Pro Kabaddi 2018: Telugu Titans beat Patna Pirates 35-31
Pune, Oct 19: Telugu Titans rode on a solid defensive performance by Vishal Bhardwaj and Abozar Mighani to beat defending champions Patna Pirates 35-31 in Vivo Pro Kabaddi Season VI on Friday.
Both the defenders combined to score 11 tackle points and kept Patna's star man Pardeep Narwal to ensure the Titans' third win of the season.
With Pardeep misfiring and their defence faltering, Patna suffered their second defeat. Manjeet and Vijay together score 16 raid points for Patna but it wasn't enough.
For Telugu Titans, Rahul Chaudhari got seven raid points.
Telugu Titans defence started off brightly as they sent Pardeep Narwal to the bench and led 2-0 after two minutes.
Nilesh Salunke scored with a two-point raid to make it 4-0 for Titans in the third minute. Patna Pirates scored a bonus point and sent Rahul Chaudhari off the mat to make it 3-4 after five minutes.
Patna Pirates got two point raid through Manjeet into lead for the first time in the match in the ninth minute. It took Pardeep 10 minutes to open his account as Patna Pirates led 8-6.
He followed it up with a two-point raid in the next minute as Patna inflicted the first all out of the match to lead 11-9.
Telugu Titans suffered from Chaudhari's indifferent form in the first half. Patna Pirates maintained their advantage at the end of the half as they went into the break leading 17-14.
Rahul Chaudhari scored a raid point in the 25th minute as Titans inflicted an all out to lead 22-21.
Telugu Titans picked up two bonus points and then scored a tackle point to lead 25-21 after 27 minutes.
Pardeep had a quiet start to the second half as he scored just one point in the first 10 minutes. Patna Pirates were trailing 24-27 when they sent Chaudhari to the bench to cut the lead to just one point. Telugu Titans forced a super tackle in the 33rd minute to lead 29-28.
With less than five minutes left, Manjeet scored a crucial raid point as Patna tied the match at 30-30. Mighani sent Pardeep to the bench with a brilliant super tackle and gave Telugu Titans 32-31 lead. Mohsin Maghsoudlou made a critical raid in the 39th minute to give Titans 33-31 lead.
On Saturday, UP Yoddha will play Bengal Warriors whereas Puneri Paltan will face U Mumba in the Maharashtra derby.
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Passenger gets back misplaced bag containing valuables worth Rs 20 lakh at Mangaluru airport
Mangaluru (Karnataka) Dec 23: A heartwarming instance of vigilance and dedication unfolded at Mangaluru international airport here on Monday when a passenger got back his bag containing valuables worth Rs 20 lakh and Rs 1 lakh in cash.
The bag, which had been inadvertently left behind at a food and beverage outlet on the ground floor of the arrivals area, was swiftly recovered by alert Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel. Upon discovering the unattended bag, the team ensured its safe transfer to the terminal manager's office for further action.
Demonstrating resourcefulness, the team waited for a call on the mobile phone found inside the bag to establish contact with its owner. Once contacted, the passenger, who had already travelled nearly 50km to Udupi, was reassured about the safety of his belongings.
The passenger promptly returned to the airport and was overjoyed to find all items intact.
This seamless recovery highlighted the collaborative efforts of the CISF and airport terminal team.
