Ultimate Kho Kho LIVE score, Chennai Quick Guns vs Gujarat Giants: Kho Kho live updates & commentary

Well, that brings to an end our coverage of this match. It was an engrossing watch and there's more action coming your way! Switch tabs to catch the Mumbai Khiladis take on the Telugu Yoddhas in the second match of this Friday doubleheader. Until then, this is me, Shreyas, signing off!

Full Time! Chennai Quick Guns 44 - 50 Gujarat Giants.
Hard luck for Ramji Kashyap as he runs his heart out and remains not out as the innings draws to a close. Gujarat tagged eight Chennai players and that was enough for them to register a six-point win over the Chennai Quick Guns. The scorecard of defensive points reads: Chennai 6 - 14 Gujarat, and that proved to be the difference in the end. Gujarat have arguably been the best team of the tournament and they've shown why yet again. They go to the top of the points table with that win, with 17 points in seven matches.

6' The Giants have mathematically won the match, but the Quick Guns can still get a point. No! Wait! That's a skydive and the points difference isn't enough for Chennai to sneak a point from this. Another touch and Gujarat looking to extend their lead.
Chennai Quick Guns 44 - 50 Gujarat Giants.

6' Rammohan gets Chennai the lead back for a short while. Brilliant Dream Run from him during the Powerplay! Ranjan Shetty puts in a dive to end his stay and that should be the win for the Gujarat Giants.
Chennai Quick Guns 44 - 45 Gujarat Giants.

4' Ranjan Shetty with the running touch as Gujarat inching closer to taking the lead. The Wazir comes to the rescue for the Gujarat Giants as the Giants struggling in the Powerplay yet again. Gujarat in the lead though!
Chennai Quick Guns 42 - 43 Gujarat Giants.

The Gujarat going in for the kill! The Powerplay is on.

3' Manoj Patil hanging on as the Quick Guns look for a Dream Run. Ohh, the wrong person to try the direction change on. The Wazir Abhinandan Patil had a hard time getting the point but finally tags Manoj. Batch 1 done and dusted!
Chennai Quick Guns 42 - 38 Gujarat Giants.

2' Crucial tag that. Vignesh departs and the deficit is down to eight points now. Another running touch adds to more points to their tally.
Chennai Quick Guns 42 - 36 Gujarat Giants.

At the end of Turn 3: Chennai Quick Guns 42 - 32 Gujarat Giants.
Jagannath Das's 6-point Dream Run could well be the difference in this match as the Giants only have a 10-point deficit to overturn in Turn 4. Chennai's attack has lacked the bite throughout the tournament, with their Wazirs among the least impactful of all the sides. The Gujarat defenders ran circles around them and scored 14 Dream Run points across the two Turns. Unless they produce a spectacular defensive effort of their own, they should fall to their fourth defeat of the season.

7' Chennai need points here but haven't looked like scoring any. Aniket has to depart after a self-out.
Chennai Quick Guns 40 - 32 Gujarat Giants

Batch 3 is out and Aniket Pote is among them. Good thing for the Chennai Quick Guns is that there isn't enough time for them to score more Dream Run points.

6' The Quick Guns finally get the second batch eliminated. Amit Patil the enforcer and he has been in top form today.
Chennai Quick Guns 37 - 32 Gujarat Giants

Did I mention it's Chennai's powerplay, but it's hardly evident from the way Gujarat is handling them.

5' A touch given, but the defender reviews. It's close but there is a flutter on the defender's jersey! Chennai briefly take the lead back.
Chennai Quick Guns 33 - 32 Gujarat Giants

Gujarat still in the lead and we're halfway through their defending innings! They've scored 14 defensive points so far. Can they add to that?

4' Another Dream Run looking likely for the Giants. Ohh, a skydive from the Wazir gets the Quick Guns three points and the lead. Jagannath Das putting in a terrific show here! He gets not two, but three Dream Runs. That's six points for the Gujarat Giants before the Quick Guns finally get the better of him. Sensational from Gujarat this.
Chennai Quick Guns 31 - 32 Gujarat Giants

1' First touch for the Quick Guns, but the other two defenders are finding it easy to keep the Chennai attackers at bay.
Chennai Quick Guns 25 - 26 Gujarat Giants

The players have taken their positions and we're set to resume. The second innings coming right up!

Innings Break! At the end of Innings 1, Turn 2: Chennai Quick Guns 23 - 26 Gujarat Giants.
Amit Patil remains not out till the end of the Turn, and it's quite an exciting contest we've had here. For some time there, it looked like the Giants would take control of the game, but some spirited defending from Chennai's best batch of defenders got them four Dream Run points and a way back into the match. The Giants looked on point while attacking but strangely struggled during their powerplay. Could that phase of play come back to haunt them? Let's find out in what's set to be a thrilling second half!

7' A Pole Dive on Ramji Kashyap, but it's too late. Chennai have two points and with Amit Patil on the mat, they get two more points. Good rearguard action this from Chennai.
Chennai Quick Guns 23 - 26 Gujarat Giants

6' Excellent defending from Ramji Kashyap as he dodges several attacks. The Giants are struggling to score a point in their powerplay. Finally, a running touch gets them two points. Chennai closing in on a Dream Run.
Chennai Quick Guns 19 - 23 Gujarat Giants

The Giants are using their Powerplay, with Ramji Kashyap on the mat! Should be exciting.

4' A clear touch on Rajvardhan Patil from Aniket Pote, but he reviews. Dream Run points at stake for the Quick Guns. No direction change and the on-field call remains. Batch 2 Eliminated and the Giants are in the lead with more than three minutes to go.
Chennai Quick Guns 19 - 21 Gujarat Giants

4' Despite losing a defender early, the Quick Guns are holding on here! Still some time away from some Dream Run points of their own. Oh, another running touch brings the scores level.
Chennai Quick Guns 19 - 19 Gujarat Giants

2' All over in close to 90 seconds. Chennai's first batch unable to replicate what the Gujarat Giants did. Two touches from Akshay Bhangare and Aniket Pote does the job.
Chennai Quick Guns 19 - 15 Gujarat Giants

1' Pole dive from the Gujarat skipper Ranjan Shetty to open the Giants' account.
Chennai Quick Guns 19 - 11 Gujarat Giants

At the end of Innings 1, Turn 1: Chennai Quick Guns 19 - 8 Gujarat Giants.
A skydive on Gujarat captain Ranjan Shetty gets three more points for the Quick Guns, but it's still advantage Gujarat ahead of Turn 2. Their first two batches of defenders lasted for more than three minutes each, scoring four defensive points each. It's just the 11-point deficit for them to overturn, and Chennai needs a similar performance from their defense if they want to remain in this game.

7' Another 4-point Dream Run! This time from Abhinandan Patil! Gujarat's defense running away with this match. He's finally tagged, but is the damage already done? 51 seconds to play.
Chennai Quick Guns 16 - 8 Gujarat Giants

6' Excellent Skydive removes Aniket Pote. Abhinandan Patil still on the field, however, and only 15 seconds to go for another Dream Run!
Chennai Quick Guns 14 - 4 Gujarat Giants

5' Aniket Pote among the two defenders still on the mat as the Giants close in on another Dream Run.

4' Terrific stuff from the Wazir. A lovely hand touch to start the powerplay well
Chennai Quick Guns 11 - 4 Gujarat Giants

Batch 2 of the Gujarat Giants are on the mat and Aniket Pote is among those defenders. A crucial scalp for Chennai if they can get him.

The Chennai Quick Guns have opted for their Powerplay!

3' Dream Run for the Giants! Two defenders still on the mat. Nilesh Patil lasts more than three minutes! That's four Defensive points for the Gujarat Giants. Another skydive from Amit Patil finally helps the Quick Guns eliminate the first batch
Chennai Quick Guns 9 - 4 Gujarat Giants

2' Captain's contribution from Amit Patil! Puts in a terrific skydive to open the Quick Guns' account.
Chennai Quick Guns 3 - 0 Gujarat Giants

1' The Giants have started well but oh wait! A touch has been given, but the defender reviews! And it's successful, the attacker has stepped across the central lane, and the decision has been reversed.
Chennai Quick Guns 0 - 0 Gujarat Giants

We're all set for live action!

Toss Update: The Gujarat Giants have won the toss and have chosen to defend.

Good Evening! Hello and Welcome to Sportskeeda's coverage of Match 19 of Ultimate Kho Kho 2022!
The Chennai Quick Guns take on the Gujarat Giants in the first of two matches on Friday night at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune. After making a dominant start to the season, the Gujarat Giants have suffered back-to-back defeats, albeit within a 3-point margin. One of those defeats was inflicted on them by the Chennai Quick Guns, and you'd expect Ranjan Shetty's side to seek retribution. They're second on the points table with 14 points from six games. The Quick Guns won three on the bounce before that run was halted by the Odisha Juggernauts on Wednesday. With three wins in six matches, the Quick Guns are fourth on the points table. If their previous encounter was anything to go by, we're in for an exciting contest. Stay tuned as I, Shreyas, bring you all the action from this match.

Ultimate Kho Kho LIVE score, Chennai Quick Guns vs Gujarat Giants: Kho Kho live updates & commentary - Ultimate Kho Kho Match 19

Match will start at 7.30 PM IST.