Kolkata celebrated their second consecutive victory in the Indian Kabaddi League encounter with the Telugu Titans 30-25 on Tuesday. M. Singh leads the win of the squad with his excellent raiding form and scored 11 points for the Kolkata.
Facing their first defeat of the Tournament Telangana had a disappointing match as they wasted out many opportunities to lead the game. Still, they top the Zone B while the Kolkata climbed up to the third position.
The first half of the game did not witness huge scores but the highlight was the tight defense of the Titans with A. Mighani leading them. Match began with the wind blowing in the Telangana direction with a swift 2-0 lead. N. Salunke scored a raid point which definitely gave them an upper hand over the match in the beginning. Kolkata quickly regain the momentum and in the fourteenth minute, it was 9-9. The first half ended with 13-10 with the slender three-point advantage to the Telangana.
Telangana defence scored more points than their raiders in the match. This was Telangana’s first defeat of the tournament. They still remain top of the table in Zone B whereas Kolkata climb to the third spot.
In a low-scoring first half, it was the Telangana defence that stood out the most with A. Mighani leading them.
The second half of the game saw the power raid of M. Singh as he scored with a two-point raid as Kolkata inflicted an all out to lead 19-17. The Kolkata defense was in top form as they made 3 crucial tackle points and changed the course of the game as they led 26-21.
R. Chaudhari did not have a good time as he missed out the opportunity to get Telangana back to the game with a critical error which gave their opponent two more points to their account.
