Kabaddi Federation Cup 2018 Final: Karnataka vs Services, Live Match Updates

Services
are Champions!!!!
They win the final 28-25! Hard luck Karnataka. They fought hard.

Shabeer
falters. Karnataka
in trouble.

Monu breaks the deadlock!Services
lead 25-24.

Silly mistake!
Monu is gifted a point. 23-23

Monster!Sukesh
Hegde with a vital 2 point raid.

Services
peel away with a couple of quick bonus points. 21-18

Monu Goyat is tackled.18-18! Hectic.

Sukesh secures
a hand touch. 17-18 to Services.

2 point game. Karnataka
inching closer !

There's a award
cermony
going on stage and there's a final on the mat. Only in Maharashtra.

Tension
in the air. It's a crucial stage in the match.

Hegde is on fire! He continues
to trouble
the opposition.

13-16! Three point game. Services
getting complacent.

But all eyes only on the game. Shabeer
testing the waters and goes back.

The announcer
needs to calm down. Politician Aditya Thackery is in the building!

Karnataka
needed someone to step up and Hegde delivered.
it remains to be seen if he can maintain this momentum.
His teammate Shabeer Bapu has been quiet so far.

Hegde once again! Services
All Out! 9-15 at Half Time. Karnataka
trail by only six. Thriller in Mumbai.

Services
now down to 3 men! Comeback
on the cards ?

Hand touch! Sukesh Hegde! Finally Karnataka
secure a point. Boy that was hard work.

14-5 Services
maintain
a healthy lead.

The announcer
is obsessed
with Nitin Tomar's rs 93 lacs
Pro Kabaddi price tag!

Game has slowed down a bit. Neither team taking risks.

Trivia - Men and Women's
Winners will receive the same prize money! Unlike Wimbledon!

This is now getting ugly for Karnataka!Somebody
needs to step up now.

Karnataka
suffer an early all out. 11-2

Exiquisite!
Nitin Tomar super raid! 8-1 Services.

Hegde almost scored a monster
super raid. But Services
have been misterly at the back.

Karnataka's
Sukesh Hegde trying his best to up the tempo. No respite.

Veteran
Jeeva Kumar attempts
to calm his team
down. His team are 0-4 down.

Shabeer
Bapu is out! School boy error.

Services
take an early lead of 2-0 as Karnataka
look to get into their groove.

The winner of Karnataka
vs Services will pocket home a cool rs 2 lacs. Runners up will receive rs 1 lac.

The stadium
is jam packed!There
is not an inch of empty space right now.

it's Surjeet Singh vs Jeeva Kumar- the battle of rock solid defenders

Its Shabeer
Bapu vs
Nitin Tomar

Ladies and gentlemen-both teams have entered the mat! Drumroll....

Karnataka churned out a great performance to defeat home side Maharashtra in the semifinal of the 2018 Kabaddi Federation Cup in Mumbai, on Monday.

Maharashtra had come into the match with the upper hand, as they were the home side, with star raider and captain Rishank Devadiga, and top defenders Vishal Mane and Girish Ernak in their ranks.

However, despite having a good defence on paper, Sukesh Hegde of Karnataka managed to exploit the Maharashtra defenders and score the quick points to take the early lead. Once they had the lead, it was just a matter of seeing the game out, which Karnataka did with ease, winning it 39-31.

Meanwhile, Services managed to hold on for dear life in the second semifinal, as Haryana mounted a late comeback, owing mainly to their defence, led by the likes of Manjeet Chhillar and Anup Kumar. Surjeet Singh guided Services well during the closing exchanges of the match, as they thwarted the late attempts by Haryana.

Both the underdogs in the semifinals have made it to the summit clash, which promises to be an absolute thriller tonight. Stay tuned to Sportskeeda, as the decider for the Kabaddi Federation Cup 2018 men’s champions is set to get underway shortly.