle point with a fine ankle hold on Raju! Titans down to 2 men.

Gujarat Giants 34 - 20 Telugu Titans

36' Gujarat hunt down Rajnish and the lead grows to 13!

Gujarat Giants 33 - 20 Telugu Titans

36' Do-or-die raid for Gujarat, Rakesh HS fails a block attempt from Akash!

Gujarat Giants 32 - 20 Telugu Titans

35' SUPER TACKLE!! Parvesh dashes Ankit out of the lobby!! Great dash from the Gujarat defender.

Gujarat Giants 31 - 20 Telugu Titans

34' Hadi attempted an advanced tackle on Rajnish but fails!

Gujarat Giants 29 - 20 Telugu Titans

34' Do-or-die raid for Giants, Rathan K is out for the first time! Akash takes the tackle point!

Gujarat Giants 29 - 19 Telugu Titans

33' Do-or-die raid for Telugu Titans, Adarsh gets tackled down thanks to a dive from Rathan!

Gujarat Giants 29 - 18 Telugu Titans

31' Singh attempted a dash on Rathan but the Gujarat raider escapes easily!

Gujarat Giants 28 - 18 Telugu Titans

30' Rathan and Sunil hunt down Rajnish in a 1 vs. 2 situation!! SUPER TACKLE!!

Gujarat Giants 27 - 18 Telugu Titans

30' Rathan scores a bonus for Giants!

Gujarat Giants 25 - 18 Telugu Titans

29' And now Rajnish scores a touch point! He hits a fine kick on Sumit!

Gujarat Giants 24 - 18 Telugu Titans

29' Titans' defense strikes again! Rajnish shines with an ankle hold on Rajput!

Gujarat Giants 24 - 17 Telugu Titans

28' Rajput gets a bonus for Gujarat

Gujarat Giants 24 - 16 Telugu Titans

27' Do-or-die raid for Titans, Adarsh gets a running toe touch on Parvesh!

Gujarat Giants 23 - 16 Telugu Titans

25' Titans score their 2nd tackle point of the match! Rakesh Gowda tackles down Rakesh HS as Titans wins the battle of Rakeshs! Rakesh HS fell just inches short of the midline.

Gujarat Giants 23 - 15 Telugu Titans

24' Rakesh HS gets a toe touch on Shiyas!

Gujarat Giants 23 - 14 Telugu Titans

24' A team tackle helps the Giants tackle down Rajnish! Rajput started the tackle with a dive on his thighs. 

Gujarat Giants 22 - 14 Telugu Titans

23' Do-or-die raid for Giants, Rajput scores a bonus.

Gujarat Giants 21 - 14 Telugu Titans

23' Do-or-die raid for Tians, Adarsh gets a running toe touch on Narwal!

Gujarat Giants 20 - 14 Telugu Titans

18' Rajnish gets the better of brothers Sumit and Sunil! He is the only Titans player who has done well so far.

Gujarat Giants 20 - 13 Telugu Titans

17' SUPER 10!! Rakesh HS completes his Super 10 with a SUPER RAID!! A wonderful dubki helps him get the better of 3 Titans defenders!

Gujarat Giants 20 - 11 Telugu Titans

17' Rakesh HS inches closer to his Super 10 with a touch point, Rajnish also moves close to the 10 raid points mark with a bonus!

Gujarat Giants 17 - 11 Telugu Titans

16' Rajnish continues his fine form with a touch on Sumit!

Gujarat Giants 16 - 10 Telugu Titans

15' Do-or-die raid for Giants, Akash tackles down Rajput with an advanced back hold from ahead of the baulk line!! What a tackle that was!

Gujarat Giants 16 - 9 Telugu Titans

14' Ankit's excellent double thigh hold helps Giants tackle down Rajnish!

Gujarat Giants 16 - 8 Telugu Titans

12' Do-or-die raid for Titans, Adarsh gets a bonus but Parvesh's dive stops him in Gujarat's half!! ALL OUT - 3 points to Giants.

Gujarat Giants 15 - 8 Telugu Titans

12' Do-or-die raid for Gujarat, Rakesh HS goes in against 3 defenders and fails a dash from Ruturaj! He also hit a kick on the left corner, Titans down to 1 man!

Gujarat Giants 12 - 7 Telugu Titans

9' A top-class back hold from Sumit helps Gujarat hunt Gowda down!

Gujarat Giants 10 - 7 Telugu Titans

9' Arun tries an ankle hold on Rakesh HS, but the Gujarat raider escapes easily!

Gujarat Giants 9 - 7 Telugu Titans

8' Adarsh opens his account with a running kick on Parvesh.

Gujarat Giants 8 - 7 Telugu Titans

8' Rakesh HS pulls off a SUPER RAID!! He gets a bonus and then gets a touch on Singh and Rajnish! Fantastic raid for Gujarat.

Gujarat Giants 8 - 6 Telugu Titans

7' Ankit returns to the bench after stepping out of bounds - SELF OUT!

Gujarat Giants 5 - 6 Telugu Titans

6' Do-or-die raid for Giants, Rajput fails a duo tackle attempt from Arun and Koravi to level the scores!

Gujarat Giants 5 - 5 Telugu Titans

6' Parvesh attempts a dive on Rajnish but ends up gifting a touch point!

Gujarat Giants 3 - 5 Telugu Titans

5' Rajnish scores a bonus for Titans

Gujarat Giants 3 - 4 Telugu Titans

4' Sumit tries an ankle hold on Rajnish but fails to execute it well, easy touch point for Rajnish.

Gujarat Giants 3 - 3 Telugu Titans

3' Rakesh HS executes a fine dubki under Ruturaj and scores his 1st touch point of the night!

Gujarat Giants 3 - 2 Telugu Titans

3' Rajnish scores a bonus for Titans

Gujarat Giants 2 - 2 Telugu Titans

3' Rajput scores a bonus point for Gujarat

Gujarat Giants 2 - 1 Telugu Titans

2' Rajnish gets off the mark with a running toe touch on Ankit!

Gujarat Giants 1 - 1 Telugu Titans

1' Rakesh HS opens his account with a bonus

Gujarat Giants 1 - 0 Telugu Titans

Telugu Titans win the toss and choose court. 

On the other side, Gujarat Giants are playing without their experienced corner defenders Girish Ernak and Ravinder Pahal. 

No Siddharth Desai and Rohit Kumar in the team tonight! Muhammed Shiyas has got an opportunity in the Telugu Titans playing 7 for the first time. 

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If the Telugu Titans win tonight by a margin of more than seven points, they will overtake the Gujarat Giants in the points table, whereas if the Ahmedabad-based franchise win tonight they can climb to the seventh position. 

It is a battle between the bottom 2 teams of PKL 8. Both Telugu Titans and Gujarat Giants have disappointed their fans with their performances so far this season. While the Titans are last in the standings with five losses and two draws from seven matches, the Giants are 11th with only one win from seven outing.