In Eliminator 1 of Pro Kabaddi 2019, Pawan Sehrawat did the star turn as defending champions Bengaluru Bulls outwitted UP Yoddha 48-45, to qualify for the semifinals at Eka Arena by TransStadia, Ahmedabad, on Monday. Star raider Pawan secured 20 raid points as the Bulls fought their way back to set up a semifinal clash with Dabang Delhi.
The UP side dominated the early minutes of a fiercely-contested first-half as Bengaluru struggled to get a stranglehold. Bull's attack, heavily reliant on Pawan once again, with Rohit Kumar starting in the bench, struggled against well-organised Yoddha defence led by captain Nitesh Kumar. UP had defeated the Bulls both the times they met during the league stages and looked in complete control with Shrikant Jadhav impressing in the raids.
Bulls dominated the starting minutes of the second half with Mahender Singh coming good in the defence. With the defence scoring points the Bulls sniffer an All-Out and reduced the UP side to two on the mat. But in Nitesh, UP had, arguably, the league's best defender, and the captain produced two Super Tackles (in the 10th and 11th minute of the half) on Pawan to keep his team in the match and pick up a High 5. Bulls' Sumit and UP's Shrikant impressed with their raids as the match entered the final four minutes with UP leading by 8 points.
Pawan produced some important raids to clinch an All-Out with four points remaining. Bengaluru had a one point lead going into the final play of the match but Surender made successful raid to level the points and push the point to extra time. UP started the extra time on a high with a two-point raid by Rishank Devadiga that also sent Pawan to the bench but Sumit's raiding and a team tackle on UP's Shrikant meant at the half time in extra time there was only one point separating the sides. Pawan produced a stunning 4-point raid to give the defending champions a three point lead but Monu Goyat immediately produced a 2-point raid to make it a one point. But Pawan clinched an All-Out and that was enough to see the defending champions through to the semi-finals.
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14 окт 2019
