Ultimate Kho Kho LIVE score, Telugu Yoddhas vs Odisha Juggernauts: Kho Kho live updates & commentary

Right then, we have our four teams that have qualified. Well, we had them a while back too but the positions have been confirmed now! It will be the Giants taking on the Juggernauts in Qualifier 1 while the Yoddhas will lock horns with the Quick Guns in the Eliminator. All of these on Friday, September 2nd. Do join us back for that! Until Friday then, where we are in for an absolute treat, this is me, Maanas Upadhyay, bidding you adieu!

FULL TIME! At the end of Turn 4: Telugu Yoddhas 65-36 Odisha Juggernauts

Comprehensive! Absolutely comprehensive from the Yoddhas as they have absolutely blown away the Juggernauts. Mind you, the Yoddhas did not have their best team playing, with the likes of Pratik Waikar and Deepak Madhav being rested. But the team that did play has been absolutely fantastic. Nothing short of clinical! They have won the game courtesy of their terrific defending. They garnered the majority of their points in sky dives and pole dives the bonus points stacked up to help them get a massive lead. The Yoddhas finish third while the Juggernauts have to settle for the second position.

7' WELL IT IS AN EIGHT POINT DREAM RUN just before the buzzer goes off! Whew! What a terrific showing from Rokeson Singh. And do not forget, he was the team's Wazir as well when they were attacking!

Telugu Yoddhas 65-36 Odisha Juggernauts

7' A four point dream run is converted into a SIX POINT DREAM RUN! And Rokeson Singh shows no signs of stopping!

6' Runs out of gas and just remains planted to his ground does Sudershan, allowing himself to be tagged by Manoj Ghotekar.

6' DREAM RUN! With a couple of defenders still left on the mat, they have gotten the defense bonus!

4' A smart Kho is given by one of the defenders and Aditya Das is caught straight in front of Manoj Ghotekar. A simple touch has been executed in the end.

Batch 4 of the Yoddhas enters the mat and the Juggernauts have opted for the Power Play!

3' Just one second before he converts it into a four-point dream run, Sadananda runs out of steam and allows Aditya Kudale to get a touch on him in the cross lane.

3' DREAM RUN! The final defender, Sadananda, has held his nerve and he's going along strongly!

2' Relentlessly pursues him, turns around the pole and Arjun Singh tags Dhanush KC with a burst of energy.

Telugu Yoddhas 55-30 Odisha Juggernauts

2' A touch near the central lane from Jagannath Murmu on skipper Bojjam Ranjith fetches the first points in the turn for the Juggernauts.

Telugu Yoddhas 55-28 Odisha Juggernauts

There is an air of desperation among the Juggernauts and rightly so! They need points and they need them quickly!

Turn 4 is underway with Batch 3 of the Telugu Yoddhas having taken the mat.

At the end of Turn 3: Telugu Yoddhas 55-26 Odisha Juggernauts

Absolutely fantastic from the Telugu Yoddhas and their ploy to get the majority of their points with sky dives and pole dives is paying rich dividends. The bonus points are stacking up and they have ensured that they have a good 29-point lead going into the fourth turn. Well, the Juggernauts will have to come out all guns blazing if they are to stand any chance of winning this contest!

7' A running touch from P Hemachandran on Gurjinder Singh just fetches them a couple of extra points before the end of the Turn.

Batch 1 of the Juggernauts enters the mat now with just a touch under a couple of minutes to go. Can they survive the Yoddhas onslaught?

6' A sky dive from Dhruv once again and this time around, he sends back ace defender Jagannath Murmu. Whew! What a showing this is from the Yoddhas!

5' A couple of sky dives from Arun SA on Lipun Mukhi is followed up by another sky dive by Rokeson Singh by Swayam S Parija. The Yoddhas are using the three-pointers to their advantage and have extended their lead to 24-points now!

Telugu Yoddhas 50-26 Odisha Juggernauts

Batch 2 of the Juggernauts is on the mat now! How long can they survive?

4' A review has been taken by the Yoddhas as the attacker believes there was a touch on Suresh. Replays show that there indeed was a touch on the heel and what more, it is a sky dive as well! Anukul Sarkar being the attacker on that occasion!

4' A dive from Dhanush KC, which is not enough to qualify as a sky dive, tags Arjun Singh.

3' A running touch from Arun SA near the central lane results in Manoj having to make his way back to the bench.

2' A pole dive has sent back Mukesh Prajapat and it is followed by a sky dive after a turnaround from Dhruv to get rid of T Vinod Kumar. The batch has been eliminated!

Telugu Yoddhas 37-26 Odisha Juggernauts

1' A sky dive from Dhruv once again near the pole has tagged Siddeswar Tudu. Well, the Juggernauts have reviewed it and it is unsuccessful! There was a clear touch there!

1' A sky dive straightaway from Dhruv on Mukesh Prajapat has been awarded. However, Mukesh has reviewed it and it is successful! NOT OUT!

Turn 3 is underway and Batch 3 of the Juggernauts is on the court now!

HALF TIME! At the end of Turn 2: Telugu Yoddhas 28-26 Odisha Juggernauts

It is the Telugu Yoddhas who are leading by a couple of points after it seemed, at one stage, that the Juggernauts had a very slender 8-point lead. Some fantastic defending from the Yoddhas has ensured that they have picked up as many as 10 points in the defense. Quite even going into the second innings and it will be interesting to see which side emerges on top in this contest.

Batch 3 of the Yoddhas is on the mat now. Just a little under a minute left. Can they survive?

6' A sky dive from Lipun Mukhi on Dhruv is followed up by a running touch from Aditya Kudale on Bala Reddy. Finally, Arjun Singh sends back P Hemachandran with another running touch. The batch has been eliminated in quick time!

Telugu Yoddhas 28-26 Odisha Juggernauts

Batch 1 of the Yoddhas is on the court now.

5' Finally, a pole dive from Mukesh sends back an exhausted Arun SA! But it has been nothing short of brilliant performance here!

Telugu Yoddhas 28-19 Odisha Juggernauts

5' A six point Dream Run and it has changed into an EIGHT POINT DREAM RUN! Whew! What a showing this has been from Arun S A!

4' A sky dive from T Vinod Kumar ensures that Anukul Sarkar has to make his way back to the bench. Just the sole defender left on the mat now.

4' A four point Dream Run and it has been converted into a SIX POINT DREAM RUN as they continue evading the attackers!

4' A sky dive from Swayam finally fetches the first attacking points for the Juggernauts as he sends back Gavara Venkatesh.

3' DREAM RUN! In the Power Play that too! All three of the defenders still very much alive on the mat! Whew! What a performance first up!

Turn 2 is underway with Batch 2 of the Yoddhas have taken the mat first up. The Juggernauts have opted for the Power Play straightaway!

At the end of Turn 1: Telugu Yoddhas 18-10 Odisha Juggernauts

Whew! The Juggernauts have taken to the mat with some intent there! The intent to get back to the top of the points table surely. Just an 8-point lead for the Yoddhas going into Turn 2 and they have just not played upto their potential in this game. Credit to the Juggernauts, they have turned up and are seizing the day. Absolutely terrific in the defense! They will look to follow it up with some good attacking now!

7' Just at the stroke of the buzzer, a sky dive from Sadananda gets the better of Sukanatha, who has certainly done his job for his side.

7' FOUR POINT DREAM RUN! Sukanath Singh has put on quite a show here! He is evading all defenders and has gotten in the four point dream run as he has ensured the batch time crosses three minutes.

7' Aditya Kudale is dismissed as Dhanush KC puts in a sky dive to dismiss him. The Yoddhas are just dealing in three-pointers here!

Telugu Yoddhas 15-6 Odisha Juggernauts

5' Bojjam Ranjith, the skipper for the day, puts in a sky dive near the pole on Gurjinder Singh, who was looking to cross the central lane, sends the latter back to the bench.

Batch 2 of the Juggernauts is on the court now!

4' Well he finally runs out of gas and Jagannath Murmu has to depart as Dhanush runs around the pole and gets in a sky dive. Yoddhas dealing in three-pointers here!

4' A FOUR POINT DREAM RUN as Murmu continues evading the attackers. And well, he has lasted another thirty seconds. A SIX POINT DREAM RUN and it has levelled the score!

Telugu Yoddhas 6-6 Odisha Juggernauts

3' A pole dive is executed by Sudershan and it is Lipun Much who returns to the bench.

3' DREAM RUN! With a couple of defenders still on the mat, the Juggernauts have gotten in the defense bonus.

2' A sky dive near the central lane by Dhanush KC and it is Lipun who has been adjudged as out. However, he has reviewed it! Well, Dhanush's knee, which has a knee-guard attached to it too, is the point of contention. Did that touch the central lane?. The TV umpire has a long and hard look at that and turns out that it did touch the central lane by just millimetres! Oh the margins in this game! Review successful! Lipun remains NOT OUT!

2' Runs through the cross lane and puts in a sky dive, does Dhruv, send back Swayam Parija.